what do you all think of meadowhall?
personally, id rather go into sheffield centre anyday!
sammie

I think its alright. Went to Meadowhall on Friday with a mate. He was very impressed :x He thinks its better than the Trafford Centre over in Mancra*ster. My personal preference would be the city centre too. Not as warm, nor congested! :)

I like meadowhall for the rainy days (like today), and for the arcade (i'm a big kid), and the cinema (same again)!
I prefer sheffield centre tho!

I prefer outdoor shopping but as Sheffield hasn't really got a city centre as such it can be daunting getting from one end to the other.

The good things about MH are
1. Free parking
2. Great when you have children as plenty of lifts and changing facilities.
3. Security cameras and personnel so you feel safe.

But all things considered give me Chesterfield any day.

Originally posted by Mo

But all things considered give me Chesterfield any day.
LMAO:lol:

The convenience of free parking is what mostly attracts me to Meadowhall. On the downside I don't like huge crowds and I often feel irritable and hot in Meadowhall. On the whole I prefer open air shopping that comes with the town centre.

Originally posted by DaBouncer
LMAO:lol:

I suppose it depends what you're looking for. For me it's fine plus the parking is much cheaper and the place is much more pleasant. It certainly isn't as filthy and litter strewn as Sheffield.

That's where I would have to disagree with you Mo, I have found it just as (if not more) full of litter as Sheffield. I prefer Sheffield any day of the week!

Meadowhall has good and bad points - but it is ONLY a shopping centre for Heavens sake, not a place of worship (unless shopping is your way of life)

It's free to park, and it's convenient, but it misses something that the city centre has...I can't put my finger on it

it'sgreat in winter when it's cold and rainy outside, but in summer it overheats too quick. the cinemas are pretty good too.

Originally posted by Abby
Meadowhall has good and bad points - but it is ONLY a shopping centre for Heavens sake, not a place of worship (unless shopping is your way of life)

It's free to park, and it's convenient, but it misses something that the city centre has...I can't put my finger on it
Authenticity.

I particularly like the 'lanes' for small stallholders - all cosy with beams and wood and stuff. Oh and the mexican cantina facade in the food court. And the big potted palms.

Kind of like Disneyland - with no attractions, just shops.Also - too far away. Can get most things without even having to go in to centre, let alone meadowhall.

All things considered it functions very well, always busy, free parking, food and toilets and lots of shops.

Its alright but not great.....went to Leeds and that had all the major designer shops for clothes :o

Meadowhall is great, not that we go often, as we can get all we need in other places, we get around to Chesterfield town centre and the market, Sheffield Moor, city centre, Market area.

The best thing about Meadowhall is that you are protected from the bad weather and you can sit down somewhere warm when your dogs are barking.

Meadowhall is the best place in the world. Id happily spend whole days there if i had the time. I love the layout and the shops and the atmosphere. When i die im having my ashes scattered in the fake plant pots there.
Its my 2nd home.

Originally posted by kittykat
Meadowhall is the best place in the world. Id happily spend whole days there if i had the time. I love the layout and the shops and the atmosphere. When i die im having my ashes scattered in the fake plant pots there.
Its my 2nd home.

In Meadowhall everything you need is a short walk away - it should be open 24 hrs and have 'quiet' rooms with recliners for sleeping in.

good idea!

Took the wife and baby shopping in the city centre today. I decided that I was sick of being dragged round meadowhall for clothes and xmas pressie shopping.

Why did I bother!

1. Parked in a rubbished NCP car park that involved several manouvers just to climb several ramps to find the last (extra small) parking space on the top floor. (Meadowhall has easy access to parking)

2. Had to carry Pram (with baby and usual accessories) down 8 flights of stairs to ground floor level. (Meadowhall uses a little invention called a lift)

3. Had to manouver pram along several stretches of so called 'pavement'. Complete with pot holes, broken paving tiles, and dips so that said pram virtually falls over. (Meadowhall has no such walkway hazards)

4. Went it and out of several extremely small shops with barely any width for the pram. (Meadowhall shops are generally light airy and spacious)

5. Waded our way past a tonne of litter. (Meadowhall employes cleaning staff)

6. Got approached by 4 Big Issue Sellers (I gave money to 1 but didn't take the magazine - dont like it), and 3 Catalogue Sellers who refused to take 'no' for an answer - although '**** OFF' worked. (Although Meadowhall occasionally host on the spot sales staff - they have never badgered me into a sale)

7. Unable to locate anything along the lines of decent baby changing facilities, but eventually managed to find a baby changer in Debenhams on the Moor. (Meadowhall has several, clean, tidy baby changing rooms)

8. Paid a bloody fortune £14 for 2 tiny portions of fish and chips and 2 teas at Debenhams Cafe. After climbing all the stairs in the building ot the top floor owing to ALL the lifts being out of order :rant: (Meadowhall has a large number of food outlets some offering quality meals)

9. Paid the £4 parking fee for the WORST 1 hr and 30 mins of my life. (Meadowhall do not yet charge for parking)

MY WIFE AND I BOTH AGREE - WE WILL NEVER GO SHOPPING THERE AGAIN.

