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Know Before You Go: Guidance for travel in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Shopping

Home to iconic shopping districts like London’s Oxford Street as well as thousands of independent shops and vintage markets, Britain’s the perfect place to indulge in a little retail therapy. Here you can find everything you need to get your fix, from great-value shoe shops to second-hand bookstores. Be dazzled by luxurious commodities in world-famous department store Harrods, or sift through rare retro goodies in Brick Lane flea market—the choice is yours!

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