Great Factory Shop Hunt - 2

Misterel

Aquascutum (raincoats, shirts etc) have a Factory Shop on Maylands Avenue in Hemel Hempstead.

Cherylt

If any of you like very posh knitwear (as sold in Harrods and Harvey Nicks!) there is a John Smedley factory shop at Lea Mills near Matlock. I recently bought a cardi from this season for £35 - it retails at about £170 :j

They also have bargain bins where you can pick up lovely stuff for just a tenner.

dianadors

Cherylt wrote: »

If any of you like very posh knitwear (as sold in Harrods and Harvey Nicks!) there is a John Smedley factory shop at Lea Mills near Matlock. I recently bought a cardi from this season for £35 - it retails at about £170 :j

They also have bargain bins where you can pick up lovely stuff for just a tenner.

Where abouts is Lea Mills? I have heard about the John Smedley place and it sounds good.
I had forgotten about the "Mill Mile" in Batley too until some one just mentioned it. At Alexandra Mills there, they have M&S and Laura Ashley furniture and accesories - well worth a visit. Theres also a good shoe shop there too. And accross the road is Berwin and Berwins who sell mens suits and seperates. They manufacture from high end designer suits to suits for Next and Debenhams etc. Hubby got a great pair of trousers from there last christmas and the staff were really really helpful. I love Redbrick Mill.

Cherylt

There's a map here:

http://www.johnsmedley.com/pages/contact.php

That Batley shop sounds very interesting by the way.

Just thought of another one. ..on the A10 going into Cambridge, by the park and ride at Trumpington there is a discount furniture warehouse - that had some mega bargains too - lots of Laura Ashley stuff in there.

Kazby

Does anyone know whether the bra factory shop in Desborough is still open? Likewise the aquascutum factory in Corby - and are they any good?

P.S. Potter and Moore have a (tiny) factory shop in Peterborough at Mancetter Square.

wendym

Louisa_Jane wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is a Boden factory shop? There is a big Boden warehouse as you pass junction 21 of the M1 - is there a shop there at all?

They have sales at various venues through the year - here are the dates for the rest of 2009:
The Spectrum Centre
Guildford Wednesday, 23rd September 2009
10:00 AM until 7:00 PM
Thursday, 24th September 2009
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Unex Towerlands
Braintree Wednesday, 7th October 2009
10:00 AM until 7:00 PM
Thursday, 8th October 2009
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
The international Centre
Telford Monday, 26th October 2009
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Oasis Leisure Centre
Swindon Wednesday, 11th November 2009
10:00 AM until 7:00 PM
Thursday, 12th November 2009
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Sandown Park Race Course
Sandown Friday, 20th November 2009
10:00 AM until 6:00 PM
The international Centre
Telford Wednesday, 25th November 2009
10:00 AM until 7:00 PM

They're a bit of a scrum, with long queues to pay, but you can strike really lucky.

Chris25

8 Clearance Outlets for House of Fraser Furniture

Bon Marche
47 Northgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RY
Phone Number: 01277 784513 Famous Furniture - Dublin
Unit 2B, Avonbeg Industrial Estate, Longmile Road, Dublin 12
Phone Number: 00 353 1 40 50 520 Famous Furniture - Manchester
1st Floor, Hallam Mill, Hallam Street, Stockport, Manchester SK2 6PT
Phone Number: 07815 708832 National Brands - Cambridge
The Warehouse, Hauxton Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 2LQ
Phone Number: 01223 846505 National Brands - Liverpool
Nelson Business Park, Long Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L7 2PD
Phone Number: 0151 521 8967 National Brands - Manchester
Linnyshaw Mill, 260 Manchester Road, Walkden, Manchester M26 3WR
Phone Number: 0161 790 5148 Trade Secret
Twyford Mill, Oxford Road, Adderbury, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 3SX
Phone Number: 01295 810110 You're Furnished
Unit 4, (Behind) 14 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex CM24 8BZ
Phone Number: 01279 815028

siameseseal

M&S sofas and furniture factory store at Lawtons Furniture, Birkenhead, Liverpool.

The store on Pool St has hundreds of M&S sofas in a huge warehouse at the back. I just bought two large sofas for £799 and they are gorgeous.

The store on Ark Royale Way has lots of dining furniture and bedroom stuff as well as sofas.

Hope this helps.

shaz-ann

I like to look around Oswaldtwistle Mills near Accrington. Not strictly a factory shop they do sell end of line/discontinued stuff, plus they have a couple of really nice cafes inside:

http://o-mills.co.uk/Home

Also, Boundary Mills is pretty good too - mainly clothes and household goods. I visit the one in Colne, but according to their website they have stores in Shiremoor, Walsall and Grantham.

narabanekeater

Kazby the bra shops is till open but with restricted hours