When Brent Cross Shopping Centre opened in 1976 it was the third shopping centre of its type in the UK after the Bullring in Birmingham (1964) and the Haymarket Shopping Centre in Leicester (1973). It was initially constructed in a dumbbell shape running east-west parallel to the North Circular Road, with the two largest stores (John Lewis and Fenwicks) at the ends. It was expanded and renovated beginning in 1995, with additional shops and restaurants on an arm running north from the middle. A multi-storey car park replaced the remainder of the open parking area to the north.
Although it is smaller than more recent shopping centres such as the MetroCentre, Bluewater, Lakeside, Westfield London and St. David’s Cardiff, it has one of the largest incomes per unit area of retail space in the UK.
Brent Cross currently offers 8,000 free car-parking spaces, but according to the planning application submitted in March 2008 (see below) will eventually introduce parking charges.
The car park of the shopping centre was used as a filming location for the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
On 6 November 2012, six people on three motorbikes entered the shopping centre and smashed in the windows at jewellers Fraser Hart. An estimated £2m worth of jewellery was stolen.
Listing Details
- Address: Prince Charles Drive, London, NW4 3FP
- Phone: 020 8202 8095
- Website: http://www.brentcross.co.uk/
- Email: info@bxsc.co.uk
- Get there by bus: 102, 112, 113, 142, 143, 182, 186, 189, 210, 232, 266, 326 and C11.
- Get there by tube/train: Northern Line
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
Brent Cross is designed to be an accessible and user-friendly shopping destination for everyone. With this in mind, we invested in our Shopmobility facilities to ensure visitors who require mobility support within the Centre can shop comfortably.
- Dedicated Shopmobility centre, with ample parking and easy access
- Free loan of wheelchairs and powered scooters (must be pre-booked)
Disabled parking spaces in every car park, with easy access to the Centre
Lift access to all shopping malls within Brent Cross
Accessible toilets
Hearing loop at Information Desk and Reception
Opening Times
- Monday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Tuesday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Wednesday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Thursday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Friday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Saturday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Sunday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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