I really like The Range. It's a gigantic version of what we used to call "knick knack shops" where…read moreyou can get pretty much anything for a low price. The difference being that The Range as well as selling washing up bowls and coasters and broken biscuits also sell a good amount of homeware, furniture, furnishings such as curtains and blinds, hobby/crafts, art supplies, and even gardenware and pet goods. Basically, if you need it, you can probably find it at The Range. This particular one is a good size, and has its own free car park with plenty of spaces.

The shop is fine, with many quality items at good prices. But beware the cowboys who run the…read moreparking. Many people I know won't use the store because of them.

The only word I can use for Wyvale Garden Centre (formerly Barton Grange) is "epic"... it's a…read morehumongous space full of everything you could need for your garden, from plants and shrubs, to trees, fountains, statues, tools, and equipment etc. It also has a cafe/restaurant, and a large shopping area of books, toys, games, gifts, food items, and a branch of Edinburgh Woolen Mill, as well as an aquarium. It's a nice place just to have a wander around to be honest, there's far too much and too many things for me to list. It also has good parking, and good disabled access, as well as friendly and helpful staff.

I'm awarding four stars for this garden centre (Ooooh, I feel powerful). It's had to look at…read moredifferent things than a few shrubs and bulbs and you can now buy all sorts of internal and external decorations and ornaments apart from the usual flowers and stuff. My missus gets very excited every time she goes in. We even honoured this place last year when we purchased our Christmas tree from here. Praise indeed. I've not tried their cafe, but friends who have say it's extremely good food, but very expensive. That covers the rest of the place really - you will get what you want here, it will be very good quality and it will be top money.

Furniture stores are few these days as big chains are in charge more or less. This shop though has…read moregrown from strength to strength. It offers all sorts of furniture to customers and is very popular to locals as it is cheap and unique furniture. If you don't want to follow the herd and go to IKEA then this is your perfect find. It really is great!

From the owner: We are an independent retailer specialising in home furnishings and bathroom products. Good quality…read moreluxury at affordable prices.

Unpretentious farm shop with a good range of produce. It has been extended relatively recently and…read moreoffers a broader range of stock than it used to. However it is still predominantly a vegetable shop and although it now sells sausages and bacon it doesn't have an extensive butchery department like some farm shops. However what it does it does well. A good variety of veg, lots of it local including potatoes that still have some soil on, hurrah! They aren't slavish to the local theme though and also supply more exotic fruit and veg from further afield. They also supply chutneys, sweets, posh crisps, jams, pastas, rice, milk, cream, and the wonderful Cartmel sticky toffee pudding. There's a great selection of local Lancashire cheeses including Dewlay cheeses from just down the road and also good quality cheese from elsewhere in the world such as feta cheese and mozzarella. Along one wall there's a large selection of bird food and feeders which ties in with there being a small gardening section alongside the shop. All in all a great farm shop which offers fair value and a good variety of stock without erring too much towards garden centre style overpricing.

I visited Dobbies Preston today for lunch. The restaurant was a complete shambles! Lack of staff!…read morecausing horrendous queues. By the time we had waited for hot drinks our "hot food" was cold! Poor staff that were on duty, were run off their feet! running out of milk then clean crockery! we waited yet again to pay at check out then no clean cutlery had to wait for the kitchen to wash some! We were advised that x 4 coaches had arrived causing the place to be busy! & quite full. May I suggest that they get the staff to cover these occasions or turn away coaches! or you will have no regular customers left.

This is an enormous garden centre! It stocks just about everything you could ever need for your…read moregarden from furniture to paving to the humble pansy. As well as garden related products it has an aquatic section for both tropical and cold water fish and also assorted gifts throughout the store. Downstairs there are clothes both for everday wear and also outdoors e.g Barbour jackets and walking boots. There is a small specialist foodie section with upmarket sauces, pastas, herbs, spices, bottled beers, ciders, spirits and liqueurs. Also a kichenwares department, books, toys, greetings cards and gift wrap etc. The restaurant seemed to be doing a reasonable trade when I visited and the cream cakes in the display cabinet looked wonderful, though I resisted the temptation on this occasion :-) At Christmas it becomes a winter wonderland with a huge range of decorations, lights etc. and Father Christmas comes to visit for the kids. Smashing garden centre basically, though like many it is errs on the expensive side, hence my rating of 4 stars instead of 5.

I bought a pair of heat machine socks for £5.99 with a few other items and these socks wouldn't…read morescan. after a short while the teller said just pay and I'll hand them over , it will bleep when you go out and it did. Arriving home to Brighouse I found a large grey tag. I phoned the store and they said bring them back we will take it off. Annoyed at this I went back today 15 February. Items were bought 9 February. They took off the tag., I said what about compensation for coming back , fuel etc. They informed no can d. I said what about a voucher for a tea and a small bun? The manager said no. It's cost me time and money to come back when it was their fault. I've spent thousands in the past with you. The company has got too big and forgets about the loyal customers.

Five months ago I did a review for the Gordon Riggs that is not far from where I live…read more The other day we ventured accross the border to the branch just outside Todmorden,a place that sounds so Yorkshire it should come with a free Whippet and a pint of John Smiths. This will be my third review for a garden centre,not bad for a person who hates gardens,gardening,gardeners and Graham Gardner.To be fair though we only went to buy some niger seed with which to feed the garden birdies,and as usual we came away with several things,none of which had anything to do with gardening. They really do have a wide selection of stuff,especially in the shop that they also own across the road. This place sells jams,toys,clothes,pens,popping candy,kitchen things and things with your name on. I say your name especially if you are called Leo,not Lee,Leo. They had quite a lot of Leo related stock.I have reached the age of 40 with only knowing one Leo on a personal level and that was over 20 years ago.If you are reading this Leo,I know where you can get a pen with your name on it! You are going to have to look at the photos to see the best thing they had there though. I like Gordon Riggs.....