Port Charlotte Mall on US41 and State Road 776 is about a fifteen-minute drive and has stores such as J C Penny, Sears and Dillons. You will also find a variety of smaller and ‘nick-knack ‘ shops.

Rainbow Flea Market 4628 Tamiami Trail is an indoor air-conditioned flea market. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9am-4pm

Fisherman’s Village in Punta Gorda features a variety of boutiques, speciality shops and restaurants.

Sullivan Street Shops in Punta Gorda offers a variety of gift, craft and speciality shops. Handcrafted art, furniture, books and stationary. St Armands Circle in Sarasota has numerous shops, restaurants and coffee shops where you can spend the day browsing round. Take the 175 to Sarasota and follow the signs for St Armands Circle. Merchants Crossing of Englewood 1500 Placida Road, Englewood

For outlet shopping try Ellenton Outlet Stores, about a forty-five minute drive north on Interstate 75, Fort Myers Prime Outlets also on Interstate 75 but heading south exit 19 and Miramar Outlets between Fort Myers and Naples on Interstate 75 exit 123 Corkscrew Road.

The above is a small selection of the shopping facilities on the Gulf Coast, there are many, many more for you to choose from up and down the coast.