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Shops and Hobbies in Felixstowe, Suffolk*

Felixstowe, Suffolk Clothes, Magazines, Art, Galleries, Hobbies

Clothes Shops, Shoe Shops, Fashion and Bargains

• OMG - Felixstowes authorised dealer of O'Neill, Mambo, Kangaroo Poo, Outrage, Frozen and now Dogsbollox. Trying not to sell 150 of the same shirt, we are all unique not high street clones.
• OMG!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE ALL YOU FELIXTONIANS HAVENT DISCOVERED OMG CLOTHES SHOP. CHECK IT OUT NUFF SED!
• New look, Bon Marche, Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, JJB, Select, Could do with another decent mens clothes store like Madhouse
• the charity shop at Safeway great for kids' clothes
• Dorothy Perkins in Hamilton Rd Felixstowe has won Model store of the Year 3 times having fought off stiff competition from 15 other dp's in the area.This store may be small but gives customers great choice,layout,standards and service.New additions include Burtons Menswear positioned at the rear of the store and Mens/ladies shoes. Come and see for yourself why we have won this award so often. (Manager of dp Felixstowe)
• Mainly charity shops - Red Cross, Sue Ryder, British Heart Foundation, Help the Aged, Oxfam, Barnados, we've got them all - the legacy of Felixstowe being a retirement town... Let me explain 1) The shops give retired old biddies the chance to do some volunteer work, and 2) When the old people die, the house clearance goes to the "charidee" shops. There are other old women's and men's shops - Russell Smiths, Bon Marche, Coes We also have a few "High Street Fashion" type clothes shops - Dorothy Perkins, Select, New Look, Burtons. There is a "larger fashions" shop - Size Up And now, the excitement, there is an alternative clothing shop - Felixstowe's very own branch of Ipswich's The Purple Shop.
• new look and select
• Felixstowe is like the Galleria of Charity Shops. If you need clothing for a fancy dress party, its the best place in the world. Otherwise, goto Ipswich.
• Richard Fairweather - For the man with a touch of class, and a touch of mange.
• no shops that i would consider buying clothes from. there's sports divison and old ladies and men shops and a bra shop- with bras in the window where all the young boys spend all their time staring at.
• Collars n Cuffs? Need I say more. Fashion was never one of Felixstowe's attractions
• depends on the age group. Marks, Bon Marche, Dorothy Perkins and Strides all in Hamilton Road.
• they are all a bit crap
• not a lot - M&S, New look, Dorothy P's and a few others
• fosters has thankfully closed now so the sad gits who used to shop there now have to go to another town to buy thier tacky clothing or i suppose there's always the market.

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

• There's an interesting little Art shop in a shed in the boatyard at Felixstowe Ferry..... I think it's called "The Gallery"
• stamps and stuff (i think thats what its called) on the corner of hamiltom road, where 42nd fashion used to be
• There's a couple of craft shops - "Tigit" at the top of town does wool, patterns, knitting paraphenalia, tapestries, etc. There's one at the bottom of town for rubber stamp enthusiasts, home-made card makers, and quillers (if you don't know what that is, good - you have a life!)
• that art shop down walton high street
• Browns sell all things Bronze-colour.
• Max's Ciaro kababs are a real work of art. at 12:00 midnight.
• Present Trends in Beach Station Road has a great range of quality crafts and gifts including aromatherpy and cyrstals at affordable prices.
• The Felixstowe Ferry art gallery. Great for Grauniad reading, dangly earing types, prepared to pay over one hundred quid for a piece of driftwood.
• Pine Shop in Beach Station Road - lovely furniture. No art galleries unfortunately. Body Shop in Orwell Road.
• Try Ians Music and Video for arty crafty stuff made by Felixstowe's very own CN Crafts.

Magazine and Comic Shops

• Underwoods in Beach Station Road do a nice line in top quality, specialist magazines.
• hammonds news agents are wicked paper chain is cool
• The Newsagent on High Road East. I travelled 350 miles to buy a paper there once. Mind you, it is owned by my sister!

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Last updated: 2008-05-15