Bluewater (Kent)

Advantages: Everything in one place. Caters for all budgets and tastes.
Disadvantages: You can spend the whole day there.....

...brave enough to drive to Bluewater in my old Amazing Vibrating Micra. It rattled at 30mph and got a right old shake on at 60mph so much so that I had a fear that the door / exhaust / bumpers might fall off en route (although I always arrived at my destination with a smile on my face). Added to the fact it was so darn noisy you had to shout at your passenger it was never going to be an option. After buying myself a new shiny car I booked the day off ...
...~ Located in Greenhithe Bluewater is a large indoor shopping complex containing the majority of the Big Named stores as well as a few one-off weird and wonderful places. It contains restaurants, a cinema, 3 large department stores, houseware stores and numerous fashion stores. Bluewater opened in 1999 and was built in a disused quarry. The build took three years to build at a cost of £300m and covers 240 acres of land and attracts over 27m visitors ... Read review

Advantages: Free Parking, All the Shops You Could Want, Leisure Facilities
Disadvantages: Easy To Spend a Fortune

...been a massive fan of Bluewater since the day it opened; in fact because I only lived about 10 minutes away also went to be nosey on opening day! How sad is that? Anyway, since that day I always prefer to go there for any shopping needs that I might have. When you first enter the centre from the car parks you walk into a large Welcome Hall, this is basically a large area with TV screen showing you things about Bluewater including opening times etc. ...
...walk round but be aware Bluewater won’t accept liability if anything happens to your belongings whilst in these lockers. Each Welcome Hall is colour coded to the same colour of your car park; this can be Yellow, Red, Blue or Green and just aids you when it comes to remembering your cars location. Bluewater has pretty much all of the shops that you could ever imagine under one roof, ranging from electrical stores, to health and beauty to clothes ... Read review

Advantages: Suits every type of shopper
Disadvantages: So many shops so little time

...amazing alien sight. Bluewater was built approximately four years ago amongst much publicity. They drained the quarry and built this incredibly large shopping mall. The first time I visited was one night in early December soon after it was built. I had been to Gravesend years before, but as the name suggests it wasn't terribly inviting so it was years since I had ventured the fifteen miles back over there. To get to Bluewater, I travelled on the ...
...who could manage that. Bluewater has brought many new jobs to the local people and also helped to raise the profile of this much maligned area of Kent. The decoration of the centre is bold with material hanging cones in primary colours, hanging from the tall skylights. Bluewater spend huge sums of money making sure that the centre is decorated with seasonal decorations and workers continue to work through the night to keep it a magical experience ... Read review

Advantages: Very shop you could ever want
Disadvantages: And a few you might not

I’ve been to Bluewater Shopping Centre today in Kent and now have no money so I am writing a review on it here on Ciao to try and generate some much needed funds lol. Bluewater is a big shopping centre located in the village of Greenhithe, Kent, which is actually 1 mile from junction 2 of the M25. A word of warning here, the road signs to this place are sparse. I am generally quite good at reading road signs but coming over the Dartford Bridge the ...
...first time I came to Bluewater I did get lost. To make it easier you get off the M25 at Junction 2 (just after the Dartford Bridge) and follow the signs to Canterbury. A few miles down the dual carriageway you will sign posted to leave the dual carriageway and Bluewater is there on your left. The web site www.bluewater.co.uk informs me that the centre is well sign posted – take it from me it isn’t so check it out on a map before you go. Right now ... Read review

Advantages: Great variety of shops, great day out
Disadvantages: Busy at weekends, many of the shops are designer names and expensive

...If you've never been to Bluewater Shopping Centre, then you are really missing something!! It was designed in a triangular shape, with a huge department store at each apex; House of Fraser, John Lewis and a massive Marks and Spencers (if you think M&S have gone down the pan recently, then take a look in here - it may restore your faith). So; when you enter, if you carry on walking in the same direction you will eventually end up where you started; ...
...shopping! The inside of Bluewater is bright, shiny and modern, with plenty of space and an airy feel to it. At night, the outside of the complex is lit up in a gorgeous neon blue - it really is quite a sight to see. Surrounding the centre are numerous car parks with over 13,000 spaces in total - but you will often still struggle to get a space if you go at the weekend (I usually shop during the week). Bluewater is also well served by public transport ... Read review