Abbeygate

Abbeygate is an alternative to high street shopping. Abbeygate retail premises pride themselves on providing quality products that are generally not found in the larger chain stores. Lovely Victorian street in the centre of town offers peaceful surroundings with unique shops all offering high class goods including specialist jewellers, hairdressers, shoe shops, designer fashions, antique and craft centre, lively wine bar, car parking and much more.

Built on the site of old brewery buildings in 1983. Carefully designed to retain the architectural features. Providing unique characteristics to the shops and giving individual shopping appeal. Attracting not only local people but customers from all over the world.

Abbeygate also has a selection of the Hair and Beauty salons, travel shops and a bridal specialists . If you find the retail therapy thirsty work there are plenty of coffee shopa or bistros.

In the summer Abbeygate is full of colour and fragrance from the floral displays and before Christmas you can enjoy the magical atmosphere created by unique light displays and features.

Freeman Street is one of Grimsby's best loved streets. Its was originally at the heart of the fishing industry. Freeman Street now boasts one of the oldest markets around which dates back to the 1870's which still remains a traditional lively and friendly atmosphere.

Near by is the ABC Cinema which shows the latest releases.

The Street aslo has a variety of specialist businesses from books and dance shops to porcelain dolls and pottery. There are also plenty of traditional public houses and eateries, from cosy cafes to mouth-watering fish and chips.

Freshney Place is North East Lincolnshire's premier shopping centre and is located in the centre of Grimsby with over 100 stores all situated on one level. Stores include Binns, Marks & Spencers, BHS, Woolworth's & C & A along with many other household names and specialist shops. Parking is two large multi-storey secured car parks with over 1000 spaces. There is also a traditional covered market attached to the shopping centre which is open on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Freshney Place is open from Monday to Saturday 9am to 5-30pm with many stores open on Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

Freshney Place is easily accessible from the A180, A46 and A16.

Freshney Place Shopping Centre provides a Shopmobility service. Less mobile customers have the opportunity to use mobility equipment throughout the shopping centre and in the indoor market. Manual wheelchairs, electric scooters and electric wheelchairs are available.

Originally the main shopping street was Sea View Street. It is a quaint area with many varied shops, including the oldest shop in Cleethorpes. There is also a more modern area called St. Peter's Avenue.

Sea View Street is close to the City Centre, an old Victorian street offering antique shops, designer fashions, a themed tea room, craft shops and traditional pubs.

Seaview Street was the first main shopping street before St. Peter's Avenue was developed. Today it boasts some fascinating small shops where you can buy magic goods, craftwork, clothing, underwear, furniture for dolls houses and antiques.

The oldest shop in the street is Hermes Antiques and the oldest house is a fisherman's cottage, situated just off Seaview Street. It became a hospital during the second World war but is now a shop which houses the fascinating Bethan's Little Folk - a delightful place for those who love doll's houses and their miniature world.

Until the 1960's Water Wheel Antiques used to house a museum and before that was an abbatoir. Other buildings have connection with the butchery trade with one housing a slaughter house and another a bakehouse. Unfortunately the bakehouse burnt down in 1995.

The building that now houses Brent Electronics used to be a dairy and if you look on the doorstep you can see Meadows Dairy Co. printed on the tiles. Until the 1950's, the building now used as the Fisherman's Arms pub, used to be a row of houses. Another public house in the street, the Queens was completely rebuilt in the 1930's.

Seaview Street is proud of its heritage and holds Victorian Days when the staff of all the shops dress in Victorian costumes.

Dudley Bowers Wonderland is an all covered market, one of the best known markets in the area based on the North Promenade in the seaside resort of Cleethorpes.