Clever use of old brewery buildings ( although feel the high rise penthouses will look like the 60s…read moretower blocks in years to come, far too many but buiding on brown sites is always good) The fountain and atmosphere more than make up for the coloured concrete. With nearby Dorchester town centre, it make a very pleasant laid back visit.

When this department store opened it was really a new beginning for shopping in Weymouth and in the…read moreyears since its opening, a host of fashionable big name shops have suddenly opened here. Although this isnt the largest branch of Debenhams out there, it certainly ticks the boxes that any good department store should tick. It is in the town centre so easily accessible by foot and by bus and there is a large car park out the back. There is good disabled access and lifts inside. The range of clothing is excellent in all areas of ladies, mens and childrenswear, there is a good choice of accessories and footwear as well as homewares. Upstairs there is a cafe and a branch of Early Learning Centre which keeps the kids entertained on an otherwise dull shopping trip.

This department store called Debenhams is a rather large looking store based in the centre of…read moreWeymouth town centre. Its located is very close to the carpark and buses. There are two floors to this department store, and each level has different products. Upstairs they have the small coffee shop which can get very busy. The toliets always seem to be broken and there's always a massive queue! Also amongst the top floor they sell childrenware, homeware and some ladies wear. Downstairs they sell ladies, mens and cosmetics and jewellery. The layout inside is always changing and sometimes when you want some help on the shop floor there never is anyone on hand to help or they end up passing you onto someone else from 'that' department, yet they all work under one roof! Overall they do sell 'some' nice items, now and then a bit pricey but throughout the year they do some good sales.

I love it here the Primark is amazing, the indoors Starbucks. It's really good better then…read moreBournemouth Gardens.. good restaurants here too! This place is my second home

Poole Dolphin centre is what was the Arndale centre and serves as the main shopping centre for…read morePoole. It is joined to the quay by the high street. Stores in the Dolphin centre include big names such as Boots, New Look, Top Shop, and Beales. The variety is quite vast and caters for all needs. There are plenty of shops that are set on two levels with plenty of parking in pay and display multi story car parks. The Bus station and train station are joined onto the Dolphin centre so access by public transport is just as easy. The Dolphin centre boasts many coffee shops and food outlets allowing everyone to take the weight off and enjoy a little bit of a break. The Dolphin Centre is always clean and tidy but it can get busy especially on Saturdays and sale times. For a days shopping why not try Poole.

Whenever I am in England I always go to Clarks village? Why? because there are numerous high end…read morestores with discounted prices. It is also a pleasant day out, with the shops laid out in a very appealing way. They have some eating establishments there as well. After visiting this outlet there is also Street's street shops to go check out as well.. Clarks village is an outlet outdoor mall in the heart of Somerset. Discover effortless style and superb savings at Clarks Village, with up to 60% off RRP everyday at over 90 designer and high street brands.

This is a salutory tale for my fellow men! I thought I would be safe from having to go shopping by…read moreorganising a holiday in the Mendip Hills with my then girlfriend. I thought a weekend driving round the Somerset countryside would be most relaxing. Little did I know that Clarks had decided to build a huge outlet park in the middle of nowhere!! Then to add insult to injury, they charge you to park in the car park!! To be fair, there is a huge range of shops here with anything from Adidas to Next to Waterford Wedgewood. The discounts ranged from very generous to none and like most outlet places, you have to search hard and be disciplined to find true bargains rather than just buying rubbish because it's cheap and never wearing it If you feel your fuel levels flagging, there are food outlets like Burger King around OK I confess I did buy some shoes from Timberland and had to be dragged out of Le Creuset before I did something my credit card would regret! For you men, if you want to avoid shopping in the Mendip Hills, don't go to Street!

Well I went to Marks and Spencers this week, to see the new store, I was not impressed at all,…read more Also sad to say a very poor choice for women for the summer season, l asked a sales woman where we're all the summer clothes such as dresses and lovely tops to which she replied we have not got the room to display a great choice..... Maybe if they cut down on the food area they would have.

