Every year it is inevitable that I will visit Merry Hill at least ten times because me and my Mom especially love it there. It is basically a massive shopping centre which is indoors so you don't have to worry about rain and you can spend hours looking around although it never seems busy for ... Read review
In a waterfront setting, overlooking the canal’s marina, this modern 4-star hotel offers ... more
138 en suite rooms, ample free parking and a convenient location in the heart of the Black Country.The Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley is situated in the heart of the Waterfront development, close to the area’s bars and shops, including the Merry Hill shopping centre.The hotel has a convenient location with good access to the M5 and M6 motorways. Birmingham city centre and Birmingham International Airport are within easy reach, as are the NEC, the NIA and the ICC. The good location makes the hotel a good base from which to explore all that the region has to offer, including Cadbury World, the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley Zoo, the West Midlands Safari Park and the Sea Life Centre, which the hotel also offers tickets for.All of the rooms are en suite and non-smoking and the hotel’s excellent leisure and relaxation facilities include a 15-metre swimming pool.
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The Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill in Dudley is a large modern property situated on the ... more
waterfront and overlooking the Canal Marina. It is located half a mile from the Merry Hill shopping complex, and 12 miles from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. There are a total of 138 guestrooms all of which are characterised by traditional decor of natural wood and pastel shades. Guestrooms benefit from direct dial phones, and are equipped with dial up Internet connections, minibars and cable television with pay movies. Faraday's Restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving British and French cuisine and offering views over the waterfront. Hot and cold meals and light bites are also available in Faraday's Bar which has an open plan layout with a large bar and seating areas. Active guests can visit the health and leisure club 'Le Club' for a swim in the indoor pool or a workout on the fitness equipment; those seeking relaxation can enjoy its sauna, spa bath and steam room; in addition there is also a solarium, dance studio and beauty therapist. There are eight function rooms suitable for meetings and events, the largest of which has a capacity of 570 people. The hotel offers a same day laundry and dry cleaning service, and free parking for guests. The cultural attractions of Dudley are two miles from the hotel and include its castle, zoo, and the Black Country Living Museum. Appreciators of art may enjoy a trip to the Barber Institute of Fine Art eight miles away. The hotel is approximately 28 miles or a 55 minute drive from Birmingham International Airport.
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The Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill in Dudley is a large modern property situated on the ... more
waterfront and overlooking the Canal Marina. It is located half a mile from the Merry Hill shopping complex, and 12 miles from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. There are a total of 138 guestrooms all of which are characterised by traditional decor of natural wood and pastel shades. Guestrooms benefit from direct dial phones, and are equipped with dial up Internet connections, minibars and cable television with pay movies. Faraday's Restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving British and French cuisine and offering views over the waterfront. Hot and cold meals and light bites are also available in Faraday's Bar which has an open plan layout with a large bar and seating areas. Active guests can visit the health and leisure club 'Le Club' for a swim in the indoor pool or a workout on the fitness equipment; those seeking relaxation can enjoy its sauna, spa bath and steam room; in addition there is also a solarium, dance studio and beauty therapist. There are eight function rooms suitable for meetings and events, the largest of which has a capacity of 570 people. The hotel offers a same day laundry and dry cleaning service, and free parking for guests. The cultural attractions of Dudley are two miles from the hotel and include its castle, zoo, and the Black Country Living Museum. Appreciators of art may enjoy a trip to the Barber Institute of Fine Art eight miles away. The hotel is approximately 28 miles or a 55 minute drive from Birmingham International Airport.
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The only 4 star property in the area with 138 luxurious rooms and suites in the heart of ... more
the Black Country this fine modern hotel overlooks the Waterfront Canal Marina and is just a five minute walk from the prestigious Merry Hill Shopping ComplexSHOPPING: Merry Hill has over 200 shops including Debenhams Next Marks and Spencers etc and there is also restaurants and a cinema NIGHTLIFE:The Waterfront offers a variety of nightlife with its bars clubs and restaurants all situated on the side of the canal marinaLEISURE FACILITIES: The hotel has excellent leisure facilities including a 15 metre indoor swimming pool sauna steam room jacuzzi gymnasium and dance studio We also offer a wide variety of beauty treatmentsFAMILIES: The hotel offers an excellent base for family visits to Cadbury World Black Country Living Museum Dudley Zoo and The West Midlands Safari Park
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suite and the third has its own bathroom All rooms have tea and coffee making facilities hairdryer and shaver points digital safe cable or digital TV DVD player and radio alarm wifi signal Lots of extras but no extra charges Have a look at our rooms on; wwwwillowguestscom Great showers great breakfasts book earlyStourbridge Junction Railway station provides easy access to Birmingham the west midlands Stratford upon Avon and also direct Chiltern Line trains to LondonSituated in the village of Oldswinford we are within easy walking distance of many good pubs restaurants and the unique Balti centre of Lye
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Advantages: Great Shopping Disadvantages: None for me
...inevitable that I will visit Merry Hill at least ten times because me and my Mom especially love it there. It is basically a massive shopping centre which is indoors so you don't have to worry about rain and you can spend hours looking around although it never seems busy for some reason. We choose Merry Hill every year for us to do our January sales shop too because there is so much on offer. Let me tell you why I love it so much!
