The Metrocentre is a large shopping centre in Gateshead, in terms of retail size, it is the second-largest shopping centre in the UK. (As of October 2022) The mall offers free parking as well as having good public transportation links, it is around a 20-25 minute bus journey from Newcastle city centre, with an irregular train service, that pulls into the Metrocentre Interchange (attached to the shopping centre), which is even quicker. Anchor tenants include Marks and Spencer, Primark, Next, TK Maxx (featuring Homesense). There is also a large Odeon Cinema. Other stores include: Apple, Currys, WHSmith and many other large brands For a full list, you can check out their website: https://themetrocentre.co.uk/stores/category/shopping It is fairly easy to find your way around the mall, as the larger stores are signposted, if you're looking for a smaller store, it may be best to find out which of the larger stores is nearby, to make it easier to find though. There does tend to be a lack of staff around the mall to ask for help, which is disappointing. There is a good selection of food and drink options, mainly consisting of chains and fast food options, that have multiple outlets around the centre. For example, Costa and Starbucks have three stores, and Nando's have two. 4* - It may not be the prettiest mall in the world, with the centre surely showing its' age in the older parts of the mall, as it opened back in 1986, but it has a great selection of shops, in an indoor environment, well suited to a rainy, cold day. read more

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The metro is a nice place in Gateshead were you can have a nice time at shops. It's also a good place to hang about. 5 star!

The largest shopping and leisure complexes in Europe, this site is home to over 350 shops, bars, restaurants, a ten-screen cinema as well as a children's theme park complete with rollercoaster and swinging pirate ship. . The MetroCentre is actually located in Gateshead, but as it is just three miles from Newcastle city centre. The MetroCentre is open throughout the year seven days of the week come rain or come shine. Doors open from 10:00am most days except Sunday and while stores stay open to as late as 8:00pm on some weekdays, some of the bars, restaurants and other entertainments do stay open later. Great place to shop, see a movie, go on the fair or relax. read more

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The Metrocentre was once the largest shoppping centre in Europe, though I don't think that is the case anymore. Still, it is huuuge and houses every shop you could possibly dream of! It used to be home to a small theme park - Metroland - but unfortunately this has recently ceased to trade. It's a shame because I spent many a weekend in there with my siblings! Still we do often visit. The neighbouring retail park is also pretty good for grabbing a bargain. My favourite shop - the Matalan clearance store - is no long there though, so I tend to stick to the main shopping centre now. There are five different malls - red, yellow, green, blue and central. This makes it easier for those new to the Metrocentre to navigate their way around, as there are maps situated at several points throughout the centre, as well as numerous information desks in case you get lost! Now xmas is nearing, they are open especially late which is fab for anyone who works 9-5pm as you still have plenty of time to do any last minute late night shopping :D All in all this is one of my favourite shopping centres with a nice mix of designer and also budget store. Good variety of eateries as well as cinemas and other entertainment. It gets 9 out of 10 from me! read more

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I want to love the Metrocentre. I really do. But in order to get to it, you will have to drive down the incredibly congested A1 which causes high stress levels if you are an anxious person. Once you have beaten the queues and battled for a parking space in the multi storey, you will make your way down the stairs into the chaotic mall. If you thought coming in was bad, the actual centre will be far worse. On peak days, there will be people everywhere and you will barely be able to move. The mall is split into 5 main areas. Red Mall, Green Mall, Yellow Mall, Blue Mall and Platinum Mall. This is a good system to have so that you don't get confused looking for your favourite shops. The red and green malls are home to normal high street retailers like Debenhams, M&S, New Look, Boots, Topshop and Zara, while the blue is full of cheap brands like Primark. The yellow is mainly the foodcourt, but there is also a massive Odeon cinema too. Downstairs there is a Namco bowling alley. The platinum has the fancy upmarket retailers like House of Fraser and Disney. It is also the nicest area in the mall (followed by red and The Qube) and is very bright, compared to the dark and dingy green and blue areas. Next to the centre is a retail park with a massive Asda, a drive thru Starbucks, a Krispy Kreme and Newcastle's IKEA store. The Asda is brilliant and has everything you need, there are 3 Starbucks within the actual mall, ditto with Krispy Kreme and the IKEA isn't as good as the Edinburgh or Glasgow stores and has a complicated layout. While I do want to love the Metrocentre, it is dated, cramped, chaotic, gridlocked on weekends and they always seem to have the heating set to roast. I only visit so often because they have a good range of shops on their roster. So it is basically just a giant soulless shopping mall! read more

