Garden Suburb Stores

This is a traditional corner shop. The kind of shop that is open before you wake up and is still open late into the evening. The team of staff are mainly young but they seem quite friendly. They sell newspapers & magazines, sweets, groceries, and booze. It’s the kind of store that you pop into to get that last minute thing that you’ve forgotten; the odd pint of milk or bottle of wine maybe. The prices are a bit steep, but that’s the price of convenience. The shop is quite small, but the shelves are packed tight and they seem to sell all the basics. There is always a steady stream of customers so they have obviously got the measure of the market. Useful to have this shop as a back-​up, but I wouldn’t choose to do my main grocery shop here.

The ‘Garden Suburb Stores’ is your classic, corner shop convenience store. It’s a newsagent, off-​licence, grocery and confectionery shop, all in one.
Located opposite the remains of Barry Castle, it’s the only store, in fact, in the whole Garden Suburb* area, so it’s incredibly useful. The nearest alternative shop is ten minutes’ walk away. Although a little more pricey than the large supermarkets (as you’d expect), it sells all the essentials, and also has a reasonably-​priced photocopy facility. The off-​licence selection is a bit limited, but there’s enough choice if you are making a last-​minute purchase. The staff are also very friendly and helpful, and it’s possible to park outside.
*(OK, so I didn’t know Barry had a Garden Suburb either. But it does, on the hill above the Knap, built between 1914 and 1930, and expanded in the 1980s).