High Street & around town

Running through the heart of Watford town centre is the High Street shopping district which offers shoppers an eclectic mix of shops and eateries. Slightly further afield is St Albans Road which has many interesting and ethnic shops to browse round and is also home to the Watford branch of TK Maxx.

Watford also has a number of retail parks located a stones throw away from the High Street. Waterfields is just 5 minutes from Lower High Street and boasts a large Tesco Extra as well as Next, Sports Direct, Boots and Argos. Ten minutes from the town centre Century park offers large format stores such as Homesense, Currys PC World, Hobbycraft, Halfords and Pets at Home.

intu Watford

intu Watford is Hertfordshire’s largest shopping centre. It opens 7 days a week and has over 140 shops and restaurants under its roof.

intu Watford hosts free events including fashion shows and children’s holiday entertainment and when it comes to catering for the family intu Watford has it all: baby changing facilities; mother and child parking on all levels of both Queen’s and King’s car parks and children’s kiddy karts. You can also enjoy great places to eat like Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Tortilla, Ponti’s Restaurant, The Place to Eat in John Lewis, Ed’s Easy Diner, Pizza Express and Cafe Giardino.

Opening Times:
Monday to Wednesday & Friday – 9am to 6pm
Thursday – 9am to 9pm
Saturday – 9am to 7pm
Sunday – 11am to 5pm
(selected stores open at 10.30am for Sunday Browsing)

Telephone: 01923 250292

Website: www.intu.co.uk/watford

Watford Market

For an alternative shopping experience visit Watford Market. It has everything from fresh produce and tasty lunches to accessories and jewellery. With regular opening hours of Tuesday to Saturday, 9am until 5.30pm, the Market is accessible from the High Street near the flyover and from Beechen Grove, near Clarendon Road.

For more information, please visit www.newwatfordmarket.com

Shopmobility

There is a Shopmobility scheme, based in CitiPark Church car park, that offers mobility scooters, power chairs and manual wheelchairs free of charge to those with a mobility problems. For further information visit their website www.shopmobilitywatford.org.