New Street

...have placed this opinion under New Street. All of the shops I mention are very close to New Street anyway. Hope you find this useful). Birmingham has an abundance of shops, shopping centres and retail parks, so if you like shopping you are in for a treat. If you like designer clothes and have dosh to splash, a Harvey Nicks store opened last year in the new Mailbox complex which you can find behind New Street Station. Also try the Burlington arcade ...
...down and a brand spanking new one (due for completion in a few years ) is being built right now. This makes parts of the city centre look like a giant building site, but I am sure it will be worth it in the end..I miss the bull ring actually, I used to always go there when I skived off school. Most of the shops that were located in the Bull Ring walkway (the one that goes over the road next to the train station) have relocated temporarily to somewhere ...

MissDirect 02.04.2002 · Read full review
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Review of New Street

...get a local train to New Street station (£3.10 return)to have a browse around the shops in New Street and the surrounding area. Most of the big department stores are close together, and mingled in with them, there are alleyways that contain little tiny shops and you can find interesting things if you look around. In New Street, you have got the public transport and taxi's so you can travel around the city easily. The area is always busy, and can ...
...Just a short walk away, you have got Pallisades, Pavillions, indoor and outdoor markets and one of the biggest attractions in my opinion, the canal area. If you go to the canal, it is clean and not smelly, and lots of eating places have opened up (some let children in and some don't). They have various entertainment going on in the evening and it is a nice walk along the canal if nothing else. I like Gas Street basin, I just love the old feel to ...

anjib 27.01.2001 · Read full review
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New Street is kind of in 2 halves, split with the only road open to traffic and the pallasades entrance (but there is a pelican crossing!) The first half by the retunda contains the Odeon cinema, Primark (which sells cheap and cheerful clothes and accesories) and various show shops. Outside the Odeon is usually where there will be entertainment, such as a musician or dance performers. There is also a man selling unusual socks etc and a newspaper ...
...a very busy ramp with McDonalds and HSBC bank on the sides. Over the road are slightly 'posher' shops. Jane Norman, Muji (modern art shop) and various coffee shops and cafes line the paved strreets up to the lage post office opposite the jacuzzi at the end. There is also a boots, superdrug, H & M and newsagents along here. Both streets are nicely paved with benches and kept reasonably tidy. ...

chezemz24 04.08.2004 · Read full review
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New Street is the core of Birmmingham. It is B1 on the postcode. The street is quite a long one, starting at the town hall and stretching to The Rotunda, a big cylinder shaped building. Half of it is paved. This part is mostly trendy eateries cafes and coffee bars, with the odd designer clothes and jewelery shop. It is always busy, but the part that has traffic is busiest with all sorts of shops like sport and banks and it even has a cinema. The ...

zef 08.02.2001 · Read full review
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