Take home a souvenir you will wear: Celtic Gold specialises in striking pieces inspired by ancient Celtic and Manx designs (5 Michael Street, tel: 01624 843 737).

Keep warm this winter with a rug or scarf made from the traditional Laxey Manx tartan, made at the island's last working woollen mill (Laxey Woollen Mills, Glen Road, Laxey; tel: 01624 861 395; laxeywoollenmills.com).

Shop with a clear conscious at this well-stocked Fairtrade emporium in Ramsey. Its striking jewellery and unusual homeware are particular draws (Shakti Man, 66 Parliament Street, Ramsey, tel: 01624 815060, shaktiman.co.uk).

Animal lovers can support the work of local charity, Manx Wildlife Trust, by choosing from the unusual tableware, gifts and cards in its well-stocked Peel shop (Manx Wildlife Trust Shop, 7-8 Market Place, Peel; tel: 01624 844432, manxwt.org.uk).