Online shopping is tremendous fun, but really nothing beats the great pleasure of walking into a shop, meeting the staff, browsing the shelves and experiencing the goods first-hand. The Darlings are uber-ninja-shoppers-from-hell. We love nothing more than frocking up for a day of shopping, browsing our favourite boutiques, stopping for a cup of tea or a glass of champers, and returning laden with lovely bags and comparing purchases.

Here are some of our favourite boutiques to visit.

You will notice that some places appear both on this page and on the Online Shopping page. It is becoming more common for boutique shop owners to maintain an online presence as well as a shopfront. However we do love to visit people in person wherever possible. It is such a pleasure to walk into these places and say hello to the lovely staff!

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