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for The Trafford Centre, Manchester

Rating Summary based on 58 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		35
  • 4 Stars
    		17
  • 3 Stars
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  • 2 Stars
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  • 1 Star
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  • 52 of 52 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jayandfoo

    5 Stars Trafford Spender! 14/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wide range of shops, plenty of places to eat, easily accessible by Public transport

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can get very busy, especially in the school Holidays & at Xmas

    I remember the day when the Trafford Centre - one of the largest shopping centres in Europe, opened. There I was, stood outside this magnificent building that looked far too posh to be a shopping centre, hoping that the shops inside wouldn't be all designer and that I would be able to afford to buy something from there. I'm lucky really - the Trafford Centre (from now on I will refer to it as the TC) is literally 5 minutes drive away from my house - and 2 minutes away from where I work. I visit the TC at least once a week - sometimes not to shop at all, but to have a walk around, get some ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dizzych

    5 Stars Love it or Hate it 12/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages All you need under one roof

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be busy

    The Trafford Centre, Love it or hate it the choice is up to you. Personally i think it is a god send. How can something which employs thousands of people and create enjoyment for many people be a bad thing? Lets start off with the structure.... When i first visited the Trafford Centre when it first opened, i thought it looked quite spectacular. Starting off with Debenhams at one end with a small glass dome on the top and then along the mall to Selfridges and this is where the main dome can be seen. This again is linked by an arched glass roof. Then along to yet another glass structure above ... more
  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sandrabarber

    5 Stars Come with me to Shoppers Paradise 08/10/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Everything you could possibly want and more

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Very very busy on Saturdays

    The Trafford Centre is the biggest shopping centre in the North West. It is enormous. Just about everything you would possibly want to buy, and many things you would not, can be purchased at this maharaja of malls. Come with me, and I'll take you on a guided tour of Shopping Paradise… Getting There +++++++++++++ The TC is situated between junctions 9 and 10 of the M60. It's very well signposted from the motorway (just keep following Trafford Park signs), making it a doddle to reach by car. There are also frequent buses from Manchester to the centre's own bus station, and the Metrolink (which ... more
  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    gill1960

    5 Stars comfort 08/07/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages shops

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Holidays are looming, the family needs new clothes, suntan lotion, cameras etc the list goes on. I cannot face another day traipsing round town centres, not knowing whether to put a coat on or even if I should take a brolly. (British weather) So I decided to take the family to the Trafford centre. It has been up and running for a few years now, but this was my first visit, and yes I will definately go there again. All under one roof suits me fine, when I say roof I mean roof, no more walking in the rain. The centre itself is warm and friendly, with two floors of shops, shops and more shops ... more
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    criple

    4 Stars Shopping, Food And Entertainment 25/11/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fantastic shops, facilities and entertainment

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be very crowded, queues for all food outlets, restaurants

    Some people may say that I have no addictions, I don’t smoke, don’t take drugs and very rarely drink (I just can’t take it!) well I have to confess that I do, one big addiction, shopping! Oldham is not entirely renowned for its array of shops and department stores though it is getting better. Manchester is your average city centre that I always get lost in. I once came out of the wrong exit in the Arndale Centre, completely lost my bearings and ended up in China Town. I had to ask a policeman for directions back to where I parked the car. Where can one satisfy her addiction? There needs to be ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    aek21

    5 Stars New Trafford 01/02/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages huge,big sales,clean & tidy, all the brands

    Disadvantages Disadvantages too far away from Manchester

    When 1st I went to Trafford Centre, I can say I was amazed. I’ve been to a lot of shopping malls, shopping centres, or whatever. I’ve been to Italy, Hungary, Spain, but I have to admit that Trafford was by lots to far the biggest, most completed, most tidy and many many pros more. A friend of mine suggested it to me so I took Mrs aek21 to go by train. When we arrive in Piccadilly station we knew were to go. Thanks God ‘cause the town is in a very big mess and no one knows where to go. Anyway we went to Manchester Piccadilly bus station ant we took the bus 250. We paid £3.60 ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Claw

    3 Stars Two Levels of Dante's Inferno 26/05/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Somewhere to go inside if it is raining.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It is a diabolical Hell house.

    I have been to Hell and back. Honestly. I speak with authority; as a man who has ventured into, and somehow survived, the Trafford Centre. I went today, one of the hottest and humid days of the year so far. Sunbathing? Swimming? No. Instead, following Mrs Claw around the monstrous greenhouse that is the North's premier shopping centre. It was quite literally a sauna in there. Brief sprints on the M62 and M60 led us to the Inferno. From the outside it looks like a huge pagan temple, all spires and turrets. Inside it's a homage to more plastic and polystyrene cultures than you can shake a stick ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    deb788

    4 Stars SHOPPING CITY !! Review with images 26/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages free parking , huge choice of shops and leisure , great security

    Disadvantages Disadvantages can get very busy

    My review of The Trafford Centre comes from a slightly different perspective as i work and shop there , in fact i'm never away from the place ! but i have noticed that some of the reviews on here are out of date with what happening now ! OPENING TIMES Shops Mon - Fri 10 am - 10 pm Saturday 10am to 8pm Sunday 12pm to 6pm Leisure Mon - Friday 10 am - Midnight Saturday 9 am - Midnight Sunday 10 am - Midnight LOCATION ... Situated at Junctions 9 & 10 on the M60 near Manchester TRANSPORT ..... The centre is easily accessible by public transport, there is a shuttle bus( ML1) which runs from the near ... more
  • 88 of 88 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    LostWitness

    4 Stars Decapitated Teddies and Banana Fudgie Bits 26/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Loads of shops, loads of parking, loads of food

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not enough trendy gear around

    The Trafford Centre, near Manchester, is the North West’s premier shopping centre. Situated between junctions 9 and 10 on the M60, the site is extremely accessible to all visitors – you can hardly miss the St Paul’s replica dome as you come along the motorway – and it is far and away the most interesting out of town shopping centre I have yet to visit. Built on two floors, the centre comprises a central department store (Selfridge’s) with one long avenue of shops on two levels either side. At the far end of the first avenue is another department store – ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Nameless

    5 Stars The Trafford Centre MAJOR REWRITE 22/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Free to park, lots of shops and decent entertainment sections too.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Gets busy at weekends, some very expensive places to shop and eat.

    NOTE : I have re-written this op almost completely as I felt I had more to add (and I'd already started it before realising I did it already - DOH) The Trafford Centre may well be the shoppers idea of Paradise (Moose perks up her ears.) Opened in September 1998, and just a stones throw from where I was living at the time, the massive centre took shape on top of previously overgrown waste ground in Davyhulme, Manchester. The Trafford Centre is among the largest shopping centres in Europe, but it has more to offer than just shops, as I’ll explain later. Before I go on I’ll say two ... more
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