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Shops and Hobbies in Ilfracombe, Devon*

Ilfracombe, Devon Clothes, Magazines, Art, Galleries, Hobbies

Clothes Shops, Shoe Shops, Fashion and Bargains

• Very thin on the ground though there are a few surfwear stores in the town open in the summer - otherwise it is off to Braunton for the likes of Hunter, Saltrock and others 0r Barnstaple which has a reasonable mix of local independent and chain stores
• Dressed 2 Kill and Storm are good!
• All over the High St
• There is an Oxfam shop and most of the residents could do worse than browse some of the cast offs. I've seen better dressed Afghan refugess than the average Insularcombe wurzel.
• Sorry Giorgio only... kappa is still seen as a bit posh

Arts, crafts and such (Anything from pukka art galleries to craft shops. Trendy and twee both welcome.)

• most of these down the seafront.
• Damien Hirst's restaurant on the pier has some of his art in it
• A few local galleries but none that are particularly cutting edge. Dovetails for local artists but the quality can be naff; otherwise there's a small gallery on The Quay which sells mostly limited edition prints with sea themes
• Damien Hirst, artist owns restaurant on Quay, 5 art galleries in town as well as art club on Seafront...dozens of "alternative life style places"..a coven etc see live music scene for contacts
• Cave painting has yet to catch on here.
• An absolute meccas for collectors of 'rampant mackerel ashtrays' 'bird houses made from coconuts' and other such modern treasures.

Magazine and Comic Shops

• Jeffries has a good range of filth
• Quayhole Newsagents The Chocolate Box
• jeffries, Richardsons there the main ones.
• all the magazines that any tramp with a dirty mind could hope for

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Last updated: 2007-12-23