Yate Shopping Centre Reviews Summary

Category: Shopping mall Bristol

Address: 43 N Walk, Yate, Bristol BS37 4AP, United Kingdom

Phone: +441454318554

Rating: 4.1
based on 201 reviews.

Parking

Pros:

  • "Easy to get to, parking is good as it's close to the shopping centre."
  • "Free parking makes a nice difference to Bath where parking is difficult and expensive."
  • "Large free parking areas up to 4hours & has disability bays."
  • "Parking is usually ok & free at the complex area."
  • "You can park in the Car park for up 4 hours for free with 300 spaces."
  • "Plenty of free parking though sometimes it is popular and busy."
  • "Ample free parking."

Cons:

  • "Love shopping here but can't make a day of it as advertised on your radio advert.. as it's 4 hours parking and when you have looked round the shops, gone for lunch and watched a film at the cinema you come back to a parking ticket."
  • "Couldn't find anywhere to park."
  • "Go careful when going there twice in one day! My husband just got a letter fine from the people who monitor the in and out cameras."
  • "However if you are visiting by car, the parking can be a pain at high peak times."
  • "Only issue is parking particularly on weekends. There’s just not enough to meet the need."
  • "The car parking is terrible though."
  • "Struggle to find a car parking space in the evening or weekend."

Shop Variety

Pros:

  • "Nice selection of shops. No book shop like Smith and too many pound shops."
  • "Good selection of shops, leisure centre, soft play, cinema and cafes."
  • "Good variety of shops, market is brilliant, frequent events, tidy and well maintained."
  • "This is a surprisingly varied shopping centre, with lots of large and small stores."
  • "A decent shopping centre and is perfect for the local town."
  • "Great selection of shops including larger supermarkets, clothes shops, pound shops, food shops, games shops, and restaurants, all with plenty of free parking."
  • "A great little shopping centre with everything you could need."

Cons:

  • "Mostly clothes shops for women, phone shops and charity shops. Must increase its offering."
  • "A wide but shallow selection of items available for the most part; if you need something other than the basics from each shop you'll need to look elsewhere."
  • "Nowhere near the shops to park for disabled visitors."
  • "A few empty shops as you may expect in the current climate but there's still quite a varied selection."
  • "Not as many shops as stated, mostly charity and female clothing shops."
  • "Good selection of shops but needs a lot of up dating feels like your stepping back into 60s concrete jungles."
  • "No high fashion stores but plenty of everything else."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Also had a mobility scooter hire in the library, for a small charge, well worth a visit."
  • "All pedestrianised with largely under cover walkways."
  • "The centre is kept very clean and litter free."
  • "The shopping centre is so well marked and signposted by friendly security people, keeping is safe and socially distanced."
  • "With a good Variety of shops and a good pedestrian area it would have 5 stars."
  • "All on one level so is great for people with mobility scooters and mobility problems."
  • "The walkways are kept clean and there doesn't seem to be a begging problem."

Cons:

  • "No trolleys near to the disabled parking."
  • "Had to unfortunately stop at McDonald's for some food on a late trip home with the kids, the restaurant was dirty."
  • "They keep there eyes on young people as if they know you are going to commit a crime."
  • "Awful experience!! Put simply nowhere to park !!!"
  • "Staff rude when he asked for fresh items to be cooked."
  • "A rather disgusting smell in the car park below tesco at the back today like raw sewage!"
  • "Dirty Tables, Bar Counter, Disgraceful Toilets."

Customer Experience

Pros:

  • "Superb shopping centre with lots to do."
  • "In summer there is a massive kids sand pit in the middle. Great fun."
  • "It's a lovely place to shop, with a lot of History within the surrounding areas!"
  • "Love the fact that there are an excellent range of shops from high street to small independent."
  • "We were only here for a few hours and it was clean and tidy."
  • "Lovely place with an open area in the centre which houses a giant sand pit for children with deck chairs round the edge."
  • "A lively, bright shopping centre with good, level access to a wide variety of shops."

Cons:

  • "Last time I was there a man was bellowing about 'killing all the women and children' and nobody battered an eye."
  • "It's too busy at peak times (Friday and weekend lunchtimes), with parking being a huge issue."
  • "It's ok but not very inspiring. Most of it is 60s ugly architecture but at least it is pedestrianised."
  • "All you see now is cafe and food store's - be better off having bout 2 food store's and 2 cafe's cause it need's different shops way too many food and drinks outlets."
  • "Slowly decaying, sad reminder of what once was."
  • "No dogs permitted passed a certain point."
  • "Rude and incompetent staff."

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