What a delightful establishment this is! I might even go as far as to say delectable!…read more Nook & Cranny stocks a veritable cornucopia of gorgeous gifts, stationery and homewares, all utterly charming. The first thing that caught my eye (and drew me in from my journey up Bold Street) were the beautiful Cable & Cotton fairy lights displayed in the window - these stunning textured, multi coloured, orb fairy lights are just magical and certainly set the scene for the rest of the shop. There is so much to gaze or chuckle at and drool over in Nook & Cranny that I just wouldn't know where to start telling you all about it but other highlights include the bear paw oven mitts, the 'My Cuppa Tea' colour matching guide mug and the Knit Your Own Zoo kit. I was in seventh heaven. Imagine my delight when I discovered that the back of the shop (which used to be storage space) has now been turned into a cosy little cafe called Quills & Coffee. Sadly I couldn't stay to sample any of the beautiful looking cakes but I vowed there and then to visit again as soon as possible. Yet more delight...Nook & Cranny and Quills & Coffee put on occasional film screenings at the back of the store!! The next one is American Beauty on Saturday 28th March at 7pm - tickets are £10 and include free drinks and pizza and available from www.nookandcrannyshop.co.uk. Magic

This is a fantastic independent biz that I ventured into when in Liverpool a couple of weeks back…read more We actually held an event in the back part of the business and I didn't realise it existed until Liverpool CA Gemma A introduced me to it - but the space is really cavernous and it was great to temporarily see Quills coffee set up in the back. Very very cool cards and gifts throughout, I was especially impressed with the awesome range of band music posters in the back - everything from Queens of the stone age to classic hiphop ones - really worth a look if you're nearby and fancy some colourful artwork to brighten up your walls. Very friendly staff, they hopefully will do well in this prime location in Liverpool.

Daisys' is just as good as the big city card shops, if not better as there's no pushing and shoving…read moreand queues out the door come holiday seasons. Of course, that's not to say it isn't popular as there are always people coming in and out, it's just a nicer atmosphere: friendlier and more personal. Daisy's stocks cards for all occassions from birthdays, aninversarys and 'congratulations' to 'get well soon', 'with sympathy', and 'thankyou'.There is also a really nice range of gifts such as photoframes, ornaments and trinkets, and a large 'Me to You' range as well as gift bags and wrapping paper. The prices vary and there is a range to suit all budgets.

This particular Wizzard Cards & Gifts shop in St. Helen's sells a terrific variety of bits and…read morepieces which are ideal for small presents and special celebratory occasions. In addition to offering a selection of ornaments, scary and cute looking toys as well as holographic artwork, they also have a small fancy dress section towards the rear of the shop and sell a range of cheeky adult toys. So, if you pop into Wizzard, you might be in for more than what you bargained for after a wonderous browse! Expect a contrasting variety of cards and gifts from the innocent and cute to the downwright naughty and scary! Overall, the shop has friendly staff as they kindly helped me look for the card I was searching for and at affordable prices, you can't really go wrong.

This has to be the ultimate gift shop! If you need a present…read morefor someone, special or otherwise, you are most likely to find something here. they have gifts from mugs to t-shirts to jewellery.the list seems to be endless, but probably isn't. They even have the cards, tags and wrapping paper to finish off your present.

A perfect little shop that provides all your art needs. To be fair though, it would be wrong not…read morehaving one in Uppermill as who wouldn't want to paint this village! It is stunning. I use to go here when I was in school and needed my art stuff. I hated art but loved the stationary side of things. Bit geeky i know! But anyway, I would go in here for hours and buy everything I thought I needed but did not; such as pencils, pastels, paint, paper, brushes, frames and everything else. My mum would go mad as I spent a fortune! This shop is great and it is inexpensive if you buy only what you need! They have some unique cards too for that someone special and they offer printing services too.

Everything you could need for painters/ artists I come here a lot. The staff are always helpful and…read morevery friendly. Reasonably priced. Lovely little shop!

