St Stephen's Shopping Centre is the main shopping centre serving the town centre of Hull in the…read moreEast Riding of Yorkshire, the location within the city is good, it's pretty much right next to the train station. The mall opened in 2007 and the interior still feels modern, especially in comparison to the rest of the city. It's pretty much a straight high-street-style walk throughout the mall, with a small number of food and drink outlets upstairs including Starbucks and Nando's. The main flagship store in the mall is a large Tesco supermarket, this remains open between 6 am and 12 am between Monday and Saturday, even when the mall shuts much earlier. Between the hours of 7 pm and 12 am when the mall is closed and Tesco is open, you can expect to be allowed to enter the mall, but only for Tesco with barriers in place. Again, I do find the mall shuts a little early, while the centre remains open until 7 pm, most of the stores end up closing an hour earlier and starting to wind down even before that. With the location of Hull pretty much in the sticks, with few alternatives nearby, this makes it even more frustrating for people who prefer to go out in the afternoons and evenings. The selection of stores within the centre is OK. Brands located here include Boots, EE, JD Sports, Superdrug, TK Maxx and a couple of others. The security at the front seemed friendly, and helped offer directions elsewhere in the centre, although they could have done with being inside the mall, due to groups of children loitering, and littering, which meant the mall was untidy and I was having to watch my step to avoid getting something stuck to my shoe. Again, lots of wasted potential, and the best out of a bad bunch of places to shop while in Hull. 3*

It's easy to find and you can buy most things you want. You…read morecan also get donuts. The Items could be a bit cheaper but they are still decent value prices. And the cashiers or the donut shop workers are very polite.

Great little shop and the staff are always cheerful and really helpful - this is becoming my second…read morehome - Love it and love most of the styles they have - a great variety and full range of sizes.

Large and very cheap clothing store, let down by very very lengthy queues…read more Perfect for a bargain.

Primarda as me and my friends like to call it…read more Located in Princes Quay which is in the city centre. Primark sells ladies, mens and children's clothing & shoes. They also have a small homeware section. Very very cheap with a wide range on offer - however you do get what you pay for!

Can very very busy, it's very cramped, but everything is a pound…read more As has been previously mentioned, always check that things aren't cheaper elsewhere before buying, but there are very few places you can get some of the electronic nick-nacks for a pound.

what a great shop, i found lots of items in here that were obviously a pound that i have paid up to…read morea fiver more for elsewhere, every trip i take into town has to have a stop off at the poundland store although i do tend to buy a lot more just because its cheap. Staff always seem happy to help and are willing to have a look for something you need just to keep you a satisfied customer.

Even though this is traditionally an 'older lady' shop, there has been a newer range introduced…read moreover the last year or two which now can be mixed into the wardrobes of younger ladies (25+). The staff are always friendly, and at least there is no loud music driving you out of the shop like some of the younger stores.

Princes Quay is a small shopping centre in Hull city centre, the state of the shopping centre…read moreright now for me is heartbreaking as it has so much potential. It's built over Prince's Dock which adds a unique twist to the centre, meaning as you walk along, you can see the river which looks so beautiful in the sunshine, yet the mall is full of either cheap, tacky stores or empty units. There are very few familiar brands in terms of shopping, other than a large Primark store. It does get better for food and drink, with some options including Nando's and Pizza Express and for leisure, there's a Vue cinema. The security staff in the mall didn't seem too friendly and made me feel uncomfortable just for wanting to visit Pizza Express. This place has so much potential, they need to shut the place down for however long it takes to renovate the mall and fill the empty units, as for now this is only going to be a place one would visit if heading to the cinema or a specific brand within the mall, it just seems depressing to walk through. 2*

Large range of shops, but too many empty units. The food…read morecourt is currently being renovated, so there are only one café open, and the hot dog tall mentioned earlier. The cinema is good, but the place desperately needs some work.

This is a large Tesco Extra store, it is located towards the rear of St Stephen's Shopping Centre…read morein Hull city centre. It's pretty much a typical Tesco Extra in terms of the look/feel of the store, which still felt familiar to a first-time visitor to this store like myself, the opening hours between 6 am and midnight appear to be in line with other Tesco Extra's store, which unfortunately seemed to ditch 24-7 opening in the post-pandemic era. Handheld scanners are available at the front of the store, where you can scan and bag items as you shop before going to the checkout to finish up. I did have difficulty unlocking scanners and had to enter my Clubcard number on multiple occasions. I much prefer the Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer approach, of using their app on your phone to scan, rather than relying on an in-store scanner. I did find the selection of food and drink in the to-go fridge section to be quite poor, I couldn't find a standard 500 ml iced tea in the entire store, and in the end, I had to opt for a large 1.25 litre bottle. I did find it to be rather odd how the milk was divided up into two different sections, and I had to ask a staff member for help finding my preferred brand of milk, it's a big enough store and there's no reason they can't keep it all together. 3* - A nice supermarket sure, has some improvements to make, but no better or worse than the average Tesco.

Absolutely massive Tesco store, stocks just about everything you could ever need…read more The queues can get quite long at times, but there are now plenty of self service tills.