T F Woodside & Co

woodsides has now closed down this shop is missed by the local people who lives in ballymena.

Gret shop for household items at a reasonable price. Good clothes shop upstairs as well.
Well worth a visit.

great old store the sweets are the best range here! there is also a large range of clothes and stationary but the sweets are def the reason to go in.

Old fashioned but good department store! I like to see stores such as Woodsides in our town, as they are more of a shopping experience than some of their newer counterparts. One bug bear, though, and I have it with other shops, is the stairs. It was re-​fitted a few years ago and they didn’t put in an escalator, which was a missed opportunity. They have tried in recent years to update their image a bit, especially in the clothes section upstairs, but I don’t really know how effective this has been. Downstairs is good for toiletries. They have a small toy sectiona nd usually extend this a bit at Christmas, as well as having Christmas decorations stock at the rear. Till points are behind the old fashioned display counters in the various sections of the store so you don’t have to go hunting for them.

Good store with a great variety of items. Similar but not as good as Wyse Byse, though sometimes its cheaper and sometimes not. Some stuff is stored on high shelves and you only notice it if you are going up or down the stairs. Has clothes upstairs but often these are quite random although I have bought a few over the years. They also have sewing stuff like a selection of spools and buttons upstairs. Staff are friendly and helpful.