... ...Dudley you will find it. Merry Hill is signposted for miles away from where it is so you can't miss it. The car park is huge and you can always find a space and the best thing is that it is free to park there for as many hours as you like.
By public transport you can get the metro to Dudley and then bus from there or you can get a bus link from Birmingham city centre. In all honesty though it is easier to drive to get there.
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Every year it is inevitable that I will visit Merry Hill at least ten times because me and my Mom especially love it there. It is basically a massive shopping centre which is indoors so you don't have to worry about rain and you can spend hours looking around although it never seems busy for some reason. We choose Merry Hill every year for us to do our January sales shop too because there is so much on offer. Let me tell you why I love it so much!
Ok so where is it?
Merry Hill Shopping Centre Brierley Hill West Midlands DY5 1QX
Now to get there by car from where my parents live is easy because we can just go to Dudley and follow the signs from there. By motorway if you do get to the Walsall junctions and head towards Dudley you will find it. Merry Hill is signposted for miles away from where it is so you can't miss it. The car park is huge and you can always find a space and the best thing is that it is free to park there for as many hours as you like.
By public transport you can get the metro to Dudley and then bus from there or you can get a bus link from Birmingham city centre. In all honesty though it is easier to drive to get there.
Ok so you get there and park and depending on where you park depends what entrance you are near as there are several. When you are in the shopping centre you will notice that it is all on two levels and there are escalators and lifts available everywhere if you need them.
Now let's have a quick tour.
Shops
Now Merry Hill has so many shops it is fantastic. Debenhams is massive and is on a few floors of wonderfulness. It has all you could need from them and is situated by an entrance just in case you have a lot of bags to get to the car. Then Marks and Spencers is also huge and separated into different stores. You have the womens store, mens store and home store so you can shop for what you need and want to. Then you also have BHS and Next which are the other stores for various things.
Purely clothes shops include New look, Dorothy perkins, burtons, topshop, bay, west one, primark, jane Norman, monsoon, river island, oasis, principles, and wallis and I am sure I am still missing quite a few. The good thing about merry hill is that they are all reasonably sized stores and some of them are quite big so they have a very good selection available there.
For entertainment value we have WHSmiths, HMV and Zavvi which are all massive stores and have a very good selection in. They are all well laid out and I have always managed to find 99.9% of what I have wanted.
For general things we have places like Boots and superdrug there which once again are huge stores and you should be able to find what you need. There are plenty of staff in all of these stores so you should be ok and served quite quickly. They have a good amount of stock and clearly laid out so brilliant. There are also several jewellery stores such as Beaverbrooks and H Samuel.
For shoes we have places like faith and Clarks and also a few other stores so you can find quite a few around. There are also other random shops such as Pier, Curry's and Clintons so as you can imagine Merry Hill is very big indeed. The good thing is that shops are signposted and there are maps about so you can never get lost really. Everywhere looks very clean and well kept so it is a pleasant shopping centre to walk around.
Supermarkets
There is a Sainsbury's and an ASDA on site and they are massive so you can even do your shopping here.
Food and Drink
Throughout Merry Hill you will find several places where you can go and eat if you fancy a restaurant such as Frankie and Benny's or fast food such as McDonalds or Burger King. Situated everywhere are small cafes around the centre so you can always stop off at one of these or go to a café in a store such as the one in Debenhams or Marks and Spencer's.
Merry Hill is one of those places that even though you may see that the car park is full, it never seems that busy inside. There are toilets everywhere and it is well laid out and signposted and also very clean. There are a lot of litter bins for your rubbish which is good.
