A good place to hire bikes and canoes. For the canoe bit, it's £7 for the first hour and £2 for…read moreevery subsequent hour - not too bad taking the great views of the River Exe and the Exe Bridge into account! The hiring service is occasional though... Unless requested, you are expected to canoe yourself without the help of instructions.

I was recommended to Saddles & Paddles by John from FCD, and he was spot on. This is a great little…read moreshop down by the quay. I use them regularly over the summer period. They have a can do attitude and always willung to help. i can see why John likes them so much.

Good sized shop with a variety of Animal and other branded goods. They sell womenswear and…read moremenswear, accessories, bags and jewellery. Labels include Vans and Quiksilver amongst others. Staff have always been very helpful and friendly. However, it's never really very busy so you do feel as if you're being watched. Keep an eye out for sales as you can find really good bargains in here during sales!

Freespirit in Exeter is in the high street in the heart of the City Centre…read more The shop is very trendy with designer labels for both men and woman. Not disabled friendly as shop is set over two floors, the ground floor is womenswear and the first floor is menswear. The shop sells shoes, boots, trainers and sandals as well as designer accessories, surf and ski wear. It even sells designer watches and ornaments. Main designer labels include animal, etnies, adio, etc Good range of hats as well Very good prices in the sales otherwise it can be a bit pricey. The staff are very helpful.

Firstly, this was listed on Yelp under "Fashion" and I have no idea why. I tried to change it to…read moreSporting Goods, but I am not sure it worked. Secondly, this is my favorite store in all of Exeter. My two favorite kinds of stores are "Army/Navy" stores (Military Surplus) and "Junk stores" (tools, electrical bits, parts, etc). It should be noted that "junk" is not a pejorative term in this case. This place combines my two favorite kinds of stores into one! If I am ever back in Exeter, I will make a bee-line for Exeter Surplus! It's a little hard to find, but my GPS found it for me. PS They have a website: http://www.exetersurplus.com

Tom Thumb is a tiny boutique on the sea front in Shaldon, a lovely little fishing village in the…read moreTorbay area of Devon. Although a fixture in the life of Shaldon for many years, Tom Thumb has recently come under new ownership who have greatly improved the range and display of the shop. The shop lives up to its name and has a tiny shop floor, however there is space for a decent sized fitting room at the back. The stock consists of mostly designer ladies' fashions and shoes, including the extremely popular (and essential for women over a certain age!) Not Your Daughter's Jeans (also known as Tummy Tuck Jeans). There is also a good range of shoes and boots and the owners have recently introduced a selection of beautiful handmade jewellery made out of sea glass collected from Shaldon's plentiful beaches. A real gem of a shop both for visitors and locals.

This is a really nice Matalan store. They have a very large womenswear department as well as a…read moremenswear and childrenswear. They also sell homeware in this store and have some really lovely things, quite similar to what you would find in Next etc. but at much more competitive prices. There are plenty of changing rooms here so you never really have to queue for too long and the rooms are clean and spacious. I don't live in Newton Abbot but whenever i am nearby i try to pop in here as i much prefer it to the Matalan in my hometown.

Matalan is situated just outside the towncentre close to the race course. It is a nice shop which…read moresells good quality and reasonably priced clothes for all the family. It is a good sized shop so even if it is busy you don't feel crowded. The homeware they sell is also nice. The staff are friendly and helpful.

One of the more trendy (and pricey!) shoe shops in Exeter, tReds in the Guildhall, they stock a…read morevast amount of trainery-type shoes like Vans, an odd Dr Marten or two, Suga boots, converse high-topsquite a range of cool footwear for men and women. My only complaint (apart from the sometimes extortionate prices, and limited sizes okay, I have a lot of complaints), is the staff often seem quite unhelpful and inexperienced.

If you love shoes the tReds in Exeter's Guildhall shopping centre is the place to go. They have…read moresome lovely boots at the front of the store and they do flats/trainers further back. They also have some mens and children's shoes. Watch out for the sales as that is when you can get a bargain pair!

With the opening of Exeter's upmarket new shopping centre in Princesshay in late 2007, came the…read morecool and funky shoe shop - Schuh. I'd previously only seen Schuh in Scotland, and it was a very welcome addition to the city. Schuh sells wearable fun fashion shoes - designers such as Red or Dead, Camper, Rocket Dog, Fly, Harlot, Converse - mostly for girls but with a good men's section too. This is now the first place I look for shoes in Exeter. The staff are helpful but not pushy and prices are competitive.