The Best Shopping Area's in Somerset
Explore the best shopping spots across Somerset, from bustling high streets and modern retail parks to charming independent boutiques. Whether you’re hunting for big-name brands, unique local finds or a relaxed day out browsing the shops, these destinations offer plenty of choice, character and convenience.
Cabot Circus – Bristol
One of the biggest all-round shopping destinations in the region, with a huge choice of fashion, beauty and high-street brands including Zara, H&M, M&S, UNIQLO and Sephora, plus restaurants and nearby designer shopping at Quakers Friars.
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway – Bristol
Excellent for a full shopping day, particularly if you want lots of well-known brands together in one convenient location. Its large indoor mall makes it especially useful when the weather isn't great.
Clarks Village – Street
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Somerset's standout destination for outlet shopping, with more than 90 designer and high-street brands and discounts advertised at up to 60% off RRP. It's also attractively laid out and dog-friendly.
Bath Guildhall Market
Brilliant for shoppers who prefer something different from standard chain stores. This historic covered market has traded on the site for over 800 years and has around 20 independent traders selling everything from food and books to jewellery, gifts and leather jackets.
Catherine Hill & Frome Town Centre
One of Somerset's most distinctive independent shopping areas. Catherine Hill's small shops, boutiques, gifts and vintage stores give Frome a character that's very different from a conventional shopping centre.
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Wells High Street
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A lovely combination of shopping and sightseeing. You'll find independent businesses alongside familiar names, all within the historic centre of England's smallest cathedral city.
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Taunton Town Centre
One of Somerset's strongest traditional town-centre shopping destinations, combining the High Street with Orchard Shopping Centre, independent businesses, cafés and other shopping areas. It's a particularly good all-round option for everyday shopping.
Glastonbury Town Centre
Probably the most unusual shopping experience on the list. Its independent shops specialise in everything from alternative clothing and jewellery to crystals, books, gifts and spiritual products, giving the town a shopping scene unlike anywhere else in Somerset.
Weston-super-Mare Town Centre
Combines shopping with a day at the seaside, with high-street stores, independents and places to eat around the town centre. You can easily combine a shopping trip with the seafront and other attractions.
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