So, Metrocentre is officially the biggest retail/leisure centre in the UK. And as much as we all love to hate the Trafford centre I'm here to report our kid DOES have a tad more personality than it's big brother up north. Metro centre feels a tad plain and very clinical. Sure the retail space adds a bit of flavour and style but the rest of the architecture isn't as inspiring or attempt glamorous like the Trafford centre. Furthermore, driving here can be a bit of a nightmare if you aren't from these neck of the woods. Unlike driving to the Trafford Centre with its large domes, overwhelmingly visible from a distance and more signs pointing towards it than you can shake a stick at Metrocentre is an entirely different beast. First of all a word of warning, do not put in 'metrocentre' in google maps/satnav on you're way here as it will take you to a random private car park. Also if you don't have a satnav, make sure you have a navigating passenger because with all the one way systems coming out of the city centre and a plethora of confusing (For out of town folk anyway) roundabouts it might be a struggle getting here. Once you're here there is ample parking spaces which are free unlike Liverpool One. Upon entering one of the pleasent surprises is the relaxed nature of the shopping experiance. With its sheer size even at its busiest times it doesn't feel as clustered as the Trafford centre. Also it has a few shops I've not seen anywhere else one of them being Entertainment Exchange which has become my absolute goto place recently. I shall be updating this review as soon as I've done the big test ie a visit to their IMAX cinema soon. read more

The Metrocentre scares me. I am sure, like the staircase in Harry Potter, it changes shape as you walk through it, and my sense of direction is usually pretty hot! Claustrophobia is right on the button! It has it's own fans I guess. I only go there if I absolutely, positively, unavoidably HAVE to go there. Bleugh shivers It gives me the heebie jeebies thinking about it. read more

Sooo big! I love it loads, Loads of shops you could easily lose several days in here. Used to visit here when I was younger and gutted to learn that Metroland has gone! It was good for parents to put you there and they got some free time to shop for christmas presents haha! When you're done shopping or just need a break there are loads of food places to sit and relax in, or perhaps you could go see a movie or have a game of bowling. read more

A great place for all your shopping needs the metro centre has plenty of parking but it is so popular that it is always hard to find spaces. With all the well know high street shops this is a great place to go it also has several villages with more specialised individual shops in from food to jewerlly There are loads of different resteraunts to choose from and an eleven screen cinema which has all the latest films on There is also a games centre with arcades and bowling for the kids The shops are usually open later normally closing around 9pm They have touch map screen and handy little maps to take to get you around the 5 malls as there is no way to remember where everything is and its handy knowing where the public toilets are If you dont drive plenty of buses go here read more

Fantastic place to go shopping, it as everything under one roof that you could possibly want. More shops than you could possibly imagine, including all the top ones like, woolworths, argos, currys, m & s, next and many many more. As well as lots of smaller shops and little carts in the centre of the malls. There is also an abudance of places to eat from fast food chains like pizza hut, mcdonalds, kfc, and even a few proper restaurants like chiquitos, Big Lukes (which is a all you can eat buffet) as well as this there is a wetherspoons with plenty of food offers. Whether it be a bite to eat you are after, general browsing of the shops, or some serious shopping then the metro centre as it all. Including a cinema, bowling arcade and a quasar centre. read more

Really good range of shops, I have spend many hours in this place and spent loads of money. Could do with a few more cash machines and toilets though, which seem to be near the entrance or right in the deep of the centre. Shame they do not have more discount shops as well, that would be nice. Free car parks depending which entrance you want to take as you have different zones, also has a cinema. Metroland has closed and I think that is now going to be another cinema, I think they may also be doing up the bowling alley but may be wrong. I know it has been closed for a while, but heard it will be re opening after a re fit. read more

