... It's not, Cheshire Oaks is HUGE and until very recently, it boasted to be the biggest of its kind in Europe. It has a staggering 144 shops that offer up to 50% off retail prices all year round. At the end of the season, these can increase to 75% off.
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Advantages: Great Discounts Disadvantages: Can get busy during holiday periods
...McArthurglen outlets. It's not, Cheshire Oaks is HUGE and until very recently, it boasted to be the biggest of its kind in Europe. It has a staggering 144 shops that offer up to 50% off retail prices all year round. At the end of the season, these can increase to 75% off.
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The shops are located in three areas set by car parks. Car parks A, B & C. Imagine a square. Car Park A is situated from the middle of the ... ...INFORMATION~~~~
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks
Management Suit
Kinsey Road
Ellesmere Port
The Wirral
CH65 9JJ
www.mcarthurglen.com
Tel: 0151 348 5600
~~~~FINAL THOUGHT~~~~
I hope this has encouraged many of you to give it a go and visit and that your visit leads to you saving lots of money!!! Happy shopping.
This place is a must for anyone who loves a bargain. I lived about 1 hours drive from here when it was first build (I think it was the 1980's) and I used to love our one or two trips out there a year. It was fab, and so American which was what I was in to at that time. Now, there is about a further 120 shops, and even better, I happen to live 10 minutes away.
~~~~OVERVIEW~~~ Boasting being UK's largest designer outlet, I get annoyed when people think it is just the same as other McArthurglen outlets. It's not, Cheshire Oaks is HUGE and until very recently, it boasted to be the biggest of its kind in Europe. It has a staggering 144 shops that offer up to 50% off retail prices all year round. At the end of the season, these can increase to 75% off.
~~~~LAYOUT~~~~ The shops are located in three areas set by car parks. Car parks A, B & C. Imagine a square. Car Park A is situated from the middle of the top side to the middle of the right side. Car Park B is situated from the middle of the top side to the middle of the left side. Car Park C area is the rest in a sort of smile shape. This is the biggest area of shopping. The first two areas have a single line of shopping with the car parks being the other side. Car Park C is different with most of the areas having shopping on both sides. Apparently if you do a full circuit walking past all the shops, you will have walked one mile.
~~~~ACCESSIBILITY~~~~ There are many toilets located around the outlet including disabled toilets, changing rooms and breastfeeding rooms. Some areas do differ in levels and the main thoroughfare has steps however, parallel to this is always a ramp. The only complaint I have is that the ramps aren't under cover unlike the steps so you do get a little wet in bad weather. Being outlet shops, there is the odd shop where a buggy or wheelchair might struggle to get fully round due to the large amount of stock on display. Don't let you be put off this, a gentle shove never goes a miss! I am only talking of Kitch 'n' Sync as well as Next to Nothing sometimes. There are many disabled and parent and toddler parking spaces in all car parks.
~~~~TIPS FROM A PRO SHOPPER~~~~ Best time to shop has to be the evenings. It is far quieter and a really nice relaxed atmosphere. Other than that, early when it opens (10am).
Worse time has to be half-term or bank holidays. As a local I would avoid it like the plague but having said that, I would go to other attractions if I was on holiday which would be busy. We all have to do it sometime, just remember to be a little more patient. If it's really busy, follow signs to Car Park A, go past and right at the roundabout, which takes you into the multi-storey car park.
When I go, as I know the area, I don't go in every shop and can realistically do the outlet in an hour. I have taken friends who, after a few cuppas and lunch, stayed there for almost 7 hours however, these where huge shopaholics and I would allow no more than 3 hours including a break stop.
Depending on your plan, if I'm having lunch there, I would tend to park at area C and then go round, do my shopping then go to the food court in this area. For coffee stops, I would be more inclined to stop on my way around and go to one of the many coffee shops.
Try not to go with a specific list for example of a certain pair of trousers. You can walk round sometimes and get nothing, other times you can get loads. The stock changes very regularly and when you think of the amount of visitors from all over the UK and Europe, they never stay about for long.
I have returned a few items in the past and had no problems although, if you're visiting from afar, remember that you can only return to similar outlet stores, not the high street ones.
