Now this is more like it! Compared to Church Square shopping centre this place is like a hive of…read moreactivity! Theres plenty of shops in this centre. Superdrug, Hmv, Partners, Thorntons, Boots, Bhs, Game, Gamestation and many more little shops dotted around. Theres also a cafe in the middle of the centre too which is ideal if your tired after all that shopping! Nice and clean and always busy. Great place to shop.

This is one store I and the rest of my family will be avoiding in future…read more I was looking for one of those large trays that you could use to soak the shelves and grill pans from the cooker in. I'd seen one on the Lakeland website but didn't fancy waiting for one in the post or having to deal with the manic number of people shopping at Liverpool One. So I looked around for something a little more local and more immediately available. I found a product on The Range website that would do the trick, a BBQ Grill Soaker, exactly like the product from Lakeland just a little bigger. Ideal. Or so I thought, this is when the fun began. The number for the St. Helens store is on the The Range website so I rang them. It rang and rang and rang, for ages, no answer. Tried again a few minutes later, same thing. And again a bit later. I was losing the will to live when someone eventually answered the phone, I said "Hello" and they promptly hung up on me! Ggggrrrrrr. I tweeted head office who advised that there were 5 of the item I was looking for in stock at this store but that I should ring first to check, despite me advising them of the above. A catch 22 really. This all happened the other day, but today I thought, sod it, I'll go to the store, I've been told they have them in stock, I don't mind waiting a bit, xmas shoppers and what have you, If I get what I need. Oh dear, I think I needed my head checking! After hunting around the store for 10 minutes or so I gave-up and spoke to a lady on the Customer Services desk, who told me that they don't have any in stock (without checking the computer for stock figures - apparently the "stock analyser" system is wrong anyway), and nobody would go and see if they could find one of these five items in stock for me. I left disappointed. Yep sure the store was a little busy, and maybe that's why they couldn't be bothered to help. But isn't that the point. Shops like this need people in them, shopping and buying, to stay in Business, if nobody was shopping and they had all day to help me, they'd be out of Business. The Range is seriously behind the curve when it comes to the whole shopping experience and the "service" shown to me by the staff of St Helens store was seriously lacking. Last time I ever give them my hard earned cash.

From the owner: At The Range we sell everything you could possibly need for your home, all at affordable and…read morereasonable prices. We stock a huge range of furniture for every room in the house - so whether you're looking to kit out a bedroom with a new bed or living room with a comfy sofa for nights in front of the TV, you'll find the perfect piece with us. We also have a huge arts and crafts section for the creatives out there, camping gear for the outdoor types as well as a variety of pet care to keep your furry friends happy and groomed and DIY accessories for those rainy Sunday afternoons and lots of toys to keep the kids busy! We draw together everything anyone could possibly need for a stylish home, and at prices that are affordable for everyone. So come on in - you'll be surprised by what you'll find!

Marks and Spencer at Ravenhead Retail Park in Saint Helens is a fairly new store, it opened in…read more2019, and the store still has a nice feel to it, feeling relatively modern. As a retail park location, it carries the benefit of having free parking right outside the store, which makes it easy to get your groceries and the rest of your shopping home. I was disappointed with the Cafe here, while I did enjoy the views of the car park (much nicer than it sounds!), the availability of menu items could have been better, I was told they wouldn't have cheese for the jacket potato after ordering, so I had to opt for just tuna instead. I don't understand how they could run out of something so basic, surely it would have made sense to get the cheese from their Food Hall area? I was disappointed with my jacket potato in general, I think they tried to overload it with tuna to make up for the lack of cheese, once I actually got to the potato, it was dry and unseasoned... I would have also preferred a side salad compared to slaw, as the slaw was hard and was a little dry/bland too... Disappointing. I was also a little disappointed with the selection in the Food Hall, a couple of items which I wanted to purchase were out of stock, I also picked up an apple juice drink which was open and I ended up spilling it on my hand, I get this could have just been a troublesome customer but after politely letting the staff know, they seemed disinterested. A useful store to have in Saint Helens in a convenient location, the store still has a nice feel to it but could be so much better. 3*

I got a bit confused at the entrance because it was unnecessarily huge but other than that really…read morecool place! You could watch glass blowers and buy things from the gift shop.

TL;DR - Great museum, but fantastic demos of glass making are the real star…read more We came here whilst looking for a day out on a wet and cold day and were pleasantly surprised by what we found. Firstly, admission is free which is always welcome. The building is a mixture of new and old - you enter through an amazing old brick chimney, but inside you find a modern gallery (shared with the local library). There are exhibits on the history of glass making in the area as well as displays of art work. There's a well stocked shop, and a cafe too. A connecting bridge over the canal takes you to the museum part of the site, based in old glassworks which have been partially restored. The real highlight though was the glassblowing workshop. You do have to pay to watch these, but it was well worth it. When we went, we were the only two people present so effectively got a personal demonstration. Absolutely fabulous and highly recommended.

Very Large Store,possibly too big if you're looking for one or two items. Big electronics section…read morethough! Also has Café, Key cutting service, dry cleaners, Passport Photo booth and cash machines.