No idea why this place exists. No idea. Plans for it must have been drawn up in the 70s. Throughout…read moremy childhood there was this notice on the pub next to the halifax saying plans were underway, and they came up with this false shopping street, all outside, so you get rained on, and basically all the proper shops that were in the High Street or the Castle Shopping centre are now here. It's busy but the High Street used to be busy. Back in Stockton recently, for the first time ever there are boarded up properties ON THE HIGH STREET. What the hell??? In real terms there are a lot more failed businesses, but those premises get charity shops stuffed inside them. Ok, Wellington Square has basically changed the layout of Regent street behind the High Street, so that portion of it no longer exists. A historic grade 3 building, and the listed Baptist Tabernacle, featured on Songs of Praise, were both demolished. In return, we get an Hmv, an extended Debenhams, an extended Marks, a cheap bookshop and an H&M. I bought a cheap McLovin t-shirt from HMV so i suppose I'm a bit of a hypocrite. Because this place now has its own large carpark, I think the rest of the high street is doomed, and will probably revert to being housing, which may just save it. Stockton should be a string of boutique shops like Yarm or Northallerton but the council doesn't have the imagination. Shame.

Wellington Square is a reasonably new development just behind Stockton High Street, it can be…read moreaccessed from High Street or from Dovecot Street. There's a nice selection of shops in Wellington Square River Island, Top Shop and H&M for fashion, HMV and Game for entertainment, WH Smiths and The Works for books, Cafe Nero and Greggs for food and drinks, Superdrug and Sally's for hair and beauty as well as several mobile phone shops, jewellry shops, Rawcliffes, Lidl, Claires Accessories and an entrance to Debenhams. There's also a hairdressing salon and Public Toilets. The walkway is clean, with several litter bins available to use and there are shelters along either side of the walkway to help shoppers cope with the rain a little better.

Fress was completely unprofessional and seemed to carry hatred towards Muslims. Accused of stealing…read moreafter making a purchase. Security ran after my cousin when she was halfway down the street. This could've been handled in store. They searched her and her entire belongings and once she proved no thief happened, employee still held a disrespectful attitude.

Nice designer clothing but poor staff attitude - be warned!…read moreThe previous poster is right about the decor and the spaciousness and it is worth a visit just for this but the staff, I feel, can be a little off-putting, so bare this in mind if you visit.

Quite a large shop with plenty for space. Everything from home wares to clothing, shoes and…read moreornaments. Very close to shopping precinct area, one of the few shops left open.no parking outside but a large free car park close by. Well worth a look in, if passing.

Nice fashion store, aimed at the younger generation in the main…read more Reasonable prices, worth a look. A fairly good range of fashionable clothing for boys/teens. Right in the centre of the town with a major carpark just around the corner & bus stops just outside.

This is one of my favourite shoe shops ever! It's located just on the edge of Stockton town centre,…read morein the same 'park' as Matalan and Halfords. There is free parking outside. Inside, they have a really nice range of shoes and boots. They are set out in the style of a pile-'em-high-sell-'em-cheap type of shop, but they still have some nice shoes. I very often end up buying more than one pair because I can't make up my mind and the prices are really very reasonable. They also sell bags, sports bags, a bit of jewellery, and the occasional accessory like fancy scarves.

I have bought shoes from Wynsors a few times, for myself and for my young daughter. They do have a…read morelarge range of shoes available; the ladies range is very extensive. However I have found the quality of some of the shoes quite poor, especially those for my daughter. I bought her some new school boots there a couple of weeks back and they were runied within one day of her wearing them for school. although I wouldn't expect them to last too long as I only paid ten pounds for them, but I would have thought they would have lasted for more than one day! I don't intend to but any more shoes for my daughter from here; I think that the prices are good but the quality is very poor, and I wouldn't recommend it to my friends.

This branch of Marks and Spencer is located on Teesside Retail Park. It's on the right hand side as…read moreyou enter the main square, near Zavvi. This is quite a large branch, set out over two floors. Downstairs they have a dedicated food section, then moving left you come to the women's clothing. They have shoes, lingerie, and lots of lovely fashion. The only one I actually notice is Per Una, so truth be told, I don't know if they stock other brands, as I've only noticed the Per Una. They have some really nice items. Most of it is out of my price range, but I have been lucky there when they've had end of season sales one. The service is excellent. The fitting rooms are really quite spacious and luxurious, compared to what I'm used to in Asda, for example! The staff are friendly and helpful. Upstairs, they have men's clothing, and a gift section, and homewares. Last time I was in, I noticed they also had a television section upstairs! This was new to me, but it was a smart little section, not a lot of choice, but the service, again, was excellent. The lady took time out to talk me through some of the products, and was really helpful. About twenty years ago I thought Marks and Spencer was really posh, and the epitome of quality and good service. Then it sort of went downhill, but I think they're climbing back up now.

This is a handy, decent sized Marks and Spencers store which is is part of Teesside Retail Park…read more Because of this there is plenty of car parking outside and it is open later than your average store. I am not sure of the exact hours but I think around 8pm on an average night. As well as the usual ranges of fashion, homeware, food etc there is a cafe on the first floor and a currency exchange which is handy as M&S often have good rates. Personally I think that M&S have become more competitive in recent years and I am now shopping her more and more.

I have been in lots of different Laura Ashley shops, selling Furniture and clothing, both in the UK…read moreand abroad and this Laura Ashley I have to say is the best. It is approximately a year old and is on 2 Levels. Selling both clothing and home furnishings I never fail to enjoy each visit. The front of the downstairs is where you will find a good slection of the current seasons clothing. Displayed in the usual well presented fashion of the retailer. Clothing is diplayed in colour groups where you will ind it easy to select co-ordinating items. There are only 3 changing room, one is large to accomodate clients who may have pushchairs. As you walk toward the back of the downstairs, you will walk through some room settings, all well lit and looking homely. Perhaps tempting you to buy some of the latest fabric or wallpaper designs. You will find these at the back of the ground floor on well presented displays. Upstairs you will ind a realy good lighting display. It instantly gives a very warm feel as you enter more room displays,this time bedroom and some lounges. Here you will find more of the luxury items to tempt you once more The sales staff have always been pleasant and more than helpful. When I have needed to find out about an item the sales staff have had good knowledge of the products they stock

A huge shop with about five floors (I think!) There's a basement floor with more teenage or younger…read morefashion - there's warehouse, topshop, as well as a big-ish shoe department which has the likes of faith shoes in it. The ground floor has the mens section, jewellery section and makeup section. There's games as well here and some ladies hats and scarves. The first floor is ladies clothing and the second is houseware. The top floor has the restaurant and childrens department. It's a nice store, I have yet to be dissapointed with it, there are often huge reductions towards sale time! It's good to visit when the local warehouse store or topshop store has ran out of your size! The restaurant food is ok, fair prices but nothing special really. Just the usual soup, sausages, beans thing. It does serve an all day breakfast I think that's promoted throughout the store. The staff here are really helpful and friendly they'll chat with anyone any age about what they're buying or what they're up to and the makeup staff are really helpful and knowledgeable about their aimed product. Generally this is a very nice store, easily accesible from the main high street or the hill street centre.

A large department store partially in the Hill Street Centre in Middlesbrough. It has a wide range…read moreof sections including cosmetics, menswear, ladies concessions, teenage fashion, childrenswear and homewear. There are several designers rangers running throughout the store including Jasper Conran, John Rocha and Matthew Williamson. I particulalry like the range of bags and the baby section. When Debenhams has a sale there are genuine reductions and bargains to be had so definitely worth a look around.