The Harvey Centre Reviews Summary

Shop Variety

Pros:

• "Almost everything can be found here."
• "Good mix of shops from national chains to independent stores."
• "Has an all you can eat Chinese restaurant. Burger king. New cinema."
• "A mix of the usual stores, and independent retailers."
• "Good selection of shops all under cover split over 2 levels."
• "The cinema upstairs, restaurants and leisure, coffee shops, Primark, Tesco, Wilko etc."
• "Basically everything you could need when going shopping - parking is cheap, they got HMV, Primark, Burger King, willko, coffee shops and there’s a McDonald’s outside if you walk through primark."

Cons:

• "Absolutely dire! No life, no character, full of tacky shops."
• "Tired shopping centre struggling to move into the 21st century."
• "3 DOZEN SHOPS CLOSED FOR GOOD DUE TO HIGHER PRICES AND PANDEMIC."
• "Distinct lack of restaurants and many vacant shops, I would rather travel to Westfield than the Harvey centre."
• "Knock it down and re build ! More closed shops than open ones."
• "Limited range of shops and nothing special."
• "Most shops lay derelict and empty."

Cleanliness & Maintenance

Pros:

• "Always kept clean."
• "This centre is well maintained, and attractive."
• "Toilets are by cinema and kept spotless."
• "Very modern and polished shopping centre with a vast range of eating venues to choose from and excellent stores."
• "Fairly decent shopping centre, it's not the biggest, but not the smallest either. Has a good wide range of shops and restaurants, and has undergone a lot of updates over the past few years."
• "A bit sad with so many stores closed, but being kept clean and not being allowed to run down."
• "The mall was very clean & tidy."

Cons:

• "Massage chairs, all 4 don't work, says £1 and then on the coin slot says tokens. No staff around to help."
• "The whole shopping centre just needs a major overhaul with better parking facilities. It not safe for vulnerable people in the carpark."
• "Multi-storey doesn't accept notes in meter and there is a surcharge for phone payments."
• "Parking machines are dated!"
• "Interior feels dingy, tired, and outdated."
• "So untidy. This girl was sitting on the floor and it was absolutely horrific."
• "Tons of empty shops with a forever changing layouts."

Parking & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Easy car parking nearby."
• "Parking is cheap, but the spaces are built for mini coopers!"
• "Shopping centre in the centre of Harlow. Many shops inside. Parking is available in the multi story and is reasonable."
• "The car park was a good price at 50p all day Sunday though, worth it just for the Primark."
• "The car park is a good size and doesn't cost an arm and a leg to park for a long period."
• "There is ample parking and the transport links are not too bad."
• "Parking in multi storey gives direct access."

Cons:

• "Car park is a bit manic to get out of onto a small dual carriage way."
• "Really good shopping centre but really tight parking spaces in the multi story."
• "Multi-storey doesn't accept notes in meter and there is a surcharge for phone payments."
• "Parking has had work going on for too long."
• "The disabled parking is often very hard to find along with Parent and child parking."
• "Some areas can be troublesome after dark."
• "Park on levels four or five, or the last section of floor one for the highest chance of parking."

Security & Safety

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and security good."
• "I feel safe in the Harvey Centre because there is always security guards."
• "The gentlemen, Chris M and Jeffrey were extremely professional and courteous, having kept it for me and allowed me to return late at night to collect and I am very appreciative."
• "Really enjoy visiting here with my family, great selection of shops and never had or witnessed any anti social behaviour here."
• "I stay in Harlow and I visit the centre like 3 times a week. There was a day I lost my daughter, and the securities were very helpful in finding her."

Cons:

• "Very busy, mixed amount of shops to visit but the center itself can be a minefield of anti social behaviour with security scarcely seen."
• "Sadly, security were lacking."
• "Security is non existent. Things get stolen on a daily basis at this place."
• "Trapped in the decline of the High Street. Run down and a bit grim, with your loitering teens."
• "Some areas can be troublesome after dark."
• "Upstairs outside the cinema can tend to become overrun by lots of local wildlife, I mean young people who enjoy acting like 5 year olds."
• "Absolutely hated every minute of my time here, thought I wasn’t going to leave alive, all The People were scary."