30/32, West Street,
Bridport,
Dorset,
DT6 3QP

Since 1896

Telephone Bridport
01308 458224

Hat Festival Displays

Hat Festival Displays

2/9/2025 With Bridport Hat Festival almost upon us, our WINDOWS have been changed to suit the occasion… with a very special ‘Limited Edition’ display in No.30. Whereas the ‘Entrance Side’ of No.32 has been jazzed up with HatFest posters and bags,...
Measuring your Head

Measuring your Head

27/8/2025 We recently updated our ‘Sizes and Measuring’ page with a short VIDEO, showing Snookette Sue demonstrating – with help from the lovely Derek – precisely how a head should be measured. So if you want to come to the shop pre-armed with your size...
Hat Amnesty & Auction!

Hat Amnesty & Auction!

26/8/2025 It’s that time again… if you have any hats (in good condition) that you no longer want, please donate them for Bridport Hat Festival’s HAT AUCTION… all to raise money for head-related charities. The final deadline for the HAT AMNESTY...
Snooks in ‘Britain’!

Snooks in ‘Britain’!

21/8/2025 Our little emporium, T Snook, hatters, features in a wonderful FOUR-PAGE ARTICLE in the current issue of BRITAIN magazine. You’ll find The Guvnor extensively quoted, along with colourful descriptions of the shop, its history and various...
Pick up a Panama!

Pick up a Panama!

13/8/2025 Hot off the delivery van and freshly unboxed, it’s a restock of some of our most popular PANAMA HATS from our friends at the venerable Luton-based brand of Whiteley. Clockwise from Sue’s right hand (in front of the kilt), the styles are:...
Hats for the August Sun

Hats for the August Sun

4/8/2025 The sun is out again – hurrah! – so we need to get our hats on… As luck would have it, we had a delivery from our friends at Wallaroo, so are well stocked for their SUNHATS, including these two new beauties – the pale ladies’ widebrim...
Panamas and Umbrellas

Panamas and Umbrellas

30/7/2025 Heading into late summer, our next window display is aimed straight at our current weather – sunshine and showers – with perfect PANAMA HATS and beautiful boutique UMBRELLAS. Own a Panama and you’re making a statement about yourself – it is the classic...
Amazing Umbrellas

Amazing Umbrellas

23/7/2025 Given the summer downpours we’ve been getting these last few days, isn’t it lucky that we’ve had a large delivery of UMBRELLAS?! Our ladies’ brollies come in a wide variety of stunning styles, some with stripes and/or lace, others...
Snooks by the Sea

Snooks by the Sea

15/7/2025 Our little Bridport-based emporium is in walking distance of the wonderful Jurassic coast, so in summer of course we’re going to have a BEACH-THEMED WINDOW! While this July has seen mixed weather fortunes, from heatwave to downpour, that’s...
Super Sunhats

Super Sunhats

8/7/2025 It’s hotting up again, so what should we all be doing? Wearing a SUNHAT, of course! Luckily, one of our main suppliers of sunhats, Sunday Afternoons, has just sent us a substantial restock. All of their sunhats are UPF50+ top rated for sun protection,...