At a glance, this children's clothing store appears rundown and unappealing, due to its cracked…read moresign and cluttered, cramped interior, but in reality, Kidz is actually a real gem, both well-stocked and very reasonably priced. Branded products from the likes of Disney and Nickelodeon are on sale at attractive prices, the store offers a wide range of sizes and styles and the people that work here all seem to be friendly child-lovers who know exactly what they're talking about if ever you ask their advice. I took my 6 year-old cousin here recently and both of us were very impressed. She was instantly besotted with the store's diverse range of princess-style Disney dresses and cartoon-inspired clothes and I ended up spending much more than anticipated on her belated birthday presents! I'd definitely visit again in the future.

Very good prices for kids clothes in this shop, they sell beautiful baby girls dresses with cute…read morelittle headbands and they also sell boys suits which are great for a wedding and the kids uniforms are very cheap as well. Its quite a small shop which is hard to get a pushchair round. It looks a bit tacky from the outside but well worth a look if you are after cheap but fashionable clothes for your little ones

Expensive and full of things that you really, really don't need…read more What do you mean, I have to write more? Okay, fine. Well, since I've got three kids I've been dragged round this place more than I care to remember. First I thought (as the marketing would suggest) that this was *the* place to get the stuff for your sprogs. Well yes, that's correct, but only if you want to have to mortgage your house to afford it all. Turns out that that's just owning kids, nothing to do with this place. However, there's always someplace cheaper that you can get things from when it comes to bringing up kids; charity shops and places like International Stock in Kings Heath usually have Mothercare or Early Learning Centre stuff for half the price, so I tend to go there first before parting with the cash here. However, if you really need a new mattress for the cot because the old one's just got covered in what looks like Cream of Sweetcorn, then this is your place. Just be prepared for three figures before the decimal point when you get to the till. Oh, and there's a Boots round the corner (not much cheaper) and a babies section in the Toys R Us not too far away. Get your phone out and start comparing!

Large shop selling lots of nice stuff ranging from maternity clothes to baby toys and cots. They…read moredon't have a huge range of bigger stuff out on show but there are loads of clothes. Staff are helpful but not standing over you whilst you shop. Plenty of parking and it's never that busy

Located in the ever-fabulous Solihull, in the poshy posh Touchwood Centre, Mamas & Papas is the…read morepremium baby and tot clothing & accessory store in the UK. Slick 30something bankers and Marketing Executives finally having their first child in a quiet, leafy suburban neighbourhood shop exclusively at John Lewis or Mamas & Papas for their foetus wear - but don't let that put you off. M&P truly do have some very nice stuff. Of course, it's overpriced. No one needs to spend £749 on a baby buggy - it's not worth that, it didn't cost even half of that to make, even if an Ikea designer's name is attached to it. If you're after something like a crib or baby buggy, go elsewhere - you can find similar or nicer quality items at Mothercare or department stores, with 1/3 of the pricetag. But the baby clothing, bedding and toys are really divine from M&P - think White Company for infants. The feeling of walking into a mostly all-white M&P, picking up a £30 set of two babygros for your hungry little caterpillar just feels divine. And if you truly can afford to buy all of your baby's things from here, well done, you! Are you hiring at the moment? There is also a line of maternity wear, which is actually very nice, all in the suburban housewife sort of style, but good quality. The Touchwood M&P isn't the largest, so if you're after quantity, skip this store and head to the Bullring one.

Mamas and Papas is in the main Touchwood centre so has the advantage of being indoors and near the…read morecarpark. It is a fairly large shop and stocks everything you need for a new baby from clothes to baths and prams. They sell some lovely stuff but it is very expensive compared to other baby goods shops. I guess though you pay for what you get. Their clothes selection is good and they sell boys, girls and neutral stuff. There are lots of funky baby toys and mobiles, even 'baby on board' signs for cars. Again, it is expensive. They have a good selection of prams and travel systems in store that you can look at. The staff are helpful and chatty and will actually demonstrate to you what each pram does so you can try before you buy.

Touchwood Shopping Centre might not be the largest shopping centre, but it's a pretty cool place,…read morewith a good number of brands, making it excellent for a small town like Solihull, meaning people can shop without making the short trip into Birmingham. It can be easily accessed via public transport, with many buses stopping right outside and Solihull Railway Station a short walk away, I do find the buses can be confusing if you don't know where you're going, due to the many different stops even to the same destination (Some buses to Birmingham take longer than others for example) Brands located here include Apple, Footasylum, JD, Nespresso and Lush. There is also a large John Lewis store here, which is all the more useful after their Grand Central location closed. This also features a Joe and the Juice. Food and beverage locations within the mall include Joe and the Juice, TGI Friday's, Nando's, Starbucks, Pizza Express and Wagamama. Most of the shops are on the Ground Level, while the restaurants seem to be on the upper level, there are exemptions to this rule, for example, Starbucks is on the Ground Level. I did like the contrast of the modern and older parts of the mall, I did find a lack of lifts/staff around the centre to be a slight problem. 4*

A very poor experience today!…read more I found myself with 45 minutes to spare in Solihull before my meeting so I walked into the town centre and into Touchwood to take some photos to share with you here and on twitter for my 100 Days of Birmingham photos. I took a portrait photo of the closest shopping arcade and then turned my camera to take a landscape photo. A security guard walked up to me and asked me what I was doing. I told him I was taking photos to share of the shopping arcade on twitter and he told me that I was not allowed to take photos. Ironic since there are already 12 photos on here. He suggested that I was taking photos of the people in the shopping centre which wasn't the case. He then asked me to DELETE my photos. I tweeted from BrumHour's twitter account about my experience and received a reply back that said they can ask people not to take photos. As its private property they are well within their rights to do so.