With more than 350 shops and a by-the-seaside setting, Brighton is the perfect place for a weekend of retail therapy. Start in The Lanes, the city’s famous cat’s cradle of narrow streets selling jewellery and antiques, before branching out to the boutiques of North Laine: you’ll find cool cafés, vintage goodies and up-and-coming labels on this California-style stretch.  Then it’s time to head west to Hove, and lunch. This sleepy suburb has cornered the market in foodie shopping, with organic greengrocers, a farmers’ market, and plenty of little cafés and restaurants serving great local produce (try veggie Celia’s Sanctuary Café; 01273 770002, www.sanctuarycafe.co.uk).  After lunch, why not take a little drive? About 15 minutes along the coast, Bexhill-on-Sea is home to the modernist De La Warr Pavilion (01424 229 111, www.dlwp.com), an extraordinary structure overlooking the Channel that’s now an art gallery.  Alongside its great exhibitions and regular big-name concerts, there’s a shop selling the best of British design for the home. Hotel Seattle (01273 679799, www.hotelseattlebrighton.com) is the place to stayover; it’s right by the soothing waters of Brighton Marina and has a great restaurant for post-shopping analysis. It also happens to be next door to Brighton’s outlet shopping centre – perfect for a Sunday morning perusing designer bargains.  • Make for stunning Hay-on-Wye in Wales, to search out antiques and first editions in its famous secondhand bookshops. (www.hay-on-wye.co.uk)  • For shopping at its prettiest, head to the Worcestershire town of Bewdley. You’ll find a superb foodmarket right on the River Severn, with Womens’ Institute cakes, local bread and meat and even Bewdley Brewery beer for sale. (www.bewdley.org.uk)  • Head to Glasgow, Scotland’s shopping capital and home to serious designer stores, bargain markets and big names. (www.seeglasgow.com)
Drive off for a shopping spree with a difference, from The Lanes in Brighton    to the bustling city of Glasgow, you can rely on Eos to take you there.