14 Duckworth Lane, Bradford…read more BD9 5EP 01274 490417 This is based on the busy road into town from bradford royal infirmary so is in a prime position. This isnt your usual pound shop filled with the cheap things for a quid - they offer different items and it is quite good. The size is quite large inside and not nearly filled enough with stuff but as this is a newish business im sure it will be filled in no time. There is a good selection of food items and pops and confectionary and a good choice of toys and gifts and hardwares. They also offer a good choice of ethnic goods some of which are very unusual so if you like the unusual things this is a good unique shop. The window doesnt look convincing enough to guide you in as you only see the stock of pops, etc, but be amazed once you do see what is inside. The staff are very polite and friendly and very chatty. The store is very nice and clean and wellstocked - if they dont have what you want they go out of their way to convince you to let them get it in for you. There was a nice background music playing when i called which was ornamental and soothing - not too loud. lovely shop.

This B&M store is huge. It sells everything, from foods (tins etc), to pet supplies, hair dye and…read morefurniture. It even has a small garden centre outside! Other things they sell include toys, tools, paint for decorating and kitchen accessories. Everything is a lot cheaper than the majority of other stores, even supermarkets (generally). It's such a large shop, but there can be big queues despite having enough checkouts and staff to cover them. I think everyone just seems to want to pay at the same time! It's a very useful shop to pop in for anything you forgot on your regular shop, although food is confined to tins and dried packets, nothing fresh is sold.

Home bargains is a good shop for discount items. It sells a few bits of food, drinks both alcoholic…read moreand not, toiletries, toys and household accessories (along with many more departments!) Prices are cheap, but it's the kind of shop that sells different items each time you visit. So it can be a bit hit and miss. Queues are often big, but they are usually well equipt with staff so it doesn't take too long for them to get down.

This used to be a really good outdoor shopping village but seems to have gone downhill over the…read morelast few years. This used to have a nice mix of ethnic and engish stores and you had a realy good choice of things to buy, but, now it focuses more on ethnic goods and thus there isnt really much for me to buy there anymore as i dont go in for all the spices and curry food that it sells. The village has many market type stalls set out in the grounds and there is also a few stalls inside too - there is a second hand flea market type of stall inside with all sorts of second hand furniture and books, ornaments, bric a brac, etc. There is also a small pet shop inside which doesnt do many live animals but does cater for pet care and treatment with a good stock. There are loads of ethnic clothing stalls and ethnic food stalls so if that is your taste there are some good bargains to be had as this is a really cheap market. There is also a butcher who sells out of refrigerated wagon who haggles people with his prices which gives it an auction type of feel. I love listening to him say 'ill give you 2 pieces for a fiver or even 3 pieces for a fiver - any takers' and everyone waves their fivers about thinking they are getting a bargain - i wouldnt dare buy meat like that. Ok for bargains but hard to walk round as gets very muddy and the ground isnt even and is very hilly in places so it isnt appropriate for wheelchair users and prams.

What a place, came up to Bradford and heard of Cannon Mills as being the go to market…read more Having been to the market Town of Skipton this was surely different. WOW.. They had a massive collection of stalls focusing on everything from textiles to cookware and the prices are all negotiable.. It was like being in morocco again !! ... It's worth mentioning the fellas outside market 2 who run a bedding and pots and pan store where I seemed to spend at least 30 mins... The prices where very good and the customer service brilliant... Any size and colour fitted bed sheets 2 for £5.. Bargain . To mention further the street food on offer was equally as good.. Will definitely be back

TL;DR - A truly unique venue combining art, food and shopping…read more One of Sparky's colleagues tipped us off about this place, and I'm amazed we'd never heard of it before. In case you don't know (I didn't!), Saltaire was built by industrialist Titus Salt (amazing name!) alongside the river Aire to bring all aspects of his textiles business onto one enormous site. He also built a town for the workers, and the whole area is now a world heritage site. The mill has now been converted into an amazing and huge venue spanning several floors. There's so much here it's hard to take in, but I'll try and summarise. The ground floor is a mixture of books on art, stationery and arts supplies, postcards and the like but interspersed with huge art displays. At first I wasn't sure if I was in an art gallery or a shop, but the answer is both. As with the rest of the mill, David Hockney features strongly throughout. There's a basement level which we didn't explore in detail, but it sells rugs and wallpapers and is just as big as the ground floor. The first floor houses the most. One end is a gorgeous bookshop, where the focus seems to be on unusual titles rather than breadth - I saw many, many books in the recipe section which I'd never seen or heard of anywhere else. The other end of the building is devoted to homewares - kitchen supplies, furniture, clocks and more. A lot of it is very expensive, but it's a beautifully curated selection of objects for sale. Between these two wings is Salt's Diner. It's a separate venue on Yelp but suffice it to say we had lunch here and it was great.Through the restaurant you can access a further wing of the building which is split into an outdoor clothing shop, a jewellers, an art exhibit, a treasure trove of an antique store and a small coffee shop. Finally, the top floor is split into three: an exhibit on the history of the mill, a major exhibition of work by David Hockney, and a further cafe/restaurant. On top of all these, parking is free on site and it's right next to the Saltaire train station, so there's really no excuse for not visiting.