What you expect is what you get at this small town branch of Marks & Spencer. Before the arrival of…read moreDebenhams this was THE department store in the town, but in the years since the towns shopping regeneration, this store seems to have failed to move with the times. Compared with other more up to date retailers, the range here seems mainly tired and old. Geared, in my opinion, towards the tastes of the older population, the clothing lines tend to lean towards the kinds of items that would appeal to pensioners and primarily sensible trousers, jumpers, skirts and blouses are the order of the day. There is a limited range of everything, but even the shop itself looks like it needs a good redecoration and re-organisation to show itself to its best advantage. On the other hand, it does have a location with its main entrance on the main shopping street and rear access from the beachside road.

I really like Matalans as for they have a hugh variety of items for sale from homeware to menswear…read more The location of the shop is close to the trainstation which is 10 mins walk and from the town centre 15 mins walk. There is a large carpark outside where there is also a Madonalds, B&Q, etc near by.

This is quite a big store - they sell mens ladies and childrens clothes, jewellery, shoes. They…read morealso have a big home ware section and sell useful things like luggage too. There is a big car park and they have plenty of trolleys. The tills are right at the back which is a bit of a pain. ALways lots of useful things you never knew you needed!

Don't bother. 3 working Days??? You agree to THEIR t&c's…read moreyet they CLAIM, the website is wrong. They NOW claim SATURDAY as well as Sunday and Bankholiday's are not working days. They CLAIM, failure to fill an order is not their fault but the centre who pick your products got it wrong. We only ordered 2 things, told they went in 1 parcel, yet told first, left on the Lordy, then they did not issue them as their is a production problem. We ask why no email or phone call .... This is incredible they CLAIM to have lost all our contact details so the store can't have them...doh! A security question is first line of your address and post code. THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY LIED, TAKEN OUR MONEY, WE HAVE NO GOODS AND NO RESOLUTION EXCEPT, "please re-order" I have a word for them that rhymes with Duck Off.

Looks like a big store from the outside but when you walk in it seems to be alot smaller, has 2…read morefloors which can be got to either by escaulator or by the lift. A good choice of basic items you may require as well as toys and afew clothes. Sweets and drinks as well as office items like paper and pens printer ink, or school stationery.. Upstairs is where household items are like bed linen curtains, towels and lighting can all be found.

Very large indoor shopping mall located in Southampton, West Quay has a variety of department and…read morespecialty stores in a very modern setting. We got to experience it during the Christmas holidays, which was nice for sight seeing. It opens at 9 am on weekdays, and the outside doors opened to the public about 5 minutes before. Many of the stores open soon after. The 3rd story consists of a variety of restaurants, all of which were closed that early in the day. Instead, quite a few coffee shops were open, including a lot of Costa's. The center of the mall consists of elevators and a set of escalators. Even at 9, there were quite a few people working and browsing.

We didn't do too much shopping, but we did check out a few stores. We also went to Marks & Spencer…read morefor some food. West Quay is big, with over 80 stores and over 50 cafes, bars, and restaurants. There's even a movie theater and bowling alley. Best of all, it was conveniently located next to our hotel.

Nipped in here as we were on the beach and realised I has left my daughters swimming costume at…read morehome. The store has some items in and at a very low cost price. Clothes for all ages as well as beach wear and shoes.. The store is easy to walk around and well displayed clothes so very easy to find an item you are hunting for..

I quite like this Peacocks store in Weymouth. It is very well presented when you walk into the shop…read moreand everything looks sparkling, bright and clean. There is lots of different variety of clothing to choose from and is clearly marked with sizes on the hangers. The downside I would say is not enough homeware items and the customer service is extremely poor. There's hardly any staff working there, so the queue can be quite a long time. However the clothes are of good value.

Sharing premises with its sister shop, Burton Menswear, it is not exactly a huge outlet of the well…read moreknown ladies clothing retailer, but it does have a reasonable range of clothing at average prices. Located right in the middle of St Marys Street, which is right in the centre of town, it is extremely easy to find, but can get very crowded on busy days. Their clothing range is quite middle of the road, with a number of classic lines of standard trousers, skirts and tops - ideal for the office, but there are some more fashionable pieces in there. This branch stocks a very limited range of their speciality lines such as Petites.