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          SHOPPING & RETAIL
        
        
          33 High Street, Bath, BA2 4AW
        
        
        
        
          Tel: 01225 460808
        
        
          
            
              BATH GUILDHALL
            
          
        
        
          
            
              MARKET
            
          
        
        
          Rain or shine, you can enjoy
        
        
          shopping in comfort at Bath’s
        
        
          famed and fascinating indoor
        
        
          market. Dating all the way
        
        
          back to the 13th century, this
        
        
          is the oldest shopping venue in
        
        
          the city, housed in a stunning
        
        
          building. There is a range
        
        
          of stalls offering produce
        
        
          suitable for all, from purse
        
        
          friendly purchases to high
        
        
          end goods. It’s a particularly
        
        
          popular place to stock up on
        
        
          fresh food items. You’ll also
        
        
          find quirky craft stalls, hand
        
        
          crafted leather, confectionary,
        
        
          bespoke textiles, bodycare, a
        
        
          gents hairdressers, designer
        
        
          and
        
        
          costume
        
        
          jewellery,
        
        
          haberdashery,
        
        
          souvenirs,
        
        
          books and pet products.
        
        
          Once you’ve worked up an
        
        
          appetite browsing the many
        
        
          vendors’ wares, take a break
        
        
          from shopping with a hearty
        
        
          full English breakfast or light
        
        
          lunch at the Market Cafe or
        
        
          stop off for a coffee, home
        
        
          baking and snacks at the
        
        
          recently refurbished Time Out
        
        
          Espresso Bar. Every year the
        
        
          car park at the rear of the
        
        
          Guildhall Market plays host to
        
        
          a magical Christmas market, a
        
        
          favourite with young and old
        
        
          alike, sure to get you in the
        
        
          yuletide spirit.