Whiteley Shopping Reviews Summary

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "It’s a lovely place with different shops and restaurants to choose from."
• "A cinema with numerous screens and Rock up climbing centre, there is also a well-equipped gym and a couple of supermarkets."
• "A varied range of shops and eateries, presented in an easy-to-navigate, modern layout."
• "This out of town shopping experience has everything a shopper could want, good range of stores, plenty of eateries, and other entertainment for all ages."
• "The range of restaurants available is fantastic, offering a wide array of cuisines."
• "Everything you want, from shoes to supermarkets and restaurants and cafes and a cinema."
• "Brilliant little shopping area with a range of different shops from clothing, shoes, food, toys, sports, stationary office items and more."

Cons:

• "The only.problem is leaving Whiteley towards the end of the day with only 1 road in and out!"
• "As for the variety of shops, they are not brilliant considering they had the perfect opportunity when it was completely demolished a few years ago."
• "Getting in and out of Whitely can be a real put off and phone signal is rubbish hence the 4 star review."
• "Having the train and rides for kids really put pressure on parents to spend a stupid amount of money for the kids to have a go!"
• "It's a cold draughty place. Wrap up warm."
• "Whiteley Shopping Village is a place devoid of any charm."
• "I really don't understand why, a few years ago, Whiteley was remodelled into yet another High Street clone."

Parking and Accessibility

Pros:

• "What surprised me was that it has four hours free carpark which is very good and inviting for visitors and customers."
• "Plenty of places to eat or grab a coffee and parking is free for under 4 hours 😁."
• "It offers convenience with 4 hours of free parking, which is more than enough for a relaxing shopping experience."
• "Clean, Welcoming and plenty of parking."
• "Parking is free which is always a plus."
• "Easy access from the motorway and there's also free parking for up to 4 hours."
• "This is a very nice outdoor shopping centre. There is ample parking which is free for four hours."

Cons:

• "Parking on Saturday was busy and competitive for spaces."
• "Could do with a lot more parking and is awkward to get to and from due to heavy traffic."
• "Car park gets completely full at busy times, don't be tempted to use Tesco parking as parking enforced by private company and limited 3 hour customer only."
• "Took my 90 yr old grandmother for a Xmas shopping trip, not enough disabled parking and shops not wheel chair friendly."
• "Parking is somewhat confusing. Cars can park for free for up to 4 hours or you can pay £2 (£2.20 if you use the app, which is odd) to stay for up to 6 hours."
• "Only saw a little of this shopping centre. Has busy car park. People with children or people whom have a disability may have difficulty with the car park that I saw there maybe another car park that we are not aware of."
• "Parking can be rammed on a weekend, so I'd recommend going on a weekday."

Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Clean modern public toilets."
• "The area is always clean, bright, and vibrant with a busy but not chaotic atmosphere."
• "The centre is always clean and tidy, it's simple to navigate and is pushchair and wheelchair accessible throughout."
• "The facilities are impeccably clean and well-maintained, making it a pleasure to navigate through the different areas."
• "Very nice place to visit for shopping. This place look very nice and clean."
• "Always spick and span and has some of the best public toilets I've seen in the UK."
• "The area was clean and tidy."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately some people throwing their cigarette butts on the ground in spite the bins around everywhere."
• "Despite all the parking available you still have the ones who just stop where they please."
• "Place itself is small, dirty and unbelievable overpriced for what it is."
• "Most of the food restaurants here only serve frozen food, ask before you buy."
• "For some reason people here seem to have difficulty driving and often have little concern for other road users."
• "There are lots of places to eat and drink but unfortunately, nothing for Muslim people. No halal food at all."
• "The only thing I don't like about whitely is the layout can occasionally get confusing if shops move."