SHOPPING
Independent Sidmouth
Local shops and independent businesses worth the detour.
SHOPS
Browse the town
Sidmouth’s shops are mostly independent, and several are family-run. They are spread along Fore Street and the High Street and around Market Place, which makes it an easy town to browse on foot. Some have traded here for generations, and many are the kind of shop you will not find on a retail park.
Fields of Sidmouth
DEPARTMENT STORE · MARKET PLACE
A traditional independent department store in the town centre, selling fashion, cosmetics, gifts, homeware and food, and describing itself as trading since 1809. Visitors find a wider range than they expect, with friendly personal service.
Potburys
FURNITURE AND HOMEWARE · HIGH STREET
A family-run furniture and home furnishings showroom that has traded for over 160 years. It stocks sofas, beds, dining and bedroom furniture, soft furnishings and lighting.
Seasalt Sidmouth
CLOTHING · FORE STREET
The Cornish label’s Sidmouth shop, stocking women’s and men’s clothing, footwear and accessories. Open seven days a week, with level access into the store.
Ganesha Wholefoods
WHOLEFOODS · HIGH STREET
A family-run wholefood shop trading since 1979. It stocks dried fruit, nuts and seeds, herbs, spices, teas, coffees, flours and natural beauty products, including hand-packed own-brand lines.
Paragon Books
BOOKSHOP · 38 HIGH STREET
A long-established independent bookshop with a children’s section at the back, music and video, and cards by regional artists. The staff are helpful and the shop is pleasant to browse.
Winstone’s Independent Bookshop
BOOKSHOP · 10 HIGH STREET
A second independent bookshop, open since 2014, with over 8,000 titles and a strong children’s and young adult range. It is well known for its cards and gifts, has knowledgeable staff, and welcomes well-behaved dogs.
Sidmouth Gifts
GIFTS · SIDMOUTH
An independent gift shop run by its present owners for ten years. It is known for collectible bears and soft toys, including limited-edition Steiff, plus Beatrix Potter gifts, cards, candles, locally made fudge and work by Devon artist Simon Drew.
Daffy-down-dilly Confectioners
SWEETS · 63 HIGH STREET
A traditional sweet shop stocking hundreds of varieties, from retro and fizzy favourites to American candy, with curated gift boxes. Visitors praise it for value.
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