Bennetts Irongate

On my visit to this store I needed a new kitchen knife which a member of staff found for me, the staff were very helpful

Love this place. Fantastic kitchen ware and china department. Lovely café and chocolate shop where I found chocolates I haven“t had since I was in Germany.

I like Bennetts and the cookware department usually gets a purchase from me when I fancy a browse. Some of the other departments I cannot image doing much business. A few of the staff are exceptionally moody though others are lovely which can spoil it sometimes.
I know because of the sheer number of products they do a department store cannot be expected to have ‘expert’ staff but I’ve been told some right nonsense before and when I’ve raised an eyebrow they’ve gotten quite angry! Not really what I’m after.

A great range of products from ladies fashion and cosmetics through to gifts and cards. An independent department store that’s head and shoulders above debenhams and John Lewis. The café’s nice as well. Oh and its sister’s nestling in Ashbourne the jewel of Dove Dale.

Bennetts of Irongate is a small department store with a flavour of how shopping used to be before the superstores of today. Each department is well planned to accommodate a good range of premium range goods, their kitchen accessories department being one of the best. They provide a source of potential presents for all ages and particularly for younger children and with a more traditional feel. Christmas is a joy to wander round and it is impossible to browse without making an unexpected purchase. Quality is the main emphasis in all aspects of the shop and is reflected in items from gloves to hat pins !

Gorgeous department store situated near the cathedral, a world away from the modern hustle and bustle of the new Westfield shopping centre. It’s deceptively large, with its own coffee shop upstairs and departments for kitchen ware, china and glass, toys, garden gear, and a lovely little specialist food and confectionary section.
It is especially enjoyable to visit at Christmas time, as they always have an enormous tree that is beautifully decorated, and many stunning special christmas ornaments on sale.
Traditional, maybe even a bit old-​fashioned, and with that comes old-​fashioned excellent customer service and very polite sales assistants. Bennetts is always a pleasure to visit, and brilliant for unusual gift ideas.

Lovely, traditional department store set in the quaint street Irongate. It’s a bit old-​fashioned, but that only adds to the appeal. Great confectionery section at the back of the store and they grind coffee on demand so the smell is divine! Worth a wander.