This is a good shopping center with a wide variety of stores. It's separated into two major sections. The Upper Section includes big box stores such as Target, Kohl's, Best Buy and Dick's, along with some smaller scale stores such as Nordstroms Rack, Michaels, and PetSmart. There are a couple of restaurants in the Upper Section, Chili's and TGI Fridays, two places I never visit. The Lower Section has more stores and a few restaurants including LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Robin and Panera Bread. There is a large Barnes and Noble and Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux. There is also a 110 Grill adjacent to the Cinema. The Cinema and the 110 Grill have their own parking lots. Two new restaurants are under construction in this section, The Yard House and Shake Shack. The Yard House is expected to have a standalone building, evident by the huge construction project taking up a large amount of parking in the Lower Section. During weekends and busy holidays, traffic police are out in force at the Shoppes, in part because there is only one way in and out of this sprawling shopping center. Traffic and parking can be an issue depending on where you want to park during peak periods. read more

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One star rating for cops creating traffic nightmare & the ongoing construction for well over 1 year The detour is ridiculous because of the construction, takes you way out of your way & never know if the road is open or not coming from Rt 20 or McCracken Rd. Northborough has more stores and no traffic problem because the police aren't involved in clogging up access. read more

DO NOT SHOP HERE AT CHRISTMAS TIME!!! This to be the worst plaza in the world. Over an hour to get out of the plaza after going into Target for 5 minutes? It's horrifying not being able to exit! Shame on you Millbury MA for not fixing this horrifying mess at Christmas time. The traffic situation is a nightmare. read more

I can't even begin to explain the actual horror of coming here when it is even remotely busy. It will take you significantly more than an hour to get out of the parking lot. It is an actual hellscape. It's the epitome of car-dependency and terrible infrastructure. If you've ever seen the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock" it feels like you're living it (but there's no Doctor to save you here). It is an every man for himself, honking, swearing, sweating, crying, losing your will to live type of experience. Thank god I had some food in the car for my unexpected stakeout because I might have passed out otherwise. Hire a traffic expert or something because I will be spreading the terrible news until someone does something about it. My cat has separation anxiety and I told her I'd only be gone for an hour so you've caused a kitten mental distress from this, too. I have never so seriously considered driving my car off of a cliff but it would certainly be a faster way down. (And for some context in the time it took me to write this review, I moved two car lengths forward. This is not okay.) read more

This is a great complex. Huge. As it says in the description (at the bottom of this page), this is most definitely the largest shopping complex in Massachusetts. Definitely true. SO many traffic cops, which is good..... they need these cops in the complex close to my house! Yet, traffic can still be slow, luckily for some reason I had no problems all day, I parked 5 times -- only waiting 1-3 minutes each time - so I guess I had better luck than other shoppers. Kohls to Barnes & Noble is tough, tons of traffic, and it is always better to go through Party City, and Babies R Us, for much less traffic - so I will do that from now on, and I suggest others do as well. & SO many choices for lunch, or if you're looking for ANYTHING they're bound to be somewhere throughout the complex, and if not, there is an AWESOME Walmart Supercenter in Whitinsville! read more

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good variety of stores but don't recommend it around the week or so before christmas. super busy and the traffic to get out is a total nightmare read more

Had never even heard of this place & was with the BFF in Marlboro Headed to Solomon Pond for Lane Bryant and WHAT?!!?!? Its not there anymore!!! So I Yelped Lane and didnt really feel like going to Natick so off to Blackstone Valley we went.. Not knowing what to expect as we had NEVER been before... Drive in & instantly pull left into the movie theatre parking which clearly other people do because the woman in front of me was businting a Uey too (yeah I said Busting a Uey)... So up the hill we went & OMMMMGGG There are shops everywhere - stinks if you want to go to random stores not near each other but there are SOOO MANY stores here & as the parents of toddlers we love OPEN stores, I hate taking my kid to the mall - running in & out of a store is soo much easier. There are a million restaurants here & you are bound to find something you like. There was a Target & some other big Anchor stores up the hill on the right... There were police everywhere directing traffic... All in all a great place! We might venture back without a purpose just to truly check out all they have... PS THe Lane Bryant was a little small compared to some others, but I did get a good deal! read more

I really love this shopping center. My BFF lives in CT so when they good weather roll arounds we meet there because it is reasonable distance from both our homes. It is great because he usually brings his dog and we usually go to Uno's or Panera to grab food because of the outdoor seating. There is a store for everyone here. Great area to walk around or just people watch. The should really build a foot bridge to connect each side of the shopping plaza. It can be somewhat dangerous to cross the street. I know there are always police offices but I think they leave the complex around 7 pm? read more

Love the Shoppes...it's our go-to for everything. Great movie theater. Shopping from tried-and-true Target, Kohl's, Marshall's/Home Goods, to awesome stores like Nordstrom Rack, Loft, Banana Republic and so much more. read more

I definitely enjoy shopping at Blackstone. They have something for everyone from Nordstroms rack, party city, target, best buy, marshalls and even torrid. They only thing that isn't ideal is the traffic. read more

We really enjoy visiting here. Plenty of places to shop including Target, Kohl's and Best Buy. Way too many choices when it comes to where to eat. My only complaint (and the reason for only 3 stars) is the traffic. Who designed this place with only one way in /out? Can be tough on the weekends. During the holidays We either go early or not at all. read more

The Shops at Blackstone Valley - Shopping Centers Near Me - Millbury, Massachusetts

This is really a great shopping plaza. Being a local - if you ever told me 10 years ago that a shopping plaza where this one is would work out, I'd probably laugh hysterically and then go get serious by watching Michelle Bachmann talk. Of course, no one told me they'd build a NEW 146!!! This place is great! Lots of shops, good selection restaurants, and a beauitful movie theatre. Negative - traffic, especially around the holidays. Only one way in and out, and in the winter, it can take 1/2 hour to get from Target to out. Also, they didn't make it too walker friendly when you have to cross from the Barnes and Nobles side to the Target side. You almost have to drive. Little gem - a walking path right before the shoppes - goes from Millbury to Worcester. Good for walking and biking. read more

I went into Lane Bryant Woman's Clothing Store the other day to buy a couple of outfits for the warm weather. I must say they have some cute clothes but $80.00 for a pair of cotton pants that look like tissue paper. I could not bring myself to pay the prices they were asking. $50.00 for a skimpy tank top. I am by no means cheap but my goodness I ran over to dress barn and got three bags full of clothes for a very reasonable price and really nice clothes. Plus you can choose from both sides if your not sure what size you are. I am not putting this store down but my goodness what's up with killing peoples pockets you used to be the go to store...no more for me please rethink your marketing strategy bigwigs. read more

The most fun place to spend time with friends. This place holds so many memories and I don't know what I would do if it wasn't there.

Love Applebee's for the atmosphere and gluten free foods... All good food and service..

Tons of shops. Only problem is there is only one way in and one way out. On busy days, you will easily spend 30 minutes or more just trying to leave. Poor planning. read more

Target...My Fav...Marshalls..Mega Shoe Dept.... Panera Bread....Paninis.... lots of great shops, restaurants and a lot of food choices.. ...Just stay away on weekends.. it gets crazy...traffic is not fun..one way in and one way out...causes back ups often read more

Awesome groups of stores up there. Yes the traffic sucks and is horrible when its busy. They usually have cops directing traffic when its busy. Still a slow process. Great stores but bring money if you want to do anything lol :) place is clean too! read more

The selections might not be the best but for the area it's not so bad. Has a lot of shops conveniently located together with plenty of places to eat, and a movie theatre. Good but not great unfortunately. Just okay. read more

Very good little shopping center. They have basically everything you need and it's very easy parking wise to get around. Only downside is it's one of the hot spots for teens so I would advise avoiding Friday/Saturday nights. read more

I'd give it 4 stars, but they NEED to make more than one entrance and exit, even with all the peeps directing traffic, it's a NIGHTMARE, to get in and out of read more

Nice out door mall good variety without breaking the bank. Buutt traffic sucks! They need another exit and the cops directing traffic make it worse also They need more quicker "kid friendly" restaurant choices. And Be careful walking around, cars go flying around the parking lot and with the warmer weather cars are getting broken into and you got all the wise ass teeny boppers hanging out... instead of having cops help create traffic they should have them walk and drive around to keep people safe... read more