Britain’s dirtiest and kinkiest adult mags
Top shelf, fetish and hardcore sex mags...
We’re Old School folks here at XD Publications. We prefer print magazines and DVDs to online porn; and real sex with real people to virtual wanks on Facebook and Skype; and if we need a hard dildo to shove up our aresholes, we’d much rather hit the High Street to buy one than order from an online retailer of sex toys. That’s why you’ll often find us hanging out in that Great British institution - the licensed UK sex shop - browsing through the racks of dirty mags, R18 porn films, vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, hard-on pills, room aromas and trashy lingerie.
Of course, many people feel a certain amount of fear walking through the door of a sex shop for the very first time. The boarded up windows and back street locations (insisted upon by UK law) can make them seem imposing places; and with that typically British prurient attitude to anything to do with sex, one is even encouraged to feel a degree of guilt and shame about wanting to buy a blow up sex doll and a tube of lube. But take it from people who have been in sex shops up and down the country and waltzed through the doors with the brazen attitude of people who really don’t give a shit - the modern UK sex shop is a bright, friendly and always very welcoming place where you can browse through fabulously sexy products to your heart’s content without being judged. Oh, and even better still, you might find our filthy porn mags on the shelves...
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Aldershot - Private Shop
Situated at the quieter end of the High Street, this store has a pleasing Old School vibe about it and stocks a particularly good range of R18 DVDs, as well as room aromas and potency pills.
266B High Street
Andover - My Amazing Fantasy
Where better to Andover a wad of cash in exchange for some sex toys, adult mags and R18 DVDs than this discreet licensed sex shop in one of Hampshire’s most picturesque market towns.
2 Weyhill Road
Try not to get distracted by the side door (which leads to the sweet temptations of the massage parlour on the upper floor) and instead head inside the door at the front to enter what, in our view, is one of the friendliest licensed sex shops in the UK. It’s located in the Digbeth area of Birmingham, straight over the road from the coach park, and it stocks all the latest adult magazines (including our very own), as well as R18 porn DVDs, dildos, vibrators, anal toys, hard-on pills, room aromas and lube. We always pop in when we’re in the Birmingham area, as there’s a nice relaxed atmosphere in which to browse all the latest adult products. This is everything the modern sex shop should be - and more!
The Book Exchange
91 Oxford Street
Birmingham
B5 6DY
Bangor - Nice’n’Naughty
Well-lit shop with friendly male and female staff who are happy to provide assistance and advice on sex toys and fetish gear. Huge range of DVDs, mags, vibes and other toys.
27 High Street
Barnsley - Pulse & Cocktails
This fantastically well-stocked sex shop has a discreet rear entrance and offers an excellent selection of R18 DVDs, adult magazines, vibrators, anal toys, lingerie and bondage gear.
462 Doncaster Road
Ayr - Bodystyle
One of only a handful of sex shops North of the border, this is one of Scotland’s hidden gems. It’s a bright and welcoming adult shop packed with sex toys, kinky clothing and much, much more.
5 Burns Statue Arcade
Blackpool - Saints & Sinners
Size isn’t everything, but this huge 3-floor sex shop has quality well as quantity. Toys and lingerie fill the ground floor and DVDs the upper while the basement is a BDSM paradise!
5-15 Foxhall Square
Bournemouth - Simply Pleasure
UK chain Simply Pleasure’s second Bournemouth store is located on the exact same road as its first one. But then again, it’s a very long road, so why not offer double the fun?
333 - 335 Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth - Simply Pleasure
The original branch of Simply Pleasure is a modern and welcoming sex shop offering a huge selection of vibrators, dildos, lingerie, butt plugs, fetish gear and wanking matter.
180 Holdenhurst Road
Cambridge - Private Shop
Terrific little sex shop with a couples-friendly atmosphere that adds a much-needed touch of eroticism to Cambridge town centre. Pop in for porn DVDs, room aromas, dildos and vibes.
38 Chesterton Road
Bristol - Nice’n’Naughty
This is a lovely licensed sex shop with a bright and cheerful exterior; and once inside, you’ll find a terrific selection of lingerie, butt plugs, dildos, vibes, XXX DVDs and adult magazines.
45 Colston Street
Bristol - Simply Pleasure
Whether you’re straight, gay, bisexual or merely bi-curious; and whether you’re into fem-dom, cross-dressing or hard CP, you’re sure to find what you’re after at this central Bristol store.
30 Bond Street
Cannock - Simply Pleasure
Whatever your adult needs or kinks, you are certain to find some suitable goodies in this spacious and welcoming licensed sex shop tucked away on an industrial estate.
Unit 16 Beechwood Business Park
Cardiff - Private Shop
Open six days a week, and with late night opening till 8pm on Fridays, this centrally located sex shop has everything you need to guarantee a sexy time - DVDs, dirty mags, sex toys... the lot!
