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Central Farnham

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Shopping in Central Farnham for kids is, we are sad to say, disappointing.  There are very few clothes shops and toy shops to chose from.  In our Central Farnham page we have scraped together every shop that sells children's stuff.   Please click Let Us Know if we missed anything.

Further a field shopping for children becomes much more abundant, with many of the high street names such as The Early Learning Centre and  Mothercare  within a 10 to 15 minute car drive. (Guildford, Aldershot, Farnborough)

Shopping On the Net gives you great choice and probably the best prices.  Big bulky items can be ordered in the comfort of your own home and delivered (sometimes the next day) to your door.  There are thousands of web sites supplying baby gear, equipment and toys.  We are only showing a good example with sites that we have used ourselves.   Don't forget to take delivery charges into consideration when you compare prices.


Shopping - Central Farnham


        

          The Cook Shop, Downing Street

New to this site and as recommended by a couple of mums this shop provides pre-prepared meals including baby and children's dishes.  The shop's mission statement is "To produce Meals, Cakes and Puddings using the same ingredients and techniques that a really good cook would use at home to ensure that everything looks homemade and tastes homemade."  Online Ordering available. www.cookfood.net

         

        Enchanted Wood, East Street

Wide selection of toys including lots of Thomas stuff!  Also, slides, paddling pools, ball zones and sand pits. The only toy store in Farnham where you can find tv-advertised toys from the likes of Mattel, Hasbro and Vivid, alongside the more traditional toy brands such as Galt, Playmobil, Brio, Plan and PinToy.  Also a few clothes and shoes available.

 

Boots, West Street

Baby food, bottles, formula, safety accessories and a few clothes

                               

Elphicks, West Street

Good selection of toys.  Children's clothes no longer available here. 

 

Monsoon, Lion and Lamb Yard

A small selection of some great clothes.

 

Argos, West Street

Good selection of toys and baby equipment.  Also see our on the net section

 

Waterstones, Lion and Lamb Yard

Wide selection of books for all ages

           

Clarks, West Street

One of the only places in Farnham where you can get your child's feet properly measured. 

 

Wooden it be lovely,  Lion and Lamb Yard

Traditional wooden toys, great as gifts.

 

Halfords, Farnham Retail Park, Guildford Road

A new upstairs section (Lift available) has just opened with a "kidszone".  Usual car seats and accessories but a better selection of bikes, tricycles and now even some buggies at very reasonable prices

 

Jones Shoes, Lion and Lamb Yard

Good selection of children's shoes

 

Squires Garden Centre, Badshot Lea

A very wide selection of art and crafty type things as well as a toy and book section for all ages.

 

Spikes and Curls, 61a Downing Street

Very child-friendly hairdressers, with TVs at each chair two with a fire engine and a plane for your child to sit in while having his/her hair cut. www.spikesandcurls.com

 


Shopping - Further a field


 

Country Market, Bordon

Recommended by one of our visitors who says: Free Parking & pushchair access, Trollies with child seats, Outdoor Play Areas, Stockists of TP, Hippychick, Robbies Toys & many other Toy Brands, Books, clothing etc. Pick Your Own in the summer is great for the kids. Now also Maidenhead Aquatics Central & Craft Central there too. Pet Shop & Fashion Clothing stores coming early 2007. Current Coffee Shop & Restaurant features baby changing in both ladies & mens, straws, high chairs, selection of kids toys & activities, soft leather seating area plus wholesome home cooked food. Food warming, kids lunchboxes & childs portions on character plates. New Restaurant opening in March with full size passenger lift for buggy/pushchair access - overlooks outdoor play areas.  Function room for kids parties, Birthdays, Christenings or Weddings.
www.countrymarket.co.uk

 

Sainsbury's, Farnham

Clothes, a few toys, baby food, nappies etc.

 

Tesco, Aldershot and The Meadows

Aldershot has good selection of clothes, cheap books, and the usual nappies, wipes, baby food.  The Meadows has an exceptional selection at very reasonable prices.  Worth the trek.

