Supermarkets near/on stations

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Oh, and for this thread we're not including M&S Food as it cannot be classed as a supermarket. Or a decent foot outlet anyway...

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I know, you can never get a decent pair of feet in there.
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Not forgetting the Tesco on top of the tunnel at Gerrards cross. Its only a 3 min walk from the station itself up the hill

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Not forgetting the Tesco on top of the tunnel at Gerrards cross.

:roll: Wasn't this the Tesco that ended up in the tunnel when it partly collapsed in 2005 ?

 

[trentside]

:roll: Wasn't this the Tesco that ended up in the tunnel when it partly collapsed in 2005 ?

It is indeed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrards_Cross_tunnel_collapse

 

[ScottishIain]

There's a Sainsbury's local just outside Glasgow Queen Street right on the corner next to the taxi rank bit.

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[WillPS]

There's a Tesco with a proper Costa Coffee just beside Uttoxeter station, annoyingly takes about 5-10 minutes to walk it.

 

[Gemz91]

The sidings at Boston station are Pretty much in Asdas car park.

 

[trentside]

Just realised one I'd forgotten, there's an Aldi just over the rail crossing from Sleaford station.

 

[Welshman]

There's a Morrison's adjacent to Rhyl station.

In fact, in Rhyl station might be a description older people would recognise, as it occupies the site of the former goods yard.

Getting to it from the westbound platform, is a pain, though, as you have to go over the railway footbridge, up the eastbound platform, through the station concourse, through the bus station, turn sharp right on to Wellington Road, over the railway a second time, turn right again and in through the car-park!

A good 10 minute's walk. Or you could just try vaulting the fence.

As has been observed, the building of supermarkets on redundant railway land seems very common.
In fact, when exploring a town previously unknown to me, and wondering where the old [and now closed] station was situated, I look for the supermarket.
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There's a huge Tesco in the far end of the retail park which might be the only point in visiting Edinburgh Park station (as opposed to commuting to it).

There's also the Premier Inn - I stayed there once when I couldn't get a room in the city itself.

Very handy for the trains!

 

[Eire Sprinter]

Merthyr Tydfil s adjacent to a large Tesco, which is bulit on the original station site.

There is a supermakret opposite Swansea station, though it is not one of the big names. It was originally CK Superstore, though now it is more ehavily branded with Nisa!

I think there's a Tesco near Milford Haven, but I don't know how long it would take to walk to it. The Tesco at Porthmadog should be reachable in 5 minutes form the station, and I seem to recall that there is a Co-op near Pwllheli station - though it's nearly twenty years since I was last there - which is built on one side of the former island platfrom.

Interestingly I recall a receipt from that Tesco in Merthyr and it had "Station Yard" printed on it. There's also an illustrated informational board at the side of the store just outside Beacons Place recounting the station's history.

Fishguard & Goodwick : there's a Tesco Express 3 mins walk from the station opposite the end of the port approach road.

If I'm allowed to include Ireland there's a large Dunnes Stores (food hall, clothes & housewares) just across the road from Wexford station.

 

[hassaanhc]

Uxbridge has a Sainsbury's around the corner, in fact right next to the sidings that are near the station

 

[Techniquest]

Some of these I had forgotten about observing from my own travels, the Morrisons at Kings Lynn is quite convenient, especially for the hot food counter that served things like chicken pieces and many wedges for £2.50. Dunno if they still do those, as the Hereford store doesn't which is very disappointing

Looks like it'll take me a long time to compose the full list of entries so far when I get to doing it on Sunday

A lot of these ones I didn't know about, such as the Sainsburys near Glasgow Central or the places in Sheffield. How I forgot about Alloa's ginormous Asda I'll never know, came in usefulness like no tomorrow during the 7 day ALR of 2011!

Thanks for all the entries so far, one I must remember is Tesco Extra in Stafford, that'll be useful during my next WMDR. Talking of, yes the one in The Pallasades at New Street's not quite as convenient now but it may be possible to access it via the escalators from the concourse? Never been up them yet to see what's up there.

 

[alex17595]

Nuneaton has a Asda(?) next door.

 

[IanD]

I think there's a Tesco near Milford Haven, but I don't know how long it would take to walk to it.

The station is in the car park.

Bridlington has a 24 hour Tesco next door.

 

[ZAPHOD]

Doncaster has a Sainsburys just across the road, and a little further away, walk to the far end of the bus station there's a large Tesco.
Norwich has a Morrisons supermarket just round the corner, turn left outside the station.

