I still remember the buzz when this place opened years ago. It basically offers high street brands…read moreat cheaper prices and there are bargains to be had throughout. It's an aesthetically pleasing, modern building with the shops partially covered by what look like massive tents above. There's a large, sometimes supervised play area here aswell in one corner (for up to 12 years old). It's not just shopping here though. There's a nine screen Odeon cinema and a large food court with Mcdonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee, Starbucks and others aswell as another children's play area. It's a great spot popular with adults and teenagers alike and you can easily kill a couple of hours wandering round everywhere. As well as clothes shops, it's also got sports shops, music shops, mobile phone shops and pretty much everything you could want. All at affordable prices too.

An open-air shopping arcade which used to be known as Greyfriars, this has several worthwhile shops…read moreto browse. I have often bought things in the Edinburgh Woollen Mill here, The Works, Holland and Barrett and Thorntons and yesterday was no exception! Other shops include Poundland, TX Maxx, Card Factory, Store Twenty One, F. Hinds and Claire's. I couldn't find the wooden statue of Merlin yesterday which is supposed to stand here perhaps it has been removed for renovation or repair. Merlin's Walk is situated next to the bus station and there's a large car park at the Argos end too. Opening times: Mon-Sat: 9am 5.30pm Sundays: 10am 4pm (Late night shopping at Christmas)

The walk is a very interesting centre and John Nash, the manager, has organised a number of events…read morethat visitors from afar and locally will appreciate time after time. Thanks John for allowing No3 Welsh Wing of the Air Cadets to be involved with the Centre. We look forward to running a number of events in the Walk starting in April and going through until November. This will help us greatly to raise our profile and we hope it will provide entertainment and interest for your visitors. Stuart Morgan Deputy Wing Chairman No3 Welsh Wing Air Cadets

The Quadrant Shopping Centre is great as it is indoors and with our lovely welsh weather it is nice…read moreto be in from the wet and cold. There are loads and loads of shops in the Quadrant like HMV, Game , W H smiths , Clinton cards and Debenhams. It can get pretty packed out with shoppers at peak times and especially with the run up to christmas. At christmas there is usually a lovely christmas tree with lots of decorations which make it look really nice. The shopping centre always looks clean and tidy and you will always find a cleaner pottering around.

The Quadrant is like many indoor shopping centres across the UK. It mostly houses chain stores like…read moreHMV, Clarks, WHSmiths, Faith and so on and so forth. Shops you find in every town in Britain. The Quadrant itself is quite pleasant though, it has a predominently glass roof which allows it to be very bright and airy inside. There's a gallery cafe which looks out on to the main concourse of the shopping centre which is great for people watching. The bus station also comes out of one end, so finding it is very easy, and also you won't have far to carry bags to get a bus. Or even to get to your car if you choose to park in the NCP which also adjoins the Quadrant. You can also get to Swansea Market via an entrance in the Quadrant. The largest store by far is Debehams, which is a large department store and takes up almost an entire wing of its own. ANECDOTE: I was sick on the doors of Debehams one Christmas as I was shopping for presents and very rapidly came down with a virus. There are public toilets (free) upstairs which are clean and well maintained. The buidling is decorated according to the seasons, and a large Christmas tree is the focus during the winter.

There is a mixture of big name shops and market at the Rhiw…read moreThere is a huge Boots, Shoe Fayre and W H Smith A Greggs and Ferraries plus some cafes. The market has a really good butchers and a news agents. There is a multi story car park that leads right into the Rhiw with motability wheelchar rental on the third floor. Its not a huge shopping center but you walk through it to get to the main street and there is always something to stop and look at

Lots of shops packed into a rather small arcade. There is a large Boots store, a WHSmith, Greggs…read moreand a Game store to name just afew. The rhiw backs onto a multistory so parking is a doddle. There is also parking behind Wilkinsons, which is cheaper to park in but does mean an extra 1 minute walk :-) There is also a market ajoined to the Rhiw with all sorts of stalls including electronic store, sweets, cafes and butchers.

