Quite a large shop with lots to browse and buy! A particularly good place for greetings cards as…read morethey have such a good selection. There are many books too, including local ones, and maps for the traveller. A nice range of diaries, address books and other stationery, magazines and newspapers. Confectionery too. The young man who served me (on the 30th May 2011) couldn't have been more helpful. It's located in one of the most central parts of the town in a pedestrianised area near the fountain.

Amazing service, however, unfortunately, it does not sell concentrated sodium hydroxide solution…read more(NaOH). I was looking for some high-grade standardised NaOH for my kids as they needed it for their 'among us' cosplay, but unfortunately i was met with judgement from the young woman working there. She informed me that this was a corrosive chemical and that I would not find it anywhere on the high street, but did suggest I could replace it with monster energy drink, and it worked a charm!

This store has a wide variety of products, split over two floors, and stocks most magazines, as…read morewell as stationary, CDs and DVDs, and now also has the main post office in Carlisle situated on the first floor. The staff are reasonably helpful, some more than others. It used to be quite easy to navigate around the store, but since the introduction of the post office, I have found the store to be rather disjointed and cluttered, and as a result don't shop in here as much as I did.

Smith's is on the up as a retailer. They now have a huge range of stationery. Good stock of…read moremagazines. Books on the 2nd floor often have special offers. However, the stairs will put off some, especially as it's where Carlisle's main Post Office is now. Get yourself a WH Smith clubcard, as they often have good special offers.

This used to be a fantastic treasure trove of a shop when I was growing up. I recently returned to…read moreWhitehaven and was amazed at its transformation. This once great shop is now critically understaffed, no longer has a music department and has shelves stacked so high they resemble one of the many cheap shops littering the once great King Street. Very disappointed

The usual range of magazines, books, stationery and multimedia etc. Unfortunately this is one of…read morethe smaller branches of the chain you'll see on the high street so if you want something a little away from the mainstream you may be disappointed. The company do have an order in service, for those without the internet, which seems to be often used at this store.