Haymarket Shopping Centre

Haymarket Shopping Centre
Location Leicester
Address 1 Kildare Walk, City Centre, Leicester, LE1 3YH
Opening date 1972
Management Munroe K Asset Management
Owner ING Real Estate Investment Management
No. of stores and services 65
No. of anchor tenants Primark, T.K. Maxx
Total retail floor area 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2)[1]
Parking 500 spaces
No. of floors 2
Website http://www.haymarketshopping.co.uk/

The Haymarket Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the city centre of Leicester, England. It opened in 1972,[2] and is located immediately to the east of the Clock Tower. The shopping centre is owned by ING Real Estate Investment Management.[3]

The Haymarket is bounded by Haymarket and Belgrave Gate to the north, Charles Street to the east, and Humberstone Gate to the south. To the west it fronts onto the Clock Tower area.

Most of the frontage is red brick. However, at the Clock Tower end, and on the corner of Humberstone Gate and Charles Street, other frontages are retained (the former being Littlewoods, and the latter being the old site of C&A, latterly Allders and now a Primark store).

In May 2006 it was announced that Woolworths were to vacate their unit in the centre in 2007 after being "made an offer they could not refuse" by the landlords.[4] Peacocks have since opened a new fashion store on the former Woolworths site facing Marks and Spencers. The store opened in October 2007.

The retail space is on two levels, with a car park on top. The Haymarket Theatre was also part of the building, occupying part of the first floor. This has since closed down and been succeeded by the new Curve Theatre, Leicester on Halford Street. Located at the front of the entrance to the Haymarket Theatre is the only major piece of abstract sculpture in the city centre.[5]

Tesco opened a metro store in the centre in August 2009.[6]

Contents

Stores

All stores are on two floors. Haymarket Shopping Centre has the following stores; Primark, T.K. Maxx, Peacocks, Eurochange, Bon Marche, Perfect Home, Greggs, Bright House, The Co-operative Food, The Depot Xtra, Poundworld, H&M, Ryman, Tesco Express, Sports Direct, Cafee Express, Poundworld, Runway, Clark's Shoes, Curry's Digital, Ryman, David Cheshire, Bakers Oven, Timpsons, Ann Summers, Haymarket News, First Leicester travel shop, Suit Plus, Card Factory, The PC Hub, Zargos, New2U, CEX! and Boots Pharmacy.

Transport

Haymarket Shopping Centre has a bus station Haymarket Bus Station.

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