~~~~MY FAVOURITE STORES WITH DETAILS OF BARGAINS~~~~
NEXT TO NOTHING - remember all those sales items you never got to see? They end up here at the sale price, if not better. This is always the busiest shop though so be patient here. Word has got out that it has the best bargains. They also stock the ex-Directory stuff including great Maternity wear, shoes, and the odd home item. Best buy has to be a pair of trousers for my husband for £1.99. Situated at the top of Car Park B.
GAP - never bought anything full price from GAP but this is the place I go when I have clothes to buy for children. Have had some great bargains from here: a toddler's checked shirt reduced from £20 to £4.99. Children's socks are three for £5 which is really good value as they're really good quality sock that stay on babies feet.
CADBURY'S Like the shop in the Cadbury's Chocolate Factory: chocolate mis-shapes and lots of other chocolate goodies. I got 500gs of mini eggs for £1.99.
CLARK's Tons of shoes organised in sizes. Also sell clothes and bags and have a good range of toddler shoes. Recent purchase a pair of shoes reduced from £44 to £20.
THE PAPER MILL Outlet version of the popular shop. Recently got sheets of foil stickers for 69p that currently retail at 99p elsewhere.
~~~~OTHER STORES~~~~ This is a very long list but due to the diversity of the stores, I feel it is important to list them all. This is an updated list as of February 2006 as I wouldn't want you to visit to go to a shop that is no longer there! I have done my best to reorganise the list so it's easier to read and have done it in alphabetical order - hope it is approved of. So here we go…
A: Adidas; Animal; Antler; Austin Reed; Autonomy;
B: Baron Jon; Bookends; Bose; Burberry;
C: Cadbury Factory Shop; Calvin Klein Jeans; Calvin Klein Underwear; Carphone Warehouse; Cecil Gee; Chapelle; Charles Tywhitt; Chilli Pepper; Christy Outlet Store; Ciro Pearls; Claire's Accessories; Clarks; Coast; Cotton Traders;
D: D2; Daks; Daniel Footwear; Denby; Diesel; Donnay; Dune;
E: Early Learning Centre; Ecco; Edinburgh Crystal; Elle;
F: Famous Footwear; Fat Face; Fiorelli; Fred Perry;
G: Gap Outlet; Gizmo; Goldsmith's Outlet; Golfino;
I: Ice Blue;
J: Jaeger: James Barry; Jeantex;
K: Kangol; Karen Millen; Kickers/Ellesse/Berghaus/Speedo; Kitch'n'sync; Kurt Muller
L: La Senza; Lakeland; Lee Cooper; Levi's; Liz Claiborne; Logo;
M: Marks and Spencer Outlet (2 shops); Mexx; Monsoon; Molton Brown; Mountain Warehouse; Moss Bros
N: Next Clearance; Nike Factory Store; Nitya
O: Oasis; Oneida
P: Petroleum; Pilot; Playtime Toys; Playtex/Gossard/Wonderbra; Polo Ralph Lauren; Ponden Mill; Prima Designer Woman/Man; Prima Tessuti; Pringle of Scotland; Puma
R: Racing Green; Red/Green; Reebok/Rockport; Remington; Revlon; Roman Originals; Royal Doulton Royal Worcester;
S: Samsonite Company Store; Sergio Tachinni; Sixty Outlet; Skechers; Soled Out; Streetwise; Suits You/Young's Hire; Sunglass Time
T: Ted Baker; The Cosmetic Company Store; The Designer Room; The North Face; The Paper Mill Shop; The Professional Cookware Company; Thorntons; Timberland: Tog 24; Tommy Hilfiger; Toshiba; Toyworld; Tripp; Triumph; Tula
~~~~OPENING TIMES~~~~ Monday to Friday 10 am to 8 pm. Saturday 11 am to 6pm. Sunday 11 am to 5pm.
~~~~WHERE TO EAT~~~~ There are a variety of places around outlet to eat, other than that, for a more substantial meal, there are many large food retailers in the retail park adjoining the outlet called The Coliseum which include Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's, Old Orleans, Bella Pasta and Nando's to name just a few.
