Department stores & shopping centres

Bluewater, Kent

Lose yourself in amongst shops that span across 53 acres! Bluewater is a leading shopping and leisure destination in Kent that covers every price and style spectrum you can imagine. If it all gets too much, take your pick of over 50 restaurants, cafés and bars and extensive leisure activities such as rock climbing, golf, fishing, cycling, boating and cinema.

Brent Cross, London

As the first large enclosed shopping centre in the UK and now with the development of 30 additional stores, Brent Cross lives up to its fashion-led image by boasting high quality fashion chains such as Massimo Dutti, Reiss, Hobbs, H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, Jigsaw and Kew to name but a few.

Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow

Buchanan Galleries is a ‘must visit’ for any shopper and tourist in Glasgow, offering a superb choice of over 80 quality shops from John Lewis, H&M, Mango, Open, Next and Swarovski. Specialist jewellery outlets and toyshops are not to be missed.

Bullring, Birmingham

Admire the glistening Bullring shopping centre in the heart of Birmingham. This shopping experience truly is worlds apart. With its 15,000 aluminium disks covering its entire surface, you’ll be dazzled by the architecture of this state of the art building not to mention Selfridges opening its fourth store here.

Debenhams, Nationwide

Debenhams stocks affordable ranges from a number of talented British designers such as Jasper Conran, Ben de Lisi, Frost French and Julien Macdonald. There is a large shoe department, extensive lingerie section and a cosmetics hall with all the top beauty brands represented.

Harrods, London

A London icon, Harrods is considered an attraction as well as a world-class store. With over 300 departments on seven floors it’s easy to spend a lot of time (and money) here. The spectacular interior décor is unique; look out for the Egyptian-inspired elements.

Harvey Nichols,

Harvey Nichols brings together an impressive range of designers from around the world – D&G, John Galliano, Space NK, Burberry and Jimmy Choo are just a few of the labels found here, supplying an elite clientele with fine clothes, accessories, cosmetics, food and shoes.

House of Fraser, Nationwide

Housing a huge variety of brands, House of Fraser offers the younger audience high street names such as Miss Sixty and Warehouse, whilst offering the more traditional customers familiar brands such as Austin Reid and Crombie. The store also has a range of homeware products to choose from.

John Lewis, Nationwide

This well-established chain of department stores combines high quality with keen pricing. John Lewis stocks nearly half a million products from buttons to beds, cushions to cufflinks. A number of services are on offer, so you can benefit from free advice on furniture, fashion and nursery items, and much more.

Liberty, London

Opened in 1875, Liberty has long been regarded as a traditional store but venturing inside reveals a host of cutting-edge ranges. Innovative womenswear and menswear labels include Vivienne Westwood, Chloé, Martine Sitbon and Dries Van Noten. Extensive accessories, bridal wear and speciality food departments plus an impressive beauty hall are just some of the areas to be discovered.

Meadowhall, Sheffield

Meadowhall boasts major stores, specialist shops and designer boutiques and attracts 25 million visitors per year and with plenty of space you can dash from shop to shop in no time. Live fashion and stage shows are just some events forming part of the monthly calendar.

MetroCentre, Newcastle

Open your eyes and step into a world of undiscovered brands and gifts that cannot be found anywhere else for miles around. Located 3 miles outside Newcastle, MetroCentre has plenty of parking, lots of restaurants and an abundance of fun to be had.

Selfridges, Nationwide

If you’re after bags, shoes, cosmetics, soft furnishings, books, a foodhall, cafés or even a tattoo, you’ll find it in super cool Selfridges! There’s an extensive designer clothing section catering for men, women and children, and the Superbrands department includes Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabanna and Alexander McQueen amongst other fashion leaders.

Trafford Centre, Manchester

You can see why the Trafford Centre in Manchester has been nicknamed the ‘Temple to Consumerism’ with its sweeping glass roof, smooth marble floors and dozens or designer outlets. A pure shopping heaven you’ll be mesmerised by the amount that the Trafford Centre has to offer.

Victorian & Edwardian Arcades, Cardiff

With some of the oldest shopping arcades lacing together the main streets of the city centre it’s not surprising Cardiff is better know as the city of Arcades. At least if the weather’s not on your side you can meander your way through speciality shops, including fantastic Wally’s delicatessen and the Neal’s Yard Remedy shop. And don't miss the new St Davids shopping centre with hundreds of high-street shops and big-name brands.

Westfield, London

This huge new development in West London is renound for its sleek design, sheer variety of shops and excellent bars and resturants. You could spend all day at Westfield exploring the 265 shops and 16 brands that have come to the Uk for the very first time.