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When ITV's '60 Minute Makeover' wanted a Rustic Boat Bookcase they came to us at Dorset Gifts. Pictured is our smallest one-shelf boat bookcase but we also have larger boat bookcases with two and three shelves as well as other nautical furniture and nautical decor.

From model yachts and boats to decorative household nautical items, silver resin shells as well as real seashells and glass fishing floats, we have a large range of unusual nautical gift ideas including nautical gifts for men and nautical gifts for women and unique coastal and seaside presents and beach style ornaments in our nautical decor shop for you to choose from.
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Buy Seashells - Shells, Large Shells, Craft Shells, Decorative Shells, Seashell Gifts, Wholesale Shells and Bags of Shells. Our seashell and related items are all by-products of the fishing industry and are collected from aqua-farms among other sources. The marine and shell items we sell are sustainable and are all sold in line with the rules set out by the convention on CITES.
We have a wide range of nautical decorative items for the home - so if you are looking for decorative nautical ideas or nautical decor, this is a good place to start. Our beach themed accessories have been divided into categories such as beach hut gifts, nautically themed mirrors, lifering gifts, lighthouse gifts and more.
Our glass fishing floats with interior lights (LED battery required) are a natural progression and frequently asked item for those who have seen our unlit glass floats. We sell at 20 cms diameter and 13 cms diameter. These come in 4 colours - blue, green, red and turquoise. Photographed are a few of the LED Glass Floats we have just dropped off with Liz in the Portsmouth Hoy next door to our shop and we turned on the turquoise one.
Our very real, rare and beautiful nautilus pendants are handmade and consist of a genuine nautilus shell 50mm in length surrounded by a 925 sterling silver mount. This nautilus pendant is quite stunning, eye-catching jewellery in real silver with a real nautilus shell and nice nautical gift for the woman in your life.
Our nautically themed posters in scrolls are a great addition to the maritime items we mainly display on our website and make for interesting reading wherever you choose to display them. These nautical posters come packed in acetate scrolls and measures 20" in length by approximately 13" width. This makes our nautical posters not too small, not too large and the perfect size to position over that crack in the wall!
Reviews (10)
Zaf Ablikim
Zaf Ablikim
Aug 11, 2021
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Lovely friendly local service with reasonably priced nice products
Bought some seashells that were unique and reasonably priced for a gift shop on the high street
Would definitely recommend if needing a gift or something to remember from Poole/Dorset
James Talbot
James Talbot
Aug 09, 2021
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First and foremost the service is top tier. The lovely lady owner was very helpful and knows her products. Products are homely and good quality. Locally sourced scrumpy which goes down a treat. 5/5 would scrump again
Samantha North
Samantha North
Jul 15, 2021
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We have ordered many bits over the last year online, so it was lovely to visit the shop in person. Met with the owner and had a delicious icecream thank you for that. Obviously bought some more bits and will always recommend for quality,price and great service
Dawn Snook
Dawn Snook
Jun 16, 2021
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I ordered two boat shaped bookshelves for our bathroom back in April.
Due to the current pandemic, their journey to the UK took a little longer than planned, but Jamie from Dorset gifts could not have done more, to keep us up to date with their progress. To receive personal texts every step of the way was just outstanding in today’s business world.
They arrived yesterday, beautifully packaged and are beyond wonderful!
I cannot stress enough what a wonderful experience this has been…….Dorset Gifts could certainly teach some of the bigger retailers a thing or two about customer service!
Helen O'Brien
Helen O'Brien
May 28, 2021
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This is the second time I've shopped at Dorset Gifts and each time the service has been superb! Friendly and personalised and prompt. Both the shells that I bought exceeded my expectations - I can't recommend them enough!
Jane Jewitt
Jane Jewitt
Mar 16, 2021
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I’ve been looking for a lovely shell for our bathroom and come across Dorset Gifts on google. All I can say is what amazing service. I ordered the Murex Ramosus Sea Shell on Sunday afternoon and it arrived this morning, Tuesday. It’s gorgeous and looks amazing in our bathroom.
I will definitely use Dorset Gifts again and would highly recommend them to anyone. Thank you, I love my shell.
Charlotte Cox
Charlotte Cox
Dec 30, 2020
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A fantastic family run shop located right in the middle of Poole Quay, with beautiful views of the harbour. Not only does it sell local Dorset foods and drinks (honey, fudge, tea, biscuits, rock, shortbread, wines, meads, ciders, etc.), they sell the most beautiful nautical gifts and home decor, all at a very reasonable price. The shop is also known for having the best ice cream on The Quay (Marshfield Farm), so if you're in Poole, it's definitely worth a visit!
Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie
Jul 25, 2020
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Jamie was fantastic. I asked for some pictures of the wonderful trumpet tritons before I submitted my order and he emailed over a perfect selection. The shells are just beautiful, well packaged and arrived very quickly. Thank you so much, I suspect I’ll be back for more
Dr. Archana Raheja
Dr. Archana Raheja
Jun 19, 2019
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The nature lover in me wanted sea shells for my new home. After much browsing I chose Dorset Gifts, and what a great decision it was. Within 4 days of placing my order, I received a box full of shells through Royal Mail Business Service (large, medium and small). Some of the shells gave me the impression that they were selected with great care, just for me. Thank you Jamie and Lisa.
Sara
Sara
Jul 06, 2016
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Excellent service. I'd ordered online on Friday about 11am and they showed up the very next day, on a Saturday no less by 8am! Never received anything so fast in my life! Excellent service and beautiful shells. They're going to make lovely molds for my clay work. Thank You!