A real old style shoeshop with great sales assistants and shoe-horns!!!!!…read more Has a nice selection of quality shoes but the shoes can be pricey.

This is one of my favourite shops for shoes! It's located in a nice central position within the…read moreParkway Shopping Centre, right on the corner opposite the entrance to the In Shops. This shop has some real bargains. They always have a great range of boots and shoes, and I've picked up some lovely bargains both for myself and for my daughter. The staff are helpful and friendly.

Everywhere you look in Jones Bootmaker, you can see leather. That's what they do, you see…read more Aside from stocking famous brands like Cat and Ted Baker, this serious shoe shop stocks a massive selection of leather shoes and boots. In fact, it's so much about the leather that they only carry four or five trainers for boys. Jones Bootmaker also has a great range of shoe care products behind the counter. If you want to tenderly care for your shoes then they have brushes, polishes and shoe horns. Who would ever want to buy a wooden thing shaped like a foot that you put in a shoe to help it keep its shape? Is this the kind of thing a boy will never understand?

If this is the one I'm thinking of, it had almost a conservatory feel to it, with big windows in…read morethe roof and ironwork split over two levels. There was a very nice shoe shop selling lots of official croc sandals, so if you're in Skipton, this is definitely a place to check out.

Craven Court was opened by Prince Charles and was seen as a landmark shopping centre for our area…read more Unfortunately rental increases and rates seem to have pushed out a lot of the little quirky shops and some of the larger retailers as well. This detracts somewhat as there are often empty shops. However, in recent months it seems to have picked up a lot and I am back to enjoying my shopping experience with them. Especially at Christmas as they have carols etc and it all feels a little Dickensian! You can always find quirky presents and sit in the cafe and watch the world go buy. Good wheelchair access and a lift to the upper floor. At least as it is enclosed you don't get wet! Always a bonus.