Shop locations???

[Stigmorgan]

Not sure if this is the right place for this thread so apologies if not.
With our purchasing world becoming more and more Internet based and our woodturning hobby being a bit of a niche market it seems, to me at least, to be hard to find physical shops to go visit, don't get me wrong I buy a lot of stuff online and appreciate the reduced cost that comes with fewer overheads but I love to browse and actually see what I'm buying so thought I would start this thread for people to recommend places as the only shop I know of is Yandles and they are quite a distance from me in Surrey.

 

[Rhossydd]

A copy of woodturning magazine will reveal just about every turning shop in the UK.
Within reach of Surrey; the Axminster shops have woodturing kit and few blanks, Stiles & Bates near Dover, Olivers woodturning in Great Chart, Timberline at Tonbridge have exotic blanks and a few tools.

 

[Linus]

You have Surrey Timbers in Guildford and Axminster Tools in Basingstoke.

 

[Sideways]

Biven tools and machinery near Blackpool is a little Aladdin's cave. They are primarily mail order but make callers welcome.

 

[johna.clements]

Went in Fusion Fixings, in Paignton, last month to pick up a couple trend router bits. They are principally mail order but I had to go down to paignton so got them there to save on the delivery.