Pram/ car seat shops

I’m based in Northumberland but looking for the best one stop shop (if such exists) to look at car seats and prams? I’m often down in newcastle and don’t mind travelling further! Thanks x

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We went to Stockton. It’s called the pram centre, pw what’s I think. It was amazing & the only one that shows cosatto’s

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I went to babythingz in benton and they couldnt of been any more helpful xx

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John Lewis in Newcastle were really helpful when I bought my pram etc x

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Mamas and papas at Team Valley were good, and I second John Lewis in Newcastle 🙂
Boots in Newcastle also has some pushchairs in to look at

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Wh watts pram store in Stockton was good when I went John Lewis is good also they also give u money off on every brand but not egg when u spend so much x

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Smyths in wallsend. They have loads of choice. I bought the panorama xti which comes with car seat that clicks in to the pram, lay down pram and isofix which was £369 but there’s cheaper and more expensive ones they have a big selection

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Smyths at the metrocentre were fab when we bought a new car seat recently 😀

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John Lewis were really helpful and have loads of different brands in. You can book a free appointment so they can dedicate the time to go through it all with you and there’s no pressure to buy anything there and then - they email you the things you have shown an interest in (and a voucher to get discount on them) so you can go away and think about it. We tried to go without an appointment but just felt totally lost and there wasn’t the staff to go through every single pushchair in the shop with me so I went back with an appointment a few weeks later!

Mamas & Papas at team valley is fab also and that’s where we ended up buying as we chose one of their own brand pushchairs.
You can book an appointment there as well to get someone to go through different options with you if you haven’t got a clue what you are doing like me 😊

If you spend over a certain amount you get a gift card to use against your next purchase x

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