Battery Retail Park Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Great location with convenient, easy access via train, bus, car, bicycle or walking."
• "A very good and well sited retail park in Selly Oak... very easy by bus and the train station is just over the road about a 5-10 minute walk away most."
• "All shops have wheelchair access and there are parking spaces for both disabled and parents with young children."
• "All parking outside front of shops is disabled parking, perfect for a stress free shopping trip with a mobility scooter."
• "The train station is also nearby with bus facilities coming through and from city centre."
• "Good selection of shops. Easy parking including disabled bays right next to shop fronts."
• "Lots if free parking, feels safe with kids and as a single person."

Cons:

• "No direct pedestrian access from the Bristol Road/Selly Oak station makes it impossible to shop without a car."
• "The accessibility isn't great at all, and is made all the worse at the moment by the roadworks going on just outside."
• "Access off and onto retail park is sometimes a bit difficult at peak times and you can wait quite a long time. But off peak times are no problem."
• "Trying to access this park is shocking. The traffic is horrendous trying to get in."
• "The car park is not laid out well near sainsbury as there is no path from near Nandos to sainsbury."
• "However, it's totally ridiculous that there is no direct access or cut through from nearby Selly Oak shops."
• "Selection of shops OK. .but if you drive and shop your OK. .walk and shop..not so good."

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "The Pets at Home here is fantastic and offers grooming services."
• "Lovely place with a range of stores."
• "The place has a wide variety of goods from food to electronics, very convenient for shopping."
• "Great shops Food Warehouse is fantastic, large choice of not just Frozen but also fresh and other grocery foods they have some brilliant offers on, staff are always helpful and friendly."
• "This is the go to place for many people in the local area, you can get your weekly shopping and (in normal times) have a decent meal, buy your clothes and get your decorating goods amongst other things."
• "Excellent shopping area. Sainsburys, Next, M&S foodstore, wilko, jd, the works, card factory, Greggs and a few other shops and places to eat."
• "You will surely love this place because it has everything you want in a semicircle they just cover from grocery to cosmetics to dress shoes bags, every food all brands nearby."

Cons:

• "I'm not a huge fan of this retail park. I wouldn't use it unless I was passing and needed one of the shops."
• "Customer service in PC world is disgusting no one is helpful one staff member saw me and as I went to go ask him something as he got closer he darted through the kitchen appliances to avoid me."
• "Popped into here after being to the nearby Hospital, not great at all. Hard to get to due to the roadworks, shops look old, worn and dirty."
• "Shops are ok, but the car park is horrendous."
• "Having witnessed shoplifters and begging there on several occasions."
• "Just a standard soulless Retail Park that makes you wonder what the meaning of life is on a Rainy Saturday afternoon."
• "It is difficult to think of a positively attractive retail park. This one is truly awful."

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking is free and ample spaces."
• "Plenty of car parking spaces, so you could fill your boot up."
• "Lots of parking spaces especially underneath car park at Sainsbury's. 4 hours parking which is brilliant."
• "Large open air car parking to the front of all the retail units."
• "Parking is ample and free."
• "Plenty of parking uncovered and covered so handy for taller vehicles."
• "Plenty of parking due to Covid but a spacious car park regardless."