Shoes for kids with wide feet in the UK are a fitting job, not a longer size. We measure length and width, then look for extra room in the toe box and a broader last. The collection runs from toddlers to older children, with Clarks, Start-Rite and Ricosta among the brands we fit.
Casual shoes for kids with wide feet in the UK sit alongside school shoes. A school pair still has to match your own uniform list, width included.
Clarks and Start-Rite mark width with letters including E, F, G and H. In most of the children’s shoes we fit, G is wide and H is extra wide, while E and F sit nearer an average foot. Brands do not use the letters the same way. H width toddler shoes are the roomy end of that scale, and we still measure rather than trust the box.
Clarks is the brand we can show you most readily in lettered widths. Start-Rite is the other name we fit constantly for wide children’s feet, and Ricosta appears in smaller numbers. The Clarks size and fit guide is worth reading before you come. It will not know your child’s width. We will.
A rounded toe, an adjustable fastening, and a fit that is wide through the knuckles rather than merely long. School shoes, everyday shoes and the occasional smarter pair can all be made on a wider last. The best shoes for kids with wide feet in the UK are the ones that match the foot we measure, not a style chosen from a photograph.
Whichever trainer is genuinely wide in her or his size, not a standard trainer bought half a size up. Some sports shoes run narrow. We try them and we will say if the toe box is still tight. Bring the PE rules if the trainer is for school, because colour can rule out the only wide pair.
On a child, keep the length you would fit on a narrower foot and change the width. Buying the next length up to escape pinching is the mistake we undo most often. Extra wide toddler shoes in the UK need that width in the last, with growing room only on a strap or lace.
You measure, you try lettered fittings, and you use fastenings that adjust. Wide fit toddler shoes for a girl, and extra wide fit toddler shoes, are fitted the same way as for a boy. Come in later in the day with the socks they wear most. We will say if we do not have the width, rather than stretch a narrow shoe.
Visit us on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone. We measure both feet and check any G or H fitting. A wider shoe may be more comfortable. For the early years, start with our shoes for toddlers.
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