GO Outdoors - York Vangarde Reviews 1,126

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

Vangarde Way, YO32 9AE Huntington, England, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visited to buy clothing for my sons D of E Bronze award. Sue was very helpful showing us the kind of clothing he needs, and didn’t try to sell us anything too expensive as she understood what he need... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good range of products across many activities allowing physical comparison shopping that you can’t do online. Prices feel high even with the discount card. Lighting is awful -too bright, flashing in s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went in store today for some fishing Gear, A gentleman called Robin helped me find exactly what I needed, bagged everything up for me, talked me through the Go Outdoors card, absolutely brillian... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love visiting this store - fabulous stock , great layout and always have what you need and things that you didn’t know you needed ! Also 5 star for the staff who are super friendly and give great s... See more

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  1. #52 of 84 best companies in Camping Shop
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The GO Outdoors Members Card costs £5 and lasts 12 months offering great discounts across thousands of products.

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  • Vangarde Way, YO32 9AE, Huntington, England, United Kingdom

4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Impossible to order online

Impossible to order online and get the members price, it took 2 visits to the York store and 3 phone calls to remedy this before I could even place my order.

16 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review us. If you’d like to discuss the reasons for this review, please feel free to get in touch at gooutdoors.co.uk/customer-service

Thanks again for your time,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The assistant Jue was so lovely

The assistant Jue was so lovely. she couldn’t help us enough and was very knowledgeable about everything we asked her too. She did go above and beyond! Thank you 🤩

22 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

It's wonderful that our team was able to turn your experience into a 5 star experience, it's lovely when customers let us know we're getting it right for them.

Thanks again for the review,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff

Visited to buy clothing for my sons D of E Bronze award. Sue was very helpful showing us the kind of clothing he needs, and didn’t try to sell us anything too expensive as she understood what he needed it for and how often it would be used. Thank you Sue - very helpful and very friendly.

22 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for the top marks.

We're happy to see our colleagues left a good impression. We hope you choose to shop with us again soon.

Thanks again for reviewing us,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Robin at The York Store

Went in store today for some fishing Gear, A gentleman called Robin helped me find exactly what I needed, bagged everything up for me, talked me through the Go Outdoors card, absolutely brilliant service! I could not have asked for a more helpful bloke.

He is an absolute asset to your company!

Thank you very much for making my visit easy and efficient.

5 stars from me :)

21 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for the 5*

It's great to see we're ticking all the right boxes for you. Thanks for visiting our store.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

Will was brilliant at answering our questions, and there was a few. After a while making a decision nothing was too much trouble. Thanks for your help!

17 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for the 5*

It's great to see we're ticking all the right boxes for you. Thanks for visiting our store.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Online issues

Store is great, staff are great.
Reserved and order to be collected at this store (address was for vanguard in the confirmation email). Arrived at this store to collect my order, but was told it's actually ready at the Express store in York city centre (not the address in the email), which isn't convenient for me to collect from. Thankfully the items were available in the Vanguard store and I was able to purchase them on the day, and advised by the staff to get in touch and the reservation can be cancelled/refunded. Raised a ticket via their website on the same evening and I've yet to hear back. Very disappointing.

16 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review us. If you’d like to discuss the reasons for this review, please feel free to get in touch at gooutdoors.co.uk/customer-service

Thanks again for your time,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The order was cancelled with no…

The online order was cancelled with no explanation. Very disappointing to have to have payment taken for an order that you were unable or unwilling to fulfil- this was a birthday gift and your cancellation has caused significant upset.

12 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review us. If you’d like to discuss the reasons for this review, please feel free to get in touch at gooutdoors.co.uk/customer-service

Thanks again for your time,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff (Evie) finally very helpful great…

Staff (Evie) finally very helpful great shopping experience thank you.

18 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thank you for the 5 star review.

It's great to see your experience was a 5 star one. As always, we're grateful for you taking the time to write and leave this review for us.

Best wishes,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful staff

Very helpful staff, Bethany assisted us with a price query and was professional and polite. Many thanks!

18 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for the great review.

Hopefully this 5 star experience will show everyone how hard we try to get it right.

