156 Accessible Edinburgh: A Festival Guide Shopping 157
South Edinburgh
Eclectic South Edinburgh offers a broad range of retail therapy,
including the crafts and antique shops on Causewayside and the
bookshops clustered around the university.
Hogs Head Music
0131-667 5274; http://www.hogs-head.com; 62 South Clerk St; 10am-
5.30pm Mon-Sat, 12.30-4.30pm Sun; all Newington buses
A classic, old-school music and film shop that buys and sells
secondhand CDs and DVDs. Thousands of discs and box sets to
browse among, a good range of T-shirts, and staff who know of
what they speak. It’s wheelchair-accessible.
Meadows Pottery
0131-662 4064; http://www.themeadowspottery.com; 11a Summerhall
Pl; 10.30am-7.30pm Mon-Tue, to 6pm Wed-Sat; buses 2, 41,
42, 67
This little shop sells a range of colourful, high-fired oxidised
stoneware, both domestic and decorative, all hand-thrown on the
premises. If you can’t find what you want, you can commission
custom-made pieces. It’s listed as wheelchair-accessible on Yelp,
but we have no first-hand testimonial.
Word Power
0131-662 9112; http://www.word-power.co.uk; 43 West Nicolson St;
10am-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun; buses 41, 42
Word Power is a radical, independent bookshop that supports
both small publishers and local writers. It stocks a wide range of
political, gay and feminist literature, as well as non-mainstream
fiction and non-fiction. It’s listed as wheelchair-accessible on
Yelp, but we have no first-hand testimonial.
Stockbridge
Stockbridge is a good place to shop for gifts, crafts and jewellery.
The main shopping areas are on Raeburn Pl, Henderson Row
and St Stephen St, which has a selection of boutiques selling
everything from jewellery and vintage fashion to retro furniture.
Annie Smith
0131-332 5749; http://www.anniesmith.co.uk; 20 Raeburn Pl; 10am-
5.30pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun; buses 24, 29, 42
Annie Smith’s back-of-the-shop studio creates beautiful and
original contemporary jewellery in silver and 18-carat gold, with
beaten and worked surfaces that reflect natural textures such
as rock, ice and leaves. If there’s nothing in the shop that takes
your fancy, you can commission Ms Smith to make something to
order. It’s listed as wheelchair-accessible on Yelp, but we have no
first-hand testimonial.Bliss
0131-332 4605; http://www.stockbridgeedinburgh.com/bliss;
5 Raeburn Pl; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, 11am-5pm
Sun; buses 24, 29, 42This is a great place for girly gifts, from colourful handmade
cards and giftwrap to copper and silver jewellery, scented
candles, art prints and accessories. It’s listed as wheelchair-
accessible on Yelp, but we have no first-hand testimonial.Miss Bizio
0777-558 3675; http://missbiziocouture.com; 41 St Stephen St;
11am-6pm Mon, Tue & Thu-Sat; buses 24, 29, 42Established by an enthusiast who has been collecting vintage
fashion for more than 30 years, this boutique is a cornucopia
of high-end clothes and accessories from the Victorian era to
the 1970s. Not much in the way of bargains, but fascinating to
browse through. There are two wide, shallow steps up from the
street.Stockbridge Market
http://www.stockbridgemarket.com; cnr Kerr St & Saunders St; 10am-
5pm Sun; buses 24, 29, 36, 42On Sundays, Stockbridge Market is the focus of the community.
Set in a leafy square next to the bridge that gives the district its
name, stalls range from fresh Scottish produce to handmade
ceramics, jewellery, soaps and cosmetics. Grab an espresso
from Steampunk Coffee, which operates out of a 1970s VW
campervan.West End & Dean Village
Edinburgh’s West End has a string of high-street chain stores on
the main drag of Shandwick Pl, but there’s also a hidden enclave
of decadent designer shops clustered around the junction of