Manchester Arndale Centre

In 1996, Manchester City Centre fell victim to terrorism. The IRA bombed the city centre and left a massive amount of damage. Fortunately no one was killed, and very few were even injured, but the Arndale shopping centre was left a wreck on one side, and the large Marks and Spencer store was destroyed. However, in the aftermath it was decided that the city would become bigger and better than ever, and send a defiant message to the IRA while we were ...
...and several others nearby, but Manchester is not a god place to park, it is very expensive. I’d recommend the public transport. The Arndale is well serviced by the city’s local tram, train and bus network, and with the city centre being reasonably condensed you will find it easily. The trams run right opposite it, and the buses and trains a mere 5-minute walk. There are of course also plenty of taxis around, but be sure to get an official one as ...

Nameless 26.09.2001 · Read full review
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The Arndale Shopping Centre is an absolutely excellent centre with a great selection of leading High Street stores together with a lot of small stylish shops. The centre has a number of malls spreading in different directions on two separate levels. With over 200 shops there is a great variety of choice and there are shops to suit all tastes. The large stores in the centre include Boots, WH Smith, Argos, Bhs, Index, Spoils and Mothercare and there ...
...days a week with late night shopping on Thursdays. The centre is easy to get to with bus and tram stops nearby and a multi storey car park with 1450 spaces. If you want something to eat or drink there is a good selection of food outlets in an area called the FoodChain. These include KFC, McDonalds, Spud-U-Like, Bakers Oven, Chinese food, an ice cream parlour and more. This area is kept very clean and there is plenty of seating available. The shopping ...

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...best place to shop in Manchester and the entire area is expanding daily. The latest addition being the Mark and Spenser shopping complex situated next to it. I rate the Arndale shopping centre the best place to shop in Manchester. You can get almost everything there. There are definitely shops offering great bargains and sales during weekends. At the same time, you can get your weekly food: meat, chicken, fish and other grocery stuff in the market ...
...things on sale is often one of the lowest around. There are so many shops selling clothes, the most popular ones like Top shop, Miss Selfridge, Bay and Mark One. For people who wants to buy a mobile phone, this is the best place to shop around. It has several shops and you can definitely get a good deal at the end of the day. ...

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If you live in Manchester or have heard of the Arndale Centre you may be aware of the traditional name given to it. In south Manchester it was always referred to as a public convenience, due to the dirty yellow cladding on the exterior of the building. This even today, 34 years since it was built, still remains on the outside of the Arndale tower. What has changed however is the exterior of the rest of the building. In 1996 the building, as with ...
...as part of "the new Manchester city centre". The exterior was clad with a lovely red brick colour and a lot is now glass fronted, it is a major improvement from the days of old. While a vast area of the western part of the Arndale was out of Action (Argos, Foodcourt etc...) the Trafford Centre opened and removed a vast amount of trade from the City Centre. This has a huge impact on the Arndale centre, as it could not compete with the Trafford Centre, ...

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I have been shopping in Manchester quite a few times now, and the one place i do go to shop is manchester's arndale centre. It is situated in the centre of manchester. The centre has 2 levels with plenty of shops to go to. It's definitely worth spending a whole day there. You can get to the trafford centre by bus, car or taxi, so there are plenty of ways to get there. There are all kinds of shops here. There is something for everyone. There are ...
...of the shops that are there:- Topshop and Topman HMV Dorothy Perkins Burtons New Look Gadget Shop and many many more! There is also an indoor market too, which sells clothes, food, jewellery and more. This market sells cheaper items than the arndale centre itself though. The arndale centre is a large place and takes quite while to get round it and look in all the shops. It's best to spend the whole day there really. There are plenty of places ...

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The biggest covered shopping centre in Europe? Well at least that is what the stickers I remember seeing as a kid used to say. On of my fondest childhood memories is of playing in the lego shop at the Arndale centre. Of course it has all changed now, but it still must be great for kids. Pride of place goes to the Warner Bros Studios. Inside it the same layout as similar stores up and down the country but outside it has a great cartoon character ...

