This is a huge branch of B&Q located on the Aintree Racecourse Retail Park on Ormskirk Road. There…read moreis plenty of free car parking available and is accessible by public transport - approx 5-10 minute walk from both Old Roan and Aintree train stations and frequent buses stopping outside the main entrance to the retail park. They sell pretty much anything you could think of to do with DIY and home improvements and there is a large outdoor garden section at one end and a builders yard at the other. Staff are knowledgeable and helpful and they have experts based in each department if you get stuck! Always very good value for money.

This is a really teensy little hardware shop, but you'd be surprised by how much they manage to…read morestock in here. While they may not carry everything you would find in the larger chain hardware stores, you will find your basics here, and chances are if you don't find what you need these guys will be able to tell you where to go it. It's got that home-town kind of feel, and the staff are very pleasant.