In the middle area C, there is a food court, like many food courts in places such as Manchester's Trafford Centre, it house many food retailers including: MacDonalds, Spudulike, Harry Ramsdens, Fresh, Singapore Sam and Villa Pizza.
Scattered around the outlet are Starbucks, BB's, Costa Coffee, and Millie's Cookies as well as other cafes and ice cream carts.
~~~~DIRECTIONS~~~~ Situated off the A5117 south of Ellesmere Port. Although this review is under shopping in Liverpool, it isn't there. It's located the south side of the Wirral, close to Chester.
From M6, join the M56 to Chester and North Wales. Exit junction 15 which is signposted on to the M53. Stay in the slip road which will take you off the M53. Left at first roundabout and right at next into the complex.
From Liverpool area, go through one of the Mersey tunnels and follow signs on to the M53. Leave at junction 10. Turn right at roundabout and right again onto the complex.
~~~~WHERE TO STAY~~~~ Just off the A5117, within walking distance, there is a campsite which is well equipped.
There are various travel lodges, one at the services of junction 14 of M56, another on the A56 adjoining a Toby Carvery, both a few minutes drive from the outlet.
It is also very near to the 'Hoole Road Hotel Area' which is on the road into Chester. This area has many different B&B's and Hotels which Chester Tourist Information can advise you on.
~~~~OTHER PLACES NEARBY IF VISITING FOR A HOLIDAY~~~ Having friends all over the country, I know of people who have come down from Scotland to specifically go here and the Trafford Centre. Therefore, I feel I should give you a little info on the area if you wanted to spend some time here.
Already mentioned, the adjoining Coliseum which has two parts, a retail side housing a variety of shops including a huge single storey Borders Bookstore (including Paperchase and a Starbuck's), Mamas and Papas Superstore, Argos, Currys, Boots, HMV, The Entertainer toy shop, etc. The other side is the entertainment side which has a nightclub, cinema, bowling, as well as a huge selection of places to eat.
One roundabout away from the Coliseum is the Blue Planet Aquarium. Fantastic if you want a few hours relaxing. They have a really long tunnel similar to Sea World which has all the sharks and various fish swimming around you. Food in here is quite expensive.
It is just 15 minutes drive from the centre of the historic city of Chester which, again has great shopping as well as many tourist attractions.
A 30 minute drive could take you to either Liverpool where there are many free museums and galleries or more shops or, in a different direction, to Manchester's Trafford Centre.
Finally, the outlet is just a few miles from the Welsh border and you can be in Llandudno or Llangollen in just an hour.
~~~~FURTHER INFORMATION~~~~ McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks Management Suit Kinsey Road Ellesmere Port The Wirral CH65 9JJ
www.mcarthurglen.com
Tel: 0151 348 5600
~~~~FINAL THOUGHT~~~~ I hope this has encouraged many of you to give it a go and visit and that your visit leads to you saving lots of money!!! Happy shopping.
If you do visit Cheshire Oaks after reading this, do let me know how your shopping spree went.
Advantages: Bargains everywhere! Disadvantages: Can get busy
I'm only 40 mins from Cheshire Oaks and I've been visiting it pretty much since it opened so I know it quite well now. It's one of those places that really isn't the same visit twice as the shops change their stock on such a regular basis...and the centre changes it's shops quite a bit as well!!
First rule....be prepared for crowds in school holidays and weekends. I got lucky today as it was half term for my kids but apparently not for all schools ... ...is combine a vist to Cheshire Oaks outlet village with a trip to the bowling or cinema at the Coliseum complex behind Cheshire Oaks. Its 5 mins walk from one to the other so easy to do both. At that complex there's a number of shops (full price though!!) including HMV, Game, Borders, JJB Sports and Argos, and several good family friendly restaurants - Frankie & Benny's, Bella Italia, Chiqitos, Nandos, Old Orleans, Burger King as well as a couple ...
ellay864 12.02.2007
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Advantages: Shopping and food Disadvantages: Not closer to Liverpool
...mentioned wanting to go to Cheshire Oaks I was eager to accompany him, whether he liked it or not!
