Shop in Hull (St Stephens Shopping Center (Hull))

Member Name: badders-si

Product:	St Stephens Shopping Center (Hull)
Date:	06/11/08 (358 review reads)
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Advantages: Some shops that have never been in Hull before

Disadvantages: Not all units taken up yet

St Stephens shopping centre is the newest shopping centre opened in Kingston Upon Hull. It is a monster of a building in the Centre of the city. Hull really needed a large modern shopping centre to attract some of the bigger names in retailing that were absent from the City. It was opened in September 2007 and was no where near the finished article.

The new building is very modern and it is interlinked to the transprt interchange, and the new Hull Truck Theatre. It has made a big differnce this area of the city centre. An area that was very dated now looks very modern and has the new focal point of the city centre.

When it was first opened there was a lot of empty retail units and this gave the place a cold feel. Gradually some of these units are starting to fill up more and more. With more retail companies and other facilities become available.

Currently there are shops such as NEXT, H&M, Zara, Oasis, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Pumpkin Patch, Topshop Topman, The Body Shop, and many more. The complex also contains restaurants such as Nando's, Prezzo, and Starbucks. AS well as these shops there is now a REEL cinema and a Gala Bingo.

As part of the project there is a large Tesco Extra which is based at the very back of the complex. This is open 24 hours Monday to Saturday.

I feel that this place as starter to develop more and more over time. When it first opened yes there were problems and it did look a bit empty in places but now it has started to grow. The Tesco's store is always very busy now throughout the week and the weekend.

One thing to not is if you are not stopping for a over two hours park in the Tesco carpark at the back of the complex as it is free for two hours. If you stay any longer though you can not pay you simply have to move the car. The entrance to this car park is not from the City Centre but actually from Park Street, this runs between Spring Bank Avenue and Anlaby Road.
You can however follow the parking signs and pay to park in the carpark above the shopping centre and the entrance to this is of Ferensway A1079.

Shopping Hours are as follows:
Monday to Wednesday: 9am - 7pm
Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday: 9am - 7pm
Saturday: 9am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Bank Holiday Monday: 10am - 5pm

The web page to have a look at this place is http://www.ststephens-hull.com

Summary: This is growing as time goes by and getting better every month