| Location | Canterbury, Kent, England |
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| Opening date | 2004 |
| Developer | Land Securities LTD |
| No. of stores and services | 26 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Parking | 530 spaces in a designated car park. |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | www.whitefriars-canterbury.co.uk |
Whitefriars Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Canterbury, Kent, England.
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The Whitefriars Shopping Quarter is situated on the site of the former multi-storey car park and Ricemans department store. Following the demolition of these buildings a new multi storey carpark and a Fenwick department store were constructed.
The "Big Dig" archaeological excavation was carried out on the site by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust in conjunction with Channel 4's Time Team from 2000-2003, unearthing mostly Roman and Mediaeval finds.[1]
The centres's main stores are Tesco Metro, Marks & Spencer, Fenwick, Boots and Next. Other chain stores at the centre are Topshop, Build-A-Bear Workshop, H. Samuel, Goldsmiths, Beaverbrooks, H&M, Zara, Clarks, Republic, Jane Norman, Ernest Jones, River Island, Sunglass Hut International, Monsoon, EAT., 3 Mobile and Clinton Cards.[2] The Whitefriars Quarter also includes the world's first M&S Kitchen.[3]
Whitefriars Shopping Centre is adjacent to the Canterbury Bus Station which contains links to Thanet, Dover, Folkestone, Ashford, Bluewater and London. Cycles UK offers cycle hire around the city and is situated next to a taxi rank. A park and ride system operates between three main suburban areas.