Meadowhall (Sheffield)

...this is very real - Meadowhall centre - and I think that even those with a complete aversion to shopping might wanna pay attention. I'm a huge fan of the shopping centres - everything you want under one roof, no need to worry about the weather or having to trek from one side of a town to the other (though some of these places are the size of a small town, granted) everything is convenient and practical. That's the theory. In practice, some of these ...
...shopping - if I'm not, Meadowhall is the stuff of my worst nightmares. Otherwise, it's probably my favourite place to go shopping. -- First things first, where is Meadowhall? -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meadowhall is located to the north of Sheffield, a little way out from the city centre. It's located on some old steelworks site, surrounded by quite a lot of tired looking industrial type buildings, including a couple of cooling towers. ...

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...live within a mile of Meadowhall Shopping Centre. I can see the familiar big glass dome of Oasis (the food hall) from where I live. I remember when I first saw it, I asked my boyfriend what it was as I first spotted it at night all lit up like a christmas tree. Me: 'Hey whats that dome thingy over towards Sheffield?' Him: 'Oh thats the Murderhell Dome' (his affectionate name for the place) Me: 'Meadowhall? That close?' Him: *Silent* Me: 'Oh ...
...3 year love affair with Meadowhall Shopping Centre. My Fiancee knows when I go there I won't be half an hour, I just cannot walk past all those shops in half an hour! Ridiculous to suggest. No I like to take my time and browse. He used to take me every Saturday. But I noticed a pattern developing> We would spend a few hours in Meadowhall....come home......and it would be ' I'm too tired to go out tonight, knackered from shopping ' So it didnt take ...

Multtinems 06.09.2004 (11.09.2004) · Read full review
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...under the one roof. Meadowhall is situated on the M1 at junction 34, and is accessible for a number of locations. Getting there by car you need take the M1 and take exit 34, there are 12.000 car parking spaces which are all numbered and colour coded, so you will not have the hassle of trying to find your car after you shop. All car parking is free of charge. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Meadowhall has public transport terminals, making the shopping centre very ...
...AT MEADOW HALL Meadowhall consists of over 270 stores, all of which are well know the high street. Shops range from ladies and gent clothing, shoes, hair salons and supplies, books, sports equipment, food stores, health and beauty, children's wear, toys, opticians, and many more. Among the shops you will find Next, Marks & Spencer, WHSmiths, Boots, Debenhams, HMV, Miss Selfridge, New Look, The Body Shop, Carphone Warehouse, Ann summers and top shop. ...

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...in a different light! Meadowhall then, the demure palace of steel-city (that’s Sheffield to you!) capitalism, as seen from the outside, looks like a mix between a ‘blocky’ building-brick concrete jungle and a glass and light-encrusted fairyland. See it ‘by night’ and you may well think Christmas has come early in South Yorkshire (as so it ought). It is large enough to be called ‘large’ but once inside is ...
...The choice of shops that Meadowhall houses is actually quite amazing and I suppose that you could stereotypically refer to the cliché here that ‘there is something for everyone’. Large stores include, Marks and Spencers, House of Fraser, Debenhams, W H Smith, H & M, Next, Boots, and Sainsbury’s, whilst small(er) stores range from anything from the chains (Principles, River Island, Benetton, Ravel, Monsoon, Gap, (and far too many ...

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Now, Meadowhall shoppers can be roughly categorised into two major groups – the Shoppers and the Husbands* . The Shoppers will dash around the hundreds of stores collecting a wide array of bags of varying sizes and colours. The Husbands invariably get to carry this wide array of bags fulfilling a valuable service, but as the numbers increase their good mood diminishes. In fact Shopper Happiness levels seem to be inversely proportional to Husband ...
...The History Bit Meadowhall opened on September 4th 1990, amid a fair few complaints from Sheffield shop keepers and customers alike. At this time the main shopping area in Sheffield was The Moor and Fargate in the city centre – these areas had been suffering from lack of trade and many shops had been shutting. Many people felt that this out-of-town shopping centre would attract all the major High street names leaving the city centre to die. ...

