This place has a large car park and is easy to find The shop is well organised and quite cheap it…read moreoften has really good sales on you can find some ranges here that are hard to find elsewhere It sells a really good range of underwear and big brand jeans for cheaper prices and also it has a large range of household stuff. The tablewear is good quality and a lot cheaper than elsewhere. There are several tills which are always staffed so no longe queues. The changing roomd are large and well lit

Been here a couple of times,its a big store and has a wide range of clothing,shoes,home goods and…read moregifts that can be described as cheap and cheerful.It is'nt quality but they did have some nice stuff.There is also a huge department in the Killingworth Store dedicated to party stuff.There's everything from fancy dress(wigs as well) to invitations,balloons,banners ect.They also offer the helium filled foil balloons.It's not expensive either compared to what you would pay elsewhere. Outside there is a huge free car park,which is a bonus.

This is'nt the largest of the Home Bargains stores but it's worth a visit.They do a good range of…read moregoods for the home.Food items,toiletries,garden and cleaning stuff as well as others that are reasonably priced.The thing I love is that you never quite know what your'e going to find. This branch is situated in the Park View shopping centre and is worth popping into for a look every so often.

Home Bargains seems to be getting ever more popular with new branches popping up all over the…read moreplace. This one is located in the Park View Shopping Centre in Whitley Bay but there are also large stores in North Shields and Cramlington etc. Not surprising this is a popular shop the name says it all Home BARGAINS!!! It is the best shop ever for everyday bargains, they charge a fraction of the prices most supermarkets charge I always get my teabags there! It has its regular stock of items (like the teabags and several of the other food items and toiletries) but it also gets different brands of toys, gadgets, gifts, food, toiletries etc so it is always worth checking regularly to see what new stock they get. Now is the perfect time of year to load up on the stocking fillers!!

Tallyntyre are located pretty much dead centre of Bedlington's busy west end front street. They are…read moreeasy to find as they have a large bronze sign above their showy window fronts. The window displays are always immaculate here and showcase a selection of the wallpapers, decorating equipment, room furnishings and pictures which they sell. The two main windows are large and spacious and make a huge impact on how glamourous Bedlington Front Street looks! The store sells a large selection of luxurious and high quality wall paper. The store keeps in touch with the times and there are always new papers to choose from - these are often displayed in the windows. The wallpaper is usually thick, often padded and usually has a complicated design. A lot of the papers remind me of the designs of William Morris. As well as wallpaper, the store specialise in selling photographic and painted pictures, with many of them being local landscapes. The quality of such pictures is very professional. The prints come framed and are usually quite reasonable in price. Tallantyre also sell some items of furniture such as ornamental furnishings. These are usually graceful and high quality. In fact most of what the store sells has an upper class feel to it. A wonderful store and the first place to go in Bedlington if you are decorating a room!

Yorkshire Trading is located nearer the Sainsbury's end of Manor Walks Shopping Centre mall in…read moreCramlington. It is easily accessed from either the Sainsbury's carpark or the central carpark outside of the Subway shop. The store has a large staircase outside of it but it can be accessed if you have a wheelchair or pushchair via a ramp that leads alongside the florist shop at the central entrance doors of the mall. The store has two windows which are always set up in an attractive display showing what products they sell. In actual fact it would be quicker to say what they DON'T sell! From gardening equipment, tools, pain, household furnishings, cards, clothes, pet accessories, cleaning products, vitamins, books, underwear, fabrics, toys, stationary, sweets, ornaments and everything else for the home - this is my first port of call when I'm looking for a specifc item at the cheapest price. The store is huge and the aisles are qite narrow. Paint, tools and garden stuff is on the left. Clothes are on the right. Staionary and clothing accessories are in the central aisles. Fabrics are at the back of the store. You can actually buy ready made curtains etc or buy your own length of fabric from rolls. Everything else the sell is located in the far right hand side of the store. It is usually quite messy inside as buyers tend to rummage through the stock and leave it on the floor. Staff are always to be found around the shop to help you. There are often high wall displays where you will need to ask a staff member to retrieve an item. There are usually queues at the tills (there are about 3 or 4 tills). The staff are very nice and friendly though.

The yorkshire trading company have been around for years in various locations, up until I moved…read moreinto the area I had only ever been in one when I was younger. Since moving into the area I am a regular visitor to browse around the store. Inside the store they sell a full range of items from clothes, to party bags, to fabrics and materials. I always love the back end of the store where all the crafty items are, including ribbons and craft items at a hevily reduced price to clear the stock! You can get pretty much anything in this store, a must for anyone!

Love Wilko's!! My personal 'go to' place for any home essentials at a bargain price!…read more There's always an offer to be had on cleaning products which understandably no one likes to pay a hefty price for, and there is a pretty sizeable interior decoration section upstairs with all the basics you might need to decorate your bathroom, living room, kitchen, bedroom or garden! Yes it's cheap but actually a lot of it is pretty decent quality too. If your home is in need of a refurb without breaking the bank balance then Wilko's is your store! If you're a sucker for pick n mix at the cinema I'd recommend getting yourself here as they sell Candy King sweets at much cheaper prices. Sometimes a flashback to childhood is just medicine! The only downsides to Wilko's are that the staff always seem irritated if you ask them anything and you will normally have to queue for a fair bit at the tills even when it's quiet.