Ipswich - don't bother leaving the station, there's nothing much near the station at all.

Brighton, there's a M&S on the station, but I went to the Tesco about one minute's walk in the direction of the seafront.

 

[atillathehunn]

Northwich station is in the Tesco car park, the entrance to the station car park being between the main car park and the Tesco filling station.

 

[Qwerty133]

Nuneaton has a Asda(?) next door.

correct.

Hinckley has a Tesco next door
leicester has a Tesco express next door and a Saisnburys local about 3 minutes away.
Matlock has Sainsburys behind it.
Cromer is at the back of Morrisons.

 

[gswindale]

Martins Heron has a Tesco next door.

If memory serves, Tesco actually contributed towards the building of the station so they could build the store.

 

[WestCoast]

Some I've noticed (work in retail so I tend to notice them ):

North West:

Blackpool South - Aldi very close by
Blackpool North - large Sainsbury's due to open opposite
St-Annes's-on-the-Sea - Sainsbury's virtually next door
Accrington - large Tesco Extra next to station
Whitefield (Metrolink) - large Morrisons nearby

West Midlands:

Selly Oak (Birm. Cross-City) - Aldi and Sainsbury's barely five mins walk away
Longbridge - large Sainsbury's short walk away
West Bromwich (Midland Metro) - short walk to small Morrisons
Stafford - Tesco Extra nearby
Ledbury - medium-sized Tesco about five mins walk away
Cradley Heath - Lidl short walk away

 

[All Line Rover]

Oh, and for this thread we're not including M&S Food as it cannot be classed as a supermarket. Or a decent foot outlet anyway...

They don't sell shoes, although I think the food is rather good. It's true that some prices can be extortionate (in particular, bottled water!), but others (e.g. the delicious egg & cress sandwich) can be reasonable. However, M&S did recently bump up their prices (at least in London)!! Sandwiches up by 10-30p, water up by 5-10p, bakery items up from 93p to £1.09, chocolate up from 60p to 66p, etc... This has caused me to shop at M&S less frequently as, in light of the fact that other supermarkets aren't increasing prices across the board (the Sainsbury's meal deal has been £3 for many, many years), the highly profitable M&S have a cheek to do so.

The only reason I could think of for claiming M&S station outlets are not supermarkets is that they are run by SSP. I think that's a valid reason, although outside the station context M&S are opening standalone Simply Food stores large enough to be classed as an ordinary supermarket.

Sainsbury's Euston was a welcome addition, helping to combat the M&S monopoly. Another Sainsbury's lies behind Waterloo. There is a distinct lack of a Sainsbury's in the Kings Cross area, however.

Kenton has a Sainsbury's next door. Bache (Chester) faces a Morrisons.

Expanding into stations was an excellent idea of Justin King, and it certainly seems to be working, benefiting both Sainsbury's and passengers.

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

I'm sure Bournemouth leads out to an Asda - I'm convinced I've been in it but I may be completely wrong or in a proper daze that day.
Weymouth has something near by, an Aldi? It may have a Tesco, I've never been but I've seen something.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Thornton Heath has a Tesco on the left of the station ( as you exit the station ) and an Iceland on the right.

Epsom has a small Tesco next to the ticket hall - there is even a doorway into it right next to the ticket barrier! Pity the place is always out of stock on 4 pint semi skimmed milk even when it has mountains of all the other milk left - methinks they miscalculate their requrements somewhat!

 

[Crossover]

Hereford: Morrisons is quite literally over the road from the station

Wish I'd known this a few months back - after having 40 mins in Hereford and finding nothing at all to eat! Did look outside the station but nothing was immediately apparent at the time, and the station cafe had just shut!

I'll make my point about M&S Food with an example from my 14 day ALR trip in 2012:

Chicken and bacon sandwich, £3.50 I think it was, certainly close to it anyway. Very thin sandwich all in, with hardly anything in it and only just managed to taste something other than chicken in it.

Compare this to the chicken and bacon sandwich at Asda. £2 and the sandwich is almost doubled in size and has a far superior balance of chicken and bacon. There's even taste to the bread, unlike the M&S one.

That and other lousy experiences with M&S have put me off for life I'm afraid.

They are more expensive, but I do like them. That said, I take your point about Asda, as I had a Chicken and Stuffing sandwich from Asda whilst out today, and it was very well filled. I did end up making a further move to M&S at New St though - 3 visits there in the space of 2 weeks...errrr.....

