WALCOT STREET Bath ,

Famed for its Saturday !ea market and generous antiques o"ering, Walcot

Street in Bath has seen big-name interiors and homeware stores arrive la#erly but the stretch of street wrapping round into London Road has retained its independent artisan edge, especially with Bath Aqua Glass (bathaquaglass.com) in residence. Traditional antiques can be found at Michael Sa ell Antiques, Haliden Oriental Carpets (haliden.com), Old Bank Antiques Centre (oldbankantiquescentre.com) and at the market, with on-trend homeware and art available at The Fig Store (the$gstore.com) and Verve (verveliving.uk). The Fine Cheese Co ($ necheese.co.uk) is a long-standing Walcot incumbent and a $ rm favourite, and grabbing brunch at Cafe

Walcot (walcothousebath.com) – a light-$ lled, lo%-style space down a side street – is highly recommended. ‘ There is a strong independent spirit here,’ says Michelle Aitken of Verve, which has been trading for three years. ‘ We wanted to add to the artisan area.’

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Since the 1960s, Walcot Street has been informally regarded as Bath’s artisan quarter; a view down Walcot Street, glimpsing St Michael’s Church through the mist; The Fine Cheese Co is a Walcot Street institution.