Lakeside (Thurrock)

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Lakeside in Thurrock Gets Better Every Year

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5 Dec 27th, 2007 

15 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
A vast amount of shops to choose from

Disadvantages:
None

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

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dee2206

dee2206

About me:

I am married with two sons and live in the UK.

Member since:23.11.2004

Reviews:23

Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock, Essex is a huge shopping mall. It has three floors with a variety of shops. I love coming here and it gets better year after year.

What's on Offer?

On the top floor there are lots of varied eating places from Chinese to burger king and all kinds of coffee shops.

On the second and first floor there are many shops such as W.H. Smiths (book store), Debenhams (multi store), Next (ladies and mens clothes), Top Shop (ladies wear), Top Man (mens), B.H.S. (multi-store) , Marks and Spencers (multi-store), the Body Shop, Woolworths, Boots, House of Fraser, JD Sports, HMV (music and dvd store), Dorothy Perkins, Evans and many more.

There is also a Cinema complex below the ground floor and restaurants, pubs along with a market. There are many clothes stores on the ground floor too including Principles (ladies wear), Sports shops, Boots, Debenhams and the West Ham Football Team shop.

What are the Hours of Opening?

Christmas opening times
Monday 17 December 10am - 11pm
Tuesday 18 December 10am - 11pm
Wednesday 19 December 10am - 11pm
Thursday 20 December 10am - 11pm
Friday 21 December 10am - 11pm
Saturday 22 December 9am - 9pm
Sunday 23 December 10am - 5pm
Christmas Eve 10am - 5pm
Christmas Day CLOSED
Boxing Day 10am - 6pm
New Year's Eve 10am - 5pm
New Year's Day 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 2 January 10am - 10pm

Normal opening times
Weekdays 10am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Some larger stores open at 10.30am

What Goes On?

On some occasions there has been entertainment on the ground floor, such as shows and competitions. The Christmas tree is on this floor and it is tall reaching all the way up to the third floor. Santa's grotto is at the bottom of it. Many families cue here to see Father Christmas. It is the most crowded spot during this season. When I lived in England, I used to shop here all the time, but now I go back whenever I am in the country on holiday.

It is now against the law to smoke inside Lakeside shopping mall.

There is a free service for hiring out mobility scooters and wheelchairs plus we have just re-designed our shopmobility office to include a fantastic reception area. It is conveniently located within Car Park 10 on Level 1and close to Debenhams for easy access into the centre. Visitors with limited mobility can also choose from many ordinary and electric wheelchairs and scooters, giving them the freedom to get around the centre. Scooters and wheelchairs can be pre-booked on.

Recommendation

A trip to lakeside at Christmas will help you to find the presents that you are looking for, so if you are in the area, stop and go inside. You will be amazed and glorified to walk around lakeside if you love shopping. 

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Comments about this review »

dharma.roy 28.12.2007 00:49

Great Review, I only go there once every few years but they do have a great mall.

just.bcoz 27.12.2007 16:39

great review Very Helpful

martint1983 27.12.2007 13:32

Nice review

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