Falkirk and its surrounding areas, including Bo’ness, Grangemouth, Stenhousemuir and Denny, have a lot to offer, with each town providing its own unique experience.
You'll find a great choice of gifts from many award-winning independent boutiques, designer clothes shops, food and drink shops, and much more. Whatever your taste or budget, you are sure to find somewhere you can stock up on festive gifts, and by doing so, you are helping support our local businesses and community.
District Towns Gift Card
Not sure what to give to your love ones? Why not treat them to the Falkirk District Towns Gift Card? It's a great and easy way to shop in the area, and supports local businesses. You can use it at over 120 businesses, including restaurants, independent stores, hair and beauty salons and even accommodation! Get the card online here or at Seagull Trust Book Shop, 47 High St, Falkirk, FK1 1ES.
If you need a break from shopping, you will find a fantastic mix of cafes and restaurants offering light snacks, lunches, amazing cakes, afternoon teas, cocktails and dinner. If you have time, you can add to your shopping trip and discover all the things you can see and do in the Falkirk area. Why not also take a look at the variety of fantastic Christmas events taking place around Falkirk this festive period!
Detailed below are just some of our suggestions of the great variety of businesses to choose from – as there are too many to mention in just one blog, please click on the links to take you to our dedicated web pages where you will find fuller listings of our fantastic range of unique independent retailers.
We hope you will visit, explore and discover the fantastic mix of local businesses across the Falkirk area.
Gift shops
Find that unique and special gift for your loved ones or a treat for yourself this festive season.
The Lonely Broomstick and Whimsic Alley in Falkirk town centre, offer some of the most magical products including officially licensed Harry Potter & Wizarding World merchandise.
Find a wide selection of bespoke cards, unique and special gifts at Wild At Heart in Falkirk, With Love, Vikki x and Paper Ribbons in Bo'ness.
Shop local while you experience some of Scotland’s top attractions. Visit Callendar House, The Kelpies and The Falkirk Wheel visitor centre’s gift shops. Get unique locally-produced gifts, from limited edition art works to seasonal goods, Scottish tweed, haggis or whisky!
Discover our wide range of gift shops in the area here
The Lonely Broomstick, Falkirk
Fashion retailers
The Falkirk area has a great selection of award-winning independent boutiques and fashion favourites.
You will find some of Scotland’s leading independent ladies boutiques such as Sisters Boutique and Glebe in Falkirk town centre, while in Bo'ness you will find Charley’s Boutique. These are just some examples of the unique fashion retailers in our area which can bring you the latest fashion and accessories from leading worldwide brands.
Designerwear2u in Denny and Exit Menswear in Falkirk offer the latest styles and top names in men’s designer clothing at competitive prices.
And for the wee ones, take a look at Mini Couture in Bo'ness, Spoiled By Love Baby Boutique in Grangemouth and Buttercups Childrens Boutique in Larbert, which bring you boutique designer kids clothing, shoes and accessories.
Discover our wide range of independent fashion retailers here
Sisters Boutique, Falkirk
Maker, artists and galleries
The Falkirk area has a great selection of handmade items that would make the perfect Christmas gifts. You can buy high quality handcrafted products from a diverse range of independent designers and makers, including local jewellers, crafters, florists and artisans.
Stunning handmade jewellery is available from local jewellers No43 Jewellery Workshop, and handmade ceramic creations by artist Susan Wade-French can be found at Bean Row Pottery. Fabulous Finds Frenchic at Be Organised in Denny offers unique gifts, upcycled and preloved items, homeware and DIY products. Ochil Crafts in Grangemouth provides its customers with an impressive variety of hand crafted gifts made by local artists and crafters, and Firefly Design in Bo'ness is an art gallery and giftshop showcasing the work of local artists.
Brighten up this festive season with a stunning bouquet of flowers from top quality florists, including Ann Baff Flowers in Falkirk and Irene's Florist in Larbert.
View all of our makers, artists and galleries here
Ochil Crafts, Grangemouth
Food and drink producers
Our area is home to many food and drink producers, which offer high quality local produce, including Scottish craft beer, fudge, chocolate, cakes, award winning butchers and much more.
Find the perfect gift for food lovers. Why not gift a beautiful upmarket food hamper from Bushel, based in The Collective in Bo'ness. Handmade celebration cakes can be found at Darrells Cakes in Falkirk, Marshall's Family Bakers in Falkirk offers a variety of baked goods from cakes to pies and much more, and The Pie King in Bo'ness supplies a variety of pies, pasties, bridies, and more.
Serve a traditional Christmas dinner menu using the finest local produce our area offers. Get the finest of Scotch meat at one of the various local high quality butchers, such as Robert Brown & Son Butchers in Stenhousemuir, Patricks of Camelon in Camelon, George Kirk & Sons Butchers in Denny, and Thomas Burns & Sons Butchers in Bo'ness. If you are a fish lover, The Fresh Fish Place in Falkirk and Grangemouth offers a wide range of fresh fish and seafood from Scotland.
Discover more food and drink businesses here
Bushel Hampers, Bo'ness