Hands down I am a huge Wilkinsons fan! After four years of depriving myself from Wilko goodies, I…read moream happy to say that Wilkinsons is still the cheap, reliable place I remember it to be. This is the type of store great for bargain hunters wanting to add some flourish and essentials to their house. This store is huge so I haven't explored it much beyond the pet and stationery sections (the most important bits!) YET, but I can say that these departments are well stocked with a wide selection. As you enter, there's escalators going upstairs to the home department and a cafe, to the right are back-to-school deals and food with 5 till points beyond that. Deeper into the store on the right is the stationery section (which has a good range off DIY and card making goodies) and the pet section is further in with another entrance/exit at the back of the store. The pet aisle is quite big with a good range of own brand treats and branded treats that don't come with the supermarket price tags. The only reason why I'm giving a four-star rating is that there are definitely not enough staff on the tills so the queue was quite long. Also I noticed a lot of dust around and on products... a few more staff members wouldn't go amiss.

The store is amazing, it brings a cultural feeling into our town and makes it feel wonderful, like…read morea better world. The service is absolutely amazing, the workers are also so nice and understanding. The selection and varieties of furniture, food and decorations are amazing. The value is perfect, sometimes even a bargain.

This Ikea is one of the larger ones around. Situated right next next the Metrocentre, it is a great…read morelocation but this also means it can be crazy busy. If you've ever been to the Metrocentre you know that the traffic is hellish on weekends, so I recommend staying away then. Although it's very large it has a weird layout and feels rather cramped and squished together. Especially in the low-ceilinged warehouse which has laughably short shelves. There is a restaurant half way through the shop as per usual selling the favourites like meatballs and lingonberries but it's very dingy with no natural lighting. Some other Ikeas have windows in them but this one does not. I don't get why they added a "mezzanine" for the market hall. Could they have not just built more shop and put it there? It makes the warehouse more cramped and it's more effort using the lifts or travellators to go up and down. It is pretty good though. Every time I've been in it's never been as chaotic and stressful as the Edinburgh store and the stock here tends to be better than in other Ikeas. So although I've badmouthed Ikea Gateshead quite a bit it's still got its good points.

Huge store which always seems to have a super sale section full of cushions and great scented…read morecandles! I love it!

What can I say, I Love this shop. This is perfect for any women that love Home Interiors & Home…read moreFurnishings. This shop is really cheap and often has outstanding offers and reductions on. They stock everything from Cushion Covers & Duvet Covers to Candles, bath mats, bedroom furniture, pictures, craft making sets and much, much more. I go to this shop at least twice a month to see what new offers and reductions have been made. They have outlets all over the UK and whenever you want some space or some alone time, its the perfect place as the outlets are usually really big and spaced out and very rarely get really busy. This has to be my favourite shop ever.

Just next to football ground so time your visit carefully on match days! Good parking with two…read morefloors of bedroom / lounge / dining furniture. They also have a smallish design/kitchenwear section. Definitely one of the more expensive places to buy furniture in Newcstle but they stock quality brands eg Natuzzi, Collins and Hayes, Ercol etc. More modern feel to furniture than John Lewis and Fenwick Layout of store pretty good Good for; well heeled, those that buy quality Poor for; students, young couples in first flat, the poor, people who change furiture every year

If you want to be lied to, mislead and deceived then Barker and Stonehouse is the place to go!! 15…read moremonths and three sets of sofas later and we have had to compromise to conclude our interaction with the store. Customer service is appalling, don't return calls, lie and just basically pass the buck. Strauss Leather Sofas 1. Scraped on delivery so they sent out their own "Leather Expert" who stated it was a "Natural Scar" which we knew it wasn't, so after much persistence they finally admitted it was damaged on delivery and offered a price reduction which we rejected, and opted for a replacement, so a replacement was ordered. Strauss Leather Sofas 2. Arrived but unable to get arm off to bring it in house, so back it went, then a delay over delivery protocols with their own delivery process which resulted in another company delivering it which added 6 weeks to the time. Then when it arrived it had pressure marks from the way it had been wrapped which again the "Leather Expert" was called out to try and rectify, and it was the same "Expert" [who we have since found out is actually a French polisher] but now employed by Home serve, so confidence wasn't high. He stated they were pressure marks and managed to remove one [which returned a week later] but the ones he couldn't remove suddenly reverted to "Natural Creases" After persisting for a second opinion on the faults, the assistant manager from the Newcastle store made a home visit and fully agreed the sofa was faulted and would arrange a full refund, but he then later contacted us and informed us his Head office did not agree with his assessment based on the pictures they had received from him and it was yet again a "Natural Leather imperfection" So after many more phone calls and store visits we were basically told go to the Ombudsman or choose yet another sofa. We chose the latter as we were basically fed up with the whole situation and went this time for material sofa. Throughout this whole process everyone within the Newcastle store was very apologetic and is in full agreement that we had been treat appallingly and our treatment had fell well short of what it should have, many promises were made throughout including compensation for our treatment, but I am not holding my breath for that. I had gone to Barker and Stonehouse because of their reputation but maybe I live in the wrong postcode or don't drive a Range Rover based on an off the cuff comment that was made during one of our store visits. And just a footnote to this, while we looked around the Newcastle store for our replacement sofa, we came across our first damaged sofa for sale described as "Ex Display" You couldn't make it up!!