Independent Shops in Leeds

Colours May Vary, Unit 1A, Munro House, Duke Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS9 8AG - Visit now

You can spend hours browsing in Colours May Vary for unique and hard-to-find greetings cards, stationary, homeware and magazines. Of especial interest are the one of a kind ceramic ornaments.

Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Ln, Leeds, LS1 7BR - Visit now

Packed with independent retailers, the Corn Exchange is the place to go for one-of-a-kind jewelry, peircings, nail techs, gifts and decorations and a great deal more. A great day out, where you will most certainly find that special something as well as a lot of other things you never knew you needed.

Jumbo Records, Street, 1-3 Merrion Centre, Leeds, LS2 8NG - Visit now

If music’s your bag, look no further. Jumbo Record is Leeds’ leading independent record shop, covering everything from rock to jazz. If these guys don’t know it, it isn’t worth knowing.

Village Bookstore, 3 Thorntons Arcade, Leeds, LS1 6LQ - Visit now

Few things in life are more satisfying than spending a lazy afternoon browsing the shelves of a non-corporate book shop. Welcome to the Village Bookstore, hidden away in Thornton’s Arcade. Here you’ll find a huge range of self-published zines, as well as a mighty stock of art, design and photography books.

Chirpy, 148 Harrogate Rd, Leeds, LS7 4NZ - Visit now

At heart, Chirpy is a design shop, selling everything for all your creative needs, alongside a bunch of quirky gifts and accessories. But it also hosts regular workshops, teaching skills such as embroidery and candle-making.

OK Comics, 19, Thornton’s Arcade, 14 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6LQ - Visit now

Every serious city needs a good comic book shop, and in OK Comics Leeds has one of the North’s finest. Forget comicbook guy from The Simpsons, here you’ll find helpful friendly staff and a vast selection of comics and graphic novels, from top-sellers to the painfully obscure.