St Johns College - Shopping around Durham

Worth a visit. Lots of interesting pieces.

A treasure trove. Everything you can think of. Took 2 pictures to be valued. Gave us an honest appraisal.

A hidden gem. A welcoming volunteer-run bookshop with a great selection of old and new socialist/progressive literature. A must visit.

A great range of new and second hand books, and friendly and helpful staff.

Brilliant lashes. Alex has so much patience and the result is exceptional. Brilliant service...

I am a regular. Alex is my beautician. Excellent beauty treatments. Lovely friendly atmosphere x

I've been visiting Sirens nearly a year now for my lash extensions. All staff are lovely and welcoming. The online system is great to book an appointment, hassle free. The lashes themselves are the best I've ever had. Good value for money, quality long lasting lashes. I like the honesty you receive to ensure you get the best out of the products and the fact that patch tests are important. Really shows they care about the customers and I will continue to return as the lashes are outstanding.

Best beauty salon in Durham! I have tried different services from haircut to advanced skincare and have always been delighted with the results, their Clinicare AHA/BHA chemical peels are specially effective. The ladies there are really nice, professional and welcoming! I highly recommend this place.

Simply loved it! It is not a luxurious salon, but they use excellent products and the therapists are very friendly and professional! I'll repeat, for sure!

Absolutely fantastic! Had my ears pierced. Helen was extremely professional and clearly demonstrated her experience and knowledge. Didn't rush me, made me feel completely at ease and safe in her hands. Piercings were perfectly symmetrical and she gave great advice. Absolutely nothing like Claires for piercing. Total privacy and sterile environment here. I shall be coming back for some other treatments very soon. Thanks again

Visited with my nearly 12 year old looking for a book similar to 'Wonder'. We asked for recommendations from the girl in the children's section and she was exceptional. She asked great questions to help understand what exactly we were looking for... Spoke directly to my stepdaughter and found us some brill books. She clearly loved books and the memory of how happy my stepdaughter was will stay with me for a long time. This is why physical book shops will survive!

Great staff. Always helpful and they make the extra effort to find a book or recommend an alternative.

An absolutely phenomenal range of books and other merchandise at excellent prices. I thoroughly recommend the premium Sticky Notes Memo Set as a small gift or Christmas stocking filler, terrific value at only two quid. You can be sure of being served by friendly, helpful staff.

Plenty to keep the young and old entertained books galore. Art and craft supplies are also readily available all at very reasonable prices. This store is well worth a visit.

Fabulous bookshop in the centre of Durham. Went in to buy books for my teenagers, the assistant was really helpful. Unfortunately the 400+ pages of 'Scythe' by Nepal Shusterman only kept the young one occupied for 2 days. A great book then!

Nicely set out. Busy downstairs but quieter in the history section upstairs

Fantastic prices and lovely helpful staff highly recommend this place

Excellent

I have ordered many car parts from this website and they have always delivered on time at a great price. The staff are helpful when I have contacted them about the best product to purchase and I have also visited the store a couple of times where they have most items in stock or can order in very quickly - recommended

Great forward thinking business proving a great service.

I recommend visiting this business the fella who served us was very knowledgeable & helpful

A very warm welcome and a friendly helpful staff, the part that I had "clicked to collect" was waiting for me like an old friend. The staff had a grasp of the job in hand and suggested other items I may need to compete the job. No pressure to buy, just a friendly "Have you got a??????" Cos you will need one. Over all a good buying experience and I will certainly return for more parts in the future.

Top blokes here. Been to 3 garages recently who failed to spot a fault but these guys despite being busy took my van and said they'd do their best to look at it today. They had it all fixed in a few hours at a very reasonable cost. Spot on lads I will deffo use you again.

Great service, spot on, was quoted £120+vat from another auto electricians for same job at Durham Auto Electrics was charged £25 +vat ! and job done whilst waited, just no comparison, brilliant, many thanks, 1st class service.

