Thistle and Clover, St. Charles, Missouri

**Standard** · 29th September 09, 08:35 PM

My wife and I were in a very nice shop in St. Charles, Missouri (just on the north side of St. Louis for those that don't know) over the weekend while attending my cousin's wedding. The shop is called the Thistle and Clover, http://www.thistleandclover.com/index.asp and is in the historic downtown area. It's a very friendly shop with a rather large selection of everything from kilts, bonnets, sporrans, sgian dubhs, and belts to jewelry and knick-knacks.

The owner and staff were very friendly. I purchased a new pair of lovat blue hose from Lochorran and was generally pleased with my visit there. I passed along the XMarksTheScot website to Craig who was kilted, and who I had a very pleasant conversation with while my wife and daughter were browsing the jewelry counter. If you are ever in the area stop by and see them.

**GMan** · 30th September 09, 08:44 AM

It is always nice to run into these types of places.

**SFCRick** · 30th September 09, 10:38 AM

sounds like a great shop

**Dr Mac** · 30th September 09, 11:34 AM

It IS nice to hear of a welcoming shop such as that...

**ChrisfromMO** · 30th September 09, 01:15 PM

Standard,
There are secret discussions of a sporan making classes at the Thistle and Clover.
Chris

**berserkbishop** · 30th September 09, 01:24 PM

I used to live in Saint Louis, and have been in there several times. It really is a great shop. The British store on the same street is also a great place to stop in. Lots of great food from the U.K.

**Standard** · 2nd October 09, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by berserkbishop

I used to live in Saint Louis, and have been in there several times. It really is a great shop. The British store on the same street is also a great place to stop in. Lots of great food from the U.K.

Yes, I saw the British shop, but unfortunately did not have the time to get in there. We are planning to go back down for the Christmas season festival which seems to run every weekend in December according to the brochure. The shops in the old downtown area stay open till 21:00 on friday evening.

**Stratherrick** · 2nd October 09, 12:48 PM

Just out of interest, what would you guys consider to be 'British' food?!

Slainte

Bruce

**sydnie7** · 2nd October 09, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Stratherrick

Just out of interest, what would you guys consider to be 'British' food?!

Slainte

Bruce

Branston Pickle, any of the biscuits aka cookies sold by McEvies (sp?) and other brands, ditto some of the candies from UK brands. You can find some of this in "regular" stores but there are lots of specialty stores with more selection.

Amazon US is another good place to find British brands on sale.