McColl’s

Located at the back of Bristol Temple Meads train station this is a convieniant news agent type shop to buy a sandwich or a drink before hoping on the train (it is also about twice as cheap as buying from the WH Smith located in the train station itself.
They are very friendly in the store and it is a very handy place to come to. Selling everything from cerials to stamps and cream to coffee! The one thing that is quite annoying about this shop is that it does not open on a saturday or a sunday which I find quite odd, it also means the shop is not as convieniant as you would like it to be.
Like all McColl’s it is a little pricey, but the food that they sell is usually on the more upmarket side of grab-​and-​go food.

Never underestimate the bargains to be had in your traditional newsagents, that is what I learnt from frequenting this McColls for two years while I worked next door at Bristol News and Media. As well as selling everything you’d want to pick up in a corner shop (and this is literally a corner shop). Think newspapers, magazines, drinks, sandwiches, chocolate, crisps, chewing gum, fags and lottery tickets. You also get some little gems. Cheap booze, discounted multipacks of chocolate, cereal and even baked beans oh and birthday cards, advent calendars and even household cleaning products. Seriously, the mark downs in here are amazing and they never seem to have any shortage of discounted snacks and supplies — much to the pleasure of half of the hacks next door who exist on Lucozade and chocolate. You can also pay on card (as long as it’s over a fiver), which is always handy.