Bicester Village (London) > Reviews

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 ... 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, ... 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 ... Read review