Deepdale Shopping Park, often styled as just Deepdale Shopping is a large retail park in Preston,…read morelocated on Blackpool Road it is basically opposite Deepdale Football Stadium, home to Preston North End Football Club. The location of Deepdale Shopping is good, it has a large amount of car parking too, and the location makes it a good spot if you want to spend some time after the match, perhaps to get a drink or something to eat while waiting for traffic to die down a bit, I've never attended a game at Deepdale but as a 25,000 or so capacity stadium, it must be quite hard getting in and out of the stadium and surrounding area on a matchday. Shops here include Sports Direct, TUI, O2, WHSmith and JD Sports, although one thing I dislike about this retail park is the overall layout, it makes certain stores hard to find and some of which seem to be slightly just outside the retail park, and closer to Blackpool Road its-self, examples of this include Starbucks and Currys PC World, I must also add the Starbucks branch here is a franchise store (and quite a poor one - there is a seperate review for that if inteested) so do be expected to pay higher prices if visiting that one! In terms of food outlets, there is only a small selection, yet this includes one of two Nando's branches in Preston, this one (in-fact both of them) serve halal chicken only, other restaurants here include Frankie and Benny's and Pizza Hut. KFC and Subway also have bases here. Interestingly, the Starbucks doesn't seem to be classed as inside the retail park although it is basically right next to it and requires little walking to get there from the retail park, depending whereabouts in the retail park you are of course Like most retail parks, parking here is free and you should be able to park relatively close to most shops, depending on demand, although this probably might be tricky at peak time and Preston home match-days. Due to certain issues with the overall layout and feel of Deepdale Shopping, I feel it only deserves a two-star rating.

St Georges Shopping Centre is one of the few shopping centres located in Preston city centre, it…read morehas had various names over the years including The Mall of Preston, since it opened in 1966 which was the year Geoff Hurt's hat trick won the World Cup for England in a 4-2 win over West Germany after extra time. Away from my talk about football, this is probably one of the larger one of Preston's malls, which does have quite a few shops in the city centre on its main shopping street as well as various other small malls. Brands here include Ryman, Burger King, Costa, The Works and Superdrug while also including CeX, Clintons, Marks and Spencer, O2 and The Perfume Shop so the overall shop selection is satisfactory. The selection in terms of food and drink here, I sadly found to be quite bad, with the selection being just a few fast food places or coffee places at best, with brands here including Burger King, Subway, Krispy Kreme and Costa who do very little (if anything) for customers following a gluten-free diet, which I need to do for health reasons. The staff around the mall seemed friendly enough, but they didn't seem too helpful sadly. The layout of the mall was okay, yet it wasn't the best nor clearest either. This mall is satisfactory at best and is mainly let down by lack of places to eat and drink and as well as other factors mentioned in my review, I feel this mall deserves just a two-star rating.

Just like fishergate I very rarely use this shopping centre. The main reason for this is very few…read moreof the main shops are actually in this centre. I also find the layout incredibly disorientating with there being no clear 'route' through it. Although renovation has been taking place over the last couple of years I can't really see the benefit or improvement this has had. If it's not the best shopping day and the rain starts in earnest I suggest you make a bee line for fishergate instead - at least it has Debenhams to keep you busy!! The only shops in st georges worth visiting all the gallery and the bodyshop luckily they are near the same exit!

What's not to love about TK Maxx? Situated near the Fishergate shopping Centre and Preston Railway…read morestation this shop really does have it all. if you are prepared to root that is. TK Maxx is a discounter selling last seasons designer gear for discounted prices. This means that often the sizing will be a bit funny so make sure you try everything on if you don't fancy a return visit. They stock womens, mens, kids and household items and if you keep your eyes peeled you can bag some amazing bargains. However don't forget your head, check all items for faults as some can be a bit shoddy. However I have had amazing shoes, handbags and clothes from there. I always go midweek as weekends it gets crazy. Well worth a visit if you want designer style at high street prices

This is the best TK Maxx in this area. It has a large well stocked shop floor. Usually enough tills…read moreopen so you don't have too long to wait. Plenty of extra sale items.

Situated in the heart of the main shopping area in Preston this store is split into 3 levels and is…read morequite daunting by it's sheer size. As such it sells all items stocked from Marks and Sparks and covers a very wide variety. There is a decent size resteraunt on the top floor where the toilets are also located. It is very clean, has esculators and lifts and the staff were very helpful (even though the store was full with it being just after christmas and in the height of the sales). The womenswear was on the bottom floor, mens on the second and homwea, toys and electrical items all on the second floor. A very impressive store if you have a fondness for Marks & Spencers.

This is a strange brand. Can seem a bit shabby. This is a large store over two floors selling a…read morewide selection of goods from homeware to electrical to DVD to fashion. If you put a bit of time in there are usually some good bargains. I have been lucky with branded shoes.

Typical pound shop to be honest, loads of stock on the shelves but generally a lot of rubbish to be…read morehonest.

dont ask the price everything is a pound as the name would suggest. some great bargains to be had …read more great names end of lines but a lot of tat as well. if you see something buy it there and then because if you go back it probably wont be there.

Now just called The Tea House (I guess after all these years here, they're no longer a mystery?…read more:)). Cozy spot with an extensive tea menu! I was impressed to see Chinese teas I don't typically find in tea houses (outside of China). Food menu is also impressive as well. I went with a group of five and we couldn't have ordered more different items. Seemed like everyone enjoyed their meal. They have both a cafe menu (salads, sandwiches, etc). They also have a traditional polish menu. I tried the golabki (stuffed cabbage with rice and pork in a tomato sauce) which came with a choice of potato (I chose dumplings) and salads/slaws. Very nice! Huge portion and could easily feed 2. Tasty hot stuffed cabbage paired nicely with the bright crunchy herbaceous slaws.

Really can't say enough good things about this place. I sorely miss it since moving away from…read morePreston. The range of teas is astounding and the quality (of the many I tried on my many visits) is amazing. Each tea is served in it's proper manner in beautiful teapots and cups. If you're not into weird and wonderful teas, they also have coffee and 'regular' tea on the menu aswell as juices, smoothies and other soft drinks. There is no need for you to be afraid of a new tea drinking experience though, as the staff are extremely knowledgeable (seriously, they know EVERYTHING about tea!) pleasant and very accomodating. They agreed to host my vegan society meetings and even made an effort to make the menu a little more vegan. I only tried one of the food items on the menu, this was tomato stew/soup with vegetables. I forget the name but recall it was Hungarian. Either way, it was delicious, just as I hear that all their food is from my friends. This ranges from toasties and sandwiches to more substantial dishes hailing from the owner's native Poland and other places around Europe. Other than the great drinks, food and service the place is nicely decorated and makes you feel a million miles away from the Preston high street. There is always some background music on but you would only really notice it if you listened out for it. All in all it makes for a very relaxing atmosphere, especially if you get some Yerba maté! If you're local to Preston and haven't sampled the delights of the Mystery Tea House then you ought to, right now. You'll soon be a regular. If you're just in Preston for a short time, you need to check it out before you leave.