RPG and yarn shops in Watford, York and Florence
I'm planning to go home to Watford for Christmas as usual, and (unlike last year) go to York with family for New Year.
I'm also planning to look in shops that we don't have in Cambridge for stuff. :)
So, does anyone know of any yarn shops in Watford or York?
Also, does anyone know of any shops in Watford or York that sell sourcebooks for tabletop RPGs? I will probably be looking for Ars Magica books and anything else that catches my eye.
I'm keeping a list for comparison here. More will be added as I find them.
Cambridge
Yarn: Sew Creative
Robert Sayle
RPG: Forbidden Planet
Watford
Yarn: A full list of the specialist wool shops in Hertfordshire.
Of these, one is in Watford itself:
Kaytes, Market Place, Charter Place
and one is in Bushey:
Mavix, 44 High Street, Bushey
so I suppose it's better than nothing.
Also Trewins/John Lewis/whatever it's called now.
RPG: I don't know of any, and I lived there for almost two decades. There are computer game shops, and one comic book shop I've never been able to find when it's open, but nothing I know of that sells RPG sourcebooks.
York
Yarn: Sheepish Woolshop, 46 the Shambles.
The Viking Loom, 22 High Petergate.
RPG: Travelling Man, 54 Goodramgate, behind York Minster. - I think I may have visited this before, but I'm not sure.
And since I'm visiting Florence for a few days next week, I'm planning to look at yarn shops there (no RPG shops, they'd all be in Italian anyway).
Florence
Yarn: Beatrice Galli Yarn Shop, Borgo San Iacopo, 24/r, 50125 Florence. Map on the website, mentioned in yarnaholic's blog post here.
Campolmi Roberto Filati, Via F. Portinari, 19/21 R, 50122 Firenze. Mentioned in comments on Knitty blog here, and a post by 'I'm Knitting As Fast As I Can' here.
More comments on yarn shops in Florence:
A Typesetter's Day
All Things Knitterly
Another yarn shop to find, or one of the above? The nerd and the needles - a receipt from a yarn shop
I'm also planning to look in shops that we don't have in Cambridge for stuff. :)
So, does anyone know of any yarn shops in Watford or York?
Also, does anyone know of any shops in Watford or York that sell sourcebooks for tabletop RPGs? I will probably be looking for Ars Magica books and anything else that catches my eye.
I'm keeping a list for comparison here. More will be added as I find them.
Cambridge
Yarn: Sew Creative
Robert Sayle
RPG: Forbidden Planet
Watford
Yarn: A full list of the specialist wool shops in Hertfordshire.
Of these, one is in Watford itself:
Kaytes, Market Place, Charter Place
and one is in Bushey:
Mavix, 44 High Street, Bushey
so I suppose it's better than nothing.
Also Trewins/John Lewis/whatever it's called now.
RPG: I don't know of any, and I lived there for almost two decades. There are computer game shops, and one comic book shop I've never been able to find when it's open, but nothing I know of that sells RPG sourcebooks.
York
Yarn: Sheepish Woolshop, 46 the Shambles.
The Viking Loom, 22 High Petergate.
RPG: Travelling Man, 54 Goodramgate, behind York Minster. - I think I may have visited this before, but I'm not sure.
And since I'm visiting Florence for a few days next week, I'm planning to look at yarn shops there (no RPG shops, they'd all be in Italian anyway).
Florence
Yarn: Beatrice Galli Yarn Shop, Borgo San Iacopo, 24/r, 50125 Florence. Map on the website, mentioned in yarnaholic's blog post here.
Campolmi Roberto Filati, Via F. Portinari, 19/21 R, 50122 Firenze. Mentioned in comments on Knitty blog here, and a post by 'I'm Knitting As Fast As I Can' here.
More comments on yarn shops in Florence:
A Typesetter's Day
All Things Knitterly
Another yarn shop to find, or one of the above? The nerd and the needles - a receipt from a yarn shop