This branch of Tesco Metro is located on Market Place in Durham, it is quite a large store and is…read morebasically located in Durham's central square which includes a Church and a branch of Natwest. I have memories of this store dating back about four years ago, this store hasn't changed much since then but still remains a decent branch of Tesco and probably their better and more central store in Durham, as they also have an Express store which is quite close to the train station. This store is quite a large one, it seems to be all over one floor, unlike my local Tesco Metro in Manchester city centre which is over two floors. The store stocks a satisfactory selection of drinks and an impressive selection of essentials, even including a selection of games and showcase mobile phones, yet "cheap and budget" mobiles rather than the likes of the Iphone. The staff here also seemed nice enough. This store is one of the larger stores in Durham which I went in on my recent visit to the city, and with a decent selection of groceries and even games, yet not a big enough selection to do a weekly shop. this store is still above average and deserves a solid three-star rating.

Until Tesco Metro opened, the food shopping in Durham city centre was dominated by Marks and…read moreSpencers. It's great to have this low-cost alternative, especially as this store also has DVDs, toiletries, batteries, and kitchen utensils! In fact, if I had to go to only one shop in Durham, this would be it. Wide range of stock, great prices, long opening hours (7am-10pm most days).

The place is full of handbags and the shiny shoulder bags silver jewellery Pandora Style Beads and…read moreBracelets. Liked the smell of those Yankee candles especially that coffee smelling one. Ladies clothes and knitted shrugs pashminas and jacquard scarves in every colour imaginable. This little shop is in the ancient part of Durham just before you get to the cathedral.

A really lovely, unusual gift shop, which is actually split into two shops with two separate…read moreentrances, near the cathedral in Durham. It sells a wide range of gifts and cards; pretty trinket boxes, jewellery, pashminas, scarves, unusual clothing and witty fridge magnets among other gifts. Many of the cards the shop sells are very pretty and rather unusual and you'd be hard pushed tofind them anywhere else. They're not overly expensive either. There's probably something to suit most people you know. Well worth a visit if you're looking for an unusual or unique present.

This Iceland store is close to the centre of durham, very handy if you are going to the bus station…read moreas it is just a few minutes walk away. the prc iceland are very good and they always have deals on like buy one get one free and so on soy save quite a bit if you shop there. the queues can be quite long as it is a small store but you usually dont have to wait too long.

Cheap and cheerful shoe stall in the market. Not the greatest range and no designers here but if…read moreyou just want the basic stuff at a good price then this is the place for you.

Good quality and low prices…read more Would of give 5 stars but staff didnt seem very cheerful, no hello or goodbyes, not even a smile.

The Card Factory is a gifts and cards shop which sells great products at excellent prices!…read more The average price for a card is between 59p and £1.99, which when comapred to more expensive places is really good value! The quality of the cards is just as good as a more expensive place, but at a bargain price! the shop is fairly large and they stock a very wide variety of products. The staff are helpful and friendly, but they do seem to like chatting to each other too! Highly recommended, an excellent place to buy cards and other related items for all occasions.

Great selection of doc Martin boots in the store. Every colour, shape & size, they also have other…read morestyles of boots & shoes but in the main this is where the Durham students get there footwear Purchased from here a few times however it's not cheap..

I bought some sandals for my wife online for Christmas. I bought them in…read more October. On Christmas day she tried them on and they didn't fit. I immediately e-mailed on Christmas day to ask about an exchange but decided to order another pair so as to not miss out. I had no response to my original e-mail so I rang them today and was told that it was out of the fourteen day returns period and out of the 'extended Christmas period'. What am I supposed to do, get my wife to try them before Christmas ?? I would even have accepted a credit note in return but was told there was nothing I can do, I will not be using this store again and advise people buying gifts not to do so either!!! Since I wrote this review they have agreed to refund the money. The original service was excellent and had it not been for the initial problem we had, I would've awarded more stars. I've increased the star rating in recognition of them bending their rules to provide a good level of customer service. We will use them again.

This superdrug is a large store so they stock a wide range of cosmetics, toiletries, gifts, etc. I…read morehave found that their prices are much more reasonable than boots, even with the points you get there it is a lot more expensive. The staff are friendly in the store and there aren't often long queues at the till.

Went into this store looking for the perfume Ghost, thinking there was just 1. Boy was I wrong…read morehowever I was put right by a male assistant, who not only was very knowledgeable but got me a great bargain. For that staff members assistance I give it 5 stars, as to me it's just another beauty parlour shop.

The Card Warehouse is located at the bottom of Silver Street, opposite the Halifax. The cards are…read morevery reasonably priced, but a lot of the cards they sell are very old fashioned and cheap looking. Not my cup of tea.

Handy little shop if you are local or passing and need a card quickly. Not the greatest range of…read morecards or gifts but if you're in a hurry they can sort you out with the basics.

You are drawn in by their window display, not bad prices for their items and a really good range…read more Staff are very friendly.

There is some beautiful jewellery here. Some very different pieces whih you don't see elsewhere.read more

This branch of WHSmith is in Durham city centre, located on Market Place, it is a small store but…read moreyet its still large enough to have a Post Office. I called in this store while looking down the city of Durham, I found the store to be quite poor overall, especially because of the cluttered nature of it. The cluttered nature made the store hard to get around, it just seemed they tried to pack everything into a small space and this really wasn't needed. The store basically lived up to the rest of Durham in a way in its' slightly old fashioned nature, which is a shame as in my opinion this store actually does let the brand of WHSmith down, who are a huge brand in the UK, a household name with other large branches in the Tyne region such as those in Newcastle and perhaps even the Metrocentre. Service was also below average, adding to my disappointment hence sadly proving this store is worthy of a single one-star rating.

This is a good place if you need a magazine or newspaper but most of the other products they sell…read moreare quite expensive (stationary, sweets, drinks). You can get these things much cheaper elsewhere e.g. newsagents, Ryman stationers. However, when they have a sale on, you can often get some good deals in the gifts and stationary sections.