Thanks again for taking the time to rate our store.
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New rucksack

Went looking for a new rucksack and a small backpacking tent Trevor helped me pick what I needed and gave some advice on others small equipment that will come in use. Thank you

17 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hello,

Thanks for the 5* review. We're pleased you were able to get the help and support needed. We hope to see you back shopping with us again soon.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Definitely worth a visit.

Very knowledgeable and pleasant salesman. Offers advice with a smile. Excellent members discount card. Very pleased with my shoes .

17 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

We're pleased you were able to get the help and support needed. Thank you so much for rating it with 5 stars here on Trustpilot and hope to see you back shopping with us again soon.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love visiting this store

Love visiting this store - fabulous stock , great layout and always have what you need and things that you didn’t know you needed !
Also 5 star for the staff who are super friendly and give great service . Erin at the till point today was very patient and helpful trying to find our account .
You won’t be disappointed and another great bonus is that they allow dogs in the store and cafe . Massive shout out for the fact that we can bring our furry family member in too .

16 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hello,

Thank you so much for selecting 5 stars in your review, we really appreciate the acknowledgement.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bethany could not have been more…

Bethany could not have been more helpful today advising me on insect repellent clothing!

16 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for ticking 5 stars in your review.

It's a real team effort to make sure everyone gets the right level of service and collectively, across our colleagues, stores and websites, we hope that we can maintain that level of expectation.

Thanks again for your review,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Immaculate store, helpful staff 🤩

Been into store again on Thursday, store was immaculate as per usual. All staff nice and polite. Made a B line for Trev again as he was so helpful last time. Once again he went above and beyond to help me find what I needed

Always a pleasure

12 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

It's wonderful that our team was able to turn your experience into a 5 star experience, it's lovely when customers let us know we're getting it right for them.

Thanks again for the review,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I come in often to visit, Mollie is helpful

I come in often to visit the equestrian section, Mollie is always super friendly and goes out of her way to give me help.

14 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for the top marks.

We're happy to see our colleagues left a good impression. We hope you choose to shop with us again soon.

Thanks again for reviewing us,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I bought some camping things from the…

I bought some camping things from the York store and was helped greatly by the staff member upstairs regarding what I need and don’t need. I was also helped with my members discount as I had only purchased it on the day they made sure this didn’t impact on my savings. However, I then wanted to use Klarna so spread the payments of my order but was unable to do this. Due to this I had to use a Klarna card that I have which means I have to pay interest now. Other than this it was a successful trip. No idea why I couldn’t use Klarna.

15 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,
4 star reviews are important to us and reviews like this help us establish that we're going in the right direction.

Thanks for shopping with us.

Kind Regards
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Served by Jess who helped us with…

Served by Jess who helped us with trying on shoes.

15 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a 4 star review. We appreciate it.

If we can help you with anything in the future, please don't hesitate to get in touch via our website's "Contact Us" page.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good range of products, but…

Good range of products across many activities allowing physical comparison shopping that you can’t do online. Prices feel high even with the discount card. Lighting is awful -too bright, flashing in some places and distorting the colours of products. The lady who served us at the checkout was lovely, but we had to wait a long time -only one till staffed, but the store felt full of shop floor staff, idly doing not a lot and chatting when there are customers waiting to pay. Overall, it should be a more enjoyable experience than it is.

12 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review us. If you’d like to discuss the reasons for this review, please feel free to get in touch at gooutdoors.co.uk/customer-service

Thanks again for your time,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic experience

Absolutely fantastic experience, Carys was extremely helpful and gave us genuinely really helpful advice while looking at tents, wasn’t pushy for a sale at all, just friendly and helpful. Thank you so much and we’ll be back soon to get our new family tent!

14 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Thanks for giving us the maximum 5 stars.

We genuinely hope you're next experience with us is as fantastic as this one was.

Kind regards,
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unbelievable product knowledge

I was a little lost in choosing a tent as i didn’t know what I really needed , a gentleman came over and helped me choose the perfect tent that I needed for my family camping trip. He also helped me get some other bits for my trip . Trevor’s knowledge was great and his advice was so helpful he is a credit to your company

14 March 2026
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Reply from GO Outdoors - York Vangarde

Hi,

Thank you so much for the positive review.

We're really pleased to see that you gave us 5 stars and hope you choose to shop with us again in the near future.

All the best
Go Outdoors Customer Care Team

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