There are two of these shops in the East Midlands, this one in Shepshed near Loughborough and the…read moreother in Ilkeston (Derbyshire). Both are fairly close to the M1 and have good parking. The Shepshed one is well sized and offers a good range of ladies and mens clothing. You want find cutting edge fashion in here and most of the lines are aimed at middle age upwards. However if you are after a suit/outfit for a wedding or other occasion it's well worth a visit as you can pick up some real bargains. On my last visit I saw a pretty tasty, well cut dark pin stripe suit for £30! If you are a bloke who's usually seen in jeans and t-shirt and need a budget suit for that one off occasion you can't go wrong! For the more adventurous there are an entertaining amount of almost psychedelic patterned and coloured casual jackets - great for your inner dandy'! Its also very handy for outdoor clothing, fleeces, waterproofs etc. Womenswear is not quite as exciting but my partner managed to pick up a very nice evening dress last year for £20 possibly a Klass There is also a small furniture department with some nice pieces, though the prices are not as good as the clothing. Upstairs boasts an adequate range of house and kitchen wear prices range from budget to reasonable. There is also a nicely sized cafe that serves hot meals and drinks. However like a lot of backwoods places in small towns they stop serving meals at 2pm hot sandwhiches and chips are avalible up until 4pm though. The car park is on the other side of the street to the mill so be careful when crossing!

Lovely staff, in the shop. I've brought plenty from here in the past from shoes to curtains to…read morecandles. Armstrong Mill offers great well made clothes for good prices. What lets Armstrong Mill down is there cafe. False advertising on the menu that has a scone with clotted cream and jam on the picture but when ordered, told by staff they don't do clotted cream but I can having whipped cream or butter. Chocolate tiffin was pure cheap cooking chocolate hardly had and cherry a or biscuit in also found hard pieces with in the tiffin. Also the drinks are very over priced along with the little biscuits.

This small branch of Dorothy Perkins offers an average selection of their range- the clothes as…read moreusual, are quite nice and certainly not too expensive. Good for basics. The branch does not have a tall or plus size section, due to it's size, but the staff have always been helpful and friendly whenever I've been in. It's got a great location on the main street, but is never too busy inside. The store is decorated minimally, like any other high street shop and is not noticeably different.

A fairly generic Primark store, no different to any other. Offering cheap women's, men's and…read morechildren's clothes (although prices have been increasing recently). Good for stocking up on basics, or for those on a budget, but not great when you see ten other people walk past you wearing the same thing. The store has a good selection of shoes and bags, a nightwear/underwear section and a small homeware section selling cushions, laundry baskets and duvet covers. There are quite a few tills, so you never have to wait too long, but the whole shopping experience isn't fantastic, and displays are often just piled up where people have rummaged through them.

Spread out over two floors, this average charity shop has a good selection of clothes, all very…read morewell priced. There are some second hand books, homeware and curtains available upstairs, but this shop focuses mainly on women's wear. All organised by size, this takes a bit of a rummage, but some bargains can normally be found.