Designer Shopping all in one village?
Bicester Village is a collection of designer shopping outlets located in the town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. I have been here several times and enjoy looking around. It’s very easy to reach by car and there are lots of free car parking spaces outside ... Read review
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Advantages: Bargains, nice shops, good selection Disadvantages: Still expensive, can't always find something
...one village?
Bicester Village is a collection of designer shopping outlets located in the town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. I have been here several times and enjoy looking around. It’s very easy to reach by car and there are lots of free car parking spaces outside the shiops when you arrive. You can also get here by train. For more detailed information I would recommend visiting their website at http://www.bicestervillage.com
... ...shops located in Bicester Village in say the Sunday Times magazine or on line so keep an eye out for those. By joining their mailing list and registering with them you can also receive special offers from time to time.
Bicester Village is a collection of designer shopping outlets located in the town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. I have been here several times and enjoy looking around. It’s very easy to reach by car and there are lots of free car parking spaces outside the shiops when you arrive. You can also get here by train. For more detailed information I would recommend visiting their website at http://www.bicestervillage.com
The opening hours are as follows:
Mon - Sat 10am to 7pm Sun 10am to 6pm
… although again I recommend checking on the specific day you ant to attend as if it is nearer Christmas or a school holiday the times may change.
They describe themselves are such, “Just one hour from London, we have over 120 international fashion and lifestyle brands offering luxury at desirable prices. You'll find it hard to resist temptation. Sample a piece of heaven.”
The outlets are all individual shops which are side by side but it is in an outdoor setting. The outside décor of the shops is actually rather quaint and reminds me of a village setting in the Eastern United States. The shops are not that big inside and some of them are actually rather small which makes them hard to navigate and probably why they can pack 120 shops into a relatively small floor plan. I would say that if you were just browsing for the day you could probably cover all the shops in just a morning or afternoon but if you were actually going to purchase things it might take a bit longer.
Some of the good designer shops in my opinion are the Ralph Lauren stores for both adults and kids, Mulberry, DKNY, Burberry, Jimmy Choo and Gucci. The stores mostly consist of clothing stores but they do have some nice discount home-ware stores such as Villeroy and Boch, Bodum and Wedgwood.
You have to remember though that even though they are giving you 60% off a lot of their stock this still makes the prices very high as the original prices were very high to begin with. Also sometimes I think it is just tempting you to buy something you wouldn’t already buy just because you are tricked into thinking you are getting a bargain by having 60% off. If however you are looking to buy a designer piece and are not bothered by what you have then this could really be the place for you.
I would say though that this is a place to go to when you are not looking for anything in particular. The designer shops for example in my opinion really only sell off what probably did not sell in their full price shops so if you are looking for a brand new, in fashion Mulberry bag for example you will not find it here. The last visit I went on I did not find anything that really shone out for me. In fact, I thought a lot of some of the higher end products looked decidedly worn and dated as if a lot of the products were seconds and I think if I was going to spend that amount of money I would probably just go to the proper shop and buy a pristine piece in the first place.
You may find a bargain now and again and you really have to buy something when you see it as it’s likely it will not be there next time you go, even if it is the next day.
You can also find several places to eat here which are nice. If you are looking for just a sandwich then Pret A Manger or Starbucks is your best bet but for a nice sit down meal there is also Carluccio's and Villandry.
Often you can find additional discounts for the shops located in Bicester Village in say the Sunday Times magazine or on line so keep an eye out for those. By joining their mailing list and registering with them you can also receive special offers from time to time.
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 ...
offy 03.01.2003
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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 ...
angeelu 04.08.2004
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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. ...
jez_taylor 24.12.2002
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Advantages: cheap clothes, shoes, books, house hold goods, designer brands Disadvantages: out of london, open air
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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 ...
cufflinks 22.06.2001
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Advantages: Up to 60% discount available Disadvantages: Still quite expensive!
Bicester Village is a designer outlet shopping centre located in the village of Bicester, North Oxfordshire and is about an hours drive from West London. The village has approximately 120 luxury outlet boutiques which boast up to 60% reductions over high street prices. Getting there:
Bicester Village is about an hours drive along the M40 from North West London and is clearly signposted from junction 9. There is a free car park for shoppers. If you ... ...available from London Marylebone to Bicester North station or from Birmingham Moor St. At the station there is a bus service called the village taxi which will take you to the centre. A combined bus/train ticket can be purchased from the departing station. There are also train and bus services from Oxford.
The shops:
The centre is open from 10am to 7pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sundays. The shops can be split into various categories ...
tecnomars 19.11.2009
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