Shopping

Milton Keynes is famous for its shopping and is home to one of the most visited shopping centres in the UK. The city's excellent transport links attract shoppers from all over the country to a wide range of shops from chain stores to traditional family-run businesses, and from superstores to market stalls - you can find them all in Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas.

Midsummer Place and thecentre:mk together attract over 52 million visitors annually and the retail parks around the city, adjacent to the main grid roads, are home to some of the biggest names in retail including the impressive Ikea store.

Central Milton Keynes

Shopping in Central Milton Keynes is centred around three shopping centres; thecentre:mk, Midsummer Place and Xscape. Between them they boast over 300 stores, all under cover. You'll also find thousands of parking spaces for you when you arrive. Central Milton Keynes is served by a network of frequent bus services from all parts of the city and Central Milton Keynes Railway Station is just a 10 minute walk, bus or taxi ride from thecentre:mk.

thecentre:mk attracts shoppers to its mix of favourite High Street retailers and department stores including John Lewis, House of Fraser and Marks & Spencer.

Midsummer Place lives up to its title of 'the fashionable quarter' with a range of designer clothing and state-of-the-art home entertainment stores, together with a flagship Debenhams store.

Xscape gives you specialist lifestyle and sports clothing stores together with a wide range of restaurants.

Milton Keynes open-air market is held five times a week with a mix of clothing, food and gift stalls.

High Street Shopping in Rural Market Towns

Shopping in Milton Keynes isn't all about large retailers and chain stores. Plenty of independent, traditional, often family-run shops can still be found in the original market towns that make up modern-day Milton Keynes.

The traditional market towns of Stony Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Bletchley, Wolverton, Winslow, Woburn Sands and Olney all have busy high streets

There are plenty of farmshops for you to visit in the open countryside around Milton Keynes too

Many monthly farmers' markets are also held in the market towns

Retail Parks

In Milton Keynes you can shop 'out-of-town', right in the heart of the city, with large retail parks conveniently located just off the major grid roads. Here you'll find electrical goods, furniture, sports shops - everything for the home and family. The district centres at Kingston and Westcroft are also home to 'hypermarket style' supermarkets.

For more information on shopping in Milton Keynes contact Destination Milton Keynes, the official provider of tourism services for Milton Keynes and the surrounding area.

Last updated Oct 08