Clarks

This is a very small branch of Clarks situated within the local branch of Mothercare. Because it is a small outlet, it does not carry the full range of shoes, and obviously, it only stocks those from the children’s range — being located in a children’s shop! Although it is small, there is still quite a good range of footwear, especially for girls — for whom there are some very pretty girly styles as well as the more practical school shoes. Boy shoes are a little more boring, especially as they get older. the quality of the shoes is excellent, but you do pay highly for this quality — around £30 for a pair of shoes — more for boots. They do however have cheaper ranges like the Doodles summer sandshoes which are excellent value. the staff are friendly, polite and helpful — although there can be quite a long wait for fitting as it does seem to be short staffed at busy periods. They do offer a really nice touch of photographing babies when they get their first shoes and giving it to you in a presentation paper frame. Nice touch.