Address:
6 Blake Street, York YO1 8QG

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Telephone:
01904 466642

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Opening Times:
Monday: 10:00–18:00
Tuesday: 10:00–18:00
Wednesday: 10:00–18:00
Thursday: 10:00–18:00
Friday: 10:00–18:00
Saturday: 10:00–18:00
Sunday: 10:00–17:00

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Description:
The Imaginarium is a theatrical independent lifestyle store styled like a wonderfully eccentric Victorian curiosity shop. Its carefully packed rooms are filled with distinctive homeware, fragrances, ornaments, jewellery, accessories and unusual gifts sourced from artists and makers. Seasonal displays add another layer of spectacle, with the Christmas Emporium turning the rear of the shop into a particularly extravagant festive wonderland.

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Good for:
Unusual gifts · statement homeware · fragrances · jewellery · quirky ornaments · independent shopping · Christmas decorations · Victorian styling · theatrical displays · people who enjoy a proper browse

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Nearby:
Blake Street · St Helen’s Square · Stonegate · York Minster · York Art Gallery · Museum Gardens · Bootham Bar · The Shambles

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Make a Day of It:
Begin with York Art Gallery or a walk through Museum Gardens, then head along Blake Street for a browse inside The Imaginarium. Continue towards Stonegate and York Minster afterwards, assuming you can still carry everything you bought after going in for one small gift.

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The Tidy Take:
The Imaginarium is less a shop and more a beautifully arranged treasure hunt. Every shelf rewards closer inspection, the displays are gloriously dramatic and leaving empty-handed requires a level of discipline that most of us simply do not possess.