This is a great place to pick up bargain dvds rather than bargain books, although there are plenty…read morein here. They tend to be biographies that noone wants. I suppose a shop like this should be the first port of call for any potentiaL publishers wishing to see how the market is behaving. Dare I say it, it's great at Christmas for cheap cards and wrapping paper, and you can always cleanse yourself after by buying some overpriced biscuits from marks and spencer and gorging on them by the river.

One of the best bookshops in the area! They have a wide range of fiction and non-fiction and often…read morehave book signings too. The staff are always more than happy to help you or just leave you to browse at your own leisure.

A really really nice shop in which you can find very helpful knowlegeable staff…read more If you have a hour or 2 to spend browsing around well stocked shelves then use it here , you will not be dissapointed. My forte due to my work is the Childrens book department and this is located at the back of the shop. The staff are happy for you to browse around and there are so many choices you or you child will find it very hard to choose from. Not just fictional but non fiction choice too is fantastc. You can buy a small amount of stationary supplies as well whilst you are here. Have fun!

This is one of the better branches of WH Smith in this area. It's located in one of the large…read moreindoor shopping centres in Middlesbrough town centre, not too far from Boots. Now, I am one of these awkward people who love magazines - but not just ordinary magazines. No, I like the more obscure ones which sadly are simply not stocked by most newsagents, and are not stocked by a number of branches of WH Smith (for example the one in Stockton town centre and the one on Teesside Retail Park). However, this branch in Middlesbrough is brilliant! It has an excellent range of magazines - ok not quite as good as you will find in Borders on Teesside Park, but then Borders is unsurpassed! If you're in Middlesbrough town centre, this is definitely the best place for magazines. The branch is quite large and set out over two floors. They sell everything you would expect from WH Smiths, not just magazines, but also books, games, DVDs and CDs, even sweets! The only real downside with this place is the queues at the check outs. Maybe I've just been unlucky, but there always seems to be a queue, and it never seems to move very quickly!

This is your usual Smith's: they sell books, magazines, cards, stationery and some DVDs/CDs. They…read morealso sell a small range of drinks and snacks. It's always mega busy so there's often a queue at the till. There's now a post office downstairs which is also quite busy, especially at lunch times. I don't think the store is laid out very well as I always have trouble trying to find the book or magazine I want and there never seems to be a member of staff available to ask for help. It's not a very big store so their book selection is limited and they only tend to stock the most recent releases or those that are on special offer.