22 Best Places to Shop in Bath and the Cotswolds, England

Founded in 1933, the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen grew out of the Cotswolds' vibrant Arts and Crafts Movement, and its shop in Montpellier sells work by dozens of local artisans, including jewelers, ceramicists, textiles artists, furniture makers, and glass blowers. It's the best place to support the applied arts and source beautiful gifts and souvenirs.

Cheltenham's finest delicatessen sells a mouthwatering array of artisanal products from the Cotswolds and around the world. The selections of cured meats and cheeses, combined with freshly baked bread, are perfect for a picnic. If you can't wait until you get home, you can dine in: Chaplais Deli serves sandwiches and other light bites made from the shop's ingredients, and at the nearby Chaplais Kitchen, a café bistro, there's not only a delicious menu but also some interesting wines, beers, and ciders to pair with your meal.

This shop displays fine old furniture, portraits and landscape paintings, silver, and toys, with their price tags tied on with ribbon.

The center has more than 60 showcases and stands selling every kind of antique imaginable, including silver, porcelain, and jewelry.

For two to three weeks in late November and early December, the outdoor Bath Christmas Market sells gift items and regional specialties—from handcrafted toys to candles, cards, and edible delights—in over 200 chalet-style stalls concentrated in the area just south of the Abbey.

The city's oldest candy store boasts of stocking some 350 different varieties, including traditional licorice torpedoes, pear drops, and aniseed balls. Sugar-free treats are available.

Luxury jeweler Beards has been serving Cheltenham's elite since 1804. Now run by the sixth generation of the same family, it specializes in designing and handcrafting bespoke jewelry, in particular engagement and wedding rings. It also sells top watch brands.

This gallery, close to the Abbey, carries the work of prominent artists, potters, sculptors, painters, and printmakers.

A home, garden, and fashion market is held in this mid-19th-century building Monday through Thursday; an antiques market on Friday; and a crafts market on Saturday.

This popular, family-owned shop carries many perfumes that are manufactured on the premises by hand, and also stocks perfume bottles, diffusers, and essential oils. Classes are also available on-site for those who want to learn to mix their own perfume.

Showcases of jewelry, silver items, and ceramics, along with antiquarian books and period furniture, are on display, with 30 dealers occupying four large showrooms.

Family-run, this charming shop carries wonderful handmade jewelry, butter-soft leather handbags and wallets, socks and gloves, and toys and some books for children, too.

The historic covered Guildhall Market, close to the Abbey and Pulteney Bridge, has around 20 stallholders selling everything from jewelry and gifts to delicatessen food, secondhand books, bags, and batteries. There's a café, too.

Descendants of an original member of the Guild of Handicraft and others specialize in fashioning lovely items from silver at this shop, including jewelry. Many are commissions.

This pleasant, though pricey, shop sells organic products and gifts inspired by King Charles III's gardens.

Better known as m.a.d.e., this shop is a cornucopia of unusual designer items, including stationery, textiles, housewares, toys, and jewelry.

Every Monday and Friday, Cirencester's central Market Place is packed with stalls selling a motley assortment of goods, mainly household items but some local produce and crafts, too. An excellent farmers' market takes place here every second and fourth Saturday of the month.

A treasure trove for military buffs, Q and C Militaria offers badges and medals, breastplates, helmets, coats of arms, and books. It's run by ex-soldiers.

One of the oldest and most attractive houses in the village of Lacock is now a shop selling organic handmade soaps, bath and body products, and home items like candles. It's also the home of a micro-distillery using botanicals, the Lacock Distillery. Come inside for a close look at the medieval building and to have a chat with the friendly, passionate staff about their artisanal products.

Three floors of showcases contain the finds of 24 antiques dealers, who present everything from tiny mother-of-pearl pieces and beaded bags to wooden dressers full of plates and jugs.

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Tetbury's independent bookstore is well stocked with intriguing reads and is an active partner for local schools, food banks, and women's refuges. It's one of the organizers of the Tetbury Book Festival each September.