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One tiny town has been named among the best and prettiest places in the UK to find impressive presents for loved ones this Christmas.<\/p>\n
Cardigan in the Welsh county of Ceredigion has been praised for its lack of tasteless tinsel and historic upmarket shops painted in all colours of the rainbow.<\/p>\n
According to a list of the country’s best festive shopping centres published by the Times, the town with a population of about 4,000 people features some of the best independent shops of all varieties.<\/p>\n
The Tonnau surf shop, Nant Designs card and book shop, and Custom House Gallery, which sells the work of local artists, are all among those praised.<\/p>\n
The town itself features the picturesque Prince Charles Quay and breezy Cardigan Bay, which is steeped in history.<\/p>\n
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