Tailored to you
When it comes to footwear, some stores offer services to match you to the closest possible fit, then adapt it precisely to your feet. That could mean a good stock of insertable footbeds in a variety of contoured shapes and thicknesses, or even adapting the footwear itself. One of the best-known is Whalley Warm & Dry in the Lancashire Pennines, which offers a complete matching and adaptation service in partnership with the Foot & Insole
Specialist. (People travel from all over the country to benefit from it.) Find out more at whalleyoutdoor.co.uk. Also look for brands that make footwear in a range of widths as well as sizes; Altberg’s boots (altberg.co.uk) come in a range of five different widths.