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The range of products and prices in the big stores are similar to those in most city centres. All the other retail outlets you'd expect to see are here too including: Dorothy Perkins; Evans; La Senza; Monsoon; New Look; Next; Oasis; Principles; Republic; River Island; Top Shop and Zara. The ... Read review
Advantages: A great fully enclosed shopping centre Disadvantages: no M and S (yet)
...We recently found ourselves on the M62 heading back towards Manchester near Leeds and in need of a long break. Although not totally clear what it was, we saw the brown shopping basket signs and the arrow off the motorway to the White Rose Centre.
Within minutes we had gone round a few roundabouts and an entrance to the White Rose Centre was on our left. Not knowing which was the best car park for the site we followed the car in front, ... ...a good car park for the disabled as there were a lot of reserved disabled spaces and the entrance to the centre had a large shop mobility office.
A first impression of the White Rose doesn't compare with the Trafford Centre in Manchester or Meadowhall in Sheffield, but this could be because the local road network doesn't allow it to be seen from a distance. Admittedly it isn't as big as these out of town megacentres, but with over ... more
WHITE ROSE CENTRE
We recently found ourselves on the M62 heading back towards Manchester near Leeds and in need of a long break. Although not totally clear what it was, we saw the brown shopping basket signs and the arrow off the motorway to the White Rose Centre.
Within minutes we had gone round a few roundabouts and an entrance to the White Rose Centre was on our left. Not knowing which was the best car park for the site we followed the car in front, which took us into Car Park 6. This also happened to be a good car park for the disabled as there were a lot of reserved disabled spaces and the entrance to the centre had a large shop mobility office.
A first impression of the White Rose doesn't compare with the Trafford Centre in Manchester or Meadowhall in Sheffield, but this could be because the local road network doesn't allow it to be seen from a distance. Admittedly it isn't as big as these out of town megacentres, but with over 100 retail shops White Rose does still have a lot to offer.
Once you enter the centre it is fully enclosed. While you shop inside, a patrol on a motor bike goes around the car parks (six in total) to give you that sense of security often lacking in modern town and city centres. Security staff are also on patrol inside the centre, which basically consists of a long lower floor mall with an upper floor food court. At each end of White Rose the main stores in the centre are Debenhams and Sainsbury's, with other large stores being British Home Stores and Primark.
Even though the centre isn't massive on scale a free map is available at information stands to help you navigate around. Shopping is the main purpose of any visit, but on the occasion of our visit we were very hungry and went to the food court area on the upper level. Sainsbury, Debenhams and British Home Stores have restaurants/cafes if you want a more formal meal, but we went for fast food. In addition to McDonald's and KFC the food court has other fast food favourites like Pizza Hut Express, Spudulike and Subway. A local cake and pie shop Ainsleys offers a variation on the usual mass produced food and along the lower floor mall there are two light refreshment bars run by Costa Coffee and Druckers.
Unfortunately, on our visit to the White Rose we had limited time because we were travelling back to Lancashire, but most people will visit to concentrate on shopping. The range of products and prices in the big stores are similar to those in most city centres. All the other retail outlets you'd expect to see are here too including: Dorothy Perkins; Evans; La Senza; Monsoon; New Look; Next; Oasis; Principles; Republic; River Island; Top Shop and Zara. The main sports shops of JD, JJB and Sports World are also in the centre.
No large shopping centre would be complete without Argos and the high street newsagent WH Smith. I did notice one significant store missing from the White Rose and this was Marks and Spencer, but I believe they will be coming soon. As a motorway traveller I didn't find this a big problem, even though I am partial to their produce. M and S is now in a lot of motorway service areas so we called in at Birch Services (Manchester) for some quality food on our way home.
Meanwhile, concentrating on the White Rose Centre, there are a decent number of shoe outlets including: Clarks; Dolcis; Faith; Ravel; Schuh; Stylo Barratt and Unze. Travel agents, mobile phone shops, jewellers and toy shops are also well catered for. There is even a Disney Store which is usually very popular with the younger children.
For those who have got mobility problems the White Rose Centre claims to offer free battery operated scooters or manual wheelchairs. We did not use this service, but wheelchairs can be booked in advance and all the public areas have toilets and lifts for wheelchair use. Prams and pushchairs can also easily move around the centre and there are ample parent and baby changing facilities.
For those who are short of fuel Sainsbury have a station selling petrol and diesel at the exit from the White Rose Centre. Being a major brand provider the fuel is competitively priced, which is another great benefit.
Public transport is provided from a number of Yorkshire towns and cities by bus. Key local centres from where you can travel are Leeds (of course), Bradford, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Morley, Pudsey and Wakefield.
