St Stephen's Shopping Centre is the main shopping centre serving the town centre of Hull in the…read moreEast Riding of Yorkshire, the location within the city is good, it's pretty much right next to the train station. The mall opened in 2007 and the interior still feels modern, especially in comparison to the rest of the city. It's pretty much a straight high-street-style walk throughout the mall, with a small number of food and drink outlets upstairs including Starbucks and Nando's. The main flagship store in the mall is a large Tesco supermarket, this remains open between 6 am and 12 am between Monday and Saturday, even when the mall shuts much earlier. Between the hours of 7 pm and 12 am when the mall is closed and Tesco is open, you can expect to be allowed to enter the mall, but only for Tesco with barriers in place. Again, I do find the mall shuts a little early, while the centre remains open until 7 pm, most of the stores end up closing an hour earlier and starting to wind down even before that. With the location of Hull pretty much in the sticks, with few alternatives nearby, this makes it even more frustrating for people who prefer to go out in the afternoons and evenings. The selection of stores within the centre is OK. Brands located here include Boots, EE, JD Sports, Superdrug, TK Maxx and a couple of others. The security at the front seemed friendly, and helped offer directions elsewhere in the centre, although they could have done with being inside the mall, due to groups of children loitering, and littering, which meant the mall was untidy and I was having to watch my step to avoid getting something stuck to my shoe. Again, lots of wasted potential, and the best out of a bad bunch of places to shop while in Hull. 3*

It's easy to find and you can buy most things you want. You…read morecan also get donuts. The Items could be a bit cheaper but they are still decent value prices. And the cashiers or the donut shop workers are very polite.

Princes Quay is a small shopping centre in Hull city centre, the state of the shopping centre…read moreright now for me is heartbreaking as it has so much potential. It's built over Prince's Dock which adds a unique twist to the centre, meaning as you walk along, you can see the river which looks so beautiful in the sunshine, yet the mall is full of either cheap, tacky stores or empty units. There are very few familiar brands in terms of shopping, other than a large Primark store. It does get better for food and drink, with some options including Nando's and Pizza Express and for leisure, there's a Vue cinema. The security staff in the mall didn't seem too friendly and made me feel uncomfortable just for wanting to visit Pizza Express. This place has so much potential, they need to shut the place down for however long it takes to renovate the mall and fill the empty units, as for now this is only going to be a place one would visit if heading to the cinema or a specific brand within the mall, it just seems depressing to walk through. 2*

Large range of shops, but too many empty units. The food…read morecourt is currently being renovated, so there are only one café open, and the hot dog tall mentioned earlier. The cinema is good, but the place desperately needs some work.

I spent just over five hours recently at Monks Cross retail park, with two friends, and between us…read morewe spent hundreds of pounds in the various retail outlets. I have just received £100 parking charge from the car park owner. It's my own fault, of course, as I failed to see the 4 hour maximum stay sign! It definitely won't happen again though, because I will shop elsewhere in future. What else do these GREEDY car park owners think we are doing in retail parks like this, other than spending money!!

Monks Cross is quite a good way to pass the afternoon if you can find a parking space - despite a…read morelarge number of parking spaces, it's generally packed to bursting point at the weekends. Shops include Next, BHS, Monsoon, HMV and Marks & Spencer. Supermarkets are Asda, Sainsbury and now Aldi. Food is available from Pizza Hut, McDonalds & Starbucks amongst others. Sainsbury and Asda also operate petrol stations. If you're after a bargain, check out TK Maxx or The Range just up Jockey Lane. There's also Polar Ford, Waterworld and a karting track in the vicinity.

York Market is on every day as far as I know, between about 9 and 5. It's always been there every…read moretime I'm in town so I'm guessing it is every day! There is a nice wide range of stalls selling everything from fruit, veg, meat, posters, books, clothes, and jewellery (and much more.) Great for a bargain and located in a nice area too (near the shambles and parliament square.)

PIZZA NEO (Foodcourt) has a great weekend offer for £5 inc drink for any 10" pizza. Not bad…read morequality but if the 3 of us who had a pizza, the pepperoni was very much so portioned controlled compared to the meat feat or chicken that was adequately covered.

This place is great if you're looking for a bargin, but other than that.. its a little bit rubbish…read moreto be honest! The only shops that are worth visiting are the games shops and book stores! They really could do with opening up some better stores and redecorating the place.

As Help the Aged shops go this is definitely one of the small ones! They pack a lot in and can be…read moredifficult to move around when they are busy. It is worth the effort though. They have the new and unusual gifts the other help the aged shops have and seem to get unusual items donated. There is a nice choice of books and of course lots of things to wear. At Christmas they have a nice range of cards,in fact you can often do quite a bit of Christmas shopping here. If you go on market day you could perhaps finish it too.

this is definately the best of all the charity shops in bridlington by far. as you get further into…read moretown you will find that the charity shops become just as expensive as the other high street stores but this charity shop is almost central to the town yet it still has very cheap prices.

Great shops here,mixture but mainly clothes ones.Great bargains to be had,my friend bought her…read morewedding dress there at next to nothing.They have picnic areas so you can take your lunch with you as the cafe is quite expensive especially if you have a few children to feed.There is car parking available on the site & always a space free,it also caters for disabled as access is available all round,baby changing etc also here.It's open all year round so you can go when you wish but does close after 5 or 6.They have different event happing over the year i.e childrens favourite characters appearing,bonfire night shows & santa will soon be on his way so keep a look out for him

Hornsea Freeport is a great day out of shopping for anyone visiting the lovely East Coast town of…read moreHornsea. Freeport, part of a national chain of American type shopping experiences, can be found on the road connecting Hornsea to Withernsea, the not so salubrious neighbouring seaside town. Freeport offers a good selection of shops ranging from clothes and footwear to household items and confectionary. The places to grab a coffee and a sandwich are quite limited but you are only five minutes away from the town centre which is a lovely place to explore and enjoy a lunch in one of the many cafes and restaurants.

The promenades seems to have had an up and down existence.There are a few good shops but sadly they…read moreseem to disappear too quickly.There is a cafe which is basic but good value and has a fair variety. This is in the market place part which used to be busier especially when it had an italian food outlet.There is a nice shop with curtains etc. but it is not easy to walk around and I have found some of the staff seem to find customers a nuisance.(not all of them).The stall holders in the market place put on a good display and it is a pity for them there are empty spaces.I think the addition of a toilet block would be a good move. I hope that more shops open up and this place regains its popularity, i know i used to enjoy a visit.

the shopping centre in bridlington will always be the hub of the town but, in my opinion, it really…read moreneeds some work doing. many of the stores within it have now closed down and it is now more like a glorified bus shelter than a shopping centre. they really need to get more shops, maybe a parking level and another shopping level or something.