An Aladins cave , full of great art stuff- and good prices too!read more

Good shop for a local corner shop…read more Car parking for shoppers and level access so disabled friendly. Shop has air conditioning which makes it very cold sometimes. Typical convenience store, good layout though with wide aisles. Very good fruit and vegetables section at very competitive prices. Other goods are priced at normal type prices for a local 'corner' shop. Staff usually very helpful. National lottery can be bought here as well as paypoint to pay bills and top up facilities for utilities as well as mobile phones. Open 7am to 11pm, papers and magazines on sale as well as cards. Licenced so sells quite a range of alcohol again usually with specials on promotion. Large range of goods. Very useful cash machine which does not charge for withdrawals. Trouble is it is often out of order, probably because it is the only 'free' machine in the immediate area, which is predominately a large housing area.

A great shop, full of collectables covering decades of television history. From the latest Doctor…read moreWho to classic Gerry Anderson, this shop has delights hidden in every nook and cranny. In addition to their collectibles, there are a vast array of fun, quirky, cheeky and bawdy cards that are so fun you will buy your years supply of birthday cards in one hit. A hidden gem in Torquay. Well worth discovering.

I cannot imagine a day out in Exeter without taking in the many delights of WH Smith. An emporium…read moreof culture, fine arts and literature. Shockingly, someone told me that this magnificent and oh so friendly shop is actually part of a much larger and voracious chain of paper sellers and newsagents who trade under the same name. Surely not. I mean can you imagine a bland corporate identity and an obsession with removing as much money from your purse as possible being identified with this wonderful shop? God forbid.

Large spacious store, multiple check out points although there are still queues, but the staff are…read moreso friendly and move the queues along so quickly and effortlessly that this is hardly a problem. They have a wide range of art and craft products as well as cards and stationary.

I always love a Debenhams as I can always find something I'd like to buy this Debenhams is no…read moredifferent. However, it doesn't have as many concessions as some of the larger stores and is in need of a bit of a refurb! Has a cafe on the top floor if you are looking for somewhere to rest your legs and have a brew. Staff are also helpful which is a bonus in any shop! Very centrally placed so definitely worth a browse if you are taking a stroll round the harbour

This place offers you great quality along with great service. Shop workers are always very smiley…read morein here, and don't force themselves on you to buy. The coffee shop is also brilliant, especially as you can sit in the window and look out over the harbour.

Next on Exe Bridges in Exeter is quite large, although I think the one in the town is now bigger…read more It is split into sections for baby/child, men and women. They also do shoes and some gifts. They often have a sale there, and I find you get can decent jeans for about £20, which isn't too bad. The new years sale for the kids stuff is good and you can save a packet! Parking is good and FREE too! Large selection of changing rooms.

This is a very nice Next store situated on Exe Bridges in Exeter. It is quite a large store that is…read morewell stocked and spacious. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the store is kept clean and tidy. They usually have a good stock of various sizes as well as a good petite section.

We came here in a group of people aged 7 to 70. We all had…read morea great time. There are so many amazing things to look at, if you are at all interested in marbles, glass, or pottery. Cool marble mazes; glassblowing demonstrations; playground for kids; lessons and workshops; cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. The cafe has a good selection, especially to us Americans who had to look up things like "Prawn Marie Rose and Baby Gem" that sound like they are the new celebrity babynames. The food was reasonably priced and was really nice; high-quality locally-sourced ingredients prepared with care. I know that if I lived here and had a young child we would spend a lot of time here, as there is a coffee/ice cream stand (in addition to the regular restaurant right there as well) with seating right next to the playground. There is a very nice and well-stocked gift shop/toy store with a great selection of all kinds of creative play toys and games. And marbles! I appreciated this huge selection of toys, almost none of them electronic or branded, or marketed as being gender-specific. Even in larger cities it's uncommon to find a toy store like this so it was a nice special bonus. Though of course there was a child having a meltdown about not being able to get the marbles they wanted, so I feel like maybe that particular parent was less impressed with the massive selection than I was. I feel like the toys were priced very reasonably. And of course since the admission to the museum was free we did have some money to spare on some marbles and such. And when we got back, the kids (aged 7 and 23) had a blast comparing their marbles and the dear 16-year-old cat was absolutely enchanted by this, and maybe that was my favorite part.

I spotted the words "House of Marbles" on a warehouse type building as we drove by it. Intrigued I…read moreimmediately inquired about it. A plan was hatched and we were going to stop off on the way to the airport before we returned home... if there was time. And there was time, hooray! A fascinating business that sold lots of different wares, including of course marbles and lots of them. A child's heaven and not just for the marbles. There was loads of other toys for sale too, and all appeared to be traditional and old fashioned. What fun. There was also a museum, which we did not visit because I was so entranced with the marble display whatchamacallits, where marbles went round and round an obstacle course. There was a HUGE on one end wall. I'm sure the noise of said whatchamacallits drives the staff scatty. But it entertained me hugely. We had some cake and coffee also in the café, which was nice. I also purchased a House of Marbles keyring (I know, big spender eh?). Ah the House of Marbles. What fun. I would recommend to everyone, especially if you are gift buying for a child.

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.