Selection (. Brief for Wayne Hemingway, Celebrity Ambassador of the Shopping Channel for Camden Town App.

1. CAMDEN TOWN APP
INVERNESS STREET MARKET
The second of Camden Town’s six
market areas, Inverness Street is also
home to several popular bars and
pubs. During the day the wide
pedestrianised road is full of traditional
market stalls, where you can find fruit
and veg, an assortment of clothing
and tourist souvenirs.
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THE BASEMENT MUSIC STORE @ Bar Vinyl
About half-way along Inverness Street, the
very reasonably-priced Bar Vinyl (mains
between £7 - £10) also houses a record
shop in its basement. Specialising in
House, Techno, DnB, Dubstep and
Garage, they also sell I ♥ Filth clothing
and Music Production and DJ equipment.
A must-stop shop for Electronic Music fans.
6 Inverness Street
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OUT ON THE FLOOR RECORDS
Unlike its neighbour at Bar Vinyl, this quaint
CD and Record Store has a wide selection
of music across all genres and eras. If
you’re looking for that particular press, this
shop is as good a place to start your
search as any in the area.
10 Inverness Street
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MEGA-CITY COMICS
Find comic books for all ages here, at this
blue-fronted independent shop. With its
wide selection of titles past and modern,
maybe you could find that collector’s
edition you’ve been looking for…
18 Inverness Street
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ROKIT
The first of many vintage clothing stores in
the area from Camden tube, the owners
have helpfully divided the shop into style
sections. You’ll find denim, tweed, tartans,
suits, hats and the rest given their own
homes, to save you rifling through the
confused racks like most vintage shops.
225 Camden High Street
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THE CAMDEN MARKET
Spilling out onto the street and open every
day of the year apart from Christmas, over
50 individual stalls focus on a huge range
of fashion items and accessories. Lose
yourself in the market grid, finding t-shirts
with designs from the fashionable to the
humorous to the absurd, along with
jewellery and trinkets.
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MUSIC AND VIDEO EXCHANGE
The name says it all: there is a fantastic
selection of CDs, Records, Tapes, Videos
and DVDs to Buy, Sell or Trade. Note that
the focus is mainly commercial and chart,
so specialist music-types in particular are
unlikely to find what they’re after here. This
is where the Soul Basement is!
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SCORPION SHOES
You can’t miss the big red Converse shoe
being set upon by the giant silver scorpion
on its wall. Scorpion is a shoe-shop set on
three levels with familiar brands as well as
those less well-known for you to peruse.
They also have another shop just up the
road towards Chalk Farm.
269 Camden High Street
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CAMDEN LOCK VILLAGE MARKET
If you haven’t already been confronted
by the maniacal sellers of the wide range
of fast food outlets, you certainly are set
upon by the giant bronze lion guarding
the entrance on the right just over the
canal bridge. The Village Market is a series
of endless paths with Beach Hut style stalls.
They sell as diverse a selection of goods
you’re likely to find in Camden – Mobile
Accessories, Cigars, Posters, Vintage
clothing, Leathers, Posters, Wind-chimes,
Drums, Cupcakes, Vinyl, Fresh Coffee –
the list is endless. If you need to take a
break, take a seat on a back-end of a
Vespa, a recent kitsch addition, rows of
which align the adjacent canal.
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ODDBALLS
Oddballs is a retail outlet for, amongst
other things, the weird and wonderful
world of the Circus. You can’t miss the
bright yellow frames and the Unicycle and
juggling clubs in the window leave you
with no illusions that this store has the fun
factor! The friendly staff are keen to
demonstrate how to use some of the
more obscure items and they also sell
skateboards, frisbees and bizarre
hobbycraft items. A must-stop shop for an
unusual gift and a giggle.
Unit 200 Camden Lock Market
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CAMDEN LOCK MARKET EAST YARD
Some interesting pieces at stalls by the
canal, leading up to the middle yard.
The outdoor market in this yard mostly
focus their wares around t-shirts,
watches, jewellery and hats. Look out
for street-sellers here selling fun items,
toys and the like.
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CAMDEN LOCK MARKET HALL
(MIDDLE YARD)
As soon as you walk indoors on the top
level of the atrium, the aroma of Nag
Champa incense traced on the high-
street ups its levels. The gallery and lower
level have many stalls, selling mostly
trinkets, Ladies’ jewellery, fashion and
accessories but you can also find hand-
made knitwear, soaps, prints and posters,
fridge magnets, and even hand-painted
lightbulbs! A great place to go if you’re
out shopping without a particular item in
mind.
