Decathalon

This place is sports kit heaven — and that’s spoken as someone who used to dread Sports Day at school and has only just joined a gym aged 30! It’s got all sorts of clothing and accessories to get yourself kitted up for your sport of choice, from ski poles to wetsuits to backpacks to footy boots. Staff seem happy to help out, and I saw one shopper being put on a treadmill for gait analysis to help him buy the right running shoes.
My fave bits are:
1) it’s organised! Given the size of the place there’s high potential for it to descend into primark-​esque chaos, but every aisle is clearly labelled with the relevant sport, and the stock all seems to stay where it’s supposed to be.
2) it’s great value for money. I ran my first ever half marathon for charity this weekend (eek!), so was after a bum bag to keep my phone/​energy tablets in. The range was quite limited but I found a brightly coloured one I liked for just £6.50. Plus I couldn’t resist throwing in a lush coral-​coloured sports bra — a steal at only £4.
3) it’s got lovely soft hoodies in the skiiing section, so have a look even if you can’t ski to save your life.
Well worth a visit if you’re missing a bit of kit and don’t want to risk the online shop without seeing it. Parking is free too. Would just recommend you allow a bit of extra time for when you get distracted on the way to the tills…

Whats a store! If you want sports kit, why go anywhere else! This place is huge! Although it appeared that some of the space was closed off, maybe not enough stock?
However they have everything in here, with a great selection to suit any budget. I pooped in for some cycling gear and running gear, took me about 45 mins to look through the stuff and then I got distracted seeing what other sports I could take up.
Its simple to navigate around the store, clearly labelled signs on each isle, discounts and sales at the ends, mens clothes on one side or down one isle and women’s on the other — simples! Theres a fantastic selection of accessories for your sport too.
Checking out is just as cool as supermarkets… self scan and all the items have a bar code in them, so doesn’t matter if the tag has fallen off. These machines only accept cards but there is a person at a till too for those technophobes and money carriers :)