Trafford Centre

The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre located in Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It has 118,766 square metres of retail space and attracts 29 million visits annually. It is made up of 4 main areas: Peel Avenue, Regent Crescent, The Dome and The Orient.

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Shopping centre - Trafford - Greater Manchester - England

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The Trafford Centre was the largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom for six months from its opening in September 1998 until Bluewater opened in Kent in March 1999, and it is still the fifth largest after the Metrocentre, Bluewater, Merry Hill and Meadowhall.

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United Kingdom - 1998 - Bluewater - Kent - 1999 - Metrocentre - Merry Hill - Meadowhall

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The Trafford Centre houses over 280 shops, including large anchor stores such as Debenhams, the first Selfridges outside of London, and the new large John Lewis, alongside common high street names such as Marks & Spencer, Boots, H&M, W H Smith and Bhs.

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Debenhams - Selfridges - John Lewis - Marks & Spencer - Boots - H&M - W H Smith - Bhs

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Other non-retail facilities are all located in a central spur called The Orient, which includes a 20 screen UCI multiplex cinema, Lazer Quest arena, a large Namco Centre with Dodgems, Bowling and Arcade Games. There are also dozens of restaurants and bars including McDonalds, Bradwells English, Ma Potters, Nando's and Cathay Dim Sum.

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UCI - Namco Centre - McDonalds - Nando's

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