Shops, Shopping Centres & Retail Parks in Warrington
With a huge selection of retail parks and shopping centres, Warrington is a shoppers’ paradise. In 1987 Swedish furniture giant IKEA opened their first UK store in Warrington and until 2006 it was their only branch in North West England. It’s situated at the Gemini Retail Park, also home to the biggest Marks & Spencer outside London. Only the brave should venture here at the weekend as severe traffic jams are quite frequent.
The main shopping streets in Warrington town centre are Buttermarket Street, Horsemarket Street, Sankey Street, and Bridge Street, which all intersect at Market Gate. Here you’ll also find the Golden Square shopping centre, redeveloped in 2007 and housing around 150 shops.
| Name | Location | Map | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Leys Farm | Peacock Lane, High Legh | [View Map] | Family-run farm with farm shop selling organic eggs and potatoes, plus other fresh produce. |
| Alban Retail Park | Winwick Road | [View Map] | Retail park. Stores here include Carpet Right, Carphone Warehouse, KFC, Pizza Hut, HobbyCraft, Currys, Mothercare, Halfords, PC World, and First Choice Holiday Hypermarket. |
| Bents Garden Centre | Warrington Road, Glazebury | [View Map] | Garden Centre with a huge selection of plants, shrubs, garden furniture and equipment. Offers a restaurant, café, children’s activities, and a busy programme of events (painting classes, talks, etc.) |
| Birchwood Shopping Centre | Dewhurst Road, Birchwood | [View Map] | Shopping mall in Birchwood home to over 50 stores, mainly high street names, including Carphone Warehouse, Domino’s Pizza, Superdrug, and Argos. |
| Cockhedge Shopping Park | Cockhedge Way | [View Map] | Shopping centre and retail park. Shops include Argos, Asda, Carpet Right, Comet, Maplin, Superdrug, and Bensons Bed Centre. |
| Corks Out | 96 London Road, Stockton Heath | [View Map] | Award-winning wine merchant. |
| Gemini Retail Park | Junction 8, M62 | [View Map] | Out of town retail park. Stores include IKEA, Next, Boots, and Marks and Spencer. |
| Golden Square | Centre | [View Map] | Town centre shopping mall. |
| Riverside Retail Park | Wharf Street | [View Map] | Retail park with Pizza Hut, Next, Homebase, JJB Sports and Borders. |
| Westbrook Centre | Westbrook | [View Map] | Includes Asda and the Odeon Cinema. |