Shops in sports museums
British Golf Museum (St Andrews)
Using diverse displays and exciting interactive exhibits, the museum tells the story of British golf from its origins in the Middle Ages through to the present day. The shop brings together an extensive range of golfing literature and memorabilia, much of which is exclusive to the British Golf Museum (www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk/).
MCC Museum (Lord’s, London)
A must if you’re a cricket fan, the MCC Museum is the world’s oldest sporting museum. Its most famous exhibit is probably The Ashes, fought over passionately by England and Australia. The shop, in Lord’s (www.lords.org) cricket ground, has everything from specialist cricket equipment and clothing to toys and games.
Millennium Stadium (Cardiff)
With the first retractable roof in the UK, the Millennium Stadium (www.millenniumstadium.com) has quickly established itself as a world-class venue, but is probably best known as the home of Welsh rugby. Take a tour of the stadium or just call in to the shop stacked high with rugby memorabilia and official Welsh Rugby Union merchandise.
Old Trafford (Manchester)
Wherever you are in the world, whatever tongue is spoken, the two words Manchester United (www.manutd.com/) seem to be a common language. Head to Old Trafford to see its museum and visit the shop which sells strips, memorabilia and all football items connected with this famous team.
National Football Museum (Preston)
This is the leading football museum (www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/) in the world, housing an amazing collection of football artefacts and archives, including the FIFA Museum Collection. Spend some time in the shop and choose a reminder of your visit from a selection of innovative gifts and souvenirs, based on the museum’s collections.
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (London)
Completely re-furbished in 2006, the Wimbledon museum (www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html) highlights include a ‘walk through’ of the men’s dressing rooms as they were in the 80s, with John McEnroe. Browse in the museum shop and make your choice from a wide range of exclusive tennis gifts and the Championships merchandise, unique to the museum’s own collection.