I like that it's never too busy (excluding holiday/Christmas times) so you can walk around and have…read morea good look at the stores. They have an excellent range of shops for women's dresses (Reiss, Hobbs etc) and lots of athlete attire stores like Nike and Under Armour. I often find the Reiss discounts are some of the best for the quality you're getting. They also have a good food court with fast food and some nicer places like Wagamama. The Cadbury's store is great if you're looking for bags of mini chocolates. My best friend loves strawberry creams and they sometimes have entire bags of just them. At Christmas they have some great items too, but not very heavily discounted. Nice place to walk around and a great shopping centre for wedding outfits etc.

Everybody watch out this outlet place is not fun. If you are an introvert beware of Nike area. Shoe…read moreshopping takes way too long do not come looking for shoes if you want to be happy. The highlight my five guys burger HOWEVER our table was sticky for som reason. Lastly, one of the bathroom stalls had a secret message engraved into the door: Yikes I retire

A huge store full of goodies. It's worth going every week as the stock is constantly changing. Very…read moregood at the mo. for ski wear. Brilliant selection of gifts - perfume, bags, toiletries, food items. Have recently opened a jewellery section which is in the centre of the store - some really lovely stuff (watches included). Very good for underwear - look out for all the top names Babywear excellent and some unusual clothing. Also sell toys, bedding and homeware. Huge car park. Small cafe inside. Best to allow plenty of time to search through all the racks - can't be done in a hurry. I find the best time to go on a Saturday is just as the store is opening at 9.;00 - otherwise daytime in the week.

TK Maxx is a good place to get designer labels cheaply. The store in Swindon is away from the town…read morecentre, but is near to the train station, so long as you know where you are going. There is also lots of free car parking. They have racks and racks of clothes and shoes etc. Sometimes, there is so much to look through on the rails that it can be off-putting. The stuff is not laid out well to enable you to browse easily. In the Swindon store, there is a small cafe where you can grab a cake and a cup of coffee when you have shopped to drop! There are not many other places nearby, it is a bit out on a limb.

we were planning on purchasing a new kitchen with them and all I needed was a toilet due to health…read morereasons , and guess what ? they have recently removed them. so they have lost my order , bloody ridiculous

After consulting with the store manager, I' m not allowed to take my dog into this store, why do…read morethey sell things for pets if your not allowed to take your pet in with you? Therefore they should move their pets food and toys to the front of the shop and allow pets to go in , you wouldn't want to leave them outside, 1 because of hot weather 2 has some dogs are irreplaceable if stolen, so The Range get an NO!!!! vote from me

This is a great toy shop and the quality of the toys is amazing. In this day of plastic is best,…read moreELC have produced some wonderful wooden toys. Their attention to detail and quality is outstanding. They do stock branded toys and they seem to be a decent price. The shops are not huge, but most toys can be seen on the internet and ordered from the shop. They always have promotions and you should be able to pick up your toys at great prices. Staff are friendly and always have a smile for the customers. You can ask their advice on different toys as they are quit knowledgable

Early Learning Centre is a toy shop in Swindon…read more They sell really good quality, well thought out educational toys for children. They do not sell cheap plastic things that will fall apart once they have been played with a few times. Inside the store, there are toys laid out that the children can play with, such as a wooden Brio type train set. The only problem with this is that the children don't want to leave. I think that they have a good range at good prices and would highly recommend it.

I love this place and should carry a backpack or large tote bag every time I visit. The store is…read moresplit between two shops right next to each other, but I haven't even bothered with the other side. On one occasion I thought, "I'll have a peek at the other shop and see what they have... or... I could just go straight to the yarn." So I went straight to the yarn! While the shop is small and makes for very cozy shopping when there are lots of customers (and I never see the place dead), they manage to pack a lot of items into the shop. I would almost say that they have more selection of colors and style of yarn than my local Hobbycraft! At the back is the yarn, careful if the door is shut as some customers/staff come through the back door as you are browsing. There are knitting needles, crochet hooks, and other various items hanging on the back wall/door as well. Some of the skeins are in cubbies, some are in baskets on the floor, and there is another shelf with bags of yarn. I thought at first I needed to ask to get into the bags, however, the staff are usually quite busy, so help yourself. In the area next to the yarn is fabric and in the center of the store is a table to measure and cut fabric. The front of the store seems to be more for buttons, needles, ribbons, and other sewing supplies. They do take credit cards if you are building your yarn stash, but there are cash machines nearby if you are just buying small items. Some of the staff are very friendly, others not so much, but they are helpful and efficient, which I think is more important. Although when one of the men that work at the store bagged up my yarn, he very kindly said, "If the colours are not correct, please come back and we will help." I like that as sometimes the dye lots are not the same or you are buying from memory. I haven't yet asked if they can special order yarn, but with the amount of business they do, I get the feeling that they may be able to help.

A great little shop in Havelock Street. Stuffed full of sewing/knitting stuff. Dress patterns,…read moreknitting wool, fabrics, buttons, ribbons, etc etc. Also everything you might need for soft toy making. Not much room to move so if there are a couple of customers in there at the same time best keep still! Helpful staff.

