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Ards Shopping Centre

3.5 (12 reviews)
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Open 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
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Lynne M.

Ards Shopping Centre has come on leaps and bounds from it's Wellworths days (which I just about remember), and it's consistently busy with more and more stores opening all the time. Can't be a bad thing, eh? Supported by Asda and Tesco, shops include Primark, Poundland, Next, The Yankee Candle Store, Semi-Chem, Barratts and Iceland. All of them are chain stores bar one, which is really quite sad when you contrast the shopping centre to the town centre which mainly consists of independent shops and boutiques. The one independent shop is Esprit, a cute little gift / homeware shop which stocks some beautifully crafted wooden figurines and gorgeous candle sets, jewellery boxes, trinkets and the like. It's tucked away beside the brooding Poundland store at the front entrance on the left. There's nothing at all bad about these bigger stores, and Ards is a great wee shopping centre, but I think it's a shame that it gets so much press in contrast to the smaller stores a 10 minute walk away in the town. But, it's super handy for me in Dundonald and it does a good job as far as shopping centres go.

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Tesco Extra Castlebawn

(4 reviews)

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No wonder my mum is always raving about this Tesco. I was in Ards yesterday completing the dreaded…read moreMOT and I needed to stop somewhere to grab a bite before the test but If you know this area of Ards you'll know there isn't a coffee shop in sight - so I had to pop in to Castlebawn Tesco. First up, this is a purpose build Tesco - by that I mean it was commissioned and built by Tesco. It has a Petrol Station on site and a good 500 car parking spaces. Inside there's a florist, butchers section, clothing area and of course a huge food area. From the outside it looks small but inside it's vast! I was only popping in for a sambo and luckily there they were right at the entrance. This would be a great place to complete the 'big shop' as there's not much they don't stock. A-OK in my book - nothing to complain about and it does it's job just fine!

I have to say that I have always been a fan of tesco ever since it arrived on our Northern Ireland…read moreshores all those years ago.I think that this store has to be my favourite .it's situation just on the outskirts of Newtownards makes it very accessible for the whole of Co Down . There is ample parking although the lay out I find a bit confusing. The store itself is spacious and has the usual good layout of all Tesco stores This is a Tesco direct so it has a range of bigger household and electrical items. The range of clothing is particularly good and there are always fantastic bargains to be had. It's the sort of store that you can rush in for that one essential item or spend a good time doing that big shop or just browsing around for ideas for a later date. It is always busy but not to the point where you feel exasperated so I think that's a good reason to give it a try if you haven't already done so.

Warden Bros

Warden Bros

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Blimey, Wardens should be renamed "The Never-Ending Store That Has Just About Everything"…read more Seriously. I have many fond (ahem) memories of being dragged, I mean brought, down to Wardens with my parents. Usually the visit was a long and tiresome, er, lengthy and informative one, consisting of mum and dad dandering round the furniture department, the decorating department, the gardening department, and the kitchenware / appliances department. Every ten year old's dream really. These days, I definitely appreciate Wardens much more than I used to. You could literally spend all day in the place, browsing the various departments. If you come in off High Street, you are greeted by a beautiful gift section, filled with ornamental goods, china, glassware and the like. You can find everything from Alice in Wonderland figurines to Goebel cats to Denby pottery to Tyrone Crystal. Seriously good stuff. Following on from this is the gardening / pets / kitchenware / decorating department (they sort of merge into one), in which I found a little jar of Jellybeans (considered purchased). Really goes to show the variety of goods Wardens has. The furniture etc department (you know what I mean...pictures / frames / carpets / rugs and all that jazz) lies beyond this, leading out towards the car park which is located off South Street. Parking here is advisable - Ards is an absolute madhouse when it comes to trying to find yourself a space. You just never know what you'll find in Wardens...there truly is something for everyone.

Warden's is, for me, the best bits and bobs shop in Newtownards. It's one of those huge big…read moredepartment stores with lots of different areas and slops and upstairs and downstairs areas and parts where tall people have to duck and fat people have to squeeze. It stocks everything from bespoke wedding hair pieces to hose pipes. It's a general store not unlike the department store on the popular BBC comedy of yesteryear 'Are You Being Served?' There is a section for wallpaper and paint, cookware, furniture, artwork, jewellery, screws and garden accessories to name only a small fraction. The only thing I will say is that it can be expensive and parking out the front is impossible. Go out the back to park, you will have to pay and display even if you are only nipping in as there is a traffic warden lingering somewhere all the time - don't risk it. Although the store is expensive it does stock a lot of bits and bobs and the sales are pretty good.

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