A real old fashioned hardware shop in Wood Street in Old Town. Well worth getting all your…read morehousehold bits there. Shelves absolutely crammed full of stuff and the staff are very knowledgeable and full of advice/help if you ask for it. Not many of this type of shop left now.

Pros this small shop front hides a huge depth. this shop has absolutly everything from mixing bowls…read moreto slug pellets to numbers to stick on the wheelie bins. i was so impressed by how helpful the staff are this huge shop is like a maze. ask at the desk for anything and everything and the chap will find it for you. really goode value price too. got some great items very cheaply Cons it is very hard to find items and not very accessible for prams and wheelchairs. but if you get inside the door the chap will get anything from around the shop for you

I love Dredge & Male. It's got everything you'd want from a hardware / DIY / kitchen shop. The…read morestaff are enormously helpful. The shop is totally crammed full of stuff, which makes it hard to find things. I have learned to just ask for what I want and am always served with a smile. I highly recommend this shop.

Always helpful. If they don't have what you want they will tell you where to get it. If not in…read morestock they will order it or find a substitute .

I have lived and worked on the same street as Clifton Hardware so I truly understand just how…read morevaluable and useful this shop is, especially as it's located in what can only be described as the least practical place to live anywhere on earth. I mean if you want flowers, crockery, antiques, jewellery or trinkets you're living in the right place. However, I was a 20 year old boy. I don't think I have bought a more diverse range of items from any shop in the world. Even when I used to work in a nearby pub and the manager had affection for strange lamps, with exotic light bulbs, no matter just how odd the light bulb I needed was, Clifton Hardware would stock it. I have gone to them for door stops, spray paint, screws, TV aerials, glue, probably everything at some point or another, including a kitchen sink. It even smells like al lovely old hardware store, and these shops used to be the cornerstone of every high street. I challenge anyone to find a B&Q that smells as good as this place Clifton Hardware can stand there proudly as the last bastion of usefulness in Clifton Village... Just don't ask them for Four Candles.

Other people here have mentioned the hardware store on one side (they mix Dulux paint which is very…read morehandy by the way) but I just want to mention the garden centre which is on the separate building across the pedestrian/cycle path (which reminds me - do note the different coloured bricks and cycle images on the floor and watch out for cycles). The garden centre is pretty well stocked for peripherals, but also has a nice selection of instant colour seasonal plants as well as some fruit and herbs for kitchen gardens. Their willows and topiary are a bit old fashioned and I would recommend going to a specialist nursery for trees (try Chew Valley Trees) but this is great for a gardening hit in town.

This sprawling department store feels like one giant throwback to the 1970s. The design is dowdy,…read morecome here after going to Ikea for a real shock. You'll hear very British muzak plays over the speakers, interrupted occasionally by an announce who kindly reminds you to validate your parking when paying for your goods. Quaint to the point of being weird, and also almost always completely empty. Enough of analysis of the style of the shop, I should probably tell you if it's any good. There are sections for homeware and DIY, as well as a garden centre. You can get more or less anything for the home, a few things you didn't know you needed, and a few things no-one would ever need. There's an entire row of various things for your milkman to leave the milk in, to give you an idea of the range. It's not that cheap unfortunately. I think all there costs must go on the staff (who are very helpful), of which there seem to be a greater number than there are customers most of the time.

This Robert Dyas, located in the Galleries, is where I always end up coming whenever a fuse blows,…read moremy toaster dies or my very last light bulb gives out. It's not what I would call a particularly fun shopping experience, but it does the job and I don't think I've ever come out of this place empty handed. They've got pretty much everything you could wish for in terms of household necessities in this store and the staff are very helpful when it comes to helping you find what you're after. It's not the cheapest of places - if you shop around a bit I'm sure you could find yourself a better bargain for some items at Wilkinsons or Argos, but if you don't fancy spending your entire Saturday morning shopping for a new vegetable steamer/hoover/junior hacksaw, then head to Robert Dyas. You should find everything you're looking for within a matter of minutes.

A great place to find some hard to find cleaning items. They sell some very cheap mops, and also…read moresell alot of kitchen items, such as toasters, kettles and grills. Definitely a good place to shop. Staff are friendly,a nd alwasy pleased to help a confused customer.

This B&Q store is massive. It is brilliant for getting all your DIY stuff. There are plenty of…read morestaff to help you and they stand out in their orange tops! They have stations to help you with the different areas of your house (kitchen, bathroom, painting etc) so if you need help you know where to go. Staff seem friendly and they are happy to cut wood etc down so it fits in your car. The outside area has all your garden needs, decking, plants, lawn mowers. the list could go on. There is an on-site cafe which serves cakes, drinks, sandwiches etc. Its is not very big but I have never had any trouble getting a seat. Massive car park outside, which I can never imagine being full up. Be prepared to be in here a long time, especially if you are going along with a man!!

My favourite DIY store. It's Huge! Sells absolutely everything you need for the home and has a…read moregreat christmas shop within. The staff are absolutely brilliant and lots of them. I don't bother with the other DIY stores. Big car park. Cafe inside. Wear your walking shoes - one member of staff told me it was over 1/4 mile long.

This is one of those shops where although the stock is modern and up-to-date you really get a feel…read moreof a time gone by. Complete with old style writing of the name on the frontage, this place takes things at a more traditional place. It is your guaranteed one stop in the area for all your DIY and gardening desires. From light bulbs, to compost to gardening gloves it's all down here. As you can imagine it's been here a while so it's not just seeds and slug pellets you can get here - but valuable knowledge and advice too! A wonderful little shop.

Like stepping back in time to 1950, you feel like Gary Sparrow (IMDb it), just don't go thinking if…read moreyou get two different woman pregnant it's not cheating just because they are in two different decades... Anyway, where was I...pretty classic, brilliant hardware store, where the staff (owners?) are always willing to help you, however DIY disabled you might be. I went in looking for a mop and after a long and thrilling discussion about whether to go for the 'Ferrari' of mops, made from cloth, or the 'Old-world' mop, made from string...I bought a sponge. The point of that story is, just imagine trying to have a conversation with the staff in a larger cooperate hardware store; some 16 year old moped driving rude boy would be as much use as a wet fart on laundry day. But it's not just mops and mop chat, oh no, I don't think any shop could pack more stock into a space this size. Spray paint, brass door knobs, hinges and a key cutting service all delivered by a fatherly bearded man. Perfect.

A standard B&Q warehouse next to Sainsbury's. It stocks the usual range of DIY equipment, but for…read morethose who haven't shopped here for a few years, be aware that it has shrunk significantly in size. It is now about half it's original size, so it stocks a lot less than it used to, and the garden centre range of plants seems to have been the section cut the most - there is very little choice now, so if you're looking for plants, go elsewhere. Since the massive B&Q was built at Cribbs Causeway (about 3 miles away) this place is now much quieter, so it makes it easier to shop at, and you're more likely to get help from the staff.

Sells absolutely everything to do with home and the outdoors. Most are very large warehouses but…read morevery well signed up so you can always find what your looking for. Staff are usually nice and helpful.