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Shopping in Gloucester
Shopping in Gloucester is not only fun and full of pleasant surprises,
but the city's main streets which are laid out in a cross structure
have been pedestrianised, making your shopping adventure both safe and
easy. The main streets are wide and airy and are simply named Northgate, Eastgate, Southgate and Westgate streets.
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Kings Walk, the Westgate Quarter and Docks make Shopping in Gloucester great fun. |
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The usual high street stores are abundant but Gloucester also boasts a wide range of unique and fascinating specialist shops and boutiques, which are ideal for exploring and possibly finding something unexpected and different.
Gloucester has been very successful in retaining much of its market town atmosphere and the city's naturally advantageous position between Wales and the rest of England means that market trade is still important, more than 2,000 years since it first began. Located just off Eastgate Street are the modern and ever popular Kings Walk
and The Mall shopping centres. These centres are made livelier by the
presence of stalls, independent stands and increasingly popular
activity days, ideal for family days out.
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Adjacent to East Gate Shopping is an all year round covered market
which, besides being a great place to pick up a bargain, also has
stalls selling traditional local produce such as the famous Gloucester
sausage. Situated a couple of miles north east of Gloucester you will
also find Over Farm Market - a great place for fresh fruit, vegetables and meat.
It's
well worth taking the few minutes to walk down Westgate Street and
along Berkeley Street to the Victorian Docks. The Docks area also has
its own specialist shopping centre with very individual shops.
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And
if you are interested in antiques then the five storey Gloucester Antiques Centre
can be found in one of the old warehouses. Boasting over 70 individual
shops, the entire warehouse is dedicated to antiques and is packed with
collectables of every kind.
The city's compact nature and easy
layout means that its very accessible, making shopping a real pleasure
for everyone. The street cafes also offer the perfect opportunity to
take it all in your stride and watch life go by whilst you plan your
next purchase!
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