Bishopthorpe Road is proudly home to one of the UK’s most vibrant collections of independent businesses. From food and drink to wellness, retail and creative services, we welcome new listings that reflect the spirit of our street: community-led, locally rooted, and independently run.
This is not a commercial platform or profit-making exercise — it’s a community resource, built to support and promote the incredible independent businesses that call Bishopthorpe Rd home. Listing fees help cover basic running costs: web hosting, professional photography, and the work it takes to keep the directory beautifully maintained and easy to use.
If you run a physical, customer-facing business on Bishopthorpe Road (in the Eat & Drink, Shop, or Experience categories), you may be eligible for a full profile in the main site directory.
Other businesses and services in the wider area can apply to be included in the Local Directory section.
Your profile will be designed to match the look and feel of the Bishopthrope Rd. website, helping the street present itself as the cohesive, high-quality destination it is.
We aim to keep costs as low and transparent as possible. These fees are in place to cover hosting, content creation, and updates:
This site is run by friends of, and business owners of Bishopthorpe Rd community, and our aim is to provide long-term value without the need for costly always-on management.
By limiting updates to two dedicated windows per year, we ensure the site stays current while keeping admin costs sustainable and expectations clear.
If you’d like your listing to go live outside of our twice-yearly update windows (June and November), we may be able to help. Because this falls outside our regular community-led process, an external resource is required and an additional fee may apply.
You can contact hello@blkhat.studio with your details and they are committed to letting you know what’s possible, along with any costs involved.
Not every great local business needs a full profile — but we still want you to be seen and supported.
The Local Directory is a space for services, professionals, and other independent businesses in the wider Bishopthorpe Road area that may not fall into the main visitor-facing categories. Think: tradespeople, therapists, tutors, consultants, crafters, or home-based businesses who are very much part of the neighbourhood’s fabric.
If you’ve got a physical presence nearby but don’t operate a shop or hospitality space, this is where you’ll shine.
A Local Directory profile card in your colors.
We aim to keep costs as low and transparent as possible. These fees are in place to cover hosting, content creation, and updates:
This site is run by friends of, and business owners of Bishopthorpe Rd community, and our aim is to provide long-term value without the need for costly always-on management.
By limiting updates to two dedicated windows per year, we ensure the site stays current while keeping admin costs sustainable and expectations clear.
If you’d like your listing to go live outside of our twice-yearly update windows (June and November), we may be able to help. Because this falls outside our regular community-led process, an external resource is required and an additional fee may apply.
You can contact hello@blkhat.studio with your details and they are committed to letting you know what’s possible, along with any costs involved.
If you’d like to be considered for a listing, please complete the short form below, and you'll receive an automated response to let you know we received your form.
We’ll then review your submission and follow up with next steps come the June or November update period.
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Photography by Esme Mai.
