Friars Walk, Newport
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| Location | Newport, South Wales |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 12 November 2015 |
| Developer | Queensberry Real Estate |
| Owner | Queensberry Real Estate |
| Total retail floor area | 390,000 sq. ft. |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | http://friarswalknewport.co.uk/ |
Friars Walk is a partially under-cover shopping centre and leisure complex in Newport city centre, South Wales. It has several levels and includes a range of high street shops, eateries and a cinema. The complex is linked by the redeveloped John Frost Square to the Kingsway Shopping Centre, Newport Museum, Art Gallery and Central Library and Newport bus station. The complex is a short walk from the high street shops of Commercial Street and High Street. Newport railway station is also a short walk away.
The Friars Walk car park holds 350 cars and over 1000 spaces are available in the adjacent Kingsway multi-storey car park, both accessed from the A4042 Kingsway.
Contents
List of tenants
Shops
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- Debenhams anchor store (opened by designer Julien MacDonald) [1]
- The Body Shop
- EE
- Greggs
- Hawkin's Bazaar
- H&M [1]
- Jack & Jones
- Jeffries Jewellers
- JD Sports
- Krispy Kreme
- Marks & Spencer Food Hall
- Mothercare
- Muffin Break
- Next [1]
- New Look
- Occasions
- Pandora
- River Island [1]
- Schuh
- Tiger
- Topshop [1]
- Vodafone
- Yankee Candle
- Coffee #1
Leisure
- Cineworld cinema [1]
- Superbowl UK: ten-pin bowling lanes, Crazy Club soft play centre, Laser Quest arena, amusement arcade, retro diner and boutique bar - opens March 2016.[2]
Restaurants
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- Chiquito
- Frankie & Benny's
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen
- Las Iguanas
- Le Bistrot Pierre
- Loungers
- Nando's
- Prezzo
- TGI Friday's
- Wagamama
- Zizzi
Development
The original plans by Modus Corovest were scrapped in 2009 because of the recession[3] but revived in a downsized £100 million scheme by Queensberry Real Estate in 2012. Plans included a six-screen cinema, ten pin bowling alley, eight restaurants and a 360 space carpark.[4] A new bus station was also included, with finance coming from a £90 million loan from Newport City Council.[5]
The new design was by Leslie Jones Architecture.[1] Construction began in April 2014. The scheme opened on 12 November 2015, raising Newport from 200th to 77th in the UK's retail rankings and heralded as a "lifeline for Newport".[1] The total cost came to £117 million.[1]
References
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