I personally wouldn't class this as a shopping centre - I would imagine that to be something like…read more100 different shops to the ones accessible by the street. This is small and not very interesting - most of the shops can actually be accessed from the street. In the Harpur shopping centre there are round 30 shops including Primark, Superdrug, Boots, Argos, Clintons, TK Maxx, 99p shop, Ann Summers, a few phone shops and several more. It's not very exciting at all! There is a spiral in the middle which leads down to the Harpur centre car park, WH Smiths and a sports shop. There are 2 different sets of toilets in this centre - but that's really the only good thing about it!

The main shopping centre that has a variety of stores that caters for everyone. The centre is kept…read morein good condition and is part of Bedford's history. It features stores for the home, clothes and grooming. It does not have food supermarkets but does have canteens and cafes.

This has to be one of the biggest of the chain shops in Bedford as the size of it is actually…read morebigger than a cupboard! This shop is on one of the main shopping streets in Bedford, close to Debenhams. The entrance is very large and is similar to all River Islands. They stock a large amount of womens clothes, a small section of shoes and a small section of accessories. They also have good sale stock for when it is that time of year. Upstairs is the men's section which I believe is quite large compared to others. I have found the staff very reasonable in this store - for example I wanted a dress, but it had a mark on it, so the manager offered me either a discount or the chance to return it if I washed it and it didn't come out. This shop is always a good place to look if you want a nice outfit, for males or females!

This is the largest department store in Bedford set on the High Street. There is a restaurant as…read morewell as the usual departments. Look out for the awesome sales.

A great store with everything for the house and home. Has a lot of extra gifts around Christmas…read moretime and has a lot of discounted blue days with 20% off. This store has a lot of brands at affordable prices.

Not many people have heard of this store if they don't come from Bedford…read more It's quite a random shop in that it sells a huge range of items from older peoples fashion to teenagers fashion, homewear and make up and perfume! They always have good sales throughout the year. It has a cafe and hairdressers in and is spread over 3 floors. This store could be comared to the likes of Debenhams of House of Fraser. This place is ideal for gifts.

This is a department store, a bit like debenhams. It sells a huge variety of items and is over 3…read morefloors. In places it is a bit like a rabbit warren, and you could quite easily get lost. It also has a cafe and a hairdressers within it. Ideal place to find all those items you cant find in other places.

This is one of the better sized shops in Bedford (everything else is tiny!) although it still…read moredoesn't stock all of the ranges that they have available on the internet. It is very light and airy in this shop and is accesible both from the Harpur shopping centre and the outside street. This shop stocks the 925 range, shoes maternity, inspire and the general womens clothes. Although it's a reasonable size it still isn't huge which means they can't have a large amount of clothes in each section - a pain if you've seen something on the internet and you want to try it on instore. Staff here are helpful and never had a problem when I have returned to get a refund on many a item!! I have found New look clothes to be cheap and generally good quality. Changing rooms are however falling into disrepair - it's bad when you get the last available changing room only to find the curtain is half falling off!

Good clothes for young people. My daughter loves this shop and we spend alot of money there. Saying…read morethat the clothing is all reasonably priced and is reasonably made. Staff are very helpful and friendly. The changing rooms are not very good, they do need a bit of updating and refurbishing.

It's a very handy shop. Got most of the quick bits and bobs that you need…read more It sells books, arts and crafts, school supplies, ect. Only problem is is that it's a very small shop, so it can get very claustrophobic very quickly when it gets busy.

The Works is a discount book shop and has a branch in most towns…read more It sells books that are not necessarily in the book chart but the prices are good, they show the RRP on each book and then the price they sell it at to show how cheap they are. It also sells lots of art and crafts projects such as water and oil paints and lots of activity projects for children. It also sells Christmas cards and wrapping paper and other Christmas decorations. If you are looking for the latest releases though you are better going to Waterstones or W H Smiths.

This is usually an allright place, however my last shop there wasn't pleasant. This isn't a very…read morebig boots, but they go for a little bit of everything here. TINY mens section, TINY electrical section. They do have an opticians and a chemist though which is a plus. Although the queues can be absolutely awul for the chemist in here. When I went in there yesterday, something scanned at 1p. In all other shops the prie tag has been 1p and have let me have it as they are discontinuing his product. Bedford Boots felt the need to make up an elaborate lie about it being a free product with another product so I couldn't have it. Oh well! There is a new Boots at the Interchange in Kempston which is much better!!

Staff are friendly and helpful. If needed the pharmacist will come over and you aren't kept waiting…read morefor long. They do sometimes ask personal questions which don't always need to be asked.