eca99ajm 11.09.2001 · Read full review
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...that apart, where better than Meadowhall Shopping Centre to browse around acres of Shops and much, much more? I know that there are plenty of other popular Centres to do your shopping and obviously, living within easy access of the DREADED M25, places like the new Bluewater and the even more established Lakeside at Thurrock, should be #1. But I was never much of a fanof the really huge Shopping Centres, much preferring the likes of Peterborough's ...
...know everything that the wondeful Meadowhall has to offer, why not take a trip to www.meadowhall.co.uk. The big plus point for me is that it's very easy to park and the place is so big that even when very busy it does not seem over-crowded. There are plenty of cash point machines around at the entrances, so you can always get a refill out of hubby's account if you run short after buying that 'must get' pair of shoes. When you need to sit down and ...

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...- Take me there Meadowhall has no access problems really, in fact it positively oozes accessibility! Situated three miles outside Sheffield Centre in the Lower Don Valley, It’s something of a hub for transport: » Car: get to it on the motorway via M1 Junction 34. And when you get there you can park in one of over 12,000 parking spaces – for free! » Bus: Meadowhall has its own bus station! No problems there then. » Train: The train ...
...the final part of the Meadowhall ‘Interchange’ - Wow, this looks cool So we’ve established that you should have little trouble getting there. So what can you expect when you get there? Well, as you walk across the glass walkway from the Interchange, you’re bound to be at least a little bit impressed. The huge building that is Meadowhall looks amazing by itself – huge glass domes cover some parts of the building, and ...

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...the shopping sensation that is Meadowhall on the outskirts of the city. A metropolis of shops, restaurants and fast food takeaways, Meadowhall is the closest I have been in England to the sprawling malls I saw on my holiday to Florida. The shopping centre is built upon a Brown Field site and is ideally placed for all those who travel to the city or stop off from the M1. Problems have occurred though, including the desolation of Sheffield City Centre ...
...Street. Actually experiencing Meadowhall shows you why it is Europe's largest indoor shopping centre and for a session of retail therapy plus much more it cannot be beaten. The basic advantages are obvious- you can shop in any weather, there are no cars to contend with and getting lost is near impossible. Apart from these there are other advantages as well as disadvantages as will be discussed later. Basically everything is catered for at Meadowhall ...

Saul_Walker 20.07.2001 · Read full review
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Meadowhall is a large shopping centre located in the heart of the former sheffield steel works. It is actually the UK's second largest shopping centre (the largest is the metro centre in Newcastle). GETTING THERE Getting to Meadowhall seriously could not be easier. It has its own train station, with services from Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Hull, Scarbrough, Doncaster, Cleethorpes, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Manchester, and even the occasional ...
...Express. On top of this meadowhall has its own tram station with both the yellow and purple line services of the Stagecoach Supertram operating there. It is located right next to the M1 so access by car is not a problem, and there are an awful lot of parking spaces in various colour coded car parks around the shopping centre, which makes it ever so slightly easier to find your car when you want to come home. HIGH STREET High street is the main ...

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Meadowhall shopping centre is situated 4 miles off Sheffield in South Yorkshire . It is easily accessable off the M1 motorway just north of Sheffield . Or why not try public transport? Three trains an hour run from Sheffield mainline station , with regular services from Doncaster , Barnsley , Leeds , Wakefield , Rotherham , Hull and York , Manchester Picc and Airport . Alternatively the Sheffield supertram which is well worth a ride runs into Meadowhall ...
...easy to locate . Meadowhall also has a big eight screen cinema . This gets all the latest films , and the guys can slope off in here whilst the females do all the shopping ! All in all I would advise anyone to call in at Meadowhall if they are passing through South Yorkshire . The only downside is the damage done to small towns near to Meadowhall and indeed Sheffield itself . All these places have suffered at various times a downturn in trade due ...

