Bluebells is such a beautiful store in the heart of Ormskirk's shopping centre; it looks so old…read morefashioned and is just adorable. Fresh cut flowers and bouquets are sold here as well as a small selection of potted plants and a few little gifts. The shop is quite literally blooming, it's full to bust and smells divine. The prices are really reasonable; as far as I'm aware this is the only specialist florist in the centre, but this status is not abused. Bouquets can be made to order

This is an interesting little florist in that it sells both real flower arrangements and artificial…read moreflower arrangements. I'm not sure whether to applaud them or slap their wrist. I suppose artificial flowers have their place, though--like in graveyards. They also sell a selection of potted plants including adorable little mini cactuses which I think make great gifts. :) I love the name of this shop--original, and appropriate. I also like the the bright blue exterior, which is in keeping with the name of the shop, draws the eye, and yet fits in nicely in the old-style shopping area of Ormskirk.

I couldn't find any hairy porters in this shop, I was severely disillusioned and I hoped to hook up…read morewith a hairy porter, but now I have to settle with a sexy rounded lady instead of my dream guy, who is hairy and and works as a porter. 0/10 would not date again. I searched up hairy porter store and this was the first thing that came up, I want my money's worth

I actually think this florist is better than many small ones--they have a much larger selection of…read moreflowers than many shops, and they also sell a wide selection of potted plants. I would say there's no reason not to visit this one. I think they are friendly, have great service and high quality flowers, so what's not to like?

This is a small second hand book shop inside the Ormskirk Market Hall…read more There's a fair selection of books such as children's, fantasy and sci-fi, crime and mystery, and general non fiction. It's not a bad place to browse around, but I'm an avid reader and didn't find anything much that I couldn't find elsewhere. They also sell some gifts and cards. There were some cute tins of fairy style art greeting cards that were pretty nice, but most of the gifts looked kind of cheap. But I guess you'd expect that in a market.

From one side, Taylor's looks like a perfectly normal newsagent. The only problem is that, from…read morethe other side, it looks like a perfectly normal little café. This is because the shop itself is half newsagent half café. This unusual but handy feature in the shop means that you can buy your weekly copy of Heat before popping next door and reading it all with a cup of tea. The selection of magazines in the newsagents is pretty varied without offering anything too obscure like Knitting Weekly, and their sweets and drinks there are competitive and pretty cheap. The café side is pretty simple but cosy enough, with Taylor's offering its customers a small selection of hot and cold refreshments and snacks whilst you sit and watch the world go by through Ormskirk village. Both sides of the shop are reasonably-sized, meaning they can fit plenty in there without making you feel too cramped. A decent place to go for your glossies or a cup of tea.

This is kind of like the local version of W H Smith's. They sell greeting cards and stationary,…read morebooks, newspapers and magazines, and sweets and snacks--but they also have a coffee shop in house. I find this impressive for an independent newsagent. The shop was clean, well arranged, and reminiscent of the big guys, but in a good way.

I liked this gift shop because it was different. It pays to be different, in my opinion, because…read moregifts should fit the personality of the recipient and that's difficult to accomplish when most gift shops carry one-size-fits-all made-in-china crap. Now, I'm not saying that all of this stuff is high quality or even that none of it is made in China (I'm sure some of it is), I'm just saying it deserves a good review because it's different and you are sure to find something a little out of the ordinary here. Gifts here are definitely girly, though, so don't expect to find anything for a guy. You will find jewellery, photo frames, figurines and collectables, stationary, gift cards and wrapping paper, etc. All fairly decently priced, and it's definitely worth a look, especially if like me you kind of have an obsession with gift shops ...