Its easy to spend the best part of a day wandering round the amazing Salts Mill with its extensive…read morecollection of David Hockney's work and its eclectic selection of "shops" which include an excellent book shop, the wonderful home section with its stunning array of furnishings and kitchen porn, and the antique/collectables area. At some point you are going to need to get some fuel on board and Salts Diner is not a bad option. Its situated on the 1st floor of this wonderful labyrinthine industrial building in a large area between the book shop and the home shop. It was very busy on our visit between Christmas and New Year but we managed to get a table for 6 without much difficulty. The young waiting girls were all very helpful and attentive and we soon settled down with a reasonably priced bottle of Merlot to have a look at the menu. There is fairly wide choice of available, and while there is no real theme to the menu, there is enough to satisfy all the generations of family visitors that Salts Mill attracts. There are lots of ankle biters about so be careful in your choice of seating if you want a peaceful lunch. I had the roast butternut squash and lentil soup from the daily specials board which was tasty and wholesome, obviously a popular selection as it was soon rubbed off the board. B and I both went down the pizza route for our main and shared a bowl of nicely cooked crispy fries; nothing to complain about but pretty bog standard. The most successful main seemed to be Danny's beef meatballs and pasta in a rich tomato sauce, again from daily specials board, although the other boys were quite complimentary about their beef and ale pies which came in a nice white dish topped with puff pastry. All in all while this was nothing to write home about it was a pretty decent lunch in a great building. Salts Diner itself its not somewhere I would go out of my way to visit but works well a part of a visit to the Mill (I would particularly recommended a visit at the moment to see the amazing "Flowers" show on the top floor of work created by Mr Hockney on his iPad - just stunning). 3 for Salts Diner and 5 for the Mill.

A really superb shop, it's only downfall being the size! Having said that, if it was any bigger…read morewe'd be there for days at a time. I can honestly say that there wasn't much in there that we wouldn't have in our house and the range is great. Excellent personal service from James, and a real feeling that he cares about what he's doing. Also very accommodating in that he will try to keep his eye out for something specific if requested. Why does anyone buy brand new furniture?

From the owner: Mid century furniture, Original School furniture & fittings & more…read moreIncluding pieces from Rosengren Hansen, Nils Jonsson, Troeds, Ercol, GPlan & many more. We strip and re-finish most if our pieces in coats of Danish oil & varnish.

This little gem of an antique shop absolutely must be one of the most delightful places I've…read morestumbled upon in recent times. My friend and I were having a bit of a wander in Shipley, as we'd gone to buy some material from the nearby haberdashery, and decided to have a bit of a browse and some lunch. Literally just next to the market, which is a bit strangely situated down underneath pavement level, stood Up Market. As soon as you enter, once you've stopped staring at the delightful items in the window display, you'll be wowed by the stuff inside. It was a treasure trove of fantastic rocking chairs, awesome fire place accessories, quirky chairs, old school tables and writing desks. Mirrors and old picture frames galore. Sweet little boxes and an exuberance of other perfect knick-knack gifts lie within. We were left to browse without feeling pressured to purchase anything and as we looked around we noticed that the prices were so reasonable! I've not been to a more reasonably priced antique and vintage shop in Leeds - with the exception of Poverty Aid! Whilst there may be larger shops to browse, this one had some truly unique pieces at much less than expected. I'm hoping to slowly furnish my house here and can't wait to go back for another browse - it's a fantastic place!

33 North Parade Bradford…read moreBD1 3JH Tel: 01274 732247 This store is based at the top end of town just near to one of the main markets so it is in a good position. I like this store as it has everything all in one place - i think there is 3 floors, each accessible by the old fashioned lift which gives you muscles every time you use it - it is so hard to open and close the doors so im not sure how most people who shop there manage. On the bottom floor there are pet supplies and the odd ornaments and luggage. They also have a part called the bargain basement where they sell off odd bits of old stock like a jumblesale type of sale - ive never found a bargain yet. On the first floor as you go in there are sweets and other goodies galore and toiletries,etcthey do a good range of makeup which is very cheap even though they are the top brands. There is also school uniforms on this floor which are a lot cheaper than other places, but good quality. There is also a wide selection of toys and games, books, dvds, stationary, etc on this floor with many bargains to be had. The space is limitless and you also have brick a brack, decorating and d.i.y supplies, etc on this floor While im not sure which is on which floor there is also a good stock of nightwear, underwear, shoes and clothes. They do baby stuff too and a very good selection of craft supplies. Their bedding and curtains are also a good range and price. As i said they have everything you could need at a good price.

A store of many floors. In truth it's probably only three or four but each small department seems…read moreto be up or down stairs. I'm pretty sure that at least one is between offical floors. The lift is probably an original feature and is therefore difficult for the elderly and the disabled. It's of the type where you close the doors yourself - mind your fingers - and that also means that if someone forgets, the lift is out of service, but that doesn't happen often. It would be hard to list in order all the floors and what they contain but Boyes does have mini departments with the following ranges; toiletries, toys and stationery, school uniforms, womens clothes, kids clothes, mens clothes, hardware and a very nice craft department. There is also a small but very nice cafe at the top of the store, very quiet, I don't think most people realise it is there.