‘A lot of bargains to be had’ - popular Christmas Shop returns to Portsmouth’s Cascades Shopping Centre

The festive season is upon us and a popular shop full of glittery tinsel and traditional decorations has returned to Portsmouth.

The Christmas Shop has been opening in Cascades Shopping Centre for the past 15 years with a visit to Keiley McKeowen’s family run shop becoming a festive tradition for locals.

Since opening in mid-October in the unit formerly occupied by Smiggle, the shop has once again proven popular.

Keiley said: “The reaction has been brilliant, we have got a really nice open and bright unit this year.

“This is our 15th year of running the Christmas Shop and we love it. We love seeing our regular customers coming every year. We get a lot people coming back, they wait for us each year and look out for us and try to guess which spot we will be in.”

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The Christmas Shop is packed full of Christmas decorations, accessories and gifts.

Keiley said: “Anything traditional sells really well, the paper chains, the decorations. Also the elf costumes and decorations, we have a lot of people come to us for them.

“We have tried to keep the prices down this year, we know that times are hard. We think there are a lot of bargains to be had so come down and have a look.”

See inside The Christmas Shop in the pictures below: