Dot's Place

Dot's Place is a gift shop on Richmond's Market Place, where dogs are welcome inside alongside their browsing owners. The shop stocks cards, gifts and homewares and the owner's own dog is often on hand to greet visitors. That clear dog access keeps the browse part of the same outing rather than ending in another doorway handover.

It's a central stop on a Richmond wander, useful when you need a card or present without leaving your dog tied outside. The indoor welcome means you can browse together, which makes quick errands a lot less tangled.

Richmond's cobbled market square and surrounding streets are easy to explore with a dog and Dot's Place sits right in the middle of it all. The shop is small and independently run, with the sort of character that makes a gift-shop browse feel less like a chore.