What's on your high street?

[Patienceisntvirtuous]

Inspired by another thread but not a thread about one.

I found it interesting reading people saying things like 'I'm amazed you have an X shop' or 'All we've got is vape shops and barbers' and things like that. And also how some people have a shop that's always dead but other posters say ones near them are always busy!

I live in a village. The nearest town isn't far however.

The village square/main street has a post office, THREE barbers, a charity shop (a good one, too!) two 'phone repair shops, a flower shop, a piercing shop and a co-op. It has a general store too, a hairdressers and a couple of independent gift shops-those I don't know how are still going.

There used to be an electronics repair shop and a sweet shop. I wish those were still there, the sweet shop was a traditional one and I miss it :( and the electric repair one was handy.

The nearby town has three junk shops. One is absolutely HUGE, and sells just about everything. You can get your grandmother a new pair of slippers in there, and buy a crack pipe while you're at it (I'm not joking). A shop that sells knock-off cigarettes as well as loads of brands of sweet goods that I've never heard of. The frozen food shop has just closed down. It has a savers, 5 charity shops and three betting shops.
It used to have loads more clothes shops. And an actual shopping Centre that's now empty :( I remember it thriving when I was young.

4 Nail shops, 8 Charity shops, 4 gambling shops, the worst wilkos in the world and 3 mobility shops.

Those "junk stores" sound interesting....are you in the UK OP?

I live in a suburb about a mile away from the centre of a small city, it's a very villagey type feel though.
On our high street we have...
A printmakers
A florist
A hairdresser
A cafe
A greengrocers / farm shop
A decent charity shop
A Chinese takeaway
A co-op
A gift shop
A butchers
An Indian takeaway
A pet shop
A flower school
A pottery painting place
A hardware store
A convenience store with post office counter
A posh burger joint
A bookshop
A French restaurant/ takeaway
A deli
A pharmacy

We also have a brilliant village hall, a theatre, a few pubs, a garage, car bodywork shop snd MOT centre, plus a blacksmiths.
There are other shops and businesses within a ten minute walk and the city centre is about half an hours walk along a scenic stretch of canal.

I love living here but can only do so because we rent from family, when we buy our own place we'll have to move away because the area is too expensive.
Pretty sure anyone in the local area can easily guess where I live 😂

Apparently I live in the City of Coffee Shops.

Small town without one specific high street but in the main area theres, 2 clothes shops, 1 eco shop, 3 card shops, vape, savers, 4 pharmacies, whsmiths, sewing craft shop, painting craft shop, 6 antique shops, old fashioned sweet shop, boots, book shop, hippy incense shop. And then all the hairdressers/barbers and nail shops.
Mainly all independent shops. Really nice town.

Off the top of my head... an opticians, a Cook, three estate agents, three hairdressers, a beauty salon, an Indian restaurant, a Mediterranean restaurant, a solicitors, a newsagent/post office, a Polish shop, a Costa, three independent coffee shops (one of which does eco-refills, the other sells fancy cake), a barbers, a dry cleaners, a shell garage and a Waitrose.

It's not bad to be honest.

We don’t really have a high street

village has a pub , a shop and a small co-op , a takeaway and a hairdressers that doesn’t take new clients

oh and a dog groomer

Oh I forgot about the takeaways, flower shops, butchers , bakers, candle stick makers , pet shop.. too many to name really.

Mainly homeless people, buskers and drunk people, all begging for money!

Large village/small town, we have a co-op, butcher, bakery, bike repair shop, gift & cards, barbers, physio, hardware shop, sewing/ alterations place, five hairdressers, two beauticians, two cafes, ladies clothes shop, florist, dentist, milliner, undertaker , post office which is in the library, two charity shops, one is the village shop which raises money for local things, the other is hospice shop. Two restaurants, three pubs, a wine bar and a tap house bar. Two sandwich shops, two takeaways. There are no empty shops and it all seems to be doing well.
The nearest proper town is really awful, most decent shops have closed down, it’s mainly pound shops, vape places, phone shops both big brand and little independent ones that seem to just sell second hand phones and games, takeaways/fast food, coffee shops, betting shops and cheap clothes shops. The last time I went was in July as I needed to go to the bank. I was there 20mins and I was very glad to leave.

Spar/Petrol station
Nisa
Tesco
Post Office/sweet shop/newsagents
Butcher
Butcher/pie shop
Bakers
2 x pharmacies
2 x chippies
Chinese takeaway
2 x pizza/kebab places
2 x vape shops
Barber
Several hairdressers/beauty salon
2 independent clothes shops
Haberdashery
Knitting/baby clothes shop
A tiny independent department store
Off-license
Independent corner shop
Gift shop/stationary type place
Appliances/white goods type store
Estate agent
Opticians
Computer shop/phone repairs
Travel agents
Laundrette/dry cleaners
Italian restaurant
2 x café/tearoom type places
Restaurant/cocktail bar
Several pubs.
Cake/waffle/ice-cream/coffee place.

All independent places except the first three on the list. We're a small isolated coastal town up north.

1x Butchers, florist, greengrocer, art gallery, museum, chip shop, spar, toy shop, estate agents, insurance broker, opticians & Boots
2 x cafes, hairdressers,
4 x haberdashery

Oh, we also have:

Pet shop
2 x florists
3 x dog grooming salons

I live in a small town. Barely anything on the small high street. Think there’s 2-3 butchers (no use to me as a veggie), few hairdressing/nail salons, greggs, couple of charity shops, very small M&S which is just food, small boots, few bars/pubs, small wilko, home bargains and b&m and Argos, few different opticians. There’s a tiny Holland & Barrett as well but no idea how it stays open because I never see anyone in there.

I forgot to mention we also have a cafe!

