to think that Clarks Village in somerset have a bloody cheek signposting from the M5 when they are effing miles away from the junction.

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i'm not BU, btw.

Yanbu. I feel the same about Alton Towers and the M6.

WTF is Clarks Village? Is this like the seventh circle of hell of overpriced shoes and monstrous feet measuring machines?

No, it's a shitty shopping centre Joan. YANBU thatll. We went once, massive drive and a massive disappointment.

I love clarks village! And surely it needs to be signposted from the m5 so people know which junction to come off of?

I've never gone there from the m5 though, I always go from my brothers lovely pub a10 min drive away!

it should at least let you know how many miles off the M5 it is.

was shit anyway, bought nothing.

joan is spot on actually.

clarks village saved my life once. i turned up at glastonbury with my super duper slr camera.... and no memory card. not one of the stalls sold them so i had to go clarks village.

hmm, not exactly 'saving your life' but that does sound like they came in very useful.

Sounds Crapola to me. But the M5 is crapola too IMO.

Just had a quick Google. Looks like a Cheshire Oaks type place. I like Cheshire Oaks, they have an unnecessarily large M&S.

It's full of outlet stores, I've got gap trousers for ds2 got the same price that I'd pay in primark at home.

Couldn't believe the prices last time I was there. £5 off an £80 pair of boots is not the sort of markdown I would expect at an outlet.

Shame because it used to be good when it first opened.

Yanbu it is miles away.

How did being able to buy a memory cardsave your life lora?

It's an outlet centre, that has been built around the existing Clark's factory store. The original Clark's factory and offices are next door.

To be fair, the motorway sign is probably because it's on the nearest "main" road. I used to have to fishy from Salisbury and it's an A road with tractor factor all the way.

Somerset is like Norfolk - things look a lot shorter in distance, but you have to factor in single carriage ways a lot so it takes an age.

Why was it disappointing? Not enough Brands? Try a McArthurGlenn or Value Retail outlet next time.

I don't know why it turned visit into fishy, sorry!!

actually the monsoon outlet was the most promising in terms of discount, but just didn't find anything I wanted.

i was at a conference in taunton that finished early so thought i'd go as it seemed nearby. it's not nearby.

because im a photographer and i needed one for my camera else i wouldnt have been able to work :-D

Do you need to rely on road signs to know how far you are going? Try Googling it or looking on a map before you go and you will know how far it is!

Clarksville Village January Sale is the best time to go, as they heavily slash the already reduced prices.

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I think 'Clarksville' sounds quite good sparkly.

If it was Clarksville, you could have taken the last train there and avoided the M5 altogether.

Tempus i'd meet you at the station...

at last train . . .