Gardenex 21.07.2001 (22.07.2001) · Read full review
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Meadowhall is a huge shopping centre located on the outskirts of Sheffield. With easy access from the M1, (off junction 34), it's easy to get to from a number of locations. The town in which I live, although not too bad for shopping, does have a limited range of different shops on the High Street, therefore if you fancy a good retail therapy session it's best to travel to another town. As Sheffield is approximately an hour away from where I live, ...
...than I'd care to count! Meadowhall contains over 270 stores so no matter what you're shopping for, you're quite likely to find it. Shops range from electrical retailers, cards and gifts, footwear, hairdressing, books, sports equipment, menswear, ladieswear, food stores, health and beauty, childrenswear, toys, opticians, and a variety of specialist shops. There are a huge variety of shops within each of the categories mentioned above, from those that ...

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...nation of shop workers.” Meadowhall shopping complex opened its doors on the 4th September 1990.It was not a unique concept, the Metro centre at Gateshead and a handful of others centres had already opened but the whole idea was still relatively new. Meadowhall however had an ace up its sleeve, its location. Situated directly next to the M1 motorway at junction 34 it was within easy reach of not just Sheffield and its satellite towns of Rotherham, ...
...by car. Today the Meadowhall Shopping Complex is a phenomenal success with over 270 different stores all under the same roof. It is an all year round shopper’s paradise whatever the weather. Early fears of Sheffield and Rotherham’s own central shopping areas becoming ghost towns were largely unfounded and many major stores including Marks and Spencers, Debenhams and the late C&A simply opened additional larger “super” stores at Meadowhall to cater ...

micksheff 03.08.2004 · Read full review
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...For bargain hunters, Meadowhall doesn’t tend to be that much cheaper than your local town centre but the advantages are the closer proximity of the shops and the free parking. Your kids will enjoy it too, as there are occasionally a few street entertainers that show up and perform. All in all you should have a decent enough time getting your shopping done with hardly any hiccups. I hope that this review has been helpful, but if you want a more comprehensive ...

Rodarama 08.09.2000 · Read full review
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Meadowhall can be found off the Junction 34/35 off the M1, and is sign posted. If you going by there by bus, 84 local buses run to Meadowhall and a few regional buses also go there. Super trams also run every 10 mins from Sheffields city suburbs to Meadowhall. If you live further a field you could get the train, upto 400 trains run through to Meadowhall per day, ask you local train station for details.. You can also go for a coach ride to Meadowhall. ...
...on excusions to Meadowhall or phone the travel helpline at the end of this opinion. Car Parks Free parking is essential for a day out shopping and Meadowhall have plenty of it. Over 12,000 free car parking spaces with special spaces for Parent and baby/ toddler, and disabled.Its fairly easy to park most of the time, but at Christmas and summer holidays it can get very busy. So if you want to avoid the rush, get to Meadowhall early or late afternoon. ...

chrissiepops 19.02.2001 · Read full review
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Meadowhall is in Sheffield which is South Yorkshire and it is easy to get to from whih ever form of transport you wish to use. I always go via the train as it stops at meadowhall, but there is plenty of car-parking opportunity, although i recommend getting there earlier to get a space. If you go onto the Meadowhall webpage there is a route finder which tells you the quickest way to get there via road and if you go by train it also tells you how ...
...for the kiddies. Within meadowhall there is a warner brothers cinema showing the latest films and the opening times for this is Monday to Thursday 11.30am - 10.00pm, Friday 11.30am - 12 midnight, Saturday 9.30am - 12 midnight,Sunday 10.00am - 10.00pm. Everything that you need is all under one roof and the opening times for meadowhall are 10am - 10pm from Monday 15th October so there is plenty of opportunity to go Christmas shopping! ...

Rach_79 04.10.2001 · Read full review
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