Market Gates Shopping Centre (Great Yarmouth) Reviews Summary

Shopping Centre Quality

Pros:

• "This is a very nice shopping centre. There is a good selection of shops."
• "A good shopping experience just that it’s on the small scale."
• "Very busy shopping center with some real hidden gems."
• "Clean, well laid out, well marked out and signed for 'social distancing' and with a reasonable selection of shops."

Cons:

• "Appalling great yarmouth (mall) should be demolished."
• "Someone had this idea of a shopping mall. Not sure why. It should have been smaller' more apropiate to a simple building not a huge domething that doesn't fit."
• "Old & Tired. Lots of empty shops, beware of slope when entering centre if wet as floor can be slippery, due to leaks in roof."
• "Hate this shopping centre. Needs tearing down and re building. Get some decent shops instilled."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "The Market Gates Shopping Centre is good enough I think. There are a lot of shops here and it's good to go in for a few minutes."
• "Escalators were being worked on so only one way (down from upstairs) had to walk to other entrance to gain acces."
• "Located almost directly next to the bus station. Go in the side door and there is a curtain and material shop directly in front of you."
• "Ease of access for all whether that be on foot, escalator or lift. Good multistorey parking with disabled and parent parking on level 3."

Cons:

• "Had to walk up a steep bank in shopping mall as had pushchair and wheelchair with us. I have limited mobility so found it difficult."
• "Many closed shop units now. The old Multistorey car park attached is extremely tight for modern large cars making maneuvering and parking difficult."
• "It's just about ok, if it didn't have a Boots and Wilko it'd be finished. Rather sad, uninviting, gloomy, not a place you'd go for browsing and shopping."
• "The toilets are closed in the shopping centre and the nearest is a long walk to the police station or the pier."

Overall Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Just love Great Yarmouth. Town centre and market gates under cover if it rains."
• "Nice small shopping with quite a few shops in there is food, clothing, cosmetic, household, mobile phone and coffee stores."
• "Nice shopping centre with a welcoming atmosphere. Met a lot of friendly staff members therein."
• "Great Yarmouth market Gates tonight for the switch on Christmas lights and firework display felt as though Great Yarmouth had a bit of spirit again."

Cons:

• "This is a liminal space for real. We entered the building to find it empty. the architecture of the building was very off-putting and uncanny."
• "The shopping centre is a mess not a good advert for Great Yarmouth."
• "Sad that they felt the need to remove the seating. As a pair of oldies with cronky knees we normally need to sit down after climbing the slope up into the centre before we can shop."
• "The market gates shopping centre is well worth a visit, I would also recommend visiting Dearnos just outside on the market place for the best sausages and chips in Great Yarmouth. WOW"