Late night shopping in Gloucestershire

Late night shopping will be taking place across Gloucestershire, giving savvy evening shoppers plenty of opportunity to snap up their Christmas presents.

A myriad of Gloucestershire shops and shopping centres will be opening their doors later than usual to cater for the annual Christmas present-buying dash.

Shoppers in Cheltenham will be first off the mark, with the town centre’s shops staying open every Thursday evening from mid-November, whilst Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet will be keeping its regular hours throughout the festive season.

Late night shopping in the Cotswolds

The Cirencester Advent Festival will be taking place on Sunday 29 November 2009, with late night shopping in the town.

On Thursday 3 December 2009 the annual Daylesford Christmas shopping evening will be taking place at Daylesford Organic Farmshop near Stow-on-the-Wold.

The Bourton-on-the-Water Victorian Christmas Evening on Friday 4 December 2009 will also see Bourton’s shops stay open until 9pm.

Late night shopping in Cheltenham

Late night Christmas shopping in Cheltenham officially starts on Thursday 12 November 2009, when a majority of the town centre’s shops will stay open until 8pm.

Beechwood Shopping Centre in Cheltenham will be open until 8pm on Thursday 3, Thursday 10, and Thursday 17 December 2009.

On Thursday 3 December 2009, the Montpellier Christmas Street Fair will see many Montpellier shops staying open late and running special festive offers at the one-off event.

Late night shopping in Gloucester

Late night shopping in Gloucester city centre starts on Thursday 3 December 2009, with The Mall and Kings Walk shopping centre staying open until 8pm.

Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet, meanwhile, is open until 8pm from Monday to Friday, until 7pm on Saturday, and until 5pm on Sundays.

Late night shopping in Stroud

The shops and businesses on Market Street in Nailsworth will be staying open late until 9pm every Thursday in December, with entertainment, mince pies and mulled wine as well as fund raising for children’s charities on each of the three evenings.

Late night shopping in the Forest of Dean

St John Street in Coleford will be holding its late night Christmas Shopping Evening on Thursday 3 December 2009, when the whole street will be closed to traffic, and the St John Street shops will be open from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, with street entertainment, stalls, food, carols, and more.

Regent’s Yard Market in Lydney will be open late for seasonal shopping until 8pm on Thursday 3, Friday 4, Thursday 10, Thursday 17 and Wednesday 23 December 2009.