MetroCentre was, I believe, the first out-of-town shopping centre in the UK and it is, in my opinion, the best. First of all, unlike Meadowhall or the White Rose, it is set quite a way out from Newcastle upon Tyne and so will not drag trade away from it as much as Meadowhall or the White Rose which are set right on the road into thier respective cities. The thing I find best about MetroCentre, is MetroLand, next to the yellow car park. This is a theme park within the shopping centre which is ace (or was when I was younger anyway) and kept me amused for hours. I haven't been the last few times I went so again I can't really comment except for the fact that it's an ace idea. Anoher brilliant feature, is that unlike Meadowhall, Trafford and the White Rose, they have left spaces for new developments, should they arise. These will, or at least should be, ace when they're done. OK, so in summary, its a great place to shop with just the right amount of variety but when you're in there it is quite hard to navigate. read more

Metrocenter is The best place for shopping for all people. We always go there if wanted something like clothes, toys, homeware, even go to cinema because after see movie we can go to shopping, hunting bargain on poundland or poundworld, sweet store, mobile phone and many many more. This place is the best parking for shopping too because they have Free parking so you never worry got penalty for park your car. Not just that this place have multistory too so weather rain or snow you always dry. On the multistory park have vip clean for your car so you not need stay long and not do anything, just park and go to shopping then the end you got your car clean and tidy. read more

Alright, so this place CAN be a nightmare, but it can also be a palace. People DO flock from miles around (literally, I mean Norway, ferry-style) to visit the Metro Centre, and you can see why. Times to avoid: Christmas, school holidays, bank holidays, and bizzarely, September. Obvious reasons: just not worth the time, hassle and stress of being stuck behind a triped-seated mother + buggie on the 24th December. Times to get stuck in: January sales (if you can brave the crowds) and ANY other time. The Metro Centre IS a scary place, but it's arguably worth it for the great parking facilities (driving there in rush hour however: totally different story!), the un-ending sales and the huge variety of shops available. You can eat any kind of food you like here (Chiquitos to McDonalds) and there's even a UCI cinema in the blue section of the mall. If the shopping gets too stressful, head to the enormous Weatherspoons also in the blue section which will tailor to your every alcohol need from an early hour. The funny little coloured maps that have been mentioned are sometimes my saviour. They're different now - and definitely more useful! - as you can search by specific shop name, the type of establishment you need (i.e. children's footwear) or even just by dissecting what's near you. There's a lovely little village full of bridal shops, specialist costume shops and arts & crafty type things. There's also the Med village full of similar. The Metro Centre has recently been extended to include a Debenhams, and this, accompanied by a House of Frasier and a Marks and Sparks is perfection. Oh! Also, the closure of Metroland (a type of indoors theme park) has signifcantly reduced the number of pre-teens wandering around for no reason. This place has great transport links if you don't fancy driving in: there's a train that leaves roughly every fifteen minutes (weekends) from Newcastle Central St. to the M.C.'s own station, plus many a bus link from all over the North East, but especially many concentrated in leaving from the Haymarket bus link the centre of Newcastle. At Christmastime, one of the huge Metro Centre Gnomes could scare the living daylights out of you, but the lights are gorgeous and the Santa's grotto an undeniable delight to young children. Random Metro Centre fact: throwing pennies in one of the fountains really IS lucky. Hopefully this was helpful! Three stars. * read more

Gateshead MetroCentre (located three miles south west of Newcastle Upon Tyne) is Europe's largest shopping and leisure centre. The centre has over 300 shops including major department stores, independent retailers, speciality stores, licensed restaurants, a Wetherspoons pub, a multi screen cinema, gaming area, bowling alley and central public stage with a range of free live entertainment (check the events page of the website for further information). The Centre is updating its leisure facilities and by the end of 2009 it will offer a new state of the art Odeon cinema and family entertainment centre with bowling, pool, children's soft play area, dodgems and activity machines; as well as a new family dining area. The cinema, bowling alley, restaurants and a number of other leisure attractions remain open after the shops close. Parking is free (over 10,000 car parking spaces). Regular bus services run from the Metrocentre to just about everywhere in the region. 98 trains per day stop here. The MetroCentre is located on the National Cycle Network - the Keelmans Way and the Three Rivers Cycle Route (Route 14). The route passes to the north of the Centre. A new Park and Ride service is currently operating to ease traffic congestion - the site is situated just off the A1 on MetroCentre's Coach Park and operates Mondays to Fridays (excluding Bank Holidays). Registered users can park at MetroCentre's Coach Park and ride into Newcastle on Park and Ride minibuses or into Gateshead on Go North East's articulated X66 CentreLink buses. A small number of shops have closed and have not been replaced: many of the public toilets have disappeared and the food hall and Metroland are closed while renovations take place - but there is still lots to see and do. Wear comfortable shoes! The floors are really hard and the place is huge. MetroCentre Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE11 9YG Email Queries metrocentre-information@capshop.co.uk MetroCentre Information Line: 0191 4930219 or 0191 4605299 read more

