Metro Centre

At one point, the Metrocentre, located just west of Gateshead (and south of Newcastle upon Tyne, if that's more helpful) was the biggest out-of-town shopping centre in Europe. However, as the out-of-town shopping experience grew in popularity in Britain, it lost this distinction to Meadowhall, just outside Sheffield, though it has continued to grow apace since it was first opened in the late 1980s. The Metrocentre was the brainchild of wealthy, local ...
...Newcastle United Football Club. It was built on reclaimed land close to the River Tyne which had been disused for some time following the decline of the river-based industries. The Metrocentre was able to firmly put itself on the map with the help of the large numbers of visitors to the National Garden Festival, held in Gateshead in 1990, on a site only minutes from the Metrocentre. The Metrocentre is, though, so much more than just a shopping centre. ...

fizzytom 23.02.2004 (24.02.2004) · Read full review
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...hour’s drive of the Gateshead metro centre it is to this centre a head. The metro centre is the largest shopping centre in Europe with over 300 shops and 50 restaurants. I thought I would give you my thoughts and tips for getting the best out of a days shopping in this mammoth complex. Getting there. ************* I live about an hours drive to the north of the metro centre and usually travel by car. The metro centre is situated about 3 miles south ...
...easy to forget! The metro centre is really well served by public transport. From Newcastle central station trains run every 15 minutes and the journey takes just 7 minutes. The metro centre has its own station with undercover seating. Trains run along the Tyne valley as far as Carlisle and are frequent. In addition to the train service there are numerous busses that connect from all over the North East. For accurate times I suggest you take a look ...

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...Passenger Transport Authority operates a Metro underground system, however, somewhat surprisingly, there isn't a Metro Station at the MetroCentre. The nearest Metro Station is at Gateshead from which the X66 Supershuttle operates to the MetroCentre every 5 minutes. Frequent train services call at the MetroCentre's railway station, with trains from Teesside, Co Durham and Carlisle as well as Newcastle and Sunderland. **Layout** As already mentioned, ...
...area you will find the Metro Retail Park, with furniture shops, office supply shops and fast food restaurants. There is also an Ikea, a huge Asda supermarket, a couple of hotels and yet more restaurants. Further afield of course you have the whole of the North East to explore … but I'll save that for another time … ...

mgrigsby 06.07.2002 · Read full review
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...have children's characters called the Metro Gnomes (groan) that are wheeled out for the little darlings each and evry Christmas... I enjoy visiting the MetroCentre for many reasons - not least because you can escape from the cold north eastern weather for a day! Firstly there is the sheer range of shops - not just your usual high street chain stores, but also independent and specialist shops that are hard to find elsewhere (such as magic shops, ...
...the fact that you can reach it easily and cheaply via public transport, which is very important to me as I don?t own a car. Then there are the "themed" areas - such as the Mediterranean Village - that help to add a bit of atmosphere to what would otherwise be just a standard mall that could be anywhere at all. Oh, and the shuttle buses to Ikea are very welcome as well! :-) Any down sides? Well, as I mentioned before there are the pre-xmas crowds ...

Collingwood21 11.09.2002 · Read full review
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Metro Centre Metro Centre is my "corner shop" and as such, the place I tend to do most of my shopping. Opened more than 20 years ago, it is heralded as Europe's biggest shopping centre, and it does seem to be growing all of the time, with a new red area added a couple of years ago. WHERE IS IT? The Metro Centre is in Gateshead, 3 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is well signposted for anyone travelling on the A1. Actually, it's pretty ...
...than 300 shops in the Metro Centre, including Debenhams, House of Fraser and Marks and Spencer. The shops located in various malls, all in colour zones. Throughout the shopping centre, there are maps, showing visitors where they are, and with clear directions as to how to get to their selected destination. Most of the shops are the usual high street brands, although there are several barrows in the walkway areas which do sell more individual items. ...