Yes, I am in the Uk @ThatsTheSpiritGrandma . Junk shops galore in the nearby town. I rarely go there-occasionally for the charity shops-and also to be honest, the junk shop (the large one) is good for things like screws, branded beauty products, DIY items etc.

I can't guess where you live, I did worry about that when I began the thread but then thought, I am sure my high street is far from UK.
@glassesglasses aw imagine if there was a candlestick maker
These answers are actually really interesting. Or maybe I'm just nosy/sad.

Ooo I'll definitely miss some off! One main high street but a few other little areas. North west based.

Multiple independent cafes
A cafe Nero
A boots
Two private dentists
Multiple independent clothes / fashion shops
Several independent interiors shops (furniture and soft furnishings)
Watch shops
Timpsons
Three fish and chip shops
Several drinks / food establishments (independent a few nice Italians, cute pubs, little contemporary food places etc)
A few estate agents
A fudge shop (does amazing giant cookies too!£)
Charity shop
Butchers
Greengrocers
Barbers
Funeral home
Opticians
Travel agents
Stringers
Takeaways
Wine bars

And lots more I've probably forgot!

It's a very very busy one, especially in summertime and the night life scene is actually very good!

In our village (8000 inhabitants so more of a small town than a village), we only have a co-op, a pub, sandwich shop and a hairdressers.

In the last 10 years, the others have closed down including 2 other pubs, a restaurant, the newsagents, post office, butchers, chemist, Spar shop, and a hardware store.

The centre now looks a very sad sight with a few empty shops, a couple of shops turned into offices, and the others turned into housing.

Small cinema/music venue/arts centre.
Co-op.
Aldi.
Sainsburys.
Cobbler.
2 Butchers.
Greengrocer.
Bakery.
Cards and gift shop.
2 shoe shops.
Couple of clothes shops.
Couple of second hand clothes shops.
Newsagent.
Specsavers and another optician.
Two delis, one with a bistro.
2 or 3 indie cafes.
Costa.
Two florists.
A million hairdressers.
Two barbers.
Boots.
Tattoo/piercing parlour.
Couple of chazzers.
Betting shop.
Hardware shop.
2 vape shops.
Yoga studio.
Nail bar.
Various beauty salons.
Antique shop.
2 Pet shops.
2 Vintage gifty type shops.
Chiropractors.
Zero Waste shop.
Health food shop.
Travel Agents.
Various bars, takeaways and restaurants - Italian, Indian, Chinese, etc
Ice cream parlour.
Gallery.

It’s not bad at all, really, for a small market town.

Nothing in mine, not even a shop, school or a pub.
We used to have a shop, but it closed years ago and was turned into a house.

Poundstretcher
wetherspoons
banks
pizza delivery / takeaway place x 2
dessert parlour
burger place
jewellers
convenience store
charity shops x 5
post office
hairdressers x 3
nail bar
barbers x 3
independent coffee shops / cafes x 3
costa
m&s food
boots
italian restaurant
Indian restaurants x2
diy stores - independent x2
orists
independent gift store
bookshop
gp surgery
car repair place
car roof box place
funeral directors x 2
chemists
indian sweet centre
Bike shop
3 pubs
indian butchers
accountants
insurance brokers
solicitors
chippy x 2
walk in minor injuries place
podiatrist
carpet shop
also a large Asda, Lidl and Sainsburys within 5 mins walk of high street

despite all this it’s looking rundown and unimpressive! Nowhere to buy clothes books or shoes except the supermarkets or charity shops.

small suburb high street 3 miles outside of small city

Our main shopping area is about a mile away. We've got Lidl, Asda, Iceland, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-Op. Several cafes, bars, hairdressers, estate agents, charity shops, a few banks, as well as Boots, Superdrug, W H Smith, butchers, deilcatessan shops, 2 GP surgeries, 3 dentists, 2 opticians, McDonald's, 2 Indian restauants, an Italian one, several pubs and 2 chip shops,

Oh, also a library, leisure centre, small theatre, funeral director, Wilko, Poundstretcher, Argos, carpet shop, bathroom place, public toilets, post office, pet shops, Wetherspoons, Greek restaurant, small marketplace.

Argos
Sainsbury's and Sainsbury's local
2 Tescos
WH Smith
2 poundlands
Starbucks
Iceland
Pret
Boots
Primark
Super drug
Specsavers
Savers
Holland and Barrett
Butcher
Fishmonger
Several nail salons
Hairdressers
Cafés
Restaurants
Lots of charity shops

And probably loads of other places I've forgotten.
Very busy high street in London, love having all this 2 minutes from my front door 😊

Our village high street is excellent
Two small supermarkets
Post Office
Chemist
TV/Video shop
Beatician
Bakers
Stationary hardware shop
two independent cafes
butchers
betting shop
pub
plumbers shop
estate agent
Library
Healthfood/ homeopathic shop
charity shop
Absolutely brilliant thriving high street!

Little Sainsburys
Co-op
Two or three physios
A well-being/zen Centre
A beautician
2 nail bars
3 Estate agents
1 wedding dress shop
2 pharmacies
2 newsagent
A handbag shop and ladies clothing shop (schmutter)
A burglar alarm Centre
2 pubs
Fish & chip ship
Indian restaurant
Turkish restaurant
Italian restaurant
Florist
Greasy spoon
Bakers
Picture framer
Optician
2 dry cleaner
A walk in travel agent !!!!!!
Costa
Another coffee shop
Pet shop
A shop that sells herbs, flour, spices, pasta, rice, cereal, shampoo, washing up liquid, etc, in tiny quantities if you wish and into your own container
Specialist dance ware shop

Funnily enough it looks a bit deserted but far more than I imagined.

Charity shops, charity shops, charity shops, coffee shops & a New Look!