Christmas shopping in Wokingham Town Centre

Come to Wokingham Town Centre for your festive and sales shopping.

With Market Place now redesigned, and the first of Peach Street’s retailers moving in as part of our regeneration project, Wokingham Town Centre offers unique quality and charm.

Whatever gift you need, one of the independent, local, or big name retailers and bigger market has something for you. Fashion for all the family, electrical items, books, arts and crafts, jewellery, household items, shoes, toiletries, stylish knick-knacks – you name it. It’s already there, with more to come. You can also pamper yourself with a haircut, or get your nails done, and enjoy a spot of lunch.

We have spent a lot of time listening to you about the type of businesses you’d like to see, as well as working with our letting agents to make sure we attract local independents and boutiques mingling with excellent national names.

In time for Christmas, GAIL’s artisan bakers and national favourite Waterstones are due to take up residence in Peach Street. Cook, the high-end frozen food retailer, is due to open on Rose Street in the New Year.

Peach Place’s new pedestrian square will see more independent retailers. We’ve lined up lots of businesses for this space and, following some internal tweaks to these units to accommodate their layouts, we expect them to start opening early next year. So please listen out, as we’ll be releasing more names soon.

We are also holding back two units on Peach Street for high-end fashion retailers who will be great for the town but don’t wish to open until the New Year.

All of these new businesses join the list of those already coming to Elms Field, which include boutique cinema Everyman Cinemas, an Aldi food store and a Premier Inn. Work on Elms Field is moving along well with the frameworks of the new buildings now up.

Find out more about Peach Place, Elms Field and all parts of our town centre regeneration by visiting the website below.

More information: www.regenerationcompany.co.uk

Executive View

Cllr Philip Mirfin, Executive Member for Regeneration

“We know it’s been difficult for you this year with the town centre disruption, and we truly thank you for your patience. But happily you will now begin to experience the benefits of all this work. Not only a fantastic town centre with far better facilities, but also a town centre generating new income for you funding the essential council services you want and need.”