The Metro Centre is a realy good place to spend a day shopping.There's everything you could possibly want together with loads of places to eat and if you feel like it see a film in the multi screen cinema or even go bowling.It's a big place but there are customer points everywhere to be found to help you find your way around.Offering free parking throughout it's little wonder this place is so popular. Come Christmas time it always looks spectacular with it's displays and lighting so don't miss it. read more

I'm male and about as 'anti-shopping' as you could get, couldn't stand it, but the metro centre has changed the way I feel about it. I can quite easily spend 4 hours their ever seriously shopping or just perusing. Parking can be a bit of a nightmare at peak times, but where isn't? There are a good variety of shops to choose from, BUT .... and here are my gripes, not enough shops aimed at men and amazingly not enough focus for junior boys. I tried buying my son clothes and outside of primark (which was limited) and BHS (RIP) you are stretched. With the new food hall there are no shortage of places to eat and most tastes are catered for too. Love the metro centre and especially its close proximity to Newcastle read more

You just have to love the Metro Centre Something for everyone plenty shops Cafe's , restaurants. Fabulous Xmas decorations as usual . So easy to get there now the A1 is completed . read more

An absolute massive shopping complex, it's maze-like structure and popularity can be a bit daunting to the first-time visitor. The Metro Centre is busy. Really busy. Sometimes it's even busier - as already mentioned, avoid Christmas, weekends and during the sales! Seriously though, if you can handle the crowds, there will be something for you at the Metro Centre - it is huge and has every shop you could possibly imagine (and plenty you can't). It has masses of car parking (but don't expect to find one first time when it's busy), long opening hours, and the usual cinemas and restaurants should you need a break from the throng. read more

I didn't love this place. Maybe it's because I went days before Christmas but its just so overcrowded and I didn't feel there were enough open spaces. read more

This shopping centre aka Mall is simply HUGE. I heard that it was or might still be the biggest shopping center in Europe. Really great place. Lots and lots of shops. Many places to eat at. And also has a great movie theater. Probably one of the best shopping malls I've been to. read more

Great mall with so many different stores. Love the Meditterean Village in particular. Easy to get to and lots of car spaces. Mostly familiar stores though. read more

great variety or shops, regular 'dancing gnome' shows to keep the kids entertained (they also sometimes have fashion shows to model some of the clothes shops' new fashion lines. good variety of restaurants. however, many of the shops in some of the malls have closed down and not been replaced - there arent as many shops are there used to be. read more

The Metro Centre is arguably the biggest shopping centre in the UK. if they haven't got what you're looking for, nobody has! They have an extremely wide selection of shops housed over 2 floors. There are 5 sections the The Metro Centre; Red Quadrant, Yellow Quadrant, Blue Quadrant, Green Quadrant and the Centre Mall. As well as having loads of shops, they also have a wide selection of different restaurants, from McDonalds and Burger King to Nandos and more specialty places. They also have a massice UCI Cinema and a full size bowling alley. The Yellow quadrant used to house Metro Land, a childrens them park (on a small scale) but unfortunately this was removed earlier this year. read more

So many shops to choose from! Staff walking around are always helping people find shops they need! Keep up the good work guys

Not sure if this is still one of the biggest shopping centres in Europe but certainly worth a visit. Incorprating everything from shops, resturants, cinema to a little theme park and arcade. The amount of shops but retail and one offs are unbelievable and it seems to get bigger every time you go whether it be for something sepcific or just something to do. I could go on and on but easier for you just to visit. read more

We are so lucky to have such a shopping centre like this. I could go back a few days in a row. It is indoor and you can walk for miles there are loads of place to eat, as well as metro land for the kids, or the cinema for adults. I would definately recommend this shopping centre to anyone as it ticks all the boxes. read more

