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Trafford Centre bigger than Blue Water?

Just went to Manchester 2002 website and saw the Trafford Centre pics. Wow! It claims to be the biggest one of it's kind in Europe. I thought Blue Water in London was? Get back to me Manconians.

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Reply 1

AT82

The Trafford Centre is wiered. It has to be seen to believed. They place cost twise to built as Blue Water because the amount of detail is amazing. Its like it was built by the victorians. Its not that big, much bigger than the Meadow Hall in sheffield but the new Arndale in Manchester city centre (which is already the biggest cirty centre shopping centre in Europe) will bigger.

I think to answer your question you need vistit yourself and you will see what I mean.

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Reply 2

fishpaste

It's quite big yes. Especially that big ol' boat they have in there.

Reply 3

Rachel_manc

The Trafford Centre is big, but not as big as Bluewater! I kinda think thats a positive - Bluewater's too big I get too lost there lol!

Reply 4

drawmeamonkey

i think blue water is actually bigger, but doesnt have as many visitors. we did about out of town shopping centres for A level geog! i could dig my notes out but that would just be sad :rolleyes:

i did my work exp with the architects that designed the place. personally i dont like it, its a bit too much for me, and it all looks fake and imitated! but thats just me

tis good for shoppin though, not that easy to get to without a car.

Reply 5

drawmeamonkey

im *officially* sad :frown:

the trafford centre covers 150 acres and has 100,067 sq metres of retail space and 29,954 sq metres of leisure space
bluewater has 140,000 sq metres of retail and 11,600 sq metres of leisure

trafford centre has 24million vistors a year
bluewater actually has 27million

but trafford centres catchment area is 5.4 million ppl
bluewaters is 4.9 million ppl

and total retail expenditure is higher in the trafford centres catchment

and blue water hasnt got a selfridges :tongue:

cant believe i looked this up :biggrin:

Reply 6

Evolin

i always find that bluewater is too big too. we usually tend to go to lakeside instead as it has the shops we need withouht needing to walk miles.

but bluewaters always a cool place to visit with place when you've got a whole day ahead of you. Nevr been to the manchester on tho :rolleyes:

Reply 7

AT82

Does Bluewater sell cocktails at £15,000 a glass? The trafford centre does :biggrin:

Reply 8

calamity jane

I think he meant £150 unless you get to keep the glass and it was lined with gold and made of ruby!

Reply 9

drawmeamonkey

calamity jane

I think he meant £150 unless you get to keep the glass and it was lined with gold and made of ruby!

think he means this:

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/daily_news/default.asp?nxtStory=19142

Reply 10

AT82

calamity jane

I think he meant £150 unless you get to keep the glass and it was lined with gold and made of ruby!

It was lined with gold I think and yes it was £15,000! That shop also sold a pair of £1000 bananas once.

A £15,000 cocktail shaker can be bought at Harvey Nichols in Manchester. The world's most expensive cocktail comes with a diamond ring instead of an olive and has already been purchased by Manchester United teammates to suprise their girlfriends. (METRO)

Ah har!

Reply 13

fishpaste

Does the trafford centre still have parrots? I haven't seen them for years.

Reply 14

Jaq

fishpaste

Does the trafford centre still have parrots? I haven't seen them for years.

No they don't have the animal corner thing anymore. They have Nandos their instead

Reply 15

fishpaste

Jaq

No they don't have the animal corner thing anymore. They have Nandos their instead

oohhh. sinister. There used to be birds there. Now there's a mexican chicken restaurant.

Reply 16

drawmeamonkey

does anyone remember the birds in the arndale centre??? they were near where argos used to be in the bit that got the worst bomb damage. did they die in the bomb or were they taken away before that???

or did i just imagine the whole thing??? :confused: