This is a nice enough shop, selling a range of maternity and baby products. The decor is nice and…read morethe staff are very friendly so it's a lovely place to go for a browse. The only things that put me off buying things there are the price - you can usually find the same products for less money online - and the fact that the shop is small, and the range of produce is fairly limited. That said, it is a nice change from the other baby shops in town and it's great to get the chance to see products from the catalogue 'in the flesh' before buying.

If you want to go to Blooms Garden Centre how about making a day of it and looking round the Craft…read moreVillage attached. In the Craft Village there is a diverse range of craft outlets to look round. For the budding artist there are a couple of ceramic painting places where you can chose a plate or ornament and spend an hour or two happily painting away. There is a canvas printers, phtographers studio and sand art. There is also a butterfly house and a small kids soft play centre. If you fancy a break there is a cafe too so all in all the makings of a lovely day out.

This is a hidden gem in Swindon. It is situated at the back of a garden centre, just off of…read morejunction 16 of the M4 motorway. I would say that it is a brilliant place to take children for something different. There is a children's play area in the middle, where the children can play whilst you take a break and have a cup of coffee. All around the play area are small retail units, specialising in lots of different craft things. You could for example make a piece of pottery. Children could make a handprint. You can buy things like knitting wool and get advice on what you need. There is a photographers where you can have professional photos taken and there is also Butterfly world, where you can wander amongst lots of butterflies.

This is a good sized store with a wide range of products…read more They sell a good selection of DVD's and CD's, and quite have good offers on cheap DVD's. There is a brilliant selection of books, although unless on offer these can quite often be found cheaper else where. There is some gorgeous stationary ranges for both adults and children, loads of cards, giftwrap, magazines, sweets, printer consumables etc. Pretty much anything you might need stationary wise could probably be found in here with friendly and helpful staff if you need them.

This Wh Smiths is on the ground floor of the Mall. It is a…read moreone of their large stores and all on one level At the weekend it can get vey busy though and there are long queues at the check out. Its stocks a wide range of Dvds, Magazine, Games and many of the promotional Hardback best sellars at very good discountsIt does not have a huge stock of just easy read paperbacks unless they are on the recent published list. I find Waterstone has a lot better stock.

A great little card and gift shop. Much easier to shop in now that it's twice the size it used to…read morebe, it's light and pleasant. Sometimes still difficult to maneouvre around, but only because it's so popular. It sells a good and classy range of cards as well as books and other gift items.

Charity shop on the Cheltenham lower High Street. Run by the same ladies for years. Clothes now…read morearranged back in sizes and styles rather than the colour system they had a few months ago. Also sell a small selection of books but strangely no toys. There is a selection of new items Cards small gifts eg candles. This charity shop tends to be a bit more pricey than some of the other local charity shops. Small curtained changing cubicle

Toyzone in my opinion is not the best toy shop. The outlet village is exactly that, an outlet for…read morelast seasons stock. As a result what you get in toyzone is pretty hit or miss. You can get some really great brand toys at a good price but most of the time the kind of toys you find in there are not the latest thing and vary in quality. The shop itself is a decent size but it always feel really overcrowded, like they're trying to cram as many toys as possible in there and aren't taking into account how difficult mothers with prams or wheelchair users may find getting round the shop.

UPDATED: This shop has recently been taken over and is considerably more friendly now. Have an…read moreextra star! This isn't a bad shop in and of itself (hence the 3 stars) but there is one major drawback, the staff. At first we thought it was just us be overly sensitive but however polite and friendly we tried to be, every time we went in the staff seemed to be rude or unfriendly towards us. Then we spoke to a couple of other people who also admitted they steered clear of the shop for fear of being barked at and we realised that they just aren't a very amiable bunch. There is only one decent art shop in town and this is it but don't expect to be greeted with a smile!

For all your stationery needs everythign is under 1 roof. The shop is split into 2 areas, in 1 they…read moresell all stationery items and also offer photocopying and laminating services and in the other you can find greetings cards, calenders, kiddies toys and craft items.

I thought toy stores were supposed to be fun? This barn starts badly by herding you through a…read moreturnstile and narrow shelves before vomiting you out onto the main floor. Then it is all overpriced branded bits of plastic piled high. The toys are separated into girls (PINK!) and boys (way more exciting), and then you have to walk through the nauseatingly smelling baby section to get to the tills. Thankfully the staff were nice and the exit was clearly marked....

A great place to buy toys for the kids, but also great if your looking for a certain game, that out…read moreof stock in other shops. Helpfull staff, and fair prices, deifnitely a good place to get toys for christmas.