Helpful and straightforward. I needed a socket of a specific size this morning; helpful colleague sorted out the best they had in stock and reassured saying if it wasn’t right size just pop back with it. This is what I had to do but again helpful no nonsense refund provided. Seemed busily engaged but helpful.

I bought a battery from the Arnison Centre store in December 16. Following starting problems, the garage told me the battery was at fault. I took it back to the store today, half expecting they would say there waws nothing wrong with it. Andy checked the battery and confirmed that it was in fact faulty. As I had already had to buy a new battery getting another battery wasn't a lot of use - although this is the only option offered by the guarantee. However, they checked with the manager - another Andy - and gave me a credit note for the full amount. Good result all round and thanks from me !!

FIRST CLASS I cannot fault them on anything. They came to me and fitted tow-bar with twin electrics for me. Despite the persistent rain job well done and at a competitive price

Great service from highly qualified and knowledgeable people. Towbars are at reasonable prices too. Our Auris, with detachable ball and twin electrics: £325. Just great!

These guys are amazing. Fair prices for a quality quick service.

Good lads asked them to change my tyres.cheap as well.

Mr Royal listened to what I required and was able to offer the car I needed at a price I could afford. He was very patient and I was able to take the time to consider my options with no pressure to come to an immediate decision. I am so happy with my car.

I have had four cars from Toyota. I am very happy with the customer service. All staff are welcoming and helpful. I feel comfortable when I go for a service, repair or to upgrade my car.

When you want to rent something they have it. If they don't, they will get it for you. Top Lads and high service and quality kits, products for a fare price.

Bought a couple of cars from BMS. Found them both decent quality. And would recommend give this dealer a look. Very helpful and great motors You won't get a better Any where else

Recently bought a car from BMS, pleasure to deal with. Would definitely recommend them for a quality used car. Ged was a pleasure to do business with and helped me sort out a minor problem with the car.

It's a good place to buy a car but very hard to find any space to park your car coz they have too many cars in a very small place!!

The staff here are all very helpful, all practising customer service to an exceptional standard. There's a good range of cars to suit different families within different budget ranges as well. There are also plenty of financial options available to suit circumstances.

My experience withBristol Street motors was excellent they answered all my questions and kept me well informed all the way till I had my car delivered to me I could not have asked for anything more from them would recommend them to anyone and that includes my family .I live in Glasgow and my car was delivered to me to my front door excellent service from the salesman I dealt with to .

Very good. hospitality brilliant. Lovely cup of tea.

Quick clean variety of papers etc

Great when u run outta fags on the sesh

Best fuel out there. Mpg gone up. Not watered down like supermarkets. Service quick. Shop has lot to offer at good prices

We had been for petrol station from Eilzabeth and Ian mccully XXX

Clean & tidy

Love it. Huge. Mint

I am more than satisfied with the service, the cost of fuel is usually cheaper that other well known petrol stations nearby.

It's a petrol station I don't get excited over it apart from it sells chocolate 🍫 too!

Clean, efficiently run petrol station. Free air. Polite staff. Competitive prices.

Quick clean variety of papers etc

Great when u run outta fags on the sesh

bought a crosstourer , great condition well pleased , tom is a very honest chap , great personal service . any problems is dealt with super fast , thank you tom

Really really helpful service team today. My first visit. I called in with a 125 with a problem cutting out. Although they were very busy they went the extra mile to investigate the problem, sorted out fuel drain etc. All done in a friendly and helpful way. Great service shown. We'll be back.

Fantastic service and advice from the upstairs staff. Excellent shop. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

Really helpful guys, some nice classic bikes and scooters in the showroom and great service from Keith upstairs in clothing and spares department.

Very good service went above and beyond what I expected

Genuine guys with the same passion you have for your bike. Brilliant work, treat you like a mate not just another job. Prices are good and fair.

Used to volunteer here. Great shop, fantastic friendly manager. 100% recommend volunteering here

Great selection of vintage/used clothing accessories and at a cheap price. You never know what you might find. I found a lv in there once

Best charity shop of the lot on North road

A way to sell used cloths and help army people..

