Town Profile
Shop ‘til you drop!
Armed with resolutions and those New Year vouchers, there’s no better time to treat yourself to a day’s shopping. And in Kent, when it comes to finding the perfect place to spend the day with family, friends, or simply indulging yourself, we’re spoilt for choice.
Dawn Kingsford sets out with her shopping list in search of a warm welcome and everything under one roof.
Miles of aisles
Bluewater – off the A2 near Dartford - with its mix of retail, restaurants and entertainment, is one of the county’s most popular attractions. With some 300 stores, including big brands such as House of Fraser and John Lewis and 60 restaurants, its free parking is an added bonus. If you want to spend time with the
family, there is a 13-screen multiplex cinema and the new IMAX Experience.
For a girly day out, how about a spa or nail treatment, followed by some therapeutic shopping, rounded off with a meal and a glass of wine?
The shop Next door
Maidstone’s Newnham Court Shopping Village offers a warm welcome – whatever the weather - just off junction 7 of the M20. With its stores on one floor, it is easy
to get around and offers a range of goodies for your home, your wardrobe, your garden, and, even, the goldfish! Cotswold Outdoor, Cotton Traders,
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Klass and the sporting Sweatshop are among resident retailers, alongside a café, coffee house, pub, mobility store, and Noble House Chinese restaurant. In the courtyard, you’ll also find a hair and beauty salon. Parking is free. Next door is Next, at Eclipse Park, which combines fashions with fantastic pieces for the home. There’s also a Costa Coffee bar. Open 9am-10pm,
Monday to Saturday and 10.30am-5pm on Sunday, it’s the perfect place to meet up after work. A park and ride service is also next door, providing even more choice and places to visit.
‘Customers increasingly see shopping less as a necessity,
and more as a leisure activity’ Mid Kent Living 15
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