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Smokies, Star Rock and a bookshop wardrobe.

Shopping in Angus means taking something home to eat or keep. In Arbroath, family smokehouses by the harbour still smoke Arbroath smokies, and one makes hot-smoked salmon too. Kirriemuir has a sweet shop founded in 1833, still making its own Star Rock to a recipe passed down the years. In Glamis village, five old workers' cottages hold a gallery of Scottish art and craft with working studios. Montrose has an independent bookshop with a children's room through a wardrobe door, and a florist with a coffee hatch in an old bowling clubhouse. Smokies are best eaten warm, so buy them on the day.

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Place of the day18 hours ago

The Star Rock Shop.

Said to be Scotland's oldest sweet shop, founded in Kirriemuir in 1833, still making its own Star Rock to a recipe passed down for nearly two centuries.

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From our guide12 hours ago

Lilybank Bakehouse.

Behind a dark red shopfront on Montrose High Street, Lilybank Bakehouse sells the bread that Stuart King first baked in his own kitchen in 2023. The micro-bakery grew so fast that in 2025 it moved into a High Street shop owned by ProMo, the community group bringing life back to the town centre. The sourdough has dark, blistered crusts and is made with local organic flour. There are croissants and trays of buns heaped with fruit and icing too. Everything goes quickly, so it pays to get there early.

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Lunch near Ink & Quill Bookshop.

The three closest tables: The Funky Wee Teapot, Tomorrow Is Another Day and Lilybank Bakehouse.

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From our guide2 hours ago

The Flower Pavilion.

On Rossie Island, where Montrose meets the South Esk, an old bowling clubhouse has been restored as the Flower Pavilion. The floral designer Linda Cooper opened it in 2016, and it is a shop, a studio and a coffee hatch all at once. Buckets of seasonal flowers fill the shop, and bouquets and wreaths are made by hand in the studio. Take a hot drink from the hatch out onto the old bowling green, which is still kept as smooth as ever. It is a lovely stop on the way into town or out to Montrose Basin.

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E&O Fish.

A fishmonger and smokehouse at the foot of Arbroath, smoking Arbroath smokies and selling fish in season across its counter.

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