Good old fashion toy shop. You don't see many of these about. An aladins cave, litraly.read more

This is a really nice old fashioned toy shop with very helpful and friendly staff. they always…read morehave lots of interesting things and keep up to date with the latest toys and games. They also have a nice card and gift wrap area. Highly recommend.

Absolutely huge toy store with most of the things you want here! If not you can reserve in as…read morelittle as 20 minutes which is great to go for a coffee at well known eating place next door and come back! The staff are quite helpful and friendly however there has been a little bad press lately as they do not crb check staff, so that is something to think about! For those who are not familiar with the layout at the Intu Metro Centre it could be seen as quite complicated to get to, but don't let that put you off! The final thing I would mention is that although the store is huge, and has free parking etc it can often be more expensive than the other well known toy stores Smyths, The Entertainer etc but you can also pick up the occasional bargain!

Huge toy store that's an absolute kids paradise! Toys, bikes, computer games, baby and nursery…read moreitems, it's all here. Enormous selection, mayhem at Christmas time. Staff were very helpful on several occasions though it gets very busy - I was overcharged substantially on one occasion as the prices displayed and the scanned barcodes didn't match but customer service staff cheerfully sorted it out, though it did take a while. This store is located in the retail park across the road from the main Metrocentre site but it's easier to get to now that the intersection is traffic light controlled. I love browsing in the Lego selection, it's enormous.

I cannot contact this company for incorrect parts supplied in an expensive Billings Boat timber…read moreboat kit purchased from them. Not happy.

Purchased 2 models on 12/09/17 credit card debited and nothing, no emails no goods…read moreemailed the owner numerous times and the reply was : Currently away from office sick at the moment and will answer emails soon as possible Kind Regards Gary Not good for business ripping people off

Fenwick is a large department store, located in Newcastle city centre, it's spread over five floors…read moreand is one of the anchor stores at Eldon Square Shopping Centre. Fenwick as a brand has 8 locations across the country and was founded here in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This location is their flagship. The store has entrances on street level (Northumberland Street) as well as entrances from the mall. The store is open until 7 pm on most days, although opening hours can vary, this means they're generally open an hour later than John Lewis, which is the mall's other main department store. The store is fairly attractive, with modern and older parts and the selection again is reasonable. The renovation is starting to show which is ongoing to celebrate the store's 140th anniversary. The Food Hall area reminded me a little of a smaller version of Harrods, pricey for sure but they had a variety of items appearing to be high-quality, including some meats which looked of a fantastic quality. I much prefer the technology section at John Lewis nearby, however - although Fenwick for sure wins on the Food Hall side of things. 4*

Thank you again to two great sales ladies Lindsey and Helen in the electrical department…read moredownstairs. I bought a magimix food processor, it wasn't a straight forward sale as I had to take it abroad. Lindsey and Helen really bent over backwards to help me find the right size, the colour I wanted, to wrap it well to take it on a plane ..... They couldn't have been nicer. A real pleasure in doing business with sales staff like that and they definitely make you want to shop at the store again.

Cute little shop on the Morecambe promenade. They specialise…read morein doll's houses and furniture, they have a great range. I personally don't have a doll's house fetish, but my partner does. I do like to look at the highly-detailed quality items though. The shop also caters for childrens toys, board games and novelty gifts too. Worth a look inside, no matter how big a kid you are.

From the owner: Pinocchio's toy shop is a family run traditional toy shop specialising Doll houses and accessories,…read moreHornby trains,. Lego, Sylvanian families, Playmobil, airfix, Russian dolls, beach toys, kites, puppets,Orchard toys, Games and puzzles. If we don't have it we will try to find it for you. Always ready to help.

This card shop used to have the monopoly in the greetings card business especially in Durham City…read morehowever that has all changed with the introduction of shops like the Card Factory. Their cards are very overpriced, as is most of their gift wrapping and also the gifts they sell. Although they have recently introduced some value cards which are a lot cheaper than others they sell so they are not as bad as they used to be.

Clinton Cards is located at the top of Silver Street, almost in the Market Place…read more the shop itself is quite big and they do have a wide variety of cards for all occasion, toys, gift and balloons etc. the prices of the cards are, in my opinion, way too high. They cost from about £2 right the way up to about £10. their other products also seem to be overpriced and thr quality is no better than the less expensive card shops in durham. All of the staff members seem helpful enough, butthey always seem to be busy, so if you need help you have to wait in the queue.

This place is a global treasure. One of us had been here 11(!) years ago with friends who live in…read moreNewcastle who brought her here, and she loved it so much that she insisted we all go again--so we did. After spending the morning at Alnwick Castle, we came to Barter Books for lunch and browsing. The cafe is adorable and cozy, and our party of seven was promptly seated. You order at the register and you do not want to sleep on the rarebit--it's so good! While it had just a tad too much mustard than remembered, it was still so gooey and heart-warming (and certainly more impressive than the pile of gloop that was our daughter's mac-n-cheese...let's just pretend that never happened). The beans on toast was also comforting and perfect in such a setting. Fries (chips!) are well-made, and the accompanying salad has a tangy vinaigrette. The whole bookstore is a converted train station and it's massive and we would have perused the titles for several more hours had we not had four children in our party. It was still a lovely time exploring the store, roaming the aisles, and getting lost in old books. We bought a few to bring home, as well as some other swag. And obviously you don't want to miss seeing the famed original "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster. This is just one of those magical places that you really can't describe, but once you go, you'll get it. Five unequivocal stars.

Love this place! Neat rooms to explore, fun model train, lots of used books a nice selection of…read morenew gifts AND a great and reasonable cafe. Their chips are so good I went back the next day for a snack.