There’ll be plenty of shoppers braving the crowds and queues today and tomorrow as the last-minute Christmas shopping gets underway.
From Westfield and Bluewater to Lakeside and the Metrocentre, major shopping centres up and down the UK will be seeing an influx of shoppers over the next couple of days.
But there’s nothing worse than making the journey to a shopping centre only to realise after you’ve arrived that it’s actually closed for the day.
For many, the idea of visiting a shopping centre on such a busy day is their worst nightmare – but needs must if there’s still Christmas shopping to be done!
Metro has compiled the pre-Christmas opening hours of the biggest UK shopping centres.
Westfield London
Westfield shopping centre in White City, West London, sees 39 million visitors on average every single year.
There’s no doubt that over the next couple of days Londoners will be flocking to the popular shopping centre to pick up some last-minute Christmas presents.
Those looking to visit the 291-store shopping mecca before the big day can get there at 10am, when the store opens on Christmas Eve.
Shoppers will have eight hours to pick up whatever they need, with Westfield Shepherd’s Bush closing its doors at 6pm.
Bluewater, Kent
Bluewater, situated near Dartford in Kent, sits just outside the M25 motorway ring.
The 240-acre store will open up at 9am tomorrow before shutting at 5pm.
Metrocentre, Tyne and Wear
Newcastle’s Metrocentre is another popular shopping centre set to be flooded by Christmas shoppers tomorrow.
Located on the former site of Dunston Power Station near the River Tyne, the centre will open at 9am tomorrow and shut at 5pm.
Trafford Centre, Greater Manchester
The Trafford Centre opened in 1998 and is the country’s third largest retail space.
Greater Manchester’s shopping centre will open up at 9am tomorrow and shut at 5pm.
Westfield Stratford City
London’s other Westfield shopping centre, in Stratford, East London, has the same opening hours as its West London counterpart.
9am-6pm.
Bull Ring Estate, Birmingham
The Bull Ring has been an important feature of the Midlands since the Middle Ages, when its first market was holid.
On Christmas Eve, those from Birmingham will have just six hours to complete their last-minute shopping with the store opening at 11am and closing at 5pm.
Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock
Essex’s large out-of-town shopping centre, similarly to Bluewater, sits outside of the M25.
On both Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, the store will be open from 10am to 7pm.
St James Quarter, Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s newest shopping centre will be open between 9am and 5pm on Christmas Eve.
Manchester Arndale
Manchester’s other shopping centre, Manchester Arndale, will too welcome thousands of Christmas shoppers tomorrow.
It will be open between 10am and 6pm tomorrow.
Merry Hill, Dudley
Dudley’s Merry Hill, another Midlands shopping centre, will be open between 8am and 5pm on Christmas Eve.
Liverpool One
A 1.65 million square-foot shopping complex, Liverpool One is situated in the heart of Merseyside.
The centre will be open between 9am and 5pm tomorrow.
The Centre:MK, Milton Keynes
The Centre:MK will be open from 9am until 6pm tomorrow.
atria Watford
Another Greater London shopping centre, atria Watford will welcome shoppers between 9am and 6pm tomorrow.
Meadowhall, Sheffield
Placed three miles north-east of the centre of Sheffield, Meadowhall is situated between between Sheffield and Rotherham.
It will be opening between 8am and 5pm.
St David’s, Cardiff
Wales’s biggest shopping centre will welcome stressed Welsh shoppers between 9am and 5pm tomorrow.
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