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Culver Square

Shopping Centre: Debenhams, H&M, HMV, T.K.Maxx, Clarks, Build a Bear and Superdry dominate the square, with many smaller and independent shops in neighbouring streets.
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Fenwick

Williams & Griffin was awarded 'Best Independent Department Store of the Year' shortly before being acquired by Fenwick.
Today, the store offers a wide range of products from fashion to furniture and is a mainstay of Colchester High Street.
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Lion Walk

Shopping Centre: located in the heart of central Colchester including River Island, iStore, Topshop, New Look and M&S. The historic Red Lion Yard's small independents link the centre to the High Street.

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Red Lion Yard

Red Lion Yard was once part of the historic 15th century Red Lion Hotel. Come and take a walk through the last few hundred years, and some of the best small boutique shops that Colchester has to offer. Just a few steps away from Colchester’s main shopping centre, Lion Walk.
Red Lion Yard \ 01206 564957
www.lionwalkshopping.com
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Red Lion Books

Come and visit Colchester's award-winning independent bookshop. We have a wide range of books for all the family and a big local interest section where you can find books and maps to help you explore Britain's oldest recorded town and the surrounding countryside.
125 High Street \ 01206 578584
www.redlionbooks.co.uk
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Baccus

A forward thinking independent retailer stocking the latest urban and luxury brands for men and women. Brands stocked include: Calvin Klein, Jameson Carter, Good for Nothing, EA7, Emporio Armani and Silk Silk. Shop open 7 days a week, or buy online with worldwide shipping.
2 Sir Isaac's Walk \ 01206 570386
www.baccusstore.co.uk

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Guntons

​A fourth generation traditional family grocers and coffee roasters opened in 1936. Choose from over 100 cheeses, hand roasted coffees, many teas and a huge range of fine foods both local and international. Don't miss our 'Home Cooked' gammon ham. Gift packs and gift baskets a speciality.
81-83 Crouch Street \ 01206 572200
www.guntons.co.uk
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Elizabeth Cannon

Colchester's leading antique shop, established in 1979, specialising in high quality antique and modern jewellery, 18th-20th century glass, with a wide range of silver, prints & pictures, cufflinks & dress studs, and a carefully chosen selection of other unusual and interesting items. 
85 Crouch Street \ 01206 575817
www.elizabethcannon.co.uk
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The Colchester Bookshop

Specialising in good literature, the arts, history, philosophy and local interest titles, spread over 3 floors. Drop in for a browse, be amazed by our quirky rooms and staircases, wonder at the surviving medieval hall roof, and search for our mysterious 'scary' face, hidden for 200 years.
7 Trinity Street \ 01206 502218
www.gfb.uk.net
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