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...under the same roof. The Manchester Arndale Centre, has proven its worth... .even though... at the time that it was origianally built, there were many reservations from Mancunians in general. The main reservations were from the smaller traders, who origianally thought that they would be ousted by the 'big boys' (co-incidentally, this turned out to be totally untrue). In the Manchester Arndale Centre, both small and large trader can be found side ...
...Centre boasts about 60 acres of pure shopping space all weather protected and air-conditioned...and despite the previous attempt of the I.R.A. to put the centre to rest, the Arndale Centre is thriving as much as ever!. It is here that Marks and Spencer have their largest store in the World (comprising six storeys) and all the other big names work along side each other. There are a plethora of Gift-shops, Cafes, Resturaunts, Cinemas, Record Stores, ...

JHPRUSHTON 29.01.2001 · Read full review
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...first ever shopping visit in Manchester was to the newly opened Trafford Centre, and so when I went Christmas shopping to the Arndale Center, I wasn't very impressed. However, after giving it a chance and not comparing it with the Trafford Centre, I discovered that it was actually a great place to shop, especially if you don't feel like a drive out of the city and into the outskirts. It has a great Marks and Spencers, Top Shop, Miss Selfridges, Bhs ...
...(typical Manchester weather) and there are also shops located next to and nearby the centre. There is also a great food place to go to when your feeling hungry, which has a McDondalds, KFC, and many more - basically what ever you feel like for lunch, you can get. ...

emma_fitzgerald 11.04.2001 · Read full review
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I've lived in Greater Manchester for about two years now, and the Arndale Centre is a much better choice than say, the Trafford Centre. So why can I say this I hear you ask - let me explain. The Arndale Centre is located in Manchester City Centre, and is obviously the hub where alot of people shop, as its always filled with people. Its also very central, and very accessible with over a thousand car park spaces aswell as a couple of minutes walk ...
...day of the week, and I think theres a late night shopping night on a Thursday - which is handy for a student whos had lectures until six pm. For prices inside, virtually everywhere isn't overly priced, and you can easily find a bargain in the many sales. Which is also good for students. Its also kept spotlessly clean inside considering the amount of people that frequent the area, as are the toilets - theres no mess here. "But what shops are there?" ...

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...The Arndale Centre shows Manchester at its best, accomodating a wide range of shops (arguably the largest shopping amalgamtion in the center of Manchester) which certainly kept me looking all day. Whether its inside or outside the center there is always something to see. There are plenty of other attractions that can be seen and visited that are located just off the Arndale Centre. It is quite easy to get lost inside so remember where you have been ...
...0.5 miles away, these being Manchester Picadilly and Manchester Victoria. Picadilly traditionally serves trains coming from london and much larger city stations whereas Victoria serves more smaller regional stations. The Arndale Center is within walking distance of both stations however taxis serve both stations for the less abled or lazy. If arriving from Manchester Victoria, head outside of the station and either turn left if you are next to the ...

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...situated in the middle of Manchester shopping centre (or "town"). There are great shops for almost every need, including argos, toy shops, cafés and much more. There's just one problem though... it ISNT'T non smoking, so when you're walking along some guy blows smoke into your face. Also, there is tons of chewing gum on the floor which is really disgusting. They both cancel each other out! ...

matt_fletcher 24.06.2000 · Read full review
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...I have been going to Manchester arndale for over twenty years from when was a child, i have seen the changes over the years and i can say this is the best the anrdale has looked with new and improved designer shops. You have your cheap shops like Primark all the way up to Armani stores. My brother owns his own hair salon just around the corner from the arndale centre and the amount of people you see peassng his shop on their way to the arndale is ...

olabowale1977 08.09.2008 · Read full review
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...It's very...square. Being from Manchester myself, I remember when the Arndale had a huge aviary in it - no idea why. Probably something to do with men associating 'birds' with 'shopping' whic is fair enough really... Manchester's Arndale was going to be given some sort of re-birth after the bomb devastated it back in the 90's with talk of parts of it being demolished. Well, it never happened and the place is all the worse for it. The boring 'high ...
...highlight of the whole mall has to be the Warner Bros Studio Store which played cartoons on the huge ceiling just in front of the shop when it opened. That WAS cool - now there's a fountain with statues of cartoon characters. The statues used to talk to one and other (it was actually quite witty!) but again - that's no longer the case. Built on to the side of W.B. Studio Store is a mock Batcave - again once upon a time it was cool (there was Catwoman's ...

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