On Thursday 1st March 2018, when the North East had an amber weather warning for snow and ice, Leaks delivered my husband's essential medication to our house. The conditions outside were horrible but the driver came as near to our house in West Rainton as he could and then walked to our door. I can't thank the staff enough, especially the driver. Had you not made the delivery, we wouldn't have blamed you ,but you went above and beyond in getting it to us. Thank you so much.

Great chemist full of good value (usually branded) things to buy from medicines, soap and toothpaste to toilet cleaner, cards and batteries. Always worth a look round and usually much cheaper than the big retailers across in Gilesgate.

Excellent neighbourhood pharmacy.

Nice chemist

Amazing staff, been using this chemist for years and the staff and Chemist have been consistently professional, incredibly helpful, friendly and very welcoming.

Loads of choice. Plus free entertainment at the tills. Loving the staff!

A big store with a lot to offer regarding clothing. The store certainly endeavours to utilise every bit of space available. Leaving a feeling the store is cramped for space. Nevertheless it is a very busy store.

Great place with amazing prices

Great place to shop. Recommended!

Great store with superb service especially on Menswear. Guy with beard extremely helpful

I have had a Delicious carrot cake , and the outdoor area (smoking area as well) was very convenient in warm weather.

Its an OK shop

Not a bad shop for clothes. Several other stores are combined in here such as Burton etc

Great suit - good quality and great style. My shirt wasn't put in the bag, but they opened early for me so that I could get it the next day before my train. All my mates loved my suit and it even brought me a bit of luck at the races!

Professional friendly staff always welcoming. Good range of stock to suit all ages.

The staff are always very helpful the clothes are very suitable to ladies 40+ and beyond.

Staff were helpful and it had a simple layout. Not much more you could want from a clothes shop

Great

What a quirky little treasure trove!! Could have spent hours here as there was so much to see!! Will definitely visit again when I'm in Durham next!!❤❤

Lovely little trinkets and gifts, good selection of Steiff bears. Lovely scenic location.

I work here, so know they put the customer first. Always.

it's on a trading estate

Took a laptop with a noisy fan for repair, mid-day Tuesday and received a call later that day to say the fan couldn't be repaired and a replacement had been ordered. Pleasantly surprised to receive a call 24 hrs later to say the computer was ready to pick up. Total cost for part and labour, cheaper than Curry's standard charge for labour alone. Great service.

We used them for stasher purposes! They were great and easy to access! Highly recommend!

Responded same day when I reported the problem with my laptop. Guarantees about no charge if they could not carry out a repair and full refund if there was a recurrence within 30 days inspired confidence. They kept in touch at all stages of the work. Final cost was very reasonable. Laptop has worked well since it was returned.

I got my HP Laptop repaired which needed change of cooling fan. I also got RAM upgraded at the same time. Reasonable price and very friendly service. Offered to pick up and drop the laptop at home. Will use it again, if needed. Thanks

Having been here during an open day, I quite enjoyed visiting the modern facilities. Note that the Computer Science department will be separate from the Engineering department in the academic year beginning in 2017.

Great course

I graduated from Durham and I miss it so much. Durham always has a great position in my heart. BTW, I also miss the girls who I spent sometime with when I was in uni. If I become billionaire, I will definitely donate 1 million for the education fund and I won’t ask for a statue.

Peaceful, stunning, mind-relaxing

I graduated from Durham and I miss it so much. Durham always has a great position in my heart. BTW, I also miss the girls who I spent sometime with when I was in uni. If I become billionaire, I will definitely donate 1 million for the education fund and I won’t ask for a statue.

Peaceful, stunning, mind-relaxing

Some nice, novel souvenirs available.

Honestly, my favourite shop in the world. The Georgian window is a little treasure that glitters amongst the rubble; such a fantastic shop!

Lovely food, lovely people. Highly recommended!

Makes a great toasted teacake

Friendly Helpful Staff.