I always go here when i need a card, they have a huge range of cards for every occassion. Cheaply…read morepriced and good quality. They also have wrapping paper, balloons, gift bags and badges etc. Well worth a visit

When I was told "you could spend a whole day at Lady Green", that it was "vast" and "stunning," I…read morewas a little doubtful: it's a garden centre; could it really be THAT good? Bedding plants, hanging baskets and gnomes can only excite a person so much, but I went along open minded and was absolutely blown away. Lady Green is astonishingly beautiful. Initially, I was struck by the sheer scale of the place: 10 acres of land designed and manufactured to look as natural as possible. Walking around the grounds one can easily forget they are in a garden centre at all, far from B&Q or Homebase style trays of petunias and mass produced plant pots, Lady Green is landscaped with raised beds, pergolas, secret paths and even a large pond; reminiscent of a nature reserve with hundreds of bees guzzling nectar, birds darting in and out and rustling in the established trees and a mix of ducks of enjoying the secluded areas. Outdoors is remarkable and the indoor centre is just as impressive with a huge home-ware and garden furniture section, a kitchenware section and everything else from clothes to greetings cards and gift wrap, children's games to old fashioned sweets. At Christmas time a festive section is opened selling a range of exquisite decorative baubles and delicate ornaments and you can purchase a Christmas tree from the centre as well. Lady Green really is stunning, and there is a wonderful atmosphere there; the staff are so friendly and clearly enjoy their job while the customers, most of whom I would describe as visitors rather than shoppers, are quite content wandering around, sitting in the various tranquil spots or dining in the cafe.

I have quite fond memories of Lady Green as a child as my sisters and I would be taken there by my…read moreNan of a weekday in an attempt to keep us quiet whilst she walked around looking at all the plants and ornaments on show. Quite how we managed to be kept preoccupied by a garden centre I don't know, but it seemed to work. However, on returning to Lady Green recently I realised that perhaps there was more to it than just dismissing it as a garden centre. Firstly, the grounds themselves are huge, making for a hugely landscaped area to the extent that you sometimes forget you're actually in a garden centre (unlike in B&Q and Homebase where you can never forget you're just in a large shed). I guess it is this vastness that kept us all so busy during those times. Secondly, whilst I'm not the biggest gardening enthusiast in the world (I'm not that old), there is a genuinely interesting selection of different displays and products on display to fascinate even the least green-fingered of people. There is also a lovely little coffee shop there which serves some nice homemade food, perfect for those days when the weather isn't so pleasant and you have to rush inside for cover.

Gould's has recently moved house, it's now in the old Woolworths building as opposed to it's…read moreoriginal location round the corner. It's great to see that Gould's is still going with the likes of Ryman and Staples popping up all over the country. But they deserve it, they're great little stationers and as long as I can remember they've been incredibly helpful in every aspect of what they do. I mean this is the place you'd go as a kid to get you're Iron Brew pencil case, as a teenager to get your tip ex, as a uni student to get your folders and then as an adult to get your pens and pads for all the things you start to forget. They really are a great little shop and I would thoroughly recommend them. They sell everything stationary related, including canvasses for the budding artist in you!

I concur with the other reviewers, since they moved to larger premises (Old Woolworths) the carry…read morean even bigger range, and you hardly ever fail to find what you wanted. As harumscarum has said its easier to park in May Rd, Mount Rd or Puddydale Car Park, but they are only a 5 minutes away, and theres always space. (Naughty if you use Tesco Car park and dont shop there!)

Great little gift card shop with everything you need to make someone's birthday special. Good…read moreselection of cards for all occasions, balloons, wrapping papers, glitzy gift bags and decorative champagne flutes and glasses for those special birthdays - 21, 40, 50 etc. Also teddy bears, calendars, scented candles and more. My first port of call for Christmas and birthday cards.

Love this place…read more Stephanie's is great; my family and I have been coming here for years. It is one of the few decent card and occasions shops locally and it sells so much fantastic stuff; it's high quality and quite unique so, while you can pick up the very nice, but fast becoming, generic 'Me to You' items and merchandise from the 'Forever Friends' range fr example, you can discover a really original little gift, a genuinely different card or fancy gift wrap and bags to make an occassion and your wishes really meaningful.

The lady there is a fraudster! She made me pay for a printed mug before it was done and when it was…read moreit appeared to be absolutly awful! The black colour was brown, coulors at the top were lighter than at other places, all pictures looked foggy. I said that I don`t want to pay before I see the mug and the picture on it but she insisted! I`m very upset about that! Then I did the same picture in city centre, it cost the same money and the quality was perfect!