In Summary the White Rose Centre has over a hundred retail outlets; nearly 5,000 car parking spaces (all free and within easy walking distance of centre entrance); a bus station; a free shop mobility scheme and a Sainsbury fuel station.
Opening Hours Mon, Tues, Wed and Friday: 10am until 8pm Thursday: 10am until 9pm Saturday: 9am until 7pm Sunday: 11am until 5pm
Advantages: Women's clothes shops lined together :o) Disadvantages: Men will complain because their's aren't :o(
...of you who haven’t visited the White Rose centre and wonder what it’s like, then imagine Meadow Hall (Sheffield), Trafford Centre (Manchester) or Metro Centre (Newcastle) only think along a smaller scale. My main argument with such larger than large shopping centres is that they take a whole weekend to trudge round and turn shopping into a traumatic, stressful, nervous breakdown experience! The White Rose Centre on the other hand can ... ...it should be ;o)
The White Rose Centre consists of two levels…
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Nearly all the shops within the centre are on this level and there are three (I think…) entrances/exits. At the one far end is Debanhams, which is the way you will enter if you come by bus. At the other far end, where another entrance is, are shops such as: Peter Jones China, Boots, Argos, and Dixon’s. This is also the area cash machines are located ...
Scatz500 19.10.2001
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Advantages: Free parking, out of the city centre Disadvantages: Often crowded
The White Rose Centre is located near to the M621 in Leeds. It's not far from the infamous football ground of Elland Road and is sufficiently far out of the centre so as to avoid nightmare parking scenarios.
Parking and travel
The White Rose offer free parking in 8 to 10 enormous car parks. It also has a bus station and a taxi facility so, when you're laden down with shopping, travel is convenient. There are a substantial number of disabled spaces ... ...are no steps leading from the car parks to the centre.
The road system for the centre is almost like a ring road in that is runs the entire way round the centre. It is almost like an enormous two way roundabout. Cap parks are clearly marked so when you get out or your car you can take note of which car park you're in and can get back there easily afterwards.
Facilities
There are two main information points in the centre where you can go if you ...
emmayaffe 16.12.2002
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Advantages: Over 100 retail outlets , All under one roof, Free car parking spaces Disadvantages: none
...near Morley in Leeds (off the M62 junction 28) There are eight car parks around the Centre with 4800 FREE car parking spaces. In addition, there is a taxi rank, a bus station and a coach station. There are buses every 5 or 10 minutes from Leeds Bus Station, City Square and the Corn Exchange to the White Rose Centre during the day Monday to Saturday. A list of service numbers can be found at the Customer Information Desk. Normal opening hours are: ... ...****Update*****
From the 25th September 2001 this shopping centre will become a no-smoking centre.
The shopping centre itself has got one floor, but it has got a second floor in the middle. Although some shops do have 2 floors. The ground floor has got all the shops (over 100 retail outlets), big names such as BHS, Boots, HMV, Next, Debenhams, Argos. There are all varieties of shops, inc Clothes, Shoes, Sports, Jewellery, Travel Agents, Music, ...
nikki_leeds 17.09.2001 (18.09.2001)
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Advantages: lots and lots of shopping Disadvantages: tired feet and big credit card bills
...Yorkshire and easily accessible via the M1 (junction 41) and the M62. Located near to Elland Rd Football Stadium on the outskirts of leeds, it is well signposted and is easy to notice upon approach.
Parking is not a problem, as the centre is not as well known as some other major shopping malls. There is sufficient parking for thousands of people and on any regular day you can always get a spot pretty close to the door. As expected, during festive ... ...to park further away from the entrance. Remebering where you parked is made easy as, although there are many entrances, all car parks are numbered so if you remember where you came in you will have no problem finding your transport on the way out.
There is a small bus station outside the back entrance of Bhs which has bus connections to most of Leeds, including the centre, which is great for connections with the National bus station and train station. ...
bec55 08.07.2006
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Advantages: Free Parking, Large Variety of shops in one place Disadvantages: Chav Central, No Individuality, Can Be Crowded
...snobbery, but it really is the case now. Everywhere you turn in White Rose you see some small pocket of "yoofs" wearing kappa tracksuits tucked into football socks, white adidas trainers, a tracksuit top (not matching) and a Burberry cap or similar depending on their chav status (See an Upcoming Ciao Cafe review for that one!)
The White Rose Centre is actually a useful place. It has a whole gamete of high street stores conviniently massed in one ... ...nowadays). There is also the larger department stores (BHS, Marks and Spencers and WHSmiths) as well as a Sainsbury's Savacentre for all those outlet foodstuffs. There is a bias towards women's shopping, but find me a mall catering for men's fashions and I will be there every single weekend.
Access is easy since all door levels are on ground level and there are lifts at the edges of the mall. Parking is plentiful, although not massively close to ...
beevorm 28.10.2006
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