A trip to the Baths without getting wet! Visit the Cavendish Arcade (Thermal Baths) and immerse…read moreyourself instead in a unique shopping, eating and drinking experience. Built by the Duke of Derbyshire in 1820 as a thermal/hot bath, it has been converted to a popular retail feature in the centre of Buxton. There are many good quality shops to browse in and a number of eating places to contemplate the purchases. Recommended.

it's an average sized tk maxx store so some stuff is good but i have found better at their…read moremanchester arndale store

I just never have the patience for TK Maxx. It's absolutely full of clothes that are at the end of…read morea line or out of season. That means there are loads of bargains to be found but you really have to search for them. And if you find something in a size that isn't quite right, it can take ages to move along the rail and find the same item in your size as clothes are stocked by size, and not the individual garment. Personally, I just can't stick at going through everything to find something good. I'm into going into a shop, choosing something quickly and just buying it. None of the sorting through loads of junk faff.

This is a really strange but very useful little shop tucked away behind poundland, they sell…read moreeverything at a discount price and the bargains to be had in the electrical section are often the best price you can find. It's sort of old fashioned and some of it is a bit squashed but that is a small compromise as it's full of all sorts of slightly strange items, the kitchen dept has lots of those little things you never see anywhere else.

*Apologies to anyone who has previously read this I put Indian instead of Chinese restaurant -…read morethere is only a Chinese restuarant/takeaway called the 'Happy Garden' There have been countless plans to change the precinct into another facility - possibly something useful. Only some of the shops there proove worth going to the rest - can't see how they are making profit. It has recently had a refurbishment but not that you could really tell by the vile 1970s style toilet blocks and falling down apartment above the falling apart pub. There are a few shops such as somerfield, softwalkers and the newsagents, a chippy, subway sandwich shop, an Indian restaurant, betfred, ceramic pottery workshop and a newly opened vets. The car park is ample yet not enough parent and child spaces in comparison to more than enough disabled parking spaces. There has always been naff security on site which you cannot rely on clearing the troublesome chavs who congregate or pathetically have go in subway in groups of 50 just to get a donut Alright if you just need the basics (bread/milk) or a quick sandwich but not much else really. It should have been changed into a much needed up to date leisure centre (one of the suggested development plans years ago)

This place consists of Somerfield Supermarket, a new Aldi, Marten's Newsagents, Ceramic Experience,…read moreSubway, Lloyds chemist, chinese restaurant and West Heath Chip Shop. A handy place to buy a quick bite to eat but is usually run amok by high-school kids at around 3 o'clock and the local pub goers at the Unicorn pub just outside it. The supermarket is alright, not too large and the product choice isn't too extensive. The Aldi has recently been opened to join along with the other one available in Congleton. I personally haven't been in this but if wanting non-known-brand products for a cheap price then this is the place to go. Ceramic Experience is a place for children to design plates/paint ceramic cutlery for special occasions etc. Not a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon. The chinese restaurant is good for a night out eating. The Chip shop is rather dingy but pretty cheap.

Marks and Spencer's Macclesfield town centre location on Mill Street is OK, it is a nice brand to…read morehave in the town, the store was clean and the overall selection was OK, although the facilities are much poorer than most other Marks and Spencer locations, for example, this store doesn't have toilets and the Food Hall isn't as good as other stores, it still isn't too bad and does add a different style and selection into the town which is useful. The staff seemed friendly enough which is typical of Marks and Spencer, the store was relatively modern and clean. 3* - OK, nothing too special, useful within the town, but if you can travel many areas of Cheshire and Greater Manchester have larger branches with a more extensive selection.

This is quite a small Marks and Spencer and one that feels slightly old fashioned in a good way,…read morecan't put my finger on that though. The annoying thing is the complete lack of a home department, this shop desperately needs to be bigger, I think the're getting new premises when the town centre gets redone in 2011 though.

Quite a small marks, but its got a fod hal and clothes inside..The childrens range is quite small…read moreand they do uniform if somthing isnt in stock they can order it in. The ladies clothes range is much bigger and they have a section of underwear and a bra fitter in store. Th efood hall isnt big but there is quite a selction, its not as expensive as you might think i got 2 packs of british pork loins for £3, it would be hard to do a full weekly shop as there isnt a great selection. They have a small section of homewares, again good prices i brought some tall bubble glasses for only 50p each! there is an enterance on the main street and at the back the enterance goes into the precinct oposite waitrose. The carparks are quite close by. The staff are very freindly and helpful they always lok smart and i never have trouble fininding a memeber of staff.

The Springs Shopping Centre is the main shopping centre in the town centre of Buxton in…read moreDerbyshire's Peak District. The centre is fairly small but does have some decent brands including WHSmith, JD Sports, New Look, Next, Ryman, Vision Express and Specsavers. There is also a Waitrose Supermarket and Sacro Lounge from Loungers. The car park is fairly easy to get in/out of when in a car, but I dislike how there isn't a pedestrian walkway to get to the main entrance, and it feels like you're having to dodge reversing cars, while I totally understand the need for disabled parking spots, their location seems to make it dangerous for pedestrians trying to access the mall so the car park could certainly be constructed to be better for pedestrians and disabled guests alike. The opening hours are typical of what you'd expect from a small town in England, closing at 5:30 pm Monday to Saturday, I do find this to be quite disappointing and draconian. The Waitrose inside the mall does remain open a little later, but most of the mall is blocked off, so there is only one way in/out of the shopping centre via the car park entrance, so if you may have to walk the long way around the town to get to Waitrose in that period, rather than just cutting through. 2* - Pretty standard mall in the interior, not too pretty or different to anywhere else.

This is quite a nice branch of Tesco, located in Handsforth Dean, this is a big branch of Tesco,…read moresituated right next to a huge branch of Marks and Spencer. This store can be quite a nightmare to get to, being situated on a row of 5 or so roundabouts, especially when traveling in direction from North Manchester. This store has a small customer service desk, which is up to satisfactory standard yet could look much more welcoming and more like "the centre of the store" They was a Clubcard Machine, where you can print off vouchers and coupons however it seemed that it didn't work hence I couldn't log on and the problem was experienced by others as well, they was no staff around to know about it or even seem like it is being fixed. This store has a very big free from section, one of the biggest I have seen frozen-wise and helps to put many other branches (especially Middleton) to shame, their range was so big that is is worth traveling for and even includes some items that I can't even buy online at Tesco's website. They was a few disgusting things regarding this store, including an iced coffee, which was drank out of and then put back, drink was still in it, but they was not all of it left and it was open, I am glad I saw this before drinking out of it!!!! This store seems to be over 2 floors and is quite a nice store entering, with a standard Tesco looking including the yellow/ white colour flooring. I want to give this store 3 stars, mainly because of its' free from range and size, however I can't give any more because - The Clubcard machine was faulty - Customer Service could be slightly larger and more welcoming, especially for such a large store - The disgusting incident with the iced coffee - I have not had a good look around this store yet, as I just ran in to check the free from ranges while in the area.

Having been a secret shopper for many years, this is by far the worst service I have witnessed. At…read morethe till beside me a father and son were refused purchasing Alcohol because the father did not have ID, the son who was of age did. The situation was handled very poorly and I was appalled by how the cashier spoke to the customer as if they were children. After talking to other members of staff we were told that this is a regular occurrence. The behaviour of this staff member was unacceptable.