HISTORY
Cheshire Oaks (McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Village) opened in April1995 as a joint venture between developers BAA McArthur/Glen. They sold 75% of Cheshire Oaks in 1998.
GETTING THERE
- Car:
If you’re travelling by car, Cheshire Oaks is adjacent to junction 10 of the M53 (you’ll see it as you exit the motorway) and a mile from junction ... ...you need to pee at Cheshire Oaks!
FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND
We chose to walk around in a big circle since we weren’t looking for one particular shop, but there are also huge signs with a map of the shopping outlet. Shops at Cheshire Oaks include:
· La Senza (underwear)
· Warners (more underwear – ladies, you can never have too much!)
· Mexx (my boyfriend bought some lovely casual trousers & a jumper from here – reasonably priced and very nice)
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pixiedon 14.11.2002
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Advantages: Plent of bargains and good on-site facilities. Disadvantages: Hard to get to by train.
...epicentre of bargains – the Cheshire Oaks Outlet Park, part of the McArthur Glen group of designer outlets. It is conveniently situated just off junction 10 of the M53 “Mid-Wirral Motorway” (which incidentally is linked in with the national motorway network) and features 120 bargain-rich shops, including well-known brands like Gap, Nike, Reebok and Littlewoods.
All shops are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at night, with exception ... ...a.m. until 5 p.m.). The car parking is excellent, although you will have to search a while for a parking space. There is also a food court on the site and various cafes, including McDonald’s within the area. As you would expect from a shopping village there are toilet blocks at specific points.
As for time to be allowed – a whole day is ideal, especially if you like to shop or you need a lot of clothing. I arrived at about 11 a.m. and ...
goodematthew 18.08.2001
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Advantages: A massive range of shops all in one location Disadvantages: Parking can be difficult at weekends
‘McArthur Glen Designer Outlets - Cheshire Oaks’, not the most elegant name but, in fact, the flagship of McArthur Glen’s European operation. For those not in the know, McArthur Glen have seven outlet centres in Britain with a further 6 in mainland Europe. Cheshire Oaks is the largest of their group and, they claim, the largest outlet centre in Europe.
‘What is an outlet centre?’, I hear you cry. The basic idea is to bring together a number of discount ... ...their normal retail prices.
Cheshire Oaks has been in operation since 1995 (although it was a lot smaller then) and claims to have had six million visitors last year alone. There are about 150 stores offering goods across a wide range of products. The site is laid out as a ring of stores around a central parking area. There are (apparently) 3300 parking spaces here and in the adjoining multi-storey, but I’ll have to take their word for it. Weekends ...
pauljm 14.05.2001 (06.09.2001)
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Advantages: Great choice for you and your family or friends. Disadvantages: Can be pricey and walks between are uncovered so bad weather can leave your dancin shoes a tad wet!
The Coliseum is the sister to The Outlet Village.Situated right next door you can't miss it if you're gonna go there.But go there you should.As well as some larger stores such as Argos,Bookers,The Holiday Hypermarket and Dixons there are also some excellent places to eat.Go there day or night and you should get a table at any of the restaurants.These include Bella Pasta,Italian,obviously but they have some nice twists here.I used it only last week ... ...duck breast on a pizza.But they also do lots of things with sea-food and the lay-out allows you to see the chefs at work in all there "flaming" glory.Of course there are all the regular favourites too.Drinks are in bottles only but not too badly priced.A great place to enjoy a family/friends meal.
There is a mexican place called Chiquito's.Here it is hot and spicey with everything from fajita's to coated chickens all reasonably priced but at 6'4" ...
GIBBO 15.05.2001
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Advantages: Lots of choice - though if you go too often it gets a bit samey Disadvantages: Can get a bit noisy and the atmosphere is zero
sticking a cinema and a bowling alley in the middle swung the decision not to call it a retail park. Either way it's not really the sort of place I like to hang out. That perhaps tells you that the food is good enough to drag me to such a place. The Coliseum is just behind Ellesmere Port's more famous shopping attraction - CheshireOaks, the biggest outletcentre in the UK.
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