Chloe herself was in store and she was very friendly and helpful when I asked her about some of the products. The shop is light and cheery with lots of inspirational examples of how her gorgeous stamps and dies can be used. I will go back again and am interested in classes there.

Lovely atmosphere,friendly and Chloe was lovely to talk to. Would highly recommend.

fantastic little store. Although the staff deserve a medal for working in the environment they are having to work in’ Great staff,always friendly, they go above and beyond to help each time I visit.

Great place to pick up art & craft supplies.

A rare example of how an art shop should be. Competent and friendly staff. Fine examples of modern and traditional pictures.

Very interesting place to visit.

Had my bike serviced here a couple of times now, I wouldn't go anywhere else. The lads in the workshop are really friendly and helpful, explaining things well. Prices are really good too, and they don't try and charge for any unnecessary things, very honest and trustworthy, Bought stuff in the shop before too, I can't fault the store or Staff in any way - easily the best bike shop/workshop in the area.

Brilliant cycle shop definitely the best in Durham helpful staff decent value for money highly recommend this shop to anyone

Made the effort to drive from Billingham and I can honestly say it's the best bike shop in the North East. There are two floors full of stock with every bike to suit budget type of bike you want. We bought a new ladies bike and I a pair of road shoes and got a good discount without even asking. If your into biking this is the place to visit.

Just bought a new cube bike from infinity customer service was second to none.assistant was very helpful and patient allowed me to test ride a couple of bikes in different sizes which was great and I was happy I chose the right size bike.would highly recommend.

Ok, I volunteer here so I'm a bit bias but it's great. The mechanics are well trained, knowledgeable, experienced and above all honest. They're good at fixing bikes, doing up old ones to sell and obviously recycling. What's not to like?? And yes, you can donate your old bike there, in any condition.

Good little shop.

Huge car park for the size of this location. It's free parking. The store has a great range of goods from a light bulb to a fitted kitchen or bathroom. a good sized garden centre is also at this location.

Staff very helpful - just the way items are located outside annoying at Durham branch. The 80l incinerater bins stock of lids but no bins at one location - asked staff - lids / bins in another location (other lids must be surplus) confusing. How many potential sales lost????

Great they were open on a Sunday. Helpful preordering process meant no wasted journey. Personable busy but queue not long and they opened another serving point to cope. No problems at all. Intend to use again.

No nonsense public and trade supplies. Order online and pick up in store

Great place for DIY accesories. And the service is 1st class

Got everything you need

The staff here where just fantastic , run it like it was there on business,cant thank them enough from delivery to collection, cheers

Visited the local Travis Perkins for bulk bags of gravel, the customer service was excellent, the staff were very friendly and helpful, the delivery was the next day, the delivery drivers were very professional, overall a very pleasing experience and I would definitely recommend your company to family and friends, which I have already done!

Decent prices and decent range of stock.

Shops great staff are amazing my favourite place.

Friendly helpful. Some excellent deals on pre-loved furniture in good condition. Why pay more?

This is the only furniture store in the downtown area. They offer bargains on used furniture and kitchen appliances as well as new furniture. Will deliver, locally, as many goods as you like for a small fee.

Great garden centre near the centre of Durham. Visited here because we knew they took the 'National Garden Centre' Vouchers - a lot bigger than expected, we arrived just as it opened so was quiet but as leaving lots of cars filling up the car park - which has an overflow so must get busy. Some of the non-plant items are a little expensive, however we bought a patio fruit tree and young Holly - both at prices expected at any garden centre, but looking healthy. In fact all the plants looked very healthy and well looked after. Wide range of planters and pots, some at a very good price, and a decent range of compost, gravel and fencing.

Very good garden centre. Extremely popular though a little expensive. It has an extensive range of produce. Garden centres have changed immensely in the past few years. It takes a long time to get to the crux of any garden centre which is the plants. The cafe is good although the vegetarian content is quite minimal unless you like cakes.

Got flowers for my mother's birthday, they were lovely and lasted ages. Would thoroughly recommend!

