J Barbour & Sons

What a great emporium this is!
What a refreshing change to find a shop that sells quality clothes and all of them made in Great Britain!
Whilst mostly being known as an outdoor clothing company they also sell a fine range of other clothes and footwear too for men women and children. Not the cheapest but the quality is outstanding.
I can personally vouch that their wax waterproof jackets are indeed very waterproof.
Whilst at a football match at Brighton and Hove Albions poor excuse for a stadium where on a foggy day you can’t see the pitch and a rainy one you are totally exposed to the elements, after a full 90 minutes, plus stopage time and walking to and from the ground from where I had parked the car, the body area that my jacket covered was totally dry!
I only wished that I had also had some of their trousers, boots, gloves, hat.
This is a family owned and run business and well worth supporting. All their garments are made at their factory in the North East not some far away sweatshop. This brand is very popular with tourists especially as members of the Royal Family are often filmed wearing their Barbours’ and Helen Mirren wore one in her portrayal of The Queen in the film by the same name.
The staff are very knowledgable, friendly and helpful and will do their best to order anything not in stock.
Well worth a visit whether a tourist or a local.