This Sainsbury's store in Winchester town centre is always busy. There is hardly enough people on…read morethe tills and the aisle are very small and the workers in the store, just tend to leave their work benches or stock in the middle of the aisle blocking access for people to move around it. The stock of food is very limited and I feel sorry for the people who want to buy GM free food as for there is hardly any choices to choose from.

Notoriously overcrowded and usually featuring a beggar at the entrance. Long queues that are…read moredifficult to navigate around when you're still trying to go through the isles. However, it's a supermarket in the town centre and that is a good thing to have so workers don't have to depend on expensive food outlets.

There are stairs everywhere here, well escalators, and it took me a while to figure out where some…read moreof the departments were. It seems a bit crowded and higgledy-piggledy compared to the store I usually visit, I also think the prices are a bit higher here. Staff were nice but shop is poorly lit. They also have those annoying 'cashier number 3' recordings like the post office and they really drove me mad.

Small scale Primark especially for Gents. Overall everything you need at the last minute with a…read morepretty good selection of Christmas stuff. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Shoes, shoes, shoes! Not only shoes but inexpensive and fashionable shoes! First visit to this shop…read morebut it certainly wont be my last. I got myself a lovely pair and guess what? they came in a box! Cant remember the last time i got new shoes in a box & wrapped in tissue paper. The shop is a good size and there loads of styles, designs and colours to pick from. Its brightly lit so you don't need to stand by the window wondering if the colour will be the same when you get out & the service was excellent.

Twyford Stores has been running for 23 years, and has been the local shop i grew up with for the…read moresmall village of twyford. Products go from cheap tasty biscuits and sweets, to fresh vegetables and local produce from the hampshire market. Post office included, its a great village shop for quality produce and service for the local community

Books Books Books! A massive selection of the old and the new in any of the two Waterstone's Stores…read morein Winchester. Staff very friendly and suggesting good books. Prices are good, attractive interior, generally a great service!

5* City Museum Winchester…read moreFree admission, but donations are encouraged Interesting Roman exhibit on second floor Good for kids; have activities for them e.g., crayons

As other reviewers have noted this place is tucked away and easily overlooked, but once inside it…read moreis delightful. There is a lift for those less able. It houses all those things you expect to find in a city museum and extraordinarily an entire old fashioned tobacconist that was moved there lock, stock & barrel after the owner died & bequeathed it to the city! I grew up here and was thrilled to find it tucked away in the museum. Entry is free although you can make a donation.

I have often remarked that if a place called "Hell" exists, it would probably resemble this Asda's…read moreon a Saturday night. When I lived within a stone's throw of the place I sadly resisted the urge to throw stones at it. Instead I would go - and this is no lie - shopping there after 1 a.m. JUST to avoid the ugly (in every sense of the word) crowds this Wal-mart offshoot attracts during more regular shopping hours. In many aisles, Asda's do not even go to the pretense of taking stock out of the manufacturers boxes. Instead they plop the box on the shelf, stick a price tag on the front and let you fend for yourself. I began to lose count of the number of times I got a paper cut from the sharp cardboard edges of the box. Parking is the very definition of 'a bitch' although, surprisingly, traffic flow in and out of the car park is usually good. Except when the store's adjacent petrol station is knocking a few pence off the cost of a litre of unleaded. Then it turns into a frustrating miasmatic mess of angry mouthy people all getting hot under the collar. If you can, try and use one of the (often free) bus services that frequent the store, many of them coming from far-flung locales such as Fair Oak or Bitterne. At least then you get the pleasure of swinging your carrier bags about as you get back on the bus where there is always the chance of hitting someone across the back of their legs. If it's someone wearing Burberry I think you get some kind of reward from the government? Personally, I can't bear the crowds and the apparent ignorant nature of the customers that Asda's (unfortunately) is a magnet for. It's the kind of supermarket where they should bolt an automatic machine gun to the front of your trolley (cart) so as to make your journey around the crowded aisles more entertaining and pleasurable. On the upside, they do tend to staff most of the checkouts most of the time and the place almost always has the keenest prices on the products and food you really need. No doubting though that you DO pay for those discounts in other regards. In short, it's not a place for the faint hearted - know what you want, get in there, pick your stuff up and get the hell out as quickly as possible always trying your hardest not to punch someone square in the face.

Oh ASDA, for 5 and a half years you ate a good chunk of my monthly salary. Being walking distance…read morefrom where I worked was really a good and bad thing. So this ASDA is a pretty good size, is open 24 hours (except for Sunday where the hours are cut short as per normal). The clothing section is big and located upstairs, there is a pharmacy, currency exchange, petrol station, bakery, hot food counter, fish counter, photo counter and opticians. There are self service tills and a cigarette/lottery kiosk and if you need cash for a visit to the Cricketers straight after work there are three cash machines available situated outside the store next to the tire centre. A lot of parking, though at Christmas and school holidays it is much harder to park. The number 1 bus which travels between Southampton and Winchester stops literally next to the car park. Should you be going out for the night in Southampton the nightstar bus (N1) stops here so if you live nearby you can always get munchies. The home delivery service has a charge but there are time slots of two hours available. Also the rate is often discounted if there is already a van delivering to your area. This is the biggest supermarket in Eastleigh, there is a varied clientele (read that as ANYTHING goes). I have docked it from being a 5 star for the following reasons: - Sometimes there are long queues. - It's part of the Walmart chain.:)

A top end, rather expensive bridal boutique in Winchester. It stocks some high end designers, as…read morewell as having it's own bespoke service. We did our bridesmaids dress shopping here and while the service was a tad haughty, the staff did know what they were doing. Saw some really, really, beautiful wedding dresses here as well. If you're looking for pronovias dresses this is one of the only places in the UK to get them.

As the owner of The Bridal Room, I want to thank avj for your lovely comments and 4 stars - its…read morereally nice to hear good things from a customer. Really sorry to hear you thought we were a tad haughty - this isn't how we like to come across and to be honest I am not sure any of us could be haughty if we tried! I am not sure if your wedding is coming up or has happened, but we wish you all the best, and if you bought your dresses from us, we would love to see a photo! ps - I don't think I should actually be able to give myself stars - isn't that cheating!