Staffordshire’s towns and cities offer a wide range of shopping facilities. The larger towns - Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Rugeley – offer the most diverse selection of shops and facilities, with a particularly good range of shops on offer in Stoke. The town’s Potteries Shopping Centre offers the usual High Street names as well as cafes and restaurants. Some of the smaller towns and villages also have their own selection of facilities,
Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley) now offers a quality shopping experience, and is a vibrant and lively entertainment centre.
Stoke-on-Trent is dominated by The Potteries Shopping Centre, the City Centre has all the high street names, plus many unique independent retailers and a large, busy indoor market. The other five towns of Stoke-on-Trent also have indoor and outdoor markets and local shops, each town having its own distinct atmosphere.
Burton upon Trent has three shopping centres offering top High Street brands.
Freeport near Newcastle-under-Lyme is an outlet centre where top brands can be purchased at discount prices. Whatever your budget, taste or needs Staffordshire is sure to please.
The antique and bric a brac markets and shops in Stoke-on-Trent and the nearby towns of Leek and Newcastle-under-Lyme are interesting places to visit.
Market Days
Burton upon Trent, indoor/outdoor, Thurs/Fri/Sat, tel: 01283 508850
Cannock, indoor, Tues/Fri/Sat, tel: 01543 464558
Outdoor, Thurs/Sun, tel: 01785 612339
Leek, indoor, Wed/Fri/Sat
Outdoor (gen/antiques), Wed/Sat, tel: 01538 483556
Lichfield, outdoor, Tues/Fri/Sat, tel: 01543 309353
Newcastle-under-Lyme, outdoor (gen), Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat
(antiques/bric-a-brac), Tues/Thurs, tel: 01782 595805
Stafford, indoor, Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sat, tel: 01785 245935
Tamworth, outdoor, Tues/Sat, tel: 01827 709607 |