Well what can I say but "WOW", elvet flowers have just done my flowers for my wedding at Wynyard hall, met Joan and her team and what a lovely lady Joan is, I showed her a picture of something I had in mind, and on my day i was just blown away how gorgeous my flowers were, Bridesmaids bouquets, button holes just beautiful, can't thank you enough, even had a surprise rose delivered from my 'husband to be' in the most beautiful box I've ever seen. Lovely little shop, lovely staff, I was just stress free with my flowers. would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you again to Joan and staff Mr & Mrs Revill Dawn & Jonathan xx

Just had our wedding yesterday. We must say a huge thank you to Claire de lune. The bouquets the table settings buttonholes everything was absolutely AMAZING x

Used them for a while for all occasions including our wedding. Excellent job all round.

Friendly staff, amazing bread made in there and nice atmosphere. My wife and I really enjoyed our sandwiches there with reasonable prices. Some local people just come to buy bread. Walking there will definitely compensate you as it is not located in the exact city centre.

Amazing food and coffee. These guys are awesome!

Always helpful and knowledgeable staff and great service

Good staff

Great sourdough bread, good local honey, quality coffee and cakes at reasonable price!

i been there for very first time and staff is very awesome!!!!

A good friend recommended this company to me and I'm so pleased she did. I was a little bit lost when it come to which product to buy. I rang the shop and the gentleman was so helpful and patient with me. I have bought the CBD Health paste and it is wonderful. Life changing. Why oh why have we not had access to this all the time????

I used this company as a last resort as my experiences with other CBD companies and products was very poor. How refreshing that I found CBD Health! These guys were so patient, understanding and knowledgeable about CBD and how it impacts my body. I have been using their oil for 3 weeks now and the difference it has made is noticeable by everybody around me. I’m lost for words. Thank you so much CBD Health!!

the only place which is a true nursery.. been using now for more than 10 years.. plants never ever fail and can not be beaten no matter where you go..

Nice place for a browse around the shop for plants, furniture, food & also a great restaurant/cafe with great selection of foods.

Neil Staff People

I love this place and come here at least once a week, sometimes more. The food is delicious and usually worth the wait when it's busy. However, the staff in the tearoom could do with a shake up for their miserable, unwelcoming demeanour. A smile wouldn't hurt and the occasional exchange of pleasantries would be nice considering they must recognise many of the people who return, like me, week in week out. A new member of staff recently I have noticed, is pleasant and smiley but as for the rest, if they don't like working with the public then they should go elsewhere.

Visited on a Wednesday lunch time. Very busy, had to be patient for the meal to arrive! However the corned beef pie, chips and salad were acceptable. Varied selection of plants reasonably priced, however due to the spell of dry weather, some were showing signs of drying out.

Good quality helpful staff good selection

I had a problem with my mother's day bangle having lost the clasp coming up to Durham on holiday. Laura managed to find a replacement for me. I am so grateful especially as my son need never know about it!

Seems to have a better range than the metro centre

Absolutely fabulous choice of jewellery from this little jem of a shop, excellent service received, I have bought from here several times. If your looking for something beautiful for someone special (or even yourself) then here's the place to go. Lovely choice for everyone's purse.

Good choice and nice welcome.

We went in to this shop to check GPS devices the staff knowledge was 10 out 10. My wife got measured for walking boots, again we both learned a few new things about boot care. Brilliant.

Staff very helpful and without asking the staff gave me ďiscount as a I am a regular customer which was great thank you durham

Great Price's got a pair of 80 pound water proof boots for 16 pounds plus 80pound water proof coat for 30 so lots of discounts they also give you a 10% discount card on top so you can use in store or on line you get one every time its a monthly thing staff friendly and a great help especially if you are looking for specialist gear its in a great location to plenty of other shops pubs places to eat and coffee bars great walked down by the river their really is not much to dislike

In my opinion, a very good quality cost effective place to purchase any equipment/clothing for walking. First class service along with top quality products make this shop a must for any hiker.