Bromley South is next to Waitrose;
Dewsbury is 2 minute's walk from Lidl

What does that tell you about the two largish towns I've lived nearest to in the last 20 years?

You'd be lucky to get to Lidl in any less than 5 minutes I'd say, and that is assuming the crossings are all on your side (which could happen, I guess, they always seem to be against vehicles when I'm driving through!)

 

[Techniquest]

They don't sell shoes, although I think the food is rather good. It's true that some prices can be extortionate (in particular, bottled water!), but others (e.g. the delicious egg & cress sandwich) can be reasonable. However, M&S did recently bump up their prices (at least in London)!! Sandwiches up by 10-30p, water up by 5-10p, bakery items up from 93p to £1.09, chocolate up from 60p to 66p, etc... This has caused me to shop at M&S less frequently as, in light of the fact that other supermarkets aren't increasing prices across the board (the Sainsbury's meal deal has been £3 for many, many years), the highly profitable M&S have a cheek to do so.

The only reason I could think of for claiming M&S station outlets are not supermarkets is that they are run by SSP. I think that's a valid reason, although outside the station context M&S are opening standalone Simply Food stores large enough to be classed as an ordinary supermarket.

Sainsbury's Euston was a welcome addition, helping to combat the M&S monopoly. Another Sainsbury's lies behind Waterloo. There is a distinct lack of a Sainsbury's in the Kings Cross area, however.

Kenton has a Sainsbury's next door. Bache (Chester) faces a Morrisons.

Expanding into stations was an excellent idea of Justin King, and it certainly seems to be working, benefiting both Sainsbury's and passengers.

Justin King, not a name I'm familiar with but I bet my store manager knows who he is Yes the orange lot taking up otherwise unused space at stations is beyond helpful for those of us who want to stock up on stuff at a more sensible price than traditional station outlets.

High time though we see more supermarkets taking up the idea, although I'm pretty sure if it was suggested to the green lot it wouldn't take off anyway.

As for M&S not being a supermarket, they're not. They don't seem a variety of brands and lines of stock. I can't go in there and buy some Dr Pepper for instance, or food of decent quality or realistic price. And if you think supermarkets aren't putting prices up across the board, my friend you are really wrong there. Everything's going up in every shop. What's £1.39 today will end up going up in price again in January by at least another 10 - 20p, if they can't get away with doing it beforehand.
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Some I've noticed (work in retail so I tend to notice them ):

West Midlands:

Selly Oak (Birm. Cross-City) - Aldi and Sainsbury's barely five mins walk away
Longbridge - large Sainsbury's short walk away
West Bromwich (Midland Metro) - short walk to small Morrisons
Stafford - Tesco Extra nearby
Ledbury - medium-sized Tesco about five mins walk away
Cradley Heath - Lidl short walk away

Aye I also work in retail so normally I notice them. Most of the ones I've noticed on my travels across the land I'd forgotten about, so I'm glad others have remembered them!

Aye I'd forgotten about Ledbury somehow, despite having been there way back in the summer of 2003 and past it a fair few times (long story...), it is a reasonable size Tesco aye.

 

[Crossover]

As for M&S not being a supermarket, they're not. They don't seem a variety of brands and lines of stock. I can't go in there and buy some Dr Pepper for instance, or food of decent quality or realistic price.

Can't vouch for Dr Pepper, but brands are certainly available now - it was part of their diversification a few years ago

 

[Techniquest]

I'm sure Bournemouth leads out to an Asda - I'm convinced I've been in it but I may be completely wrong or in a proper daze that day.
Weymouth has something near by, an Aldi? It may have a Tesco, I've never been but I've seen something.

Confirmed for Bournemouth, I don't know how I forgot that one. Yeah come out of the station on the Weymouth-bound platform and it's up the escalator on the other side of the bus station.

Definitely not Tesco near Weymouth station, however I'm at a loss as to what is there despite spending several days in the area and daily trips into Weymouth back in September 2013.

 

[hassaanhc]

They don't sell shoes, although I think the food is rather good. It's true that some prices can be extortionate (in particular, bottled water!), but others (e.g. the delicious egg & cress sandwich) can be reasonable. However, M&S did recently bump up their prices (at least in London)!! Sandwiches up by 10-30p, water up by 5-10p, bakery items up from 93p to £1.09, chocolate up from 60p to 66p, etc... This has caused me to shop at M&S less frequently as, in light of the fact that other supermarkets aren't increasing prices across the board (the Sainsbury's meal deal has been £3 for many, many years), the highly profitable M&S have a cheek to do so.

