A very large chopping centre with lots of well known stores, such as a large Primark, a large…read moreWoolworths and Marks and Spencer. There are also some small indepedent sellers that vary, such as wall canvasses, portraits etc. There is a multi storey car park above and the parking is reasonable - around £1.20 for 2 hours. It does get very busy though, especially at weekends.

The hill street centre is the one closest to the railway station and the A66…read more It's a well established shopping mall and has been there for many many years. Some of the main shops it includes are Primark, Card Factory, Woolworth's, New Look, O2, 3 Mobile, Warren James, Principles, and Thornton's. You can access it by going through Marks and Spencer, Debenhams or Clinton Cards or by one of the other three entrances/exits. You can also travel from the Hill Street car park straight into the building. Also quite recently the Hill St got a La Senza and a Monsoon, welcome additions. However there are still a few empty retail units which are not very good to look at generally. At the centre of the shopping centre is a Gregg's with a large open seating area. All in all it is a nice shopping centre, clean and wide enough to weave through the crowds,

The Cornmill Shopping centre is located right in the centre of Darlington. It has a wide range of…read moreshops including big names such as Woolworths, Dorethy Perkins, Adams, HMV, WH Smiths and Primark. It also has some more unusal places such as a chinese herb shop and some individual stalls. It has a car park over the road from the shopping centre, and the parking is reasonabl priced.

The Cornmill Shopping centre has a decent range of shops for its size - there's Primark, a small…read moreTopshop, New Look etc - theres also some cafes and small specialist shops. There are also some individual stalls dotted around that sell jewellery, kids toys etc, so there something there for everyone. The centre is always tidy and clean as well.

Small shopping centre, plenty of space though, with a cafe in the centre, car park above, toilets…read moreon the upper mall and a decent collection of shops. Several of the smaller units on one of the strips have closed down and construction has just started to turn this space into one large unit taken by Next which will be great as the Next we currently have resembles a broom cupboard!! MK One has closed down and with Adams reportedly in trouble, new businesses could be filling these units. hopefully sooner than later. It has craft stalls around the upper mall during certain times of the year and has a good feeling to the place.

A small shopping centre with a few good shops like Debenhams, New Look and Topshop. There is a…read moresmall food court with one restaurant. There is a car park but I have never used it. Not much to say about it really.

This is absolutely my favourite shop in the Parkway Shopping Centre! It's located in the end by the…read moreRainbow Leisure Centre, next to Peacocks. This shop, as the name suggests, sells bargains - it really does! I have seen loads of toys there, selling for much less than you can get them elsewhere. They also sell gifts like make up bags and toiletry sets, and household products like cleaning fluids, washing up liquid, etc. They have a nice range of cheap stationery items like sellotape dispensers, and drawing pads, pencils, glitter glues etc. It's a brilliant place to stock up with things to entertain the kids! They also sell household items like bedding, kitchenware, laundry baskets etc. And have a pretty good range of food items like crisps, biscuits, coffee etc. Often these are a little closer to their sell by dates than you may find in the big supermarkets, but nevertheless they are still within the sell by dates, and significantly cheaper! This is a brilliant shop, overall. There is one problem, however - the check outs! There is always a queue, and there's always a problem if something doesn't have a price sticker on it. Any queries have to be referred to a manager, so you're left standing there while they call one over. Other than that, it's a great shop, and worth the inconvenience of the check out queues in order to grab a bargain!

For those of us who like a bargain this store is fantastic! It is conveniently located in the…read moreParkway Centre with lots of parking outside. Home Bargains sells toiletries, some food stuff, a small range of drinks, household items, toys, greeting cards and arts and crafts bits and bobs. It is the kind of store where you nip in for some shampoo and lesve with 3 carrier bags full! One tip is that if you see something that is a total bargain then stock up because chances are they will probably sell out quickly and they don't always stock the same things.

A huge shop with about five floors (I think!) There's a basement floor with more teenage or younger…read morefashion - there's warehouse, topshop, as well as a big-ish shoe department which has the likes of faith shoes in it. The ground floor has the mens section, jewellery section and makeup section. There's games as well here and some ladies hats and scarves. The first floor is ladies clothing and the second is houseware. The top floor has the restaurant and childrens department. It's a nice store, I have yet to be dissapointed with it, there are often huge reductions towards sale time! It's good to visit when the local warehouse store or topshop store has ran out of your size! The restaurant food is ok, fair prices but nothing special really. Just the usual soup, sausages, beans thing. It does serve an all day breakfast I think that's promoted throughout the store. The staff here are really helpful and friendly they'll chat with anyone any age about what they're buying or what they're up to and the makeup staff are really helpful and knowledgeable about their aimed product. Generally this is a very nice store, easily accesible from the main high street or the hill street centre.

A large department store partially in the Hill Street Centre in Middlesbrough. It has a wide range…read moreof sections including cosmetics, menswear, ladies concessions, teenage fashion, childrenswear and homewear. There are several designers rangers running throughout the store including Jasper Conran, John Rocha and Matthew Williamson. I particulalry like the range of bags and the baby section. When Debenhams has a sale there are genuine reductions and bargains to be had so definitely worth a look around.

