About Our Store

Barkers Department Store, situated in the centre of the High Street also offers an incredible range of merchandise, including some of the world's leading brands of fashion, lingerie, menswear, shoes, handbags, cosmetics, cards, luggage, gifts and homewares. On the first floor is a counter service 200 seat restaurant with views over the Applegarth Park and an excellent menu specialising in home cooking. The restaurant is spacious, ideal for families, and easily accessible for the disabled.

An exciting new addition to Barkers High Street Store is the 1882 Café and Bistro. The ground floor Café is counter service and specialises in fresh coffees, cakes, paninis, sandwiches, and has a take away service, while the first floor Bistro is waiter / waitress service and has three seating areas, the library, conservatory, and the sewing room. The menu changes with the seasons and offers a wide range of freshly prepared dishes; most ingredients are from local farms and suppliers.

Barkers have been regular Yorkshire in Bloom prize winners for the floral displays on the store front and in the arcade. The Barkers chiming clock, made by clockmaker Gillett and Johnston, established in 1844, marks the entrance to Barkers Arcade, a glass covered arcade of 12 speciality shops running the length of the store from the High Street to the 250 space car park at the rear. Most of the shops are family owned and run, and each one is individual. There is a superb florist, Belgian chocolate shop, two jewellers, a tour operator, ladies shoe shop, hairdresser, a Benetton store and a home gift shop.

The company is a privately owned and family run business. The entire team, many of whom have been with Barkers for most of their working lives, are dedicated to offering quality products, good value and a friendly service that is expected from a family company.

Trading Since

1885