This shop is good - don't be put off by the crowds but think why is it so busy? Great for biscuits,…read morecrisps and sweets. also sometimes have a good choice of soft drinks. Saw some really good quality christmas gift bags in there last week - 3 for a £. Good for toiletries - shower gel, toothpaste, shampoo etc. Well worth a visit.

If you have never heard of Poundland, then where have you been for the last ten years? This branch…read moreof Poundland is in Regent Street in Swindon, which is the main shopping street in the town centre. It sells lots of things for ...would you believe....one pound. Some of the stuff is cheap and tacky, but on the other hand, you can often get well known brands that are a really good offer. It gets very crowded and you often have to queue for about ten minutes, but I guess that is how they manage to keep their prices low. Worth a look for some stocking fillers this Christmas.

I found a Filipino food store! Hurray! I forget that Asian food stores here in the UK tend to…read morespecialize in Indian products meaning I cannot recreate my favourite dishes! The funny thing about location of this store is that I have been in the car park or the area a number of times and it was only on the most recent time that I noticed it. The store is quite small... and by quite small, I mean I left one of my bags in the center of the store to get between one of the freezers and the shelf to get a closer look at some of the items. There is a small section of toiletries, lots of snack items, cooking ingredients (large variety of seasoning packets), sweets, baking ingredients, frozen goods, some baked goods, and drinks. I didn't find everything I had hoped for, but I found enough to fill my grocery bag :). I did ask about a couple of items, like Polvoron and other baked goods and they did say that they do carry them, but they sell out very quickly. I believe they also offer phone cards, information about travel agents specializing in travel to the Philippines, and carry the "Hello Philippines" newspaper for expats. The prices are inexpensive which is probably going to be a bad thing for me! Will be doing a lot of Filipino cooking this weekend thanks to Kabayan!

This store is in the outlet village and therefore doesn't stock all the stuff you get in other M &…read moreS stores. I find this store is very good for birthday cards, gifts and womens underwear but has very little childrens clothes, footwear or homeware stock. Some of the women's clothing is quite pricey for a outlet store and each time there seems to be less main store bargains and more 'made especially for us' type stock. Overall - this store is worth a visit for the basic M & S is known and trusted for,

Have you shopped at Lidl yet? It's really good and you can save so much money shopping there. Not…read moresuch a huge range of products as other supermarkets but this is good as it's easier to choose. Not so many branded products but I've only ever bought one thing (pickle) which I couldn't eat. Would recommend their sausages, cheese, cooked meats - deli, ice cream (brill), beers and lagers, squash, fruit and veg oh and nuts!!! Also do some good christmas things - choc for tree/table. Well worth a visit. Each week they have 'specials' on - you can pick up a leaflet in the store so that you know what's coming.

You need danger money to enter this store. The amount of rubbish on the floor, cardboard and…read moreplastic was unreal. Visited on a Saturday evening around 6pm and informed cashier of rubbish on floor. The cashier said, oh someone goes round later and clears all of that up. I replied, but if someone slips on it now, it will be too late won't it. With that, cashier got really worried and thought I had slipped on rubbish in store. The cashier then got a colleague to go out and pick rubbish up. Because this company is German and not English, they obviously think health and safety rules do not apply to them, like every other company in the UK. An absolute rubbish tip of a store. I will not be visiting this store again. Worse supermarket I have been in ever !!!

I had some clue that this Waitrose existed, thanks to Mr. Snarky, however, I had never been to it…read more One night we drove by it and I saw one of the buses that stops just outside. So after wandering about one day, waiting for Mr. Snarky to finish at work so we could head back to Bolton, I decided to take the bus out to Waitrose after looking up that they had a cafe that I could perch in. My experiences with Waitrose haven't been very many as I have often been in towns that don't have a Waitrose. However, this one is impressive and makes me wish this was down the street from the apartment. Firstly, this one is on the canal with seating outside. It was a gorgeous day and a really good move on Waitrose's part as those walking along the canal may stop in for coffee and cake. There is a juice/smoothie bar at the front of the store as you enter while there is a bakery with coffee shop at the back of the store. There is a little bar area where you can sit and enjoy or just take a break from shopping. The shop offers a nice variety of items, but yes, some of it is a bit pricier than the discount stores. However, you are probably more likely to find those specialty items you need to make that recipe you saw on t.v. here than in one of those discount stores... so pros and cons. There is a small toiletry area, but no housewares, etc. As I was walking through the beverage and alcohol aisle, I did notice a small "bar" where it looks like there might be wine tasting??? It was hard to see as there were a number of men in suits crowded around, but I swear they were having a late afternoon drink. There are self checkout kiosks if you prefer those, but it seemed like the majority of Waitrose customers prefer the staffed tills. Free loos through the seating area of the cafe. The cafe does offer different desserts than the bakery at the back of the store and they also offer hot food. You can sit inside... or you can sit outside, overlooking the canal. The set up is really quite nice. I took my tea outside to one of the picnic tables along the canal and admired the plants and gardening items they had on sale outside. Love this store and wish it was my regular store!

It's a great store. Very polite & helpful staff, lovely new store with a good selection of…read moreproducts. I like the juice bar & coffee bar by the bakery. Whilst Waitrose food isn't the cheapest in my experience it is very good quality with good ideas for meals too. I would say it's possible to get reasonably priced products there & some of their offers are easily as good as the other major supermarkets. It is definitely worth a try.