Kingsland Shopping Centre

What a stressful shopping experience- from the moment you walk through the doors you are met by the stench of butter popcorn, police warning signs and gangs of school kids. It is hell.

But, it does have a Matalan which has a big fancy dress section (I always find myself running around Kingsland Shopping centre/ridley road looking for animal/album cover costumes) and it does have a large... more

I LOVE this shopping Centre; it's busy, bustling and brimming with all the treats you could want.

One of the best things about the shopping centre is the Sainsbury's; it's the best and cheapest supermarket mega-store in the area, and has the largest selection of Quorn and vegetarian foods in the area (aside from specialist shops). There's also an Iceland, although I'm pretty opposed to this... more

My boyfriend and I pop into Kingsland Shopping Centre every now and then to do a 'big shop' in Sainsbury's which is the largest supermarket nearby. Every time we leave I tell myself I'll never go back.

The first problem I have with Kingsland Shopping Centre are the security alerts that go off every hour or so. There's nothing less relaxing during your Saturday morning shop than the sound of... more

When I find myself teaching in Hackney (which is often of late) I often pop into this shopping centre after work for a little peek around the Dorothy Perkins and the Matalan. I likes me some affordable fashion. It's an odd mix, this place. Nicer shops like DP/Burton and a big Sainsbury's and such paired with bizarre stalls of cheap underwear and a smelly donut kiosk. But the popcorn from... more

Unfortunately most of the shops were closed at the time when I walked in and I didn't really have money to go shopping... But it looked great! Loads of shoes, loads of clothes and some supermarkets, all you need really.

I hope I'll have the chance to come back and buy all the cool stuff here! more