A great day out (Springfields Spalding Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens)

Member Name: shadsybear

Product:	Springfields Spalding Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens
Date:	05/11/08 (656 review reads)
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Advantages: Wide variety of shops selling goods at discounted prices. Also gardens and play area.

Disadvantages: None.

Springfields Shopping Outlet and Festival Gardens is a great place to go for bargain shopping or if you fancy a walk around some beautiful gardens (or maybe both!).

Starting with the shops - there are the following stores.

All Wellan Good - A shop selling discounted cosmetics and hair care products such as Benefit and Tigi Bed Head.

Antler - selling discounted luggage and bags.

Autonomy - up to 75% off ladies wear from sizes 6 to 22.

Bijoux - selling jewelry and a huge selection of watches (most of the watches being sold for around £10)

Christy Towels - selling towels and bedding. We managed to get a whole new bedding set for our Kingsize bed reduced from around £100 to £30!

Claire's Accessories - selling all the usual products sold in their high street stores but with a small discount off everything.

Clarks - sells their shoes at a discounted price.

Costa Coffee

Cotton Traders - up to 75% discount on their mens and ladies wear.

D S L - (I am not sure what this shop sells but assume it is a clothes shop!)

Denby - up to 50% off Denby goods.

Domo - selling luggage and handbags.

Edinburgh Woollen Mill - all their usual products again with a discount.

Event Jewellery - a more expensive jewellery shop than Bijoux. Again they offer discounts on brands such as D&G, Armani and Rotary.

Farah - up to 75% off their menswear.

Fenscape - gift shop for the Fengate Discovery Centre (which now is free entry).

Festival Garden Centre - selling all your usual garden centre goods together with children's toys, clothing, pet care etc.

Fox Sports - selling sports wear and equipment.

Game - selling all the latest games with up to 75% off some items (though not the newer games!)

GAP Outlet - selling their usual products at discounted prices.

Green & Pleasant - selling hardwood furniture.

Hallmark - selling their cards with up to 75% off some items.

Julian Graves - specialist food retailer selling their usual products with up to 75% off some items.

Klass - ladies wear, bags and jewelery specially designed for the over 30's in sizes 10 - 22.

Leia outlet - Lingere and swimwear.

Lilley & Skinner - mens and ladies footwear with up to 75% discount.

Logo - fashion wear aimed at girls aged 15 - 25.

Marks & Spencer Cafe - that does the best toasted cheese sandwiches!

Marks & Spencer Outlet - selling their ladies/mens/childrens wear together with gifts etc at discounted prices.

Mountain Warehouse - outdoor clothing.

MX Active - mens and ladies clothing and footwear such as Ben Sherman, Teddy Smith, sonnetti, French Connection, Wrangler and others.

Orvis - ladies and mens country clothing and fly fishing equipment.

Papermill - up to 75% off their card making products, paper and card.

Past Times - their usual products at discounted prices.

Pavers - ladies and mens footwear.

Petroleum - men's casual wear.

Pilot - selling their usual girl's clothes at discounted prices.

Playbarn - great playcentre for kids!

Playtex Wonderbra,Shock Absorber - lingere store.

Ponden Mill - selling their usual high street products with up to 75% discount.

ProCook - cookwear shop.

Rectella - soft furnishing, mirrors and lighting.

Reebok - selling their goods at discounted prices.

Roman Originals - laides wear from sizes 10 -22.

Springfields Restaurant - located in the Festival Garden Centre serving hot and cold food and deserts daily.

Suits You - mens suit shop.

Tchibo - selling all their usual high street goods at discounted prices.

The Gardeners Arms - pub serving pub grub every day.

The Works / Art Depot - selling books at discounted prices.

Thorntons - selling their usual chocolate products at discounted prices.

Tog 24 - outdoor and snow wear.

Travelodge Spalding - you can stay over and have more than 1 day of shopping!!

Tula - selling their own bags and purses and radley bags and purses at huge discounts.

Virgin Cosmetics - selling their make up and smellies at discounted prices.

Whittard of Chelsea - selling their usual products at discounted prices.

Springfields has always been excellent for clothes and shoes and now they have expanded and have their new stores it is also a great place to buy presents for people - I will definetly be doing my Christmas shopping there!

As well as all the shops there are also the gardens. At the minute they have a winter wonderland walk leading to Santa's grotto. During the summer they have a flower festival.

The gardens include Formal Gardens, seasonal flower beds, a Japense Garden, water features, woodland walks and celebrity gardens including designs by Charlie Dimmock, Chris Beardshaw and Kim Wilde.

There is also an events centre where various events take place during the year.

There is always plenty of parking (which you have to pay for but it is not expensive) and they have disabled spaces and parent and child spaces nearer to the shops. There are also toilets, disabled toilets and baby change facilities at the entrance.

All in all it is a great day out with plenty of places to eat and you can do a bit of shopping at the same time!

For more info visit their website: http://www.springfieldsshopping.co.uk/default.asp

Summary: A great day out for the whole family as it has plenty more to do than just shopping!