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CAMDEN LOCK MARKET WEST YARD
The West Yard sits on the canal with a
quaint barge mooring under a willow tree
to one side. It is slightly more food-
oriented than its Eastern counterpart, but
has a number of excellent independent
shops around the stalls in the middle, from
Penny Burdett for designer knitwear to
Whoops for children’s wear to The Piano
Shop, offering music lessons and selling a
range of antiques, trinkets, and of course,
pianos!
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THE STABLES MARKET
Perhaps the most famous of Camden’s
markets, ‘Stables’, as it is locally known,
was formally a horse hospital. The remains
have been converted into shops, bars,
restaurants and market stalls since their
construction1854. The area has recently
been renovated, and is distinctive for the
bronze statues of horses and tanners all
over. Here more so than any market in the
area you can get lost in the winding maze
of passages, and with so many shops to
choose from, it’s not such a bad thing…
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CYBERDOG (The Stables)
As you walk through the main entrance to
The Stables, there is no way you can miss
the two giant Robotic men who guard the
doors to this Rave shop. If you do miss them
however, the pounding Techno playing
from the immense system inside, often by a
live DJ accompanied by dancers, will
guide you here. Recently renovated, this
Camden stalwart provides for all your
clubbing and rave needs, stocking
everything from glowsticks to jewellery to
cosmetics to clothing. If you fancy a
dance, the cavernous shop has plenty of
space!
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PROUD GALLERY (The Stables)
This photography gallery, set in authentic
old stables, sells artwork by day, much of
which is of outstanding quality. By night,
the space turns into an extremely popular
bar and music venue.
The hill up towards the entrance ought not
put anyone off, as more market stalls
selling clothing, collectables, memorabilia,
records, arts and crafts, posters and
jewellery spill out into the narrow passage.
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DOWNSTAIRS MARKET (The Stables)
The Bronze frieze that adorns the walls
down to another part of the market
ensures that the area’s history is never a
mystery. The broad staircase has several
vintage shops as you walk down, including
the excellent ‘What Goes Around Comes
Around’, ‘Groovy Fashion’ and ‘Retro
World’. If you explore a little further
highlights down here with their unit
numbers include:
• Asian Jewellery (425-6)
• 3D Nails (406)
• Big Teezar (Custom t-shirts) (407)
• What if? (Arts and Crafts) (410)
• Oi Oi! (Ska themed clothing) (423)
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ESCAPADE
The famous Fancy Dress and Party store
recently moved from Camden High Street
to a march larger property. Now set over
three floors, the variety of costumes is
mind-boggling and if they don’t have
your chosen one in stock, they’ll happily
order it in for you. Aside from costumes,
they provide all sorts of party essentials,
toys and accessories. With so much to
play around with, this store is as much fun
for adults as it is for the kids.
45-46 Chalk Farm Road
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REJECT POT SHOP
Instead of being destroyed, imperfect
kitchen and tableware are snapped up
by this shop, who then sell them on to
those who don’t mind the imperfections.
Indeed, the household and catering
equipment still perform their function, and
many imperfections are unnoticeable to
the untrained eye. Their slogan “Big Stocks
at Small Prices” is true too, as the shop
provides a fantastic value for money.
56 Chalk Farm Road
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SLANCHOGLED
A very handy Arts and Crafts
shop for your creative side. The
Bulgarian chain run by helpful
and friendly staff caters to
everyone, from the professional
artist to those pursuing a hobby,
and offers exceptional value for
money.
66 Chalk Farm Road
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CHALK FARM ANTIQUES
This merchant stocks furniture, clothing,
books and general bric-a-brac. They have
a fascinating collection, with a high daily
turnover of goods. Collectors be aware,
there are some real gems hidden among
the books in particular.
60 Chalk Farm Road
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MODERN AGE
In 1983, the very first vintage shop was
opened in Camden by the owner of
Modern Age. Back then it was called
Siren, and what was modern then is now
vintage! There is a superb collection of
clothing from several eras across many
racks, so you can lose yourself to space
and time in this relatively small shop.
65 Chalk Farm Road
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