Bolton Market Place is the main shopping centre in Bolton town centre, it isn't too bad for a small…read moretown and they have spent time/money on improving the centre and making it nice. Retailers located here include Boots, Clarks, JD Sports, Next and Vision Express. There is a much larger selection of shops on the high street, outside of the shopping centre, but I always prefer indoor centres especially on the cold, rainy days which we get more of our fair share of in England! My favourite area of the shopping centre is "The Vaults", which is the basement of the shopping centre. They've made it look very nice, with the exposed brickwork and it is also home to restaurants including Nando's and Prezzo. There is also a cinema within the mall from, Light Cinema. More recently, the mall is being used by the Bolton GP Federation and the NHS to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, I love this idea as it is helping the local community have easy access to vaccinations in the town centre. Many empty units sadly... it is such a shame to see as this mall really does have potential. Despite being rather empty, it still has a nice feel to it and the mall security to feel safe. 3*

A few months on and more improvement, they deserve another star!…read more Things are looking up for the market place and they are slowly transforming it into a place you'd want to spend your time. Football season is over for me which means Saturday's are now free again - the missus loves that - that also means I am open to be dragged around shopping centres each weekend now.. It was FA Cup final day however and luckily she does like Football so we decided instead of a trip to Manchester, we'd venture into Bolton and see what the developments were looking like. Definitely an improvement on my last visit a few month ago, and we spent just under 2 hours here on Saturday, which 5 years ago you just simply couldn't do! The 'Vaults' are open and starting to have more and more going on there, so far: Prezzo, Nandos and Great Ale are in there but Chef's Quarter and couple more offerings are in the works. The best thing about this visit was seeing the weekend markets! The market place has not had individual market stall since I was a wee kipper - so a good 15 years and it's great see them bringing back the old school approach even with the new modern building!

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.

I'm a fan of the morrisons chain in general because it's the supermarket I grew up with in…read moreBradford, but this is a fairly good one. Their fruit & veg is always of an excellent quality, they have a range of counters offering everything from cooked meats, pies, a bakery, salad bar and cheese. Their fresh produce made in store is of excellent quality. This particular morrisons is a medium sized store that offers all the basics. It has a very large car park & a petrol station with car wash on site so it's a handy store to have round the corner from where I work.

I like to shop in morrisons because it is very beg and they stock everything. I love the fresh fish…read morein here and I can usually fill my fridge for about £20. Morrisons has really friendly helpful staff and a very handy customer services. If you don't have any change for your trolley they will change it for you no problem without tutting at you! I really like the bettabuy selection that morrisons do. I think there cheap ready salted crisps are so tasty. They make a really good cheap snack and taste better than walkers! It does get busy in here sometimes but no more than any of the other supermarkets.

Topshop is situated in the Market Place shopping centre in Bolton town centre…read more There are car parks which are pay and display around the town and the bus station is not too far away from the town centre. The store front of Topshop is modern, attractive and clean. The window display is eyecatching and up to date.great. The inside of the store is large, clean and spacious and there are lots of displays which are imaginative and inspiring. This branch of Topshop has the capacity to hold a good range of lines and also has room to accomodate a good sized sale without causing cramping. There are shoes, underwear, bags and accessories too. The products are reasonabley priced and high quality. There are changing rooms within the store and these are clean and spacious. The checkout is to the right of the store in the centre and is normally well staffed. Staff are very friendly and very helpful, knowledgeable and efficient. The atmosphere is good. This is one of my favourite Topshop stores and I would highly recommend it to others. The store is within easy access of the other stores within the Market Place.....including DB3, Zara, Jane Norman, Mark One and La Senza. The town centre shops are nearby and also Crompton Place shopping centre.Large New Look in town......

The Bolton Topshop store is quite small in comparison to other Topshop stores. They still have a…read morefairly good range of clothes but I am finding less and less clothes I could actually buy that would suit my body shape here. I think Topshop is now much more for the person who can pull of the current fashion trends and fads as most of the clothing they sell isn't really all that practical to wear.

I called in to this shop today as I was looking for an elegant evening dress. I thought this was…read morethe shop to find this dress. However the service I received was very poor. I was told immediately that they could not help me because it was "by appointment only" and that they couldn't assist because they were already tied up with other customers. Excellent customer service to me would've been to say "by all means take a look but unfortunately we can't assist because were currently tied up but if you do find something make an appointment and we'll be able to help". Instead I was sent away. I would not recommend this shop. There are plenty more shops that don't insist on appointments ONLY.

From the owner: Congratulations and a very warm welcome to The Wedding Room where you will find beautiful designer…read moredresses and breathtaking accessories. Having a wealth of experience the team at The Wedding Room are sure to be able to help you find a style that compliments your body shape and a dress that lives up to your dreams amongst our stunning sample gowns. Glamorous satins, Lustrous taffetas, and vintage style lace makes up just a small selection of our chic, captivating and outstandingly beautiful gowns. Our hi end designers such as Mon-cherie and David Tutera, Mori Lee and Mark Lesley are constantly working to bring you the most fantastic of designs, If you are looking for flair, drama, sophistication or elegance, we have it all. Unlike most other bridal shops who only stock smaller sizes we have a good range of sizes to try on to fit the most slender to the cutest curves. We are able to order dresses from size 2 to 30.

I am still looking for a couple bits and bobs for my homemade bridal bouquet... particularly some…read morepretty buttons/brooches. However, I don't want something brand new, not to mention brooches aren't really popular trend these days, so selection would be slim anyway. I thought I would check out some of the charity shops on my way to Asda for my weekly shop. What I didn't realize is that Granny's Attic is not a charity shop, it is an antique shop. It is small, nothing like those antique emporiums with endless rooms of random items that have probably been there for some time. From the window I spotted some brooches, particularly some blue ones (my something blue is the only piece missing) so I decided to pop in. Just an FYI, it is a small shop and it is full of beautiful, very breakable items. Of course I had my backpack on with my reusable grocery bags so I didn't want to actually move around for fear that I would end up buying a bunch of shattered teacups and plates. Sure some of the items are... well they would probably continue collecting dust, but some of the items, for example some of the tea sets are wonderful and would make for great gifts. I think the prices are reasonable for antiques... you would be able to find some inexpensive items if you are on a tight budget. While I think the cheapest item in the store, I have spotted, is £5.00, I have also seen a tea set for £12.00. Even though I have seen far too many episodes of Flog It, Bargain Hunt, and Antiques Roadshow, I still cannot identify really valuable items from your average old item so I cannot vouch for whether it is a treasure trove, but you never know if you don't stop in. The staff member there was very welcoming and offered to show me the brooches in the window. I didn't buy any on this trip, I am currently waiting on a couple that my mom has posted to me, but the lady did tell me that they do have new items coming in on a regular basis so there is always nice selection to choose from. There is very limited parking one store down from Granny's Attic, but if you have stopped at Asda for a shop, you could pop down as parking is free and right behind (and slightly above) the store.

Following the sead loss of my mother I was left with a great deal of jewelry. Carters dealt with me…read morein a very understanding and honest way. Previous jewlers only offered a "gold price" Carters took the time to explain the valuations and took into account the stone value in many of the rings. A good deal was negotiated against a top quality ring to my design of which I am very pleased.