The only reason I could think of for claiming M&S station outlets are not supermarkets is that they are run by SSP. I think that's a valid reason, although outside the station context M&S are opening standalone Simply Food stores large enough to be classed as an ordinary supermarket.

Sainsbury's Euston was a welcome addition, helping to combat the M&S monopoly. Another Sainsbury's lies behind Waterloo. There is a distinct lack of a Sainsbury's in the Kings Cross area, however.

Kenton has a Sainsbury's next door. Bache (Chester) faces a Morrisons.

Expanding into stations was an excellent idea of Justin King, and it certainly seems to be working, benefiting both Sainsbury's and passengers.

Was that Sainsbury's at Waterloo right next to the railway lines and seen just as you arrive or depart the station on a train? There was one fairly big looking one in the area that is currently in the process of being demolished!

 

[Techniquest]

Can't vouch for Dr Pepper, but brands are certainly available now - it was part of their diversification a few years ago

Oh right! Well I didn't see (or remember, and I have a very good long-term memory for minor details!) any of that diversification on my visit to M&S Simply Food on Cambridge station in 2012, nor did I ever see it in there in the branch of that place on Birmingham New Street prior to the closure of that bit of the concourse.

You should have consulted the guru of what to do in Hereford (ie, me) prior to your visit and I could have got you genned up. If you're ever in Hereford again, the directions are: Leave the station and turn left. At the mini roundabout right in front of you, turn right and you really cannot miss it. Walk in a straight line over there and you'll come through the pedestrian entrance. If it takes you more than 1 minute door to door, there's something wrong with you

Should you need gen on other stuff to do in Hereford, then feel free to ask. If you're on an overnight fester for some reason, feel free to visit Asda on the other side of town (it's 24 hours opening, Monday 0700 - Saturday 2200, Sunday 1100 - 1700) and stock up. Directions are freely available should you require them, I should know how to get there by now

 

[All Line Rover]

Justin King, not a name I'm familiar with

CEO of Sainsbury's (until July). Widely recognised as having done an excellent job in turning Sainsbury's around from where it was a decade ago.

As for M&S not being a supermarket, they're not. They don't seem a variety of brands and lines of stock. I can't go in there and buy some Dr Pepper for instance, or food of decent quality or realistic price.

I'd have to disagree with you on the brands point. A supermarket is perfectly capable of existing without 'brands'. Most people would consider Lidl and Aldi to be supermarkets yet they don't have brands (OK, they do have 'brands', but they are superficial - everything is Lidl/Aldi own label but they aren't confident enough to slap their name on everything). It just happens that M&S are confident enough to slap their name on everything.

Price and quality are subjective, of course. Everyone will have their own opinion.

And if you think supermarkets aren't putting prices up across the board, my friend you are really wrong there.

Again, I'd have to disagree. The price of staple, non-branded produce at Tesco and Asda (and to a lesser extent Sainsbury's - Morrisons I can't comment on as I don't live or work near any) - such as bread, milk and fresh fruit - has remained consistent for a remarkably long time. Price fluctuations tend to surface among branded goods, discretionary or 'luxury' food/drink purchases and non-food products. I tend not to buy brands so perhaps aren't affected by price increases as much as others.

M&S have annoyed me because, as someone who shopped there (until recently) almost every day (and multiple times a day, at that) they've increased the price of almost everything by around 10%. Just like that! A single pastry is now £1.09 (2 for £1.20 at Sainsbury's, by comparison). If that's how M&S treat their customers - as cash-cows - I'm taking my business elsewhere!
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Was that Sainsbury's at Waterloo right next to the railway lines and seen just as you arrive or depart the station on a train? There was one fairly big looking one in the area that is currently in the process of being demolished!

No its behind / in-front of the station (depending on your perspective) on (I think) Waterloo Road.

You must be thinking of the (fairly old) Vauxhall Sainsbury's which, as it turns out, is being redeveloped. Interesting. A larger store with 700+ homes to boot. They're operating a 'temporary store' in the meantime, much like Tesco did in Crewe during the (fairly lengthy) redevelopment of that store.

 

[hassaanhc]

CEO of Sainsbury's (until July). Widely recognised as having done an excellent job in turning Sainsbury's around from where it was a decade ago.



