Watford Shopping Guide: Superstores & Retail

Watford offers comprehensive shopping across the town centre and out-of-town locations, with major superstores and department stores.

Town Centre Shopping — The Harlequin

The Harlequin shopping centre (201 Lower High Street, WD17 2UB) is Watford's main indoor shopping destination, anchored by:

- Primark — clothing and homeware at value prices
- Marks & Spencer — quality clothing, food and home goods
- Zara — contemporary fashion for men, women and children

The Harlequin also hosts dozens of other national chain stores including Next, H&M, Apple, Sports Direct and Boots.

Supermarkets & Grocery Stores

Sainsbury's (Albert Road South) is a large supermarket with groceries, fresh food, clothing and a pharmacy. Phone: 01923 255252.

Asda Watford (St Albans Road, Odhams Industrial Estate) is a large superstore with full groceries, home essentials and pharmacy.

Aldi (Century Park, Dalton Way) offers budget groceries and everyday essentials.

Tesco Extra in Watford town centre is a large hypermarket format store with groceries, clothing, electronics, home and garden sections.

Specialty Retail

Apple Store in town centre sells iPhones, Macs, iPads and accessories.

Boots inside the Harlequin offers pharmacy services, health products and beauty items.

Specsavers Optical in town centre provides eye tests, glasses and contact lenses.

Sports Direct is the town centre discount sports retailer for sportswear and equipment.

Timpson offers key cutting and shoe repair services.

Market Shopping

Watford Market on The Parade (open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am–5:30pm) combines a covered indoor market of about 45 units with an outdoor street market for fresh produce, retail goods and services.

Getting Around

Watford town centre is easily walkable. The Harlequin has a multi-storey car park. Watford Junction and Watford High Street railway stations are within walking distance. The London Underground Metropolitan line terminus is at Cassiobury Park.