9 Mill Lane
Carlisle - Private Shop
We’ve not popped into this one for a while, as Carlisle is a million miles away, but we remember this being a modern, tidy and spacious store packed with enticing adult products.
6 London Road
Owner Terry has been running Chelmsford’s Adult Discount Store since 1981. It started life as a Private Shop and was the first ever UK store to be granted a licence, but is now fully independent and stocks a huge range of DVDs, mags, vibrators, dildos, love eggs, rampant rabbits, strap-on toys, lingerie and sexual performance enhancement pills. It’s situated on Moulsham Street, a quaint, little shopping road just off the main High Street in Chelmsford packed with independent traders offering proper service and the personal touch.
167 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford
CM2 OLD
Great Yarmouth - Private Shop
Our local Private Shop crams one hell of a lot of DVDs, adult mags, sex toys and sex pills into a compact but hugely welcoming shop. Discreet side door entrance for the shyer ones among you.
3 Howard Street North
Clacton-on-Sea - Adult Centre
Just a stroll from the High Street and seafront, the Adult Centre in Clacton has been supplying locals and holiday makers with sex toys, XXX films, lingerie and adult mags since 1991.
28 Orwell Road
Hull - Private Shop
Excellently laid-out sex shop on a discreet road near the city centre. An enticing window display beckons you inside to view the wide range of DVDs, sex toys and more.
263 Hessle Road
Dundee - Desire
Lovely independent sex shop with a particularly good range of lingerie and erotic clothing, as well as herbal sex supplements, dildos, vibes, lube, condoms, bondage equipment and DVDs.
51-53 Albert Street
Edinburgh - Private Shop
Scotland’s oldest and largest adult store opens 7 days a week and has a vast selection of R18 porn DVDs in all your favourite categories, including MILFs, GILFs, TS, fetish and gay.
103 Oxford Street
Glasgow - DVD Exchange
Part standard DVD shop and part adult emporium, this quirky and super-discreet sex shop is one of our all-time favourites and acts as the distribution centre for our adult mags in Scotland.
180 Saltmarket
Darlington - Simply Pleasure
There’s no need to be nervous about entering what is a bright and airy modern sex shop with an excellent selection of fetish items designed to bring your kinks to life.
71 Bondgate
Derby - Simply Pleasure
The boarded up frontage of this branch of Simply Pleasure gives few clues to the vast array of adult products waiting for you in-store. A real treasure trove of naughtiness and kink!
132 London Road
Exeter - Simply Pleasure
This Devon sex shop has a lovely couples-friendly atmosphere and is the type of welcoming adult store where anyone can feel comfortable browsing adult toys, fetish gear and XXX porn DVDs.
156 Sidwell Street
Ipswich - Pulse & Cocktails
Think of Ipswich and you probably think of the finest football team ever to grace the earth, but it’s also home to this surprisingly bright, spacious and welcoming sex shop.
68 Upper Orwell Street
Hull - Simply Pleasure
A great location near the city centre train station make this an easily accessible branch of Simply Pleasure - and inside you’ll find a wealth of adult products to suit all kinks.
171 Ferens Way
Birmingham - Private Shop
Pinfold Street is a mess at the moment, as they’re digging up the road to lay tram lines, but this spacious branch of Private Shop is always worth a detour. It’s just off New Street.
43-44 Pinfold Street
Birmingham - Night Trips
A proper ‘Old School’ sex shop on a busy road in the city centre, Night Trips has a huge selection of porno treats and hard-on pills. It has a slightly 1970s vibe, but we like that in a sex shop!
39 Horse Fair
Birmingham - Adult World
Tucked away down a side road near New Street Station, Adult World is not just a sex shop, but also a sex cinema, strip-tease joint and lap dance club all rolled into one.
1 Hinckley Street
Bexley - Private Shop
Situated next to the Village Library in the London borough of Bexley, this excellent branch of Private Shop stocks a wide selection of DVDs, mags, toys and performance enhancers.
14 Bourne Road
Bolton - Private Shop
Hidden away on a discreet side street just a short walk from the town centre, this is Bolton’s go-to place for hardcore DVDs, dirty magazines, butt plugs, fetish gear and adult novelties.
201 St. Georges Road
Bridgend - Private Shop
There aren’t many sex shops in Wales, but this brilliant branch of Private Shops UK has more than enough stock to keep the average punter happy, including a huge range of mags and DVDs.
72 Bridgend Road
Chatham - Private Shop
Slap-bang on the High Street of Chatham in Kent, this fully licensed sex shops offers discreet adult shopping in a friendly and welcome environment. Excellent range of naughty goodies!
18 High Street
Derby - Private Shop
The Derby branch of Private Shops UK is the perfect place to shop for R18 DVDs, contact magazines, anal toys, vibes, dildos and anything else that turns you on.
61 Osmaston Road