With some personal health issues I will no longer go to this place. The biggest problem is why it…read morewas built in a big hole in the ground. I got stuck down Wesley slope. The angina kicked in and it took me nearly an hour to get back up to the M&S store level

Changed the way the world viewed Basingstoke! I used to go to Reading, Southampton or Guildford…read morebefore Festival Place was built. Now I very rarely find the need to go further afield. Has a wide selection of shops, places to eat/drink and is always kept clean and tidy. Plenty of parking too, which always helps. If you've not been before, it's worth a visit.

Chineham Shopping Centre is served by the local community of Basingstoke and the surrounding…read morevillages. It has excellent car parking and shopping facilities including a Tescos, Next, Matalan, Iceland, Boots, Superdrug and Lloyds Chemist, Clarkes and Brantano shoe shops. There is a large Newsagents a public library plus other smaller establishments. There is also a hairdressers and plus public toilets are available at the centre also. There is a Fish and Chip shop which is well known by the locals and serves excellent fish and chips which you can eat in or take away. There is also a very nice cafe and a Dominos Pizza. At weekends sometimes there is also a Van that parks right in the middle of the shopping centre and serves very tasty food. You can also sit outside to eat this as there are usually table and chairs provided. I shop here quite often and as I don't drive it is very handy as there is a bus stop which drops you right off at the Shopping Centre. If you fancy a short walk there are quite pleasant woods that you could wander round just across the road from the Centre.

A very large Matalan in chineham shopping centre, there is loads of free parking - two huge…read morecarparks to chose from within 2mins walk, one carpark right outside matalan. Its two storey and they sell just about anything from childrens,ladies and menswear to toys and homewear. I love coming in here but you have to have loads time because there is so much to look at! The clothes are what i normally go in for, and i think they are good quality and very reasonably priced! Lots of tills and plenty of staff that are cheerful and willing to help!

The Zara store in the Festival Place is a middle sized store that has the basics available in all…read morezara stores as well as a few of the other pieces. In general Zara is a mid priced 'classy' clothing store. A lot of the pieces are suitable for working in offices. They have a continual Basic line of clothes, so if you find something that you really like chances are that the a couple years down the road you can replace it if needed. Or get another 5 or 6 colours if that's what you prefer. There are also always other nice things to supplement the basic range. Zara also has a children's and a men's clothing range - I don't have too much experience in these ranges.

Zara is Zara, really. It's not as if it varies that much from place to place. This is a pleasantly…read morespacious, well laid out store with a range of clothes, often at surprisingly cheap prices. It looks like it should cost more - with their trendy layout and lighting it's a lot classier than the average mid-priced clothes store - which is a nice surprise. Also located conveniently for the average Festival Place visitor, so handy if you're in the area.

Shoe Zone is located in The Malls just outside Festival Place. As discovered when i entered the…read moreshop is very small and could do with extending; however some nice items are available, mens and womens shoes, boots also handbags and kids shoes. The staff are very friendly and polite and the prices are very reasonable.

I've walked into this place a good number of times just to window shop here, I feel like its a…read moregreat place to nerd out for those who are really into music. They've got a tiny section upfront for anime related merchandise too, and a small selection of snacks like Ramune and Pocky. The layout is quite simple to figure out, with the merchandise being put on display all over the walls near their respective aisles. Plus, it's size is just a good place to wander around to see if you can find a CD or even a record disc of any bands you listen to. Also they have a few choices for budget earbuds, which are really good in quality considering their prices float around five to fifteen quid. Great for me when I still used wired earbuds since mine would end up breaking often.

This HMV in Festival Place is fairly small to HMV standards, single floor but everything is there,…read moregood selection of DVDS, CD's, Games, and accessories plus all the usual charts. Not huge amounts of Boxsets and sale mounds found in the larger HMV stores, and the music has tended to be on a bit loud in this store when I've been in. Not usually too busy and straight through the queue when I've bought something!

I think tk maxx is a bit like marmite. you either love it or you hate it!? im one of the lovers, I…read moream a fan of bargains and dont mind hunting for them! this store is huge, on two floors its hidden in a corner in the shopping centre but once found, never forgotten! All ladies clothes and footwear on the ground floor and upstairs is the childrenswear, toys and baby equipment as well as menswear and homewear. store is generally clean and tidy, lots of tills and staff friendly and helpfull.

I love TK Max. I dislike TK Max Basingstoke and would recommend shoppers opt for the much larger…read morestores which may not be layed out as neatly, but house a lot more stock with more bargain prices than I was able to find in Basingstoke. I am a self admitted cheap skate and bargain hunter, so if you've money to burn head out to Basingstoke, if you prefer a well found bargain discovered when digging through piles of carboot style clobber then find your nearest TK and schedule a day trip. To find the best bargains, 1 must invest time. :)

The store is located in the Chineham Centre and is accompanied by numerous other shops…read more Always a great store to visit, ample parking available and provides home delivery throu online ordering. Opens 24 hrs which is a savoir for me and others that can never find a store open. Very large supermarket that sells pretty much everything, personally i love their sandwiches and confectionary ailes. Deli and fish counters are a bonus and rottisary hot counter is very enjoyable. You can purchase your National Lottery here also. Staff memebers are very polite and helpfull.

This Tescos store is located in Chineham Shopping Centre amongst other retail outlets such as Next,…read moreBoots, Lloyds Chemist so is a very useful location to get your shopping and this is one of the reasons I tend to use this Tescos outlet. There is also a large car park to Chineham Centre so there should be no problems with parking at all. There are shopping trolleys located in the car park and directly outside the store. There is a good selection of food and drink, clothes, DVDs, books, household items and although they do have some electrical goods and toys there is not a huge variety and you would be better visiting a Superstore if you require these items. The check out staff are very friendly and helpful and always ask if you need help with packing. There are quite a few checkouts in the store but sometimes especially at busy periods you can have quite a wait on your hands to get served. They also have self service locations which is very handy. There is a toilet and a photography booth but there is not a cafe although in Chineham Centre there is a very nice cafe just across from Tescos.

Marks and Spencer have really tried hard to get away from the twin set and pearls look of…read moreyesteryear and now have a good fashionable range with their per una range. The store is very clean and tidy and easy to find your way round. There is a children's section and of course the highly popular food section. Unfortunately the food section in the Basingstoke store is not as well stocked as the store in Reading.

The Marks and Spencers at the Festival Place is a medium sized branch. It has the Per Una line as…read morewell as a housewares section, Mens clothing section, a small children's section, a cafe, grocery store, and women's clothing section. Their customer service is fantastic, we ordered food there and when there was a mistake they more than made up for it with discounts and still making sure the correct order got to us on time. It is quite a busy store, especially on the weekend and around Christmas. If you shop near Christmas time make sure you make use of their 3 for 2 deals!

Model Zone is located in the indoor Shopping Centre, Festival Place, Basingstoke. It is an…read moreattractive store from the outside and sells a wide variety of model kits, trains, fantasy figures, cars and they do sell some Thomas trains and a small selection of other Thomas toys for younger children. I would say though that this store mainly caters for older children or adults. The staff are very friendly and helpful and it is a relaxing store to shop in and has a nice old fashioned feel to it.

Rubbish! Phoned ahead to check stock of a product and when we arrived (after a 30 minute drive) the…read moreproduct was not in stock after all. Better off online!