Stop awhile to explore Dundee city centre, where shopping in the magnificent glass-fronted Overgate shopping centre must be close to shopping heaven, with a major department store and a wealth of well known outlets of adult and children's clothing, together with music and specialist shops.

The pedestrianised High Street leads neatly from the Overgate to the Murraygate and Wellgate shopping centres, which have more department stores and retailers to suit all interests. Look out for City Quay, on the Dundee waterfront, where factory outlets aim to guarantee designer labels at low prices.

Throughout the year, shopping in Dundee city centre takes on a European flavour, with Continental Markets in June and December. Stallholders bring their produce from Germany, France, and Italy. Ever-popular Farmers' Markets run both in Dundee and around Angus.

Try a different dimension in shopping by visiting some of Angus' rural towns like Forfar, or get out and about in rural Angus and explore the work of talented and gifted craftspeople in small craft studios and workshops.