Fort Kinnaird
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Management | British Land |
| Owner | Crown Estate and The Hercules Unit Trust |
| No. of stores and services | Almost 70 |
| Parking | 2,600 spaces |
| Website | www.fortkinnaird.com |
Fort Kinnaird is a large outdoor retail park located off the A1 in the south-east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1989 and it is currently the second largest retail park in the UK.
It is held by the Gibraltar Limited Partnership, a 50/50 joint venture of the Crown Estate and The Hercules Unit Trust, a Jersey based property unit trust, and managed by British Land, who are a majority shareholder. The partnership has its registered office in London, was formed under English law, and has no bearing with the laws of Gibraltar (limited partnerships formed in Gibraltar can be used to avoid or reduce UK tax payments, however, this partnership is not a Gibraltar partnership).
Shops located in the retail park range from larger units which include Smyths Toys, Currys PC World, Waterstones, M&S, Next, Argos, River Island, Sports Direct, Outfit Fashion, New Look, T.K. Maxx, HomeSense and Boots to smaller units such as mobile electronics, fashion, gifts and jewellery outlets.
Food chains are currently a McDonald's restaurant and drive-thru, Pizza Hut, three Costa Coffee There is a standalone unit, one inside WH Smith and one inside Odeon, Patisserie Valerie, Starbucks (within Waterstones), Greggs, Subway and M&S Cafe Revive. Late November and early December 2014 saw the arrival of Frankie and Benny's, TGI Fridays, Chiquito, Five Guys as well as Ed's Easy Diner and Caffè Nero which were all part of the £24 million extension plan.
A KFC and Burger King are located right next to the retail park but are not actually part of the complex.
Transport
Although Fort Kinnaird is within the city limits, it is also a popular destination with shoppers from East and Midlothian, particularly nearby Musselburgh and Dalkeith.
Road
From the A1 Newcraighall Junction
Rail
Newcraighall railway station is 0.5 miles to the east of Fort Kinnaird.
Buses
- 30
- 108
Eve Coaches
- 128
Further Development
Work began in late 2013 on a £24m extension to the park which included a seven screen Odeon cinema, seven restaurants such as Ed's Easy Diner, Pizza Express, Five Guys, Nando's, TGI Friday's, Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito. Caffe Nero and a children’s play area were also part of this redevelopment.
[1] It will occupy the area which formerly housed Megabowl, Chiquito, Frankie & Benny's and the previous UCI cinema, which were cleared in 2008..
New stores were also added too such as T.K.Maxx, HomeSense, the chain's first store in Scotland, (Both occupying previous Comet and JJB outlets). Primark occupies the former Toys R Us superstore. Other stores just added include Jacamo, Simply-Be and Fatface.
As of mid December 2014 Frankie and Benny's, TGI Fridays, Five Guys, Chiquito, Caffè Nero, Ed's Easy Diner, T.K.Maxx, HomeSense and Fatface have all opened their doors to customers leaving only Odeon to arrive in March 2015
On Friday 20 March 2015, Odeon opened their doors to the public.
By late November 2015, the car park had been redesigned, creating a more efficient environment.
Primark officially opened on Wednesday 16th December at 10am, completing the £24m extension to the retail park. The Fort Kinnaird retail park is now more popular than ever, with more than 60 of the nation's favourite stores and restaurants.
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Coordinates: 55°56′6.30″N 3°6′12.46″W / 55.9350833°N 3.1034611°W