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Shopping is an experience; trying on clothes and feeling their texture, sampling local produce from Farmers' Markets or taking in the atmosphere of a bustling parade. Find places to shop near you that can't be matched by the Internet.
If you think shopping in South England is restricted to Regent Street and Carnaby Street, think again. In addition to traditional shopping centres and discount designer outlets, South East England has a collection of unique places to shop outside London that can't be found anywhere else.
Explore the narrow alleys of the 17th century Lanes, a maze of smart shops selling antiques, jewellery and designer clothes.
The Lanes in Brighton is one of the South East’s more eccentric shopping destinations and was once the heart of an old fishing town. Today the area is a maze of winding streets dotted with many unique and quirky shops, cafes and restaurants.
If hand crafted, locally made, is more your thing, then The Sussex Guild Shop & Gallery is for you. Established as a charity over 50 years ago with over 100 members, it brings together a group of local professional designers and makers of fine, contemporary and traditional craftwork.
The former capital of England is a well preserved city so even shopping in Winchester means popping in to historic buildings. It makes it a wonderful place to go bargain hunting – whether you're thinking antique or boutique!
Winchester's Christmas Market sets the standard by which others are judged while one of the UK's largest Farmers' Markets (2nd and final Sunday of each month), made famous by Rick Stein, offers revered local produce from the rural county of Hampshire.
Retail therapy is one of the top reasons to come to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. There are also plenty of cafes and restaurants to feast your eyes on after a long day shopping.
At the heart of shopping in Windsor and Eton is Windsor Royal Shopping Centre, a mostly covered area that occupies the site of a 1850s railway station where you can still see Queen Victoria’s royal waiting room.
In Ashford you'll find McArthurGlen Designer Outlet where your favourite brands are priced up to 60% less, all year round.
There’s something for everyone, within this beautiful setting. Situated in the heart of the Garden of England, Kent, and designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers, this is one of Europe’s most spectacular shopping destinations.
Little Chelsea is a vibrant shopping and dining experience in Grove Road and South Street. It includes tens of independent businesses and shops specialising in art, interior design, designer clothes, antiques and many more.
Find more inspiration of some of the best places to shop with our hand-picked selection of diverse shops and destinations in South East England. Select the 'Map View' button to see what's near you.
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Towns & Villages
Tackley
Tucked away close to the Oxford Canal, the River Cherwell and north east of Woodstock, this character village has many stone buildings and its railway station provides easy access to Oxford and further afield.
Tackley Village Shop, a community…
Pop Up Event
Abingdon
Get together with friends or family for a fantastic night of music and dancing when BOYZALOUYD the utlimate Boy Band Tribute preform as Take That at the Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South in Abingdon this June.
Theatre
Portsmouth
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved tales are brought to life on stage.
Gardens
Haywards Heath
Discover the beauty of winter gardening with Tom Coward in an illustrated talk and garden tour
Tom is the Head Gardener at nearby Gravetye Manor, where for the past 15 years, he has led the restoration of its historic William Robinson landscape,…
Arts
Chichester
What do we miss when we take art too seriously? Some brilliant stories! Join art historian and comedian Verity Babbs as she guides us through art history's funniest bits: artists flirting, feuding, and flinging insults with flair. Sharing stories…
Comedy
Chichester
What do we miss when we take art too seriously? Some brilliant stories! Join art historian and comedian Verity Babbs as she guides us through art history's funniest bits: artists flirting, feuding, and flinging insults with flair. Sharing stories…
Arts
Chichester
Join celebrated artists Chantal Joffe and Ishbel Myerscough, exhibiting in Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists, as they discuss their life-long friendship and the place it holds in their practice with the Gallery's Chief Curator Melanie…
Arts
Chichester
Join Gallery Director Simon Martin for an introduction to our current exhibition British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, a landmark exhibition exploring how artists from the 18th to the 20th century have responded to the landscapes of the British…
Arts
Chichester
Join Gallery Director Simon Martin for an introduction to our current exhibition William Nicholson, the first major show of works by the celebrated artist in more than 20 years.
Discover the breadth of Nicholson's artistic vision – from…
Arts
Chichester
How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/ Venus than as just the ancient's idea of a pin-up?
Join art…
Arts
Chichester
How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/ Venus than as just the ancient's idea of a pin-up?
Join art…
Arts
Chichester
How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/ Venus than as just the ancient's idea of a pin-up?
Join art…
Arts
Chichester
How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/ Venus than as just the ancient's idea of a pin-up?
Join art…
Arts
Chichester
Join art historian Katy Hessel for a series of lectures dedicated to Biblical and mythological female subjects commonly depicted in western art history, from witches to the Virgin Mary, Medusa, Eve to Aphrodite. Borrowing from the 1972 book and…
Arts
Chichester
How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/ Venus than as just the ancient's idea of a pin-up?
Join art…
Arts
Chichester
Join artist Haroun Hayward and curator Miriam O'Connor Perks as they discuss Hayward's practice and his new body of work which forms the exhibition Path through Trees (30 May – 1 November).
In this exhibition, Hayward has created a series of…
Arts
Chichester
Join Gemma Rolls-Bentley and Mollie Barnes as they discuss their new book, Art Essentials: Queer Art with Simon Martin, Director of Pallant House Gallery.
Art Essentials: Queer Art brings together a wide range of LGBTQIA+ artists, tracing their…
Talks
Chichester
Join Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance, Theatre and Performance at the Victoria and Albert Museum, for a richly illustrated talk exploring William Nicholson's fascinating, and often overlooked, contribution to the theatre in the early 20th century,…
Talks
Chichester
As part of the Pallant House Gallery Thursday Late event, Jo Baring (Director of the Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art) and Sarah Victoria Turner (Director of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) who co-present the…
Talks
Chichester
As part of our Thursday Late event, join author Peter Parker, in conversation with Gallery Director Simon Martin, as they discuss Peter's book Some Men in London.
This two-volume anthology chronicles the history and reality of life for queer men in…
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