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The Bargainista Staycation

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Sunny, isn’t it? If the recent warm weather has led you to contemplate risking a holiday in the UK this year, perhaps some of our favourite factory outlets around the country will seal the deal:

  • Plan ahead: warm your hands this winter inside a pair of Dents gloves, 12 Fairfield Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9DL, 01985 217367…
  • … and your feet in sheepskin boots from Celtic Sheepskin, Unit B, Treloggan Industrial Estate, Newquay, TR7 2SX, 01637 871605.
  • Also in Cornwall, Seasalt has a sale shop in Penryn that’s open Saturdays and Sundays only.
  • Heading west? Pick out your dream handbag at Mulberry, The Old School House, Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 01749 340583.
  • John Smedley’s two factory outlets, one in Matlock, Derbyshire and one in Doncaster, South Yorkshire (closed for two weeks in summer; check website for opening times) are well worth a visit.
  • Church’s, Barker Shoes, Tricker’s and more… Northampton is the place to go for shoes, says Explore Northamptonshire.
  • And while you’re in Northamptonshire, find DD+ lingerie from Freya, Fantasie, Fauve and Elomi at Eveden’s factory shop, Rothwell Road, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 2PG, 01536 761252.

And now over to you: if we have missed out your favourite factory store (and if you can bear to let us in on the secret), then please do let us know.

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One Response to “The Bargainista Staycation”

  1. GarykPatton Says:

    I have been looking looking around for this kind of information. Will you post some more in future? I’ll be grateful if you will.

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