The Clifton Arcade — Local services in Bristol

A small but beautiful arcade tucked away in a corner, it's full of art galleries selling unusual and original modern art. But the real gem in this arcade is the terrarium shop at the far end, it's one of those magical, slightly chaotic emporiums full to the brim with absolute treasues...moss balls, air plants, all manner of glass flasks and containers plus all the plants you need to start a terrarium. There are some very large ready made terrariums which are like miniature cloud forests, if you squint you could imagine yourself inside the jar in a scene from Lord of the Rings...the lush vegetation of New Zealand springs to mind. This shop, (and I'm so sorry, I didn't spot the name) is run by a charming and knowledgeable chap who obviously loves his work . They also stock some carefully curated home wares....I bought a splendid sequined parrot and my son bought some moss. I highly recommend this shop, perhaps don't take dogs or toddlers, this shop is...

Wow I loved this place. The Shops were so vintage, the floor was so beautifully laid. The staircase at the end was as if you were walking into a massive house. There were shops just on the righthand side open when we went. As a wheelchair user it was disappointing that the toilets were at the top too, but I think with it being an old property I didn't expect anything less. There was loads of room down the corridor between the shops. All the staff in every shop were lovely but none of them beat the lady in the first shop called Jemima (the shop NOT the lady lol) was lovely. Nothing was too much trouble. She moved things so I could get through with my Wheelchair, she passed items down so I could have a look at them and even offered to order anything she hadn't got in stock and have it posted to my...

Primrose Cafe is great. Other than that I think the arcade website needs updating as currently misleading particularly as one place I wanted to visit seems to have downsized to a smaller unit, only a few items and I don't think two mirrors can be the largest selection in the S. West. Also it needs to be made clear that while the arcade is open on a Tuesday several of the businesses aren't! Obviously people need time off, just be good to be aware which days, we travelled specifically to see Dustbowl Vintage and that and a couple of other shops were closed, so it's obviously a chosen day to close by some unit holders and I think Monday too, so should be mentioned that this could be the case on...