 

Mothercare, Aldershot, Farnborough

If you want Mothercare things in a hurry and don't want to pay delivery charges for online ordering then these shops are close.  Aldershot has a bigger stock than Farnborough.

 

Early Learning Centre, Guildford

Usual ELC gear in here.

 

Next, Guildford

Good quality clothes and shoes.  Nice that the kids section is not upstairs from a pushchair point of view.

 

Clarks, Guildford

A better selection than Farnham but all those stairs to get there - if you can be bothered!

 

Gap, Guildford

Good quality and trendy clothes.

 

Carousel, 1 Kings Road, Shalford

Although a little out of Guildford this is worth a visit if you are passing.  Good variety of toys and equipment plus free parking right outside. www.carouseltoyshop.co.uk

 

Basingstoke

One of our visitors has recommended Basingstoke with Mammas Toys R us and Mothercare

 

Asda Farnborough

Good Selection of cheap clothes

 

Sainsbury's near the Meadows

Superb TU range for both Adults and Children

 

ShuZu Children's Shoes, North Camp (opposite Fizzy Kids)

Recommended by one of our visitors: Great selection of shoes for all ages for casual, school and trainers etc.


Shopping -  On the Net


By no means a comprehensive list but we have tried and tested them all.  We would love to hear about your favourite sites and why you like them.  Please click here to let us know


 

Hamleys -  Now the largest toy shop in the world is online with a very very large selection!

 

 

 

 

www.amazon.co.uk       

Amazon for all your books and toy requirements.  Many books are much cheaper than the recommended retail price but watch the delivery costs to ensure you get a good deal.  Click here for our recommended reading section.

 

 

              

www.Mothercare.co.uk        

Everything you see in their shops and more. Check out their gift section with wrapping service and delivery.

 

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Argos.co.uk

We like the Argos site especially for bulky items that it would be hard to carry to the car with a pushchair as well.  Also there is a handy search and reserve facility where you can search for your item in various local branches and reserve online for later pick up.

 

  Don't Shop for it. Argos it! (Shop Now Button) 468

 

 

www.kiddicare.com  

 

Has a compare facility where you can check the dimensions, prices, functionality of several makes and models through a table to help you decide what's the best value for money.

 

www.eBay.co.uk      

With second hand baby stuff never really being worn to the limit, e bay is a great place to barter for nearly new equipment. Particularly things like pushchairs.   And then of course there is all that gear in the loft that could be turned into cash....

 

  Click Here to shop at eBay.co.uk

 

www.babycatalogue.com

This has to be described as the site for sites.  A good listing of websites for babies with a comprehensive search system.

 

www.icbaby.com       

We bought our car seat from this site.  I had a model in mind and this site was by far the cheapest.  I ordered at 4pm on Thursday evening and it arrived the following morning.  Great Service!

        www.Pampers.com

This is a really useful sight for those of you who are pregnant and/or with babies up to 2 years old. Pampers offers a whole range of benefits for those users that register. These include £4 in coupons, personalised online services, free baby development books, and other exclusive offers.

Early Learning Centre

Early Learning Centre is the UK's leading toy retailer for children aged 0-6. As one of the leading brands on the high street they offer a huge selection of quality, fun and great value toys and fantastic offers on their award-winning website.

www.enchanted-wood.co.uk

As an extension to the shop in Farnham a new website - useful for ordering bulky not easy to carry stuff.

www.mumsnet.com

Lots of good information here but we use it for comparing products.  Click Find the best... for reviews and ratings of everything baby and toddler.

Baby Monitors Direct   offers a wide range of easy to use and set up, baby monitors and baby safety products. The range includes digital audio, video and breathing baby monitors. Our speciality are new video baby monitors where you can SEE and HEAR your baby.

 

Bitz4kids

This is a Farnham company supplying  a fantastic range of nursery and baby equipment, educational and wooden toys, games, puzzles, art materials and general gifts for babies, toddlers and children.


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