I'd have to disagree with you on the brands point. A supermarket is perfectly capable of existing without 'brands'. Most people would consider Lidl and Aldi to be supermarkets yet they don't have brands (OK, they do have 'brands', but they are superficial - everything is Lidl/Aldi own label but they aren't confident enough to slap their name on everything). It just happens that M&S are confident enough to slap their name on everything.

Price and quality are subjective, of course. Everyone will have their own opinion.



Again, I'd have to disagree. The price of staple, non-branded produce at Tesco and Asda (and to a lesser extent Sainsbury's - Morrisons I can't comment on as I don't live or work near any) - such as bread, milk and fresh fruit - has remained consistent for a remarkably long time. Price fluctuations tend to surface among branded goods, discretionary or 'luxury' food/drink purchases and non-food products. I tend not to buy brands so perhaps aren't affected by price increases as much as others.

M&S have annoyed me because, as someone who shopped there (until recently) almost every day (and multiple times a day, at that) they've increased the price of almost everything by around 10%. Just like that! A single pastry is now £1.09 (2 for £1.20 at Sainsbury's, by comparison). If that's how M&S treat their customers - as cash-cows - I'm taking my business elsewhere!
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No its behind / in-front of the station (depending on your perspective) on (I think) Waterloo Road.

You must be thinking of the (fairly old) Vauxhall Sainsbury's which, as it turns out, is being redeveloped. Interesting. A larger store with 700+ homes to boot. They're operating a 'temporary store' in the meantime, much like Tesco did in Crewe during the (fairly lengthy) redevelopment of that store.

ALDI/Lidl do stock some proper branded products

For a few months the Tesco Filtered Milk wasn't available at all due to some issues to in the meantime at Tesco (and Sainsbury's) the Cravendale one increased to £2.20 each for a 4-pint (from £1.98 each which was often 2 for £3). Only Asda remained at the old prices with the offers, and while Tesco have the offer again the individual price is still £2.20. Luckily the Tesco own one has come back which is around £1.70 or so, and the one I prefer out of the two . I generally have a dislike for Asda (I can't stand the Hounslow one for some reason) while the Beckton one has a poor range of frozen products, so I use Tesco. Generally prices there are similar (and at Sainsbury's) for most things but some have large discrepancies, for example Kelloggs Corn Flakes at Tesco/Sainsbury's are £2/£2.65/£3.39 (500g/750g/1kg respectively) while Asda is £1.84/£2/£2.65 (normal prices too, not offer).
I've always found M&S and Waitrose expensive, although neither of them are nearby here so I can't use them anyway! There are Lidl and Aldi but again they're fairly limited for my use.

Oh ok, thinking about it again yes it is much closer to Vauxhall Station than Waterloo :P. About a couple of years ago Waitrose had a temporary store in Banstead after their old one was destroyed by fire. While Osterley had a temporary extension while they were doing construction work inside part of the existing store.

 

[WestCoast]

I'd have to disagree with you on the brands point. A supermarket is perfectly capable of existing without 'brands'. Most people would consider Lidl and Aldi to be supermarkets yet they don't have brands (OK, they do have 'brands', but they are superficial - everything is Lidl/Aldi own label but they aren't confident enough to slap their name on everything). It just happens that M&S are confident enough to slap their name on everything..

The whole concept of M&S works on the basis of offering exclusively their brand. I believe they did trial a limited range of general brands, but I don't think that's been continued. I do find their food-to-go is better in the non-SSP high street/retail park shops, I don't think it's anything special at stations (same true for Waitrose at service stations).

Lidl and Aldi do sell some "name brands" in select areas of offering. Aldi tends to brand their products with many copies of British brands, while Lidl often uses brand names than can be used across Europe. They also put their logos and contacts on the back now. On the continent, some of those brands have become household names, give it 20 years and the same might be true here if Aldi keeps growing its market share at the rate it has been doing....

Even so I note the Parma ham in Aldi is exactly the same one as in Sainsbury's, guess where is 50% cheaper though! Most impressed with the new bakeries in Lidl stores as well. Wine is often really good price/quality ratio there as well. Being European, they often supply the same deli meats etc to both the UK and Europe stores and you can tell.

Gahh, I work part-time at the big green store to help fund Uni and I find myself buying very little from there....

I also think that Boots still has one of the best offerings of sandwiches/meal deals to take on trains, as they include virtually everything (including really expensive drinks up to £2.50). They also don't take the mickey as much as WHSmith/M&S for water, in fact the worst places to be ripped off are airports where you're trapped and Boots normally comes to the rescue there!