Spectacular building (The Bullring)

Member Name: vazaa50

Product:	The Bullring
Date:	10/12/08 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: massive variety of shops

Disadvantages: one day is not enough

I visited the Bull Ring on Monday 27th October for about 3 hours and really enjoyed the experience.

To review such a huge place I must start with the slightly dull but hopefully helpful points: the mall was very well signposted, essential due to its sheer size, kept very clean, I must have seen three cleaning staff in a three hour time window, that's impressive, it was well staffed with security and had information points, cash points and toilets on every floor. With Selfridges at one end and Debenhams at the other there are a vast variety of shops in between and spread over its three floors. The architecture is lovely with some very eye catching design features, namely the Selfridges escalators and its bulbous metallic exterior corner facing St Martins Cathedral. The mall's lower level runs from one end to the other below ground and the architects have cleverly split the ground and first floor so that the view of St Martins is not obstructed creating a rather attractive avenue and viewing platform effortlessly merging new with old in a successful and eye catching way.

I won't go into the vast array of shops available as their website does that very well.

I had a much-needed refreshment stop in Selfridges' food hall in the Pretzel cafe - very nice, as well as a much needed take out coffee and muffin (chocolate and orange - you must try one!) from Costa Coffee on the ground floor.

We parked in the underground carpark and were pleasantly surprised with the tariff. The Mall is located right next to New Street and Moor street station.

Opening times:

Monday 9.30am-8.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am-8.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am-8.00pm
Thursday 9.30am-8.00pm
Friday 9.30am-8.00pm
Saturday 9.00am-8.00pm
Sunday 11.00am-5.00pm
Bank Holidays 10.00am-6.00pm

I wrote this on helphound.com aswell.

Summary: excellent place to spend a day