The Maylord Shopping Centre has a car park underneath with lots of spaces. The only thing is there…read moreis not enough room to pass cars that have stopped and you want to drive by and get another spot. You end up waiting for ages until they have parked to get by. The shopping centre is light and clean but there are not many shops in the centre itself. It has a good cafe where you can sit and people watch.

This place is realy good! Nice big carpark underneath aswell. Nice cafe upstairs. Shops inside are…read moregreat. Love the shops! Has a cheap sweet stall downstairs aswell. Rubarb shop is great for the girls who love pink. Next is also in this shopping centre and thats a nice shop

Beacons place is an arcade shopping centre that links Merthyr Tydfil town centre to tesco and is…read morelocated from the bottom end of tesco and comes out opposite WHSmith. The shopping arcade is painted all white and has white tiles on the floor, also has steps and a ramp for access into the town. Brecon Beacons have a few shops inside including, Priceless shoes, a nail bar, chinese herb shop, purfume shop, MKone, Clarks, The princapality bank, a cafe, an army recrutiment centre, a lottery booth, a greetings card shop and a gamestation. It is always clean in the area and gets quite busy as everyone parks in Tesco and walks through there to get to the town centre.

Bridgend Designer Outlet, or McArthur Glen, as some people still seem to know it, is a strange…read moreplace just off the M4 heading towards Bridgend. I remember when it first opened; it was very, very exciting. For the first time South Wales has a selection of designer outlet stores, ranging through everything. From Cadbury to M&S, from Revlon to Whittard, and from Cotton Traders to Animal. The choice was endless. Then the excitement soon wore off, when we realised that these were just normal high street stores with things either substandard or just a little bit cheaper. This is a collection of all that is unwanted from the other shops. That being said, you can pick up some really good bargains from this place, especially from Bookends and some of the sports and camping gear shops. This is a good place to come to if you're after functional items, but not really the kind of place which is going to wow you with its selection of wonderful boutiques. There is also a cinema and food court on site, so you can make a day of it (if there's really nothing better to do). This place getting heaving when it's raining outside.

This is outlet store is both fantastic and highly annoying at the same time. Firstly if your after…read moreanything outdoorsy then this is a fantastic place to come, there are loads of stores dedicated to walking, skying ect. If you are shopping for fashion I would say don't bother. There are the likes of Gap, CK where you can get some decent basics but not really your going out on Saturday night stuff. Gift shopping is pretty good here and I also seem to make a trip up at Christmas time. Its only 20 minutes from Cardiff so worth a trip and there's plenty of parking and open late for hassle free shopping. Its also has a large food court with KFC, Pizza Hut, Jacket Potatoes, Pies, a cafe and more.

A great retail park which I only explored properly yesterday (having only driven past it before)!…read moreThere are stores all the way around with plenty of separate car parks. The largest store is Morrison Supermarket and there is also an Argos Extra, Currys, Carpet Right, Homebase, Comet, Benson's Beds, and others. Very useful, especially if you're shopping for the home.

Good shopping centre and not too many empty stores. We last went on a very rainy day but it didn't…read moretake away from the shopping experience. I love that they have little food places staggered around like Ben's Cookies (which is always an essential when shopping for the family!) Easy to get to and access. Worth the visit.

Wow! I could do some serious damage at this place! Cabot Circus is a beautifully constructed…read more"outdoor" shopping centre with every store you can imagine! We were staying across the street at the Future Inn and on the evening we arrived, we strolled over to take a quick peek at the adventures I would be exploring the next day. Much to my surprise, pleasure and happiness, there was a Pret right there as soon as we walked in! Breakfast at the hotel was on the pricey side so we knew where we'd be coming in the morning and we certainly needed to get fueled up for a day of shopping! CC has lots of high end, brand name stores and with even more shops beyond the boundaries of CC, this made for a lovely day of retail therapy. My poor husband... oh well, at least they had an Apple store for him. ;)

Brilliant and easily accessbile shopping centre with loads of top brands and free parking which is…read morea huge bonus. There's often great events for kids at the weekends too.