Bicester Village (London)

Advantages: Bargain designer clothes, free parking
Disadvantages: Expensive food, outdoor centre, could be a wider range of shops

...make my annual trip to Bicester Village retail outlet to try and snap up some bargains. •• Location •• Bicester town is about 30 miles from Milton Keynes and 15 miles from Oxford. For those coming in on the M40, it is only 3 miles from junction 9. When you approach Bicester from any direction, there are brown signs directing you to the retail park. It is surrounded by free parking, but even that can get quite full, especially at weekends and sale ...
...also travel by train to Bicester North station where a free shuttle bus runs on Thursday to Sunday. Taxis are available form the station, or you can cath a coach from London Victoria every Wednesday and Saturday. •• Facilities and opening times •• Most of the shops have Bicester Village leaflets available, which include a map (very useful). The retail park is open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day including Sundays an Bank Holidays (I assume this ... Read review

Advantages: Plenty of designer labels at reduced prices, free parking, makes a change from the High Street
Disadvantages: Can get very busy, not as cheap as you might hope

Bicester Village is probably one of those places you'll never hear of if you don't live close to, or have never been to Bicester. I only found out about it by chance when I was at University and a friend took me there... The name gives no real clues as to just what Bicester Village is, but basically it's a shopping outlet centre, though rather than being all under one roof (such as Meadowhall), or a number of shops scattered around a retail park, ...
...of Munich." (Looks like Bicester must be the one serving London). The villages offer over 300 stores and 150 brands. All the villages are managed by Value Retail, who claim to be Europe's leading outlet village operator. The idea of these villages, in Value Retail's words is to "give in-the-know customers the chance to buy previous seasons' collections direct from the world’s leading fashion brands at affordable prices". They do not sell factory ... Read review

Advantages: Discount Designer gear
Disadvantages: Temptation to spend loads

...gave me a guide to Bicester (pronounced ‘Bister’) Village. I had heard of it but had never been. On studying the guide, I saw that TAG Heuer had a shop there and decided some serious retail therapy was in order. BICESTER WHAT? Bicester Village is a retail outlet, where many designer and high street brands have shops selling end of lines etc at discounted prices. Discounts tend to be in the range 30% - 60% over usual prices. There are a number of ...
...WE NEARLY THERE YET? Bicester is situated near Oxford, 2 miles from junction 9 of the M40 and is well sign posted. The 60 mile journey from Leicester took me an hour by car. There is plenty of free car parking, I went mid-week arriving at around 10.30am, and the car park was less than ½ full. From Thursday to Sunday there is a free bus service from Bicester North railway station. Opening hours are 10am to 6pm including Sundays and most bank holidays. ... Read review

Advantages: cheap clothes, shoes, books, house hold goods, designer brands
Disadvantages: out of london, open air

...that! Getting to Bicester village is really easy. By car from London its straight up the M40 to junction 9, where you take the A41 to Bicester. From there it is sign posted to the shopping village. By train a regular service is avaliable from Marylebone Station to Bicester North, where you can get a connecting bus Thursday to Sunday to the shopping village. Or you can go by coach to Oxford and catch the connecting coach to the village. I have only ...
...I have only given directions from London. The website has directions from elsewhere in the UK or you can call the number below and get directions. I did that the first time I went and the staff were helpfull. Bicester Village, 50 Pingel Drive, Bicester, Oxfordhire. 01869 323 200. www.bicestervillage.com ... Read review

Advantages: cheapish shops, free parking, nice restaurants
Disadvantages: can take a long time to get there

Bicester Village is a fantastic shopping centre in the Oxfordshire countryside. It's only one hour from London and contains approximately 100 shops with a wide variety of products; the best UK high street brands to global designer. There are even a small number of restaurants and cafes. Even though items aren't cheap, they are much cheaper than in equivalent shops. Bicester village has items reduced up to 60%, I'd say the average was between 30 and ...
...Pingle Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD. Telephone: 01869 323 200 Directions: It is off of the M40 motorway at junction 9. Take the A41 towards Bicester and follow signs. Opening Hours: Mon - Wed 10am - 6pm Thurs and Fri open late Sun - 10am 6pm. ... Read review