Address: 1 Charles St, Plymouth, PL1 1EA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441752223030
Rating: 4.2
based on 436 reviews.
Shopping Experience
Pros:
"As generic city centre shopping malls go this is one of the good ones."
"A good shopping area with a diverse range of shops."
"The mall itself is always clean and there's a good range of shops."
"Great selection of shops and good atmosphere."
"Drake Circus is a great place to shop & eat or just a coffee & a cake."
"This is a great shopping centre. All of the top brand shops and some quirky little ones as well."
"Drake Circus Mall in Plymouth is a vibrant shopping destination that offers a diverse retail and dining experience."
Cons:
"I'm not a fan of shopping at this mall at the best of times, but during this covid pandemic, it's an absolute nightmare."
"It's ridiculously noisy, there's distracting piped background music and it's impractical layout makes this somewhere to avoid for me."
"It's all getting a bit dull and drab in this shopping mall."
"For a shopping mall this is terrible. Very small and not really worth having."
"A poorly planned, badly laid out shopping centre."
"The shopping centre itself is OK but the architecture is horrendous... it was the first winner of the ugliest building of the UK award for a reason."
"A really poorly designed shopping canter no atmosphere at all."
Facilities & Accessibility
Pros:
"It's always pretty clean, has lifts for anyone who could need them."
"Really good parking facilities."
"Easily accessible, plenty of different stores all in one place."
"Disabled friendly, and they have an awesome Primark!"
"Love the fact you can bring your dog inside."
"Clean, bright and a pleasure to visit."
"The mall is well-maintained and clean, with a modern design that creates a pleasant shopping experience."
Cons:
"Also there are no toilets on the other end of the shopping centre not fun with 3 kids needing the toilet."
"The toilets are on the top floor which is a long way if you're on the ground floor."
"Always big queue for lifts and the toilets are too small for the amount of people who want to use them."
"Lovely shopping centre however the lifts are a nightmare if you have a pram, they are sooo slow!"
"The top floor loos are closed so there are very long queues for the female facilities downstairs stretching to by the lift doors."
"The lifts get very busy (all 3 of them) so you're better walking."
"The overall design of the building is a bit of a let down however. Floors are however somewhat precarious if you are elderly or disabled."
Food & Dining
Pros:
"There's more eating places and coffee shops there than you need."
"There's a Hotel Chocolat, Burger King and Spud-u-like, what more could you need?!"
"Good food shops as well, and it is sheltered for when there is bad weather."
"Plenty of places inside to grab a bite to eat or a full meal as well as the usual Costa, Starbucks for that well earned drink."
"The top floor has a selection of various food establishments if you fancy a bite to eat."
"Some decent eateries for all budgets."
"Varied range of food and beverages."
Cons:
"Very busy with prams and older people. The places on the food court are getting more expensive."
"It smells of food all time in there, and the cooking smells waft into nearby clothes shops."
"The entire third level is taken up with fast food outlets, nothing original or notable."
"Food options are poor, there's also a lack of seating."
"There's also some options for food including a chicken place, sushi and jacket potato shop at the top."
"Be prepared to be hit in the face with the smell of sushi on walking in as Yo Sushi is right by the doors, on a warm day it's not the best of smells to fill your lungs with."
"As you walk in to the Mall, what hits you ,,,,,THE SMELL from the sushi bar."
Parking & Transportation
Pros:
"Good parking facilities."
"Plenty of parking but sometimes the queue can be quite long."
"Parking is never much of a chore and it's open late so you can return after the shops are shut and collect your car."
"The parking facilities are convenient."
"It's always easy parking and you're never at a loss for spaces unless it's a super busy day."
"Inbuilt parking"
"Lots of parking spaces available."
Cons:
"We the shopping is good but the carpark is a nightmare."
"The car park let us in but there were no spaces at all."
"Parking isn't cheap but it is in the city centre."
"Parking is expensive though, park in Sainsburys and walk would be my recommendation."
"Parking is probably the most expensive in the city but convenient as it's attached to the mall."
"Parking is overpriced and you often spend a while driving round looking for a space."