This is a very large garden centre situated in West Monkton, just to the East of Taunton. It has a…read morelovely range of trees and outdoor plants, plus an enormous gift centre with crockery, local foodstuffs, etc. The cafe sells nice cakes and a wide range of cold and hot drinks.

I like this branch of Debenhams, particularly the basement fashion floor…read more I usually shop here after Christmas when I have vouchers to spend and enjoy shopping for clothes and looking around the branches of Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Jane Norman and Red Herring in this store. There are usually bargains to be found. It has a reasonable restaurant on the top floor which does cheap meals and has a view over the park behing the store.

This is a great department store and has everything you need such as clothes, perfume, cosmetics,…read moreunderwear and household goods. My favourite section is on the lower ground floor and it is where they have the younger style female clothes with shops like Oasis, Dorothy Perkins and Warehouse, they have great sales on in here and it is well worth coming in for a rummage. This is also where I had my wedding list when I got married. They provide a great wedding list service where they send you off around the shop and you can scan everything you want for wedding presents then people register on-line for gifts and Debenhams send it all to you at the end, it couldn't be easier and was great fun!

Eden are a high class florists who will make up bunches of flowers either from their catalogue or…read moreany description you give them. I can personally recommend them for weddings as they made mine and my bridesmaids gorgeous boquets and centre pieces for our tables. They will also deliver locally for free.

Abbey China is a small shop at the top of Cheap Street. In addition to china, the shop carries…read morejewelry and some evening type beaded handbags and beautiful belts. This shop always has so much affordable costume jewelry, that I can't walk by without going in. They carry items from the Butler Wilson line and offer great sales several times a year. The staff is wonderful about ordering items from London and will even phone and speak to the designer while you're there, to make sure that you're happy with the request. This is the place I go when I need a gift for a teenage girl or woman.

I popped into the Bloom Room to get a bouquet for my sister's 50th birthday. In 10 minutes,…read morewithout any prior notice, they created a beautiful bouquet of white roses, blue sea holly and lime green pompoms, offset by other purple-blue flowers and sprays of foliage. It was stunning, didn't break the bank, and came wrapped in a box with water in the base, complete with flower food. Very friendly service, happy to let me choose whatever I wanted in the bouquet, and the flowers were in excellent condition. Highly recommended.

Mendip Fireplace sell fireplaces, ray burns and accessories. The shop is a large warehouse where…read moreyou can view a wide range of different fires. There are a few men who work at Mendip Fireplace that will help you find out what fireplace you can have and help with all aspects of the purchase. Mendip fireplaces are located on the outskirts of Shepton Mallet on a industrial estate which can make it difficult to find. Once you have found the right place there is plenty of parking the building doesn't have wheelchair access and is entered by doing up a flight of stone stairs. The shop is warm but a little dark due to the lack of natural light. Mendip Fireplaces will deliver large items such as fireplaces and ray burns. This can be arranged at a time that suit's the purchaser. I have been into Mendip Fireplaces after buying a fire to return a damaged accessory and get it replaced. The man who I saw was very helpful and dealt with the problem swiftly by replacing it.

Been shopping here for many years now, and seen it grow from your basic selection of local…read morevegetables, cheeses and meats to a wide selection of all sorts of items - food & drink, domestic and the odd homeware. Most of what they sell is local - I live in Silverton for example, just around the corner, and often see food from my own village for sale on their shelves. Ironically this means the food I buy there has had to travel extra food miles before I get it back to the village for supper! Quality is usually very good, and though they can't be quite as 'perfect' as the supermarkets they're often cheaper and they leave them in the dust flavour wise. Take the organic carrots for example - they actually - shock horror - taste of carrot. If you're used to buying plastic wrapped bags from your local Tesco you really should try some of what the Exe Valley farm shop has to sell for a change - you'll rediscover just how food should taste again.

Large, rather haphazard farm shop within easy reach of Exeter. The large parking area has been…read morecolonised by numerous chickens and guinea fowl as well as a tribe of cats, making driving in a precision, painstaking business. But it is worth it as the vegetables, fruit and other produce are excellent quality and sensibly priced. Apart from vegetables, there is a fresh, local meat section, various prepacked dressings and other foods, etc,, a pet supply section and various drinks.

This is a large charity shop situated at the end of the high street, there are loads of charity…read moreshops in Burnham and this is probably the nicest one, it has nice big windows with good displays. The staff are always friendly and happy to help. Inside it is spread over two floors, downstairs they mainly sell clothes, ornaments, books, videos and toys. And upstairs they sell large items of furniture such as tables, wardrobes and sofas. I normally come in here to look at the toys as they have some nice second hand toys in here for toddlers. It is also nice and spacious and one of the only charity shops that you can get around easily with a pushchair.