This is a magical place: all sorts of wonderful books, a super, eclectic selection. Staff very…read morehelpful. And good value. Do call in, worth a special trip!

Good little shop for second hand books, I find myself in here a lot, whenever I walk past I can't…read moreresist popping in for a new (used) paperback. Characterful shop and as with all used books shops you never know what you'll find inside, which is half the fun.

I'm not a fan of Iceland.To be honest the food may be cheap but I only buy the frozen veg…read morerange.There's got to be more to life than eating a ready meal prepared from goodness knows what.They do sell milk and other grocery products as well as a small range of fresh fruit and vegetables and a range of wines and beers. This branch is easily accessible as it's just off the main street,located inside the the Park View shopping centre. Parking is available on the upper floor of the shopping centre.

This is a quite large iceland iot has plenty of trolleys large aisles and is near the bus stops…read morewhich is always good when carrying your shopping. The iceland here has a chiller section and sells fruit vegs pop sweets bread etc. If you end up getting a lot though they do home delivery when you spend over £25 and have your bonus card (which is free and gives you other offers and savings) which saves you some hassle. They have some great frozen foods from chicken breats to pizza. The large meals are handy and they do some lovely ice - cream I think that the best thing about Asda is the frozen party food so handy to have in the house for when unexpected guests come around. Definetly worth a vist

Card Factory seems to have an ever expanding chain of branches in the area. This one is located in…read morethe Park View shopping Centre in Whitley Bay but they also have other big stores in Killingworth, Cramlington, Wallsend to name but a few! Not surprising it is so popular because it really truly does sell its cards and gifts at fantastic prices!! A huge range of cards are on offer for every occasion imaginable, they are fantastic quality and it's very rare that you'd pay over 99p for a card, even the huge ones! The gift wrap, tissue paper and gift bags and boxes are equally great value. They also sell a small range of gifts, soft toys and stationery including, pens, diaries, sellotape, colouring sets etc. Why pay through the nose for cards when you can get some brilliant deals here?! Fab shop, highly recommended!!