12 Best Shopping in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Heart of England, England

Above Shakespeare’s Birthplace, B&W Thornton stocks Moorcroft pottery and glass along with Shakespearean figurines.

This huge dual complex consists of the Bullring, built on the site of a medieval marketplace, and Grand Central, based in Birmingham New Street Station; together they offer over 200 stores to browse. Don’t miss the stunningly curved architecture of Selfridge’s and its awesome food hall.

This is the best of Stratford's many secondhand bookshops and a great place to pick up books on British history and travel.

This indoor market, near the Town Hall, has more than 50 stalls, including Chester’s only fishmonger. It's a great place to try local food delicacies. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 am until 5 pm (except for bank holidays), with late night hours (until 10 pm) on Fridays and Saturdays.

The independent shops of Church Street, which leads off from the Cathedral green, are a delight to discover and sell everything from homemade cakes and vegan snacks to art and vintage clothing. It's a great place to browse.

In the heart of the Jewellery Quarter, this shop sells a range of interesting silver jewelry and gifts. It currently stocks its wares at sales outlets at Highgrove (King Charles III's private home) and royal palaces.

This Victorian shopping mall near Snow Hill Station is a nice respite from the city’s chain stores. Built with a similar design to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan, it’s a more elegant place to shop than most. Peruse the charming boutiques and specialist shops, and you may end up going back with a couture hat, some Scottish whiskey, or even a cigar or two.

Run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the Shakespeare Bookshop carries Elizabethan plays, Shakespeare studies, children’s books, and general paraphernalia.

Behind St. Mary’s church, this shopping center is in a neoclassical building from 1830 that once held the Royal Infirmary. One of the most appealing malls in England, it has more than 20 attractive boutiques, a coffee shop, and a river terrace.

This building set in a Tudor courtyard contains around 50 stalls displaying jewelry, silver, linens, porcelain, and memorabilia. There’s also a lovely tearoom next door.

An entertaining and quirky treasure trove, St. Paul’s Gallery specializes in hand-signed fine-art prints of album covers, past and present.

Once a Royal Mail sorting office, the Mailbox is now filled with trendy shops and designer outlets such as Harvey Nichols and Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes, as well as some fine restaurants.