danielalong 16.03.2008 · Read full review
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...decided to go to the Metro centre but before going I looked at the website to see first if there were any shops that would be of interest to me. I noticed that the day I was going was the day a new mall was opening making it once again the biggest shopping centre in Europe. I have only ever been to this centre once before so what are the odds of picking to go on a major day like that? On the drive down just passing Newcastle on the A1 heading for ...
...coming up and to turn off. Once arriving there it is up to the parking. There is a multi-story car park and also the different coloured car parks. When I was there to get a space I had to drive behind a man with a set of keys in desperation for a space. Also I noticed when I was coming out a woman shouted at me to see if I was coming out because she had been there for 30 minutes trying to park. I don't know if the parking situation is always this ...

ms19 08.10.2004 · Read full review
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The Metro Centre is located 3 miles south west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A1 road west of Gateshead. Fortunately for me I don't live very far away! I love shopping and I think the Metro Centre is great. All the shops under one roof! Not only is there is a huge range of shops but there are also leisure facilities such as: Metroland - an indoor theme park where there are quite a few different rides such as the rollercoaster, pirate ship and balloon ...
...bypass, branch left, sign posted Metro Centre From the North - Join the A1 southbound heading towards Newcastle and Gateshead. Continue forward, sign posted The South A1M, Gateshead and then follow the signs for the Metro Centre. Parking… There are four colour-coded car-parking areas, which link to the colour-coded malls. This makes it easier to get to the mall you wish to go to. We usually park in the multi-storey car park. Level 3 of this car ...

bluejules 06.11.2005 · Read full review
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MetroCentre was, I believe, the first out-of-town shopping centre in the UK and it is, in my opinion, the best. First of all, unlike Meadowhall or the White Rose, it is set quite a way out from Newcastle upon Tyne and so will not drag trade away from it as much as Meadowhall or the White Rose which are set right on the road into thier respective cities. Also, MetroCentre (owned by Capital Shopping Centres plc) takes quite a pride in the image of ...
...that it is something it isn't. Let me explain, As MetroCentre was the first out-of-town shopping centre, it didn't really have much to go on in terms of past experience of others, i.e. they were the experiment, so to speak. I think that they built MetroCentre in terms of the in-town shopping centres á la Arndale and have now realised that this makes the place much harder to navigate (due to its sheer size and complexity) but have made it easier in ...

killip 11.09.2001 · Read full review
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...missing out any shops Metro land has not shut down as has the yellow food court however i believe there are plans to rebuild something in its place but i am not sure what. there are however plenty of other food outlets so no worries there. there are quite a few lifts dotted around so access between levels is easy for puchchair and wheelchair users. the blue car park has lots of disabled and shopmobility designated spaces although to the best of ...
...parent and child spaces but i am not sure about that. despite the lack of parent and child spaces the facilities for those with little ones inside the centre is excellent. there are several parent and baby facilities offering a section for feeding a separate section for nappy changing usually with at least five or six change mats and lockable rooms with toilets and change mats in for when you just have to go and you cant fit in a standard cubicle ...

emma29879 05.06.2008 · Read full review
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The metro centre is a very large out of town shopping centre, and was one of the first out of town shopping centres in the UK. It is all indoors, with individual shops accessed from galleried walkways. It is quite complicated to navigate due to the size, but there are maps on every corner. Since then the site has expanded and there are now many separate shops such as IKEA, ILVA, ASDA, furniture shops, Pizza Hut, etc. These are all located outside ...
...as once outside the main metro centre you are faced with a fairly baffling car-led road system. Within the metro centre there is a cinema, lots of restaurants and bars, the shops (of course!) and a big indoor theme park to keep the kids amused while you do your shopping. There is a huge variety of shops, great for doing the Christmas shopping. The shops themselves are often quite small in the original complex, there are a few large signiture shops ...

Dinah93 22.11.2009 · Read full review
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...minutes outside of Newcastle, the Metro Centre has everything you could possibly want in terms of shopping. It is one of the largest shopping centres in Europe and even has a theme park, laser quasar and a large multiplex cinema. For the unexperienced shopper the car parking system can be a bit confusing, but there are directions to the different parts of the centre if you know where you want to go. The centre can also be reached by train, metro ...
...can be found in the Metro Centre, plus many more unusual shops. The well known high street shops such as Marks and Spencers and Debenhams all have large multi story shops with wide ranges of currently available products. The Metro Centre is handy for anyone who lives within 45 minutes journey (I regularly go to the cinema there from Durham). ...

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