Small but great shopping centre which forms the heart of Blyth's shopping area next to the market…read moresquare. Stores include New Look, Wh Smith, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Thorntons, three card shops, Adams, a health food store, Bon Marche, sports clothes store, shoe shop, electricals store, O2, flower shop, Superdrug and an independant accessories cart. There is a centre monument of a strong man with small seating area. Photo booth and childrens play area at car park entrance doorway. Nice collection of stores, plenty of bargains available. Reliable security staff.

Small but great shopping centre which forms the heart of Blyth's shopping area next to the market…read moresquare. Stores include New Look, Wh Smith, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Thorntons, three card shops, Adams, a health food store, Bon Marche, sports clothes store, shoe shop, electricals store, O2, flower shop, Superdrug and an independant accessories cart. There is a centre monument of a strong man with small seating area. Photo booth and childrens play area at car park entrance doorway. Nice collection of stores, plenty of bargains available. Reliable security staff.

Located within the heart of Cramlington this is a popular place to shop with a good selection of…read morestores. I say good, not excellent, as there are a few gaps - it could do with a book/DVD/CD store as the selection in the supermarkets is limited to current hits and new releases. There are toilets in Sainsburys, by the exit near Johnsons the dry cleaners and down near Asda. Of the three, I recommend avoiding the ones near Asda as they often smell unpleasant! The car parking is free, with plenty of spaces at the Sainsbury and the Asda end, but the car parks are regularly patrolled and there is a three hour time limit and a no-return policy. Mind you don't get caught out as they do enforce it! ATMs are spread through the centre - Sainsburys, Barclays and the Co-op have machines outside and inside Northern Rock, HSBC, Halifax and Lloyds have them so you're never far from one. At the time of writing the centre is decorated for Christmas and Santas's postbox is popular with the children!

Mannor walks is a thriving local mall which is very popular amonst locals and the surrounding…read moreareas. There is a medium sized ASDA and Sainsburys store and due to be a M&S simply food opening in 2014. There is 80 shops overall in the mall. The shops are fairly good there is the usual Greggs, boots, HSBC, Barclays and other well known retailers. The mall has not been able to keep up with the times though. Unfortuntaly it feels rather dated, South mall is newer though and more modern. However it's encouraging that the old Focus/B&M store has been knocked down and going to be a large shopping complex, M&S, Dunlem mill, PCworld/Currys coming soon. So in conclusion, fairly good mall nothing like metro centre or Eldon square but perfectly adqate.

Swish, Damn Swish - no, not a famous line from a swashbuckling James Bond rip off, this arcade is…read moreincredible. A whole Victorian street in the shopping heart of Leeds enclosed by a wonderfully modern glass covering. OK, so the shops are all designer, the ones everyone loves to look in, sometimes go in to have a look at just how much some people are prepared to pay for t-shirt....but boy the designers have designed a perfect place for designers to come sell their designer bits 'n bobs. little bubbling fountains, coffee and bagel huts for that quick pit stop and belly filler. I sat in here for about an hour, just sipping my cheap filter coffee and commoner's bacon and egg bagel getting a good view of how the other half live. I didn't mind, I was content, in such a place I find it hard to believe anyone could feel otherwise.

The Victoria Quarter is the Leeds hotspot for chic shopping. I'm sure it would object to being…read moredescribed as such but that's tough, cos it's be that's writing it so ner. In all seriousness, The Victoria Quarter is the opulent home to some of the more high end brands of the Leeds shopping arena, and with it comes certain prestige in being housed here. The little independent stores like the French Revolution and Rose & Co gain a little kudos in being located here, as that is the effect the Victoria Quarter has on a business here. It is really rather easy to get lost in the annals of the walkways, be it through gawping at all the lovely shopping enticements, or be it from the identical high vaulted ceilings and archways criss crossing across one another, identical fountains, and sympathetic shop signage so that it doesn't interfer with the original features and feel of the Victorian decor. Depending on which entrance you take you will find fountains tinkling delicately, or small tables with coffee service, or even a small but assuredly delicious pattisserie. Benches are also dotted around and if you take the time to perch, and knock your head back you'll see the bizarre yet beautiful glass decoration. A worthy attraction all on it's own.

If this is the one I'm thinking of, it had almost a conservatory feel to it, with big windows in…read morethe roof and ironwork split over two levels. There was a very nice shoe shop selling lots of official croc sandals, so if you're in Skipton, this is definitely a place to check out.

Craven Court was opened by Prince Charles and was seen as a landmark shopping centre for our area…read more Unfortunately rental increases and rates seem to have pushed out a lot of the little quirky shops and some of the larger retailers as well. This detracts somewhat as there are often empty shops. However, in recent months it seems to have picked up a lot and I am back to enjoying my shopping experience with them. Especially at Christmas as they have carols etc and it all feels a little Dickensian! You can always find quirky presents and sit in the cafe and watch the world go buy. Good wheelchair access and a lift to the upper floor. At least as it is enclosed you don't get wet! Always a bonus.