Hard to review something that apears to have died…read more I can only compare it to a rotting raccoon, hardly any shops and more flies than businesses. Huge car park and huge prices to go with. Would look at home in some horror movie.

As anyone who reads my reviews will know i am not a great lover of shopping centres but I sincerely…read morehope that this place thrives. It re-opened a couple of years ago and already 2 businesses have folded. Some decent names here = Cotton Traders, Clarks, Mountain Warehouse, Cadburys, Whittards and Bedeck, sorry can't remember the other outlets. Greatly improved parking. The message is use or or lose it.

I generally find what I want, the staff are great they're friendly and if you need help they are…read morehappy to help. The one thing that they need to so is make sure everything has a price on it, sometimes I go to buy something and there is no price on it.

The Factory Shop basically sells ex-catalogue type stuff. The stock is fairly consistent. At the…read moremoment the balance is about half clothing and shoes. The other half is split between kitchen-ware, toys, and everything which you didn't know that you needed until you see it! Since Woolworths closed it is quite a good bet if nowhere else has it. Like most shops of this type everything is well squashed together. I would guess that things are about 20% off R.R.P., but don't quote me on that. Usefully it is right next to The Gill car-park with pick-up space outside. The easiest way to get there is up Upper Brook St. from Kings St., by the Chippy Bank

Barrow is very proud of its Debenhams - we don't have many shops, but this is a good one! A huge…read moredepartment store covering 2 big floors, with a car park on the roof so you don't have to carry your shopping too far! It has everything from womenswear, kids, menswear, cosmetics, accessories, sportswear, lingerie, home items, gifts, wedding listthe list goes on! It has also brought Warehouse, Faith and Jane Norman clothes and shoes to Barrow in the form of concessions within the store, which is great as we didn't have those stores before. It has a cafe on the first floor so you can take a well-earned break from your shopping trip for a cup of tea - they do a fantastic breakfast for £3.50 (until 11.30am) and a lunchtime menu as well. It has full disabled access with lifts and escalators as well as the stairs, and is always clean and brightly lit. The staff will annoy you by asking if you want to open a Debenhams account card even if you're only spending £1 - but it is actually one of the better account cards out there, as they send you offers throughout the year and have special cardholders days. If you can't be bothered traipsing round lots of shops and want to get everyone's Christmas presents in one place this year, Debenhams will have something for everyone!

A popular store, perhaps due to the ease of parking. Selling clothes, toys, perfumes etc. Nice…read morelittle cafe on the second floor with a fairly reasonable selection of food at good prices. Staff are always happy to help, particularly when dealing with disabled customers. Several times we have been in and had to ask for specially served food for someone who cannot eat the majority of restaurant food and they have never refused, and never complained about having to do something different. The store has two floors which can be reached either by escalator or lift

This shop's slogan is 'Big brands at factory prices'. Not sure if there are big brands here, but…read moreyou can certainly pick up a bargain. Good for children's trainers, slippers and boots. You can usually find decent clothes and it's also good for cosmetics, and household goods.

Marks and Spencer is based at the bottom end of Dalton Road, but has access to the side for the…read morecollection of shopping due to Dalton Road being pedestrianised. It sells a wide range of ladies clothes and lingerie, but just a small selection of men's clothes and no children's clothing. It also has a small food section at the back of the store, and although the food is excellent quality its also very expensive, so its not somewhere you could do your daily shop. The clothes are of good quality and Marks and Spencer do not seem to have gone down the route of using less material in their clothes therefore making you buy the next size up. The selection is rather old fashioned though and its not somewhere you could shop for a youngsters clothing. The staff are all very polite and helpful and there are always plenty of tills open, so there are rarely any queues.

Excellent service-the staff are always polite& helpful.Food is first rate There are always genuine…read moreoffers(not goods which no-one wants as in some supermarkets)& if you shop wisely M&S is extremely competitive. After being in the doldrums for a while, the clothes are now very attractive. Considering the quality they are very good value. Well done!

Charges 5p for plastic bags. Fair selection of comestibles, but why did the cash register woman…read morecringe, defiantly, when asking for 5p for the shopping bag? Brits not ready for this, business twisting post-war mindset arms? Or woman had a bad day, husband shouting, kids cranky, and here was this tourist.

A department store, similar to say Macys or Dillards here in the states, right down to the cafe in…read morestore. Such a quaint feature, I love that. I was looking for something specific, but they didn't have it, so instead I decided to look for nylons, HUZZAH! They had those, and reasonable. Their clothing wasn't the best, but I did find makeup wipes and some other things as well. I was impressed that they carry bras in larger cup sizes.

Needed a well earned brew after cycling 10 miles to Dumfries so decided on the Expresso Bar at M&S…read morein the town centre. As always the fair trade tea was top notch and a nicely presented sandwich with a little biscuit did the trick in reviving me. Nice place to meet for a chat and the staff are very helpful and pleasant.

When Michael Moon was on Roper Street back in the day I could have spent all day in that Bookstore…read moreit was better than the library which was not so far away but Moon's was the best

The best second hand bookshop in North West England. Well worth a visit. And Mr Moon is so…read moreknowledgeable. Graeme