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9 Cool Shops in London

Wonderfully unique stores to visit in the English capital.

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London’s long history and flare for bizarre local traditions makes it a truly unique place to explore—and shop. Where else can you peruse a curiosity shop that inspired a famous Dickens novel, or the very store that first brought tea to the English people? Visit ye old stores to shop the more unusual side of London.

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London, England

Lock & Co.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
Amy Lewin Added by Amy Lewin
London, England

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
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