BABYLON TRADING

DETAILS

Mike & Miri Allen
Babylon Trading
86/87 High St Oxford OX1 4BG

OPENING TIMES

Mon – Sat: 10 am – 6 pm

Sun: 11 am – 5 pm

SOCIALS

ABOUT

Babylon is an independent retailer specialising in eclectic and exceptional home interiors and giftware, with over 30 years of experience in buying and sourcing home and gift products from around the world and the UK. This year they will be focusing on increasing UK made ranges and environmentally friendly products.

The Babylon store in Oxford offer a unique blend of lifestyle products for the home, all cherry picked to create an individual style. There’s a choice in ranges of casual furniture, stylish wall art, beautiful silver jewellery, unique gift ideas, luxurious home textiles and relaxed lifestyle clothing.

Located on the historic High St amongst the University colleges, our shop is an indie business specialising in an eclectic mix of home interiors, giftware and lifestyle products. At the core of our business is the desire to create a different retail offer by cherry picking products we love for ourselves & our home, working together with our amazing small team where local customers & new faces are always welcome. Oxford has a great tradition of having a thriving independent retail & hospitality scene, which we are proud to be a part of, with so many hidden gems to discover.

– Miri Allen, Owner

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