Telford Centre Reviews Summary

Shop Variety and Quality

Pros:

• "Telford Shopping centre has a lot of high end brands that have opened their stores in the shopping centre."
• "The vast majority of shops are still open. There are some good independent shops as well as the usual culprits in the larger shopping centres."
• "Spread over a large area which is covered.. has majority of the popular brands like House of Fraser, Next, River Island, Quiz, M&S, Primark to name some."
• "Great selection of shops - lush, primark, waterstones etc."
• "Lots of great shops all under one roof."
• "It has a very good selection of shops."
• "Everything you need under one roof with over 160 shops to choose from!"

Cons:

• "There is a distinct lack of choice for clothes of an acceptable standard, not everyone wants to buy from the fashion stores aimed at younger people."
• "Poor choice of shops, too many market type cheap shops."
• "It's only high street brands, business offices, and regional court buildings."
• "Most are a little overpriced for the demographic."
• "Not much offered by way of choice - all high street shops that seem to me to cater for a very limited audience."
• "However, like a lot of shopping centres nowadays mens clothing is very poor."
• "The shops however don't provide a great range of products."

Accessibility and Layout

Pros:

• "Good choice of shops all on one level so ideal for push chairs."
• "Very nice atmosphere and easy to navigate."
• "Lovely shopping area, pedestrianised with access straight from the carparks."
• "Disabled friendly entrances and toilets."
• "Great selection of shops, lots of entrances for all the different car parks that are all wheelchair accessible."
• "Despite only being 1 story which is great for accessibility."
• "Clean and tidy and easy to navigate."

Cons:

• "Fair range of shops but as layout is a bit confusing they can be hard to find if you don't know the centre."
• "It is really easy to get disoriented and end up walking in circles if you are unfamiliar with the layout."
• "A bit confusing with shops and easy to get disorientated."
• "The shopping centre itself can be a bit confusing to navigate as the maps and signage weren’t the best."
• "There needs to be some sort of detailed map. After searching for about half an hour we found a map however there was no 'you are here on it'."
• "Finding the car parking entrance can be a pain, as it's changed numerous times."
• "Some decent shops but awful for access if you come by public transport and are disabled, elderly etc."

Parking

Pros:

• "We paid £4 to park for four hours on a long stay car park and it was easy to find a parking place."
• "Plenty of parking & reasonably priced."
• "Parking is well priced and plenty of spaces available."
• "You can park on the perimeter road for free if you want to pop and shop."
• "Cheap parking, plenty of shops and as it's mainly indoors it's great during the winter months."
• "Parking is easy with plenty of spaces."
• "Plenty of parking only a £1 on Sundays."

Cons:

• "Why oh why do they not only charge for parking, but now increase cost."
• "Parking is not free or cheap."
• "Excessively Overpriced Parking that they allow youths to hang around."
• "Parking reasonable at £1 for up to 2 hrs in multi storey, however barrier wouldn't read card to get out so had to try alternative barrier."
• "Parking here a complete nightmare."
• "Car parking is extortionate considering you go there to shop and spend money."
• "The only downside is the absolutely extortionate prices if you stay longer than planned."