Good customer care called in for a pair of trousers staff very helpful have tried the trousers on a rainy day and they keep you dry also very comfortable

Great clothing, fab staff very helpful and friendly

Great ranges for all pet needs. Friendly, helpful staff.

Excellent choices. Friendly helpful staff

Good choice of pets food and accessories very helpful and knowledgeable staff way better than the tiny one in tesco at dragonville

Good quality and lots of choice. Staff friendly and helpful. A little pricey though

Lovely friendly helpful staff. Went in recently to purchase items for our new family member and the girls where very informative and helpful. Thank you

Very helpful got everything i needed as i was doing weekly shop popped into pets at home

Great place to grab some bargains, though you have to hit on lucky and be there at the right time. The 50% off rack near the back of the store will sometimes have some real bargains, other times its full of basketball and skateboarding stuff. If you live nearby then its always worth popping in every week just in case there is a new delivery. The shoes at the back of the store normally have an offer of 30% off ticket price. Sadly most of the time the shoes on offer are basketball or fashion shoes, its quite rare to find some 'proper' running shoes. They never seem to stock the Metcons either. Overall, a good shop with friendly young staff.

Loads of great deals to be had. Lots of stock to choose from with lots for all ages. Although the shoes are a bit of pot luck what's in your size but your sure to find something you like

Full of sports themed clothing with some sporting gear and bags too, but mostly clothes ranging from sport themed fashion to things you can actually wear to be active. Decent range from t-shirts and socks for a few pounds right the way up so there is something for any budget. Service was good and the store is packed full, so once you've found your way around there is a lot of choice.

Great Management, the cashier struggled with accepting Apple Pay as they card reader was limited to £30 manager came and found a way and split my bill up so I could still pay with my Apple Pay but had to have 2 transactions rather than one.

Decent range of branded clothes and trainers from infants to adults. Generally mid priced

Good service,

Very nice place. And they Have DHL service which is quite nice because otherwise you would need to really far away from the downtown to get the service.

Every time I go into Ryman Stationary in Prince Bishops Shopping Centre I find and buy humorous things from Acrilic Paints to guillitine/trimmers of diaries and calendars. The help of the professional staff to discuss items I buy and their friendliness is amazing. Well done Ryman's Customer Service

fantastic range of products, my nieces loved their birthday gifts, shop is bright and colorful, mid range on price, great for male gift buyers as everything comes in collections

Very good quality yet very expensive

Handy for cards good selection

Great customer service

Went here for a business sale. Got what I needed. Much better than the Sunderland store. Avoid that one like the plague

Nice friendly helpful store if you need help and can't find it the helpful staff will help you, it is all on one floor, the helpful staff will order and sort out the delivery details for you, be your personal shopper

Helpfully friendly staff, quality goods

I love Brighthouse, They have lots of nice things and the staff are very polite.

Good choice of games, blu ray's, dvd's, phones, cameras, laptops, consoles and cd's. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable and the shop is in a very good location

Exceptional service as always - particularly love the Durham store as only five mins walk into the centre of the city and great coffee shops 🙌.

We hired them for our engagement party . It was very easy to order with Philip and he made me feel at ease about the whole processes. The food was great and I would definitely use him again in the future !

Thank you to everyone at Executive Catering! Had a hog roast at my engagement party and it was absolutly delicious. Excellent feedback from all of my guests. Would defenitely use again and recomend to everyone!

Fantastic service, top notch food and very helpful staff. We recently used for an event that wouldn't of been as successful as it was without these guys! We will be using them in the future and recommend that you do the same!

We have just had our Business Lunch from C&P Catering and the service we have received from Pat & Sarah has been nothing short of amazing. The Food and presentation was wonderful. Thank you so much, we will certainly be recommending you to friends and colleagues.

We have had 3 corporate buffets with one ordered for December. Pat & her staff are super helpful, nothing is too much trouble. The food is tasty, well prepared and presented. There is a good selection for vegetarians and different items rather than your usual pork pie, run of the mill buffets. (Nothing wrong with pork pies!) Great value for money & service. Thanks to you all.