I always come to Merry Hill and even the men in my family like it as everything is nearby and they are not walking for miles so they can be in and out and get everything they want in a short period of time. It is a nice place and I will always shop here.
Advantages: everything under one roof Disadvantages: not local
...a bit of history…
Merry Hill is located in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands. It was originally the site of an Iron and Steel works, started by the Earl of Dudley in the early 1850’s. Due to the recession it closed down in 1980.
In the mid 1980’s the Merry Hill site was purchased by Black Country Developers Richardson Developments Ltd. It was due to them that the first two stages of the Merry Hill development opened in 1985. ... ...collapse of Mountleigh, in 1994, Merry Hill was bought by it current owners Chelsfield plc.
Today Merry Hill Centre has over 200 shops under one roof and free car parking for 10,000 cars. It is one of the biggest centres in the UK and one of the finest in Europe. Inside is laid out in marble and brass, with scenic lifts and water fountains. There is an Upper and Lower Mall and access is made easy with several large lifts, together with stairs and ...
dibalmond 22.11.2001
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...I usually go to is Merry Hill in Dudley in the West Midlands. It is a massive shopping centre home to literally hundreds of brilliant shops where you can get anything from clothes to DVDs. Now if you are like me and literally cannot stand shopping on a regular basis, stay clear of this place, it will be your hell, however I must admit that it is a fantastic centre to go to in order to have a real shop. With me this is once a year, but I do come back ... ...you all the way to Merry Hill which is about another fifteen minutes away.
Merry Hill is a pleasant centre and is always clean when I go. There are lots of bins around for your trash and people walk around cleaning up, so it makes for a nice place to shop. The thing I always find great is that no matter how busy the centre can get it never seems claustrophobic or packed as many other shopping centres do. There are lots of plants around and the place ...
mamba17 05.03.2008
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Advantages: High Street shopping undercover Disadvantages: Christmas time can be a nightmare
...a little review of the Merry Hill shopping centre, as it is a place which i visit almost every day, and i class it as my corner shop. I literally live within 5 minutes walk of the centre, and there's ALWAYS something that either myself or my girlfriend need to buy, so Merry Hill is always the place we go to get it.
Merry Hill shopping centre is located in Brierley Hill, just outside Dudley, in the West Midlands. It used to be the location of an ... ...writing this!
Transport to Merry Hill can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes. The road system around the centre is continually being 'improved' due to its ever growing popularity, although the never-ending road works seem to cause constant traffic problems, especially at Christmas, where travelling in and out of Merry Hill can take hours. The public transport service isn't great, as the only way to get there is by bus, many of which stop running ...
miggimoo 20.05.2004
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Advantages: Under cover, good range of shops Disadvantages: Gets very busy
Merry Hill is a big out of town shopping complex, just outside Dudley in the West Midlands. It was built on the site of former derelict factories and is signposted for miles around so you can’t miss it. There is plenty of car parking space, unless you’re daft enough to go just before Christmas of course, and then it gets VERY crowded indeed. I haven’t been to see this for myself as it would freak me out completely, but it does get ... ...any time of the year Merry Hill is no place for you if you can't stand crowds! It is also a good idea to avoid the area completely if you're not actually visiting Merry Hill as the roads do get very congested when Merry Hill is busy. There is a bus service from Dudley town centre to Merry Hill and further buses are laid on around the area near to Christmas. When you get there, there is also a free courtesy bus, which takes you around the site. There ...
SusanLesley 19.12.2000 (09.07.2001)
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Advantages: get all the shopping you need in one trip Disadvantages: takes all day to get through the crowds
Merry Hill is a retail facility which was built between 1984-1989 with extensions still been built today. It occupies a 125 acre site with two levels of covered mall shops, a retail warehouse park, a 10-screen multiplex cinema and 10,000 car parking spaces. The lettable floor areas of the various elements of Merry Hill are: Covered shopping - 1,055,000 sq. ft Retail warehouse - 320,000 sq. ft Multiplex cinema - 40,000 sq. ft Other retail - 100,000 ... ...its retail and cinema functions, Merry Hill provides banks and building societies, post office, tourist information centre and a range of community facilities such as senior citizens’ clubs, careers service and a citizens advice bureau. There are also plenty of toilets and baby changing rooms. ~~Which Shops Are There?~~
There are far too many for me to list them all, I will list just a few that come to mind:
The West Midlands biggest "NEXT" store
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JADELOUISESILVA 01.07.2003
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