I love museum, gallery, and heritage site shops.

I love them nearly as much as the places they support. Ok, I often love them a little bit more than the places they support.

I don’t think they’d mind me saying that, or even me admitting that I quite frequently head directly for the shop when I visit them. My shopping habit means they can provide more culture for people with more cultural attention than me.

So this is a site dedicated to the curios, the limited editions, the peculiar pieces, the gorgeous little things. If you click on the links you too can head directly to the shop. But take a look at the rest of the place afterwards, won’t you? I hear its really good.

The National Trust shop in Stourhead, where you can buy handknits made from local Alpaca herds. See?

The National Trust shop in Stourhead, where you can buy handknits made from local Alpaca herds. See?