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Home to the Independent Quarter and a treasure trove of niche independent stores, Plymouth’s West End brings real character to the City Centre and is undergoing the first stage of a major regeneration with the vision of creating a ‘Covent Garden of the West’.

With cities often criticised for their cloned high streets, Plymouth is unique among UK town centres in having such a clearly defined quarter, focused around the Plymouth City Market and featuring more than 200 independent stallholders and traders, many of whom have been there for generations.

From fresh fish landed that morning in Plymouth to fruit and veg grown just outside the city, jewellery designed and hand made in the shop by local craftsmen, or just something that little bit special or different, then the West End’s Independent Quarter is the place to go.

Evoking the atmosphere of London’s Covent Garden and the Lanes of Brighton the West End Vision sees the area as the cross roads of city life in Plymouth, characterised by a network of streets, lanes and plazas and with a reputation for its independent niche shops, cultural activities, bars and restaurants within easy reach of the Theatre Royal.

Try out the huge range of stores in the West End, Plymouth City Market and Independent Quarter, with easy access including via the recently refurbished, and Plymouth’s largest shoppers’ car park in Plymouth at Western Approach.