Easy to get to either by train or bus.If you are visiting in a car there is a large car park.Shopping centre is huge and i think it would take a cople of days shopping to see everything in the centre.Plenty of places to eat and drink and there is an amusement park which is good for children-gives them something to do with the hubby whilst you get to do some shopping!!!Dfinatly worht visiting- the perfect place to do all your christmas chopping as there is a shop suitable for everyone. read more

one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. There are loads of shops !! there is also metro land which has a rollercoaster and some rides in , what shopping centre does that. Located close to central new castle, it's a must visit. read more

One of my favourite shopping centres because it has a big range of shops- from debenhams to the pound shop. Slighly dog-eared, it could do with a revamp but it is kept clean and tidy. Popular with the local community, parking can sometimes be an issue- and watch out for the wierd one way system around it! Good cinema though and lots of places to eat. I've never been to the amusement arcade are though- i is always packed with teenagers. read more

The Metrocentre is a great place to spend a day whatever the weather, shops shops and more shops, there's something here for everyone. Sadly Metroland the fun place for the kids is no more.There is loads of parking space if coming by car, but don't worry if you don't drive there's loads of buses from all over that will take you to the Metrocentre if your staying in Newcastle for a few days hop on a bus or metro. For those people that just do not like to shop you can go to the cinema or even ten pin bowling (when it re-opens) This is a great time of the year to go the christmas decor is great, it can get very busy but well worth a visit. read more

The Metro Centre has a large range of shops for anything you could possibly need. They have electrical, clothing, travel, gift shops and lots more. There are plenty of cheap shops and also ones that are more expensive so there is likely to be something for any budget. There are also lots of cafes and restaurants for when you need a break. read more

The Metrocentre isn't a bad place at all, I may even go as far to say it's rather good. As the name fails to imply, it isn't on the metro line, but what's a name anyway. All the usual masses of shops, people and parking you expect from a large shopping centre, plenty of eateries from retuarants to fast food, a cinema for entertainment. What's not to like? The masses of people on a weekend can get a bit much, but as long as you don't turn up on the melee of christmas eve it's no different than a busy high street. It's very accessable, train (not metro), massive car parks, tons of busses etc. The best advice I was given about the layout of the place it's shaped like two 'H' on top of eachother. You'll figure it out after walking round for a bit. read more

The Metrocentre is a great place to shop. There are so many different shops and experiencing The Mediterranean Village is an absolute delight. Your never short of places to eat, there is a Weatherspoons, Big Luke's All you cant Eat and a new chinese buffet restaurant that is rather nice. You have roughly 4 McDonalds to choose from, Burgerking, Pizzahut and a few speciality restaurants. The metrocentre also has a UCI cinema and metroland for all the kids. If you think you might have trouble getting to the Metrocentre, you can think again...with the new train links and improved bus station you can get there very easily if you don't drive. I would say this is one of the better shopping outlets I have been to and would recommend it for people that like variety. read more

Metrocentre is the best!! free parking and all your favorite brands under one roof! :))) read more

Absolutely LOVE the Metro Centre!! It has all the shops you could want to suit any budget. With a wide range of restaurants there is even somewhere to take the men to cheer them up after a full day shopping!! read more

Love the shopping centre miss metro land thou lol showing my age lol

this place is huge! the colour coding really helps to make sure that you find your car at the end of the day! we always park in yellow, go through past the cinema and all the great restaurants, the shops are good, lots of variation so on one trip you are guaranteed to find everything you are looking for. you need to be quite prepared for how busy it gets on a saturday though, if crowds and queues do your head in then i would give it a miss! read more

A Bi-annual visit reminds me of what I'm not missing out on. On weekends you will feel like a salmon floating upstream against the strong current. Perhaps you are the current and the masses, the salmon. This is survival of the fitest, retail mania or just a plain struggle to breath in second hand carbon dioxide. Not good for claustrophobia. Take plenty of buckets to fill up in the sweet shops. There's a cinema, every fast food chain going, a steak house and most major retail outlets in and around the Metro-Centre. The Christmas lights are very pretty, I must admit. I have lost count at how many times I have got lost in this place. Bright coloured maps are scattered about and they do make sense after a while. If you know what you want, where to find it and love losing yourself in a crowd full of retail freaks then you're in for a relaxing shop. Full steam ahead. read more

Don't know why they've made half of the blue multi-storey level 3 car park disabled parking only when during the busiest time half of the spaces were empty! And I hear you plan to do this for all other multi-storey shop level parking areas - really! read more