Unless you’re escaping to a desert island for the whole of December, Christmas shopping is quite unavoidable, if your neighborhood shops just are not going cut it this year (and you do not wish to depend on the post!), then why not use our help guide to go out to the ideal buying places in the UK? Pre-Christmas sales usually are not infrequent now so search around for some real bargains.

1. Oxford Street, London

Forty million shoppers making their yearly Christmas pilgrimage every year cannot be wrong. Folks come for the lights, 2 mile stretch of 300+ shops, the comprehensive ranges in many of the global flagship shops and also the huge amount of choice (Selfridges, Nike Town, Top Shop, John Lewis, the list goes on). Oxford Street is one of London’s finest tourist attractions and is still one of the most admired shopping destinations in the globe.

2. Manchester

England’s unendorsed 2^nd city has the cooler edge on many of its competitors. This city is a shopper’s heaven and is crammed full of small forte retailers, retro/vintage boutiques and scruffy chic/boho retailers many of it with unique Mancunian style.

3. Brighton & Hove

Despite the fact that it’s a small city, Brighton & Hove has made it high on the list because of it’s astonishingly varied range of shops from chic boutiques, modern unique fashions to antiques and original art and jewellery.

4. Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a great shopping location and is often considered one of the most breathtaking cities in Britain. Folks brave the cold to come here and view the sights as well as do their Christmas shopping.

5. Birmingham

It’s a simpler place to get your bearings than you may think with many shops situated in the newly redeveloped New Street and Bull Ring. Brummies love stylish designer labels however they also love a good deal.