This shop is on the main street and sells a range of bedding towels and house ware. It is a fair…read moresized shop and has some good offers in it A good place to go to if you are after some new sheets

Over the years, I've developed a passion for food and cooking. Kitchen gadgets and cookbooks are my…read moreweakness and I'm always on the lookout for more of these Lakeland started off life as Lakeland Plastics, selling special bags for food storage and cooking and has developed into a general cookery store with rapid growth throughout the UKin the last few years. In fact, a Lakelands store opening in your town could be the sign that you've finally made it officially into middle class! On our recent holiday to the Lake District, the girlfriend and I had to pop into their flagship store, which was locate right next to Windermere train station - in fact, you can drive through the station car park to get to it As befits a flagship store, they have a fountain and an impressive building. There's a cafe on the first floor, which had a waiting list when we arrived and the shopfloor is on the ground floor There are Lakland products laid out in easy to find fashion that you can browse to your heart's content. I remember coming here years ago and wanting to buy the entire shop. However, on this visit, I enjoyed looking round but there was really nothing which I wanted to buy for the kitchen Having just been to Sur la Table and Williams Sonoma in the USA, Lakeland seems more for the fun cook. Where was the serious knife counter with a professional to advise on the best blade for a specific task and for you? Actually, I think the presence of more staff to tell you about their new fin range of cookware, the sous vide water baths and the fun looking cook in the cup cake mugs would have made it a more fun experience. Perhaps some demonstration stations I may have outgrown Lakeland but I'm glad that it's there to encourage people to get into the kitchen more

I am about to rain on people's parade…read more I haven't visited the store in Cumbria, but used their online service. I cannot argue about the gadgets, and wide range of appliances, I can say the delivery stinks. I ordered something on the 30/9/13, and paid £2.99 (£3s in my book), it was finally delivered on the 7/1013. I'm sorry but it wasn't a large item; they have to get slicker. There's an organisation based in Hull, and the item was bigger, but they promised next day delivery if ordered before 1am on the day of delivery, and free!!! £2.99, and it takes 7 days..... This ain't good in the world of e-commerce. The item is much loved by my wife, else I'd have dropped it down to a 2 star. That is the impact you have on people's expectations and perception. I hope they read these reviews, and think hard about their delivery policy, or whoever they deal with for their deliveries, in this case it was HERMES (not quite the Olympian God).

I almost always forget about this store, but when I happen upon it I think, "Why didn't I remember…read morethis?!" The store itself is just the pinnacle of cute and it really is a boutique. It was hard to classify under categories because they sell furniture, home decor, stuff for the kitchen, bath stuff, and things for kids or vintage items for those of us 'big kids'. They have Cath Kidson items, fun cups and utensils, teapots and tea sets galore. Every time I have gone in though, it smells a bit funny. I know what you are thinking... I checked, it isn't me. I'm not even quite sure how to describe the smell, but it does put me off a little bit and I overheard a lady 'whispering' to her friend about it as well. The other thing is that near the back of the store, the walkways are a bit narrow, so it can be difficult to get by others that are looking without knocking something breakable over. Something to think about if you have children, large bags, or you are generally clumsy.

If your after a birthday present for that trendy friend who's difficult to buy for then this is the…read moreshop for you, an Aladdin's cave for all sorts of trendy kitchen and home wares. Martin and Warren as I have come to know them (yes I shop here a lot) are very keen to help and give ideas on what to buy, their service is second to none. And when you've finished shopping why not pop next door to Pizza Express for lunch? There is a pay and display car park just up the yard from the store.

Wow!! This place is amazing! We came in here to look for some garden gnomes, which we actually…read moredidn't find surprising, but they surely had about everything else you could think of! This place is huge! I was most impressed with the GIANT castles! You could buy entire castles for your garden, or perhaps, you just wanted a corner of a castle? You can get that too! There were castle gates, draw bridges, archways, castle corners, broken castle walls, moats, life-size horse sculptures, and because it was the holidays, about any life-size winter animals or decorations you could think of! I took quite a few photos of this place because I just couldn't believe it. It was like the Costco of garden supplies! I would really like to see the person's house and garden setup that purchased the entire castle arrangement! Wow! Impressive!

Nice large garden centre in the south lakes. Every thing you might need for the garden or country…read moresetting. Not cheap but it's all about quality.

Great traditional hardware store. Has just about everything you might need for that little DIY job…read more Proprietor & staff very friendly. So if you are in Keswick & need some decent glue to repair your walking boots this is the place.

We are very lucky to have this shop in our small town as it is packed to the rafters with all kinds…read moreof useful items. It's really two shops in one, as half is devoted to DIY and hardware with the other side being a well-stocked pet shop. There is a huge range of products and it's a rare occasion when they haven't had the item I needed, or haven't been able to offer an alternative. Whether it's a watering can or a toy for your budgerigar, it's all here! The staff are lovely people, real local characters, and if you take your dog into the pet 'department' it will be spoiled rotten and will for ever after try to drag you into the shop if you are passing by!

This is definitely the place for gravel, manure, topsoil or grit in Cumbria. I've never been to…read moretheir shop because I've always ordered by telephone, but they have the best prices around and really good people working for them. Can't recommend them enough.