Sounds like you'd have been better off using park and ride facilities and using the tram to town ? Did you go to the proper city centre or just the Moor (always seems nasty there) ?

I agree Meadowhall is better! It's warmer too as everything is under one roof!

Oh yes Meadowhall at Christmas is so much better than town ...... hardly.

Not just on about at christmas, it's better overall!!!

'Better'

Depends on your needs. If you are canny its possible to have a good shopping experience in town and there's more choice of decent eateries if you know where to go.

For people with nippers I guess shopping anywhere would be a stressful outing where ever you choose.

We started off at the Moor and went as far as Fargate, then hurried back!

It would seem that the Moor is long-overdue for some re-development.

Internet shopping - much better than both.......


Yeah to the internet!

Meadowhall - awful. Truly awful.

Meadowhell = horrible, soulless place without proper air to breathe so you get a headache/feel a bit spacy within about 30 mins of getting there. :gag:

And it's chocabloc with chavs.

If I absolutely HAVE to go there for something, I'm straight there and back out again - don't spend a minute longer there than I have to.

StarSparkle

I can see us shopping in Peterborough again this year :roll:

We did have a concerted effort to shop at local businesses last year, so we went to places like ridgeway craft centre and some of the christmas markets :)

I doubt any of our relatives got duplicates of the prezzies we bought them ;)

Meadowhell = horrible, soulless place without proper air to breathe so you get a headache/feel a bit spacy within about 30 mins of getting there. :gag:

And it's chocabloc with chavs.

If I absolutely HAVE to go there for something, I'm straight there and back out again - don't spend a minute longer there than I have to.

StarSparkle

My wife is disabled, sometimes have a bit of a job parking in between the non disabled 4x4's, but we can get around there, despite the "I'm walking in a straight line and everyone else should get out of my way" brigade (they soon find out that wheelchair footrests do remove rather large chunks of flesh from their ankles. we're due to take an ankle gouging trip down there later today and I'm quite looking forward to it :hihi: :hihi:

Seriously though, Murderhell is very disabled friendly and the parking is quite good, we've only got a couple of stores to visit, so things should run quite smoothly (I hope). Failing that it looks like I'll be welding the bayonets onto the wheel hubs.

It's not a question of either Sheffield or Meadowhell though, is it? If you drive, why not find a smaller town or city with a bit of character to do your shopping in, such as Chesterfield, Bakewell, Wakefield, Lincoln or York?

Meadowhell = horrible, soulless place without proper air to breathe so you get a headache/feel a bit spacy within about 30 mins of getting there. :gag:
If I absolutely HAVE to go there for something, I'm straight there and back out again - don't spend a minute longer there than I have to.
StarSparkle

I'm with Starsparkle on this one. Meadowhall represents everything that is bad about corporate England.... heinous shops, heinous food, little real choice. If we support places like that it is basically agreeing to a MacDonalds/Tesco view of what the world should be. Ever seen Fritz Lang's Metropolis? the shuffling underground workers in rows is very much my impression of hellhall

We need to look to the US to see what "Mall Culture" does to city centres

I took a decision never to go again about 4 years ago.

When my daughers were in prams, I think I preferred the city centre with its open space than Meadowhall. I certainly didn't find it to be the list of problems you mention.

Why not go on a Sunday, park on a single-yellow behind the cathedral? No steps to negotiate there. Pushing the pram up to Fargate is no problem. You've got all that fresh air which is good for both yourself and your child(ren).

Give me the city centre any day. It's improving all the time and I find my family and I spending more time in the city centre than ever before.

Meadowhall is just a pedestrian version of driving, jumping out of folk's way, hopping around to stop your achilles tendons getting snapped by someone else's pram and in general squeezing and wheezing your way round the place.

You then have to walk through a tobacco curtain when you leave the place to get back to your car.

I do agree however that The Moor is a dump and should be ring-fenced (preferrably with the its customers placed firmly inside).

It's not a question of either Sheffield or Meadowhell though, is it? If you drive, why not find a smaller town or city with a bit of character to do your shopping in, such as Chesterfield, Bakewell, Wakefield, Lincoln or York?


Dead right Basil, I work in the City Centre and have pledged never to visit it again after I retire, albeit an occasional trip straight into John Lewis and straight out again when I have made my purchase.

Our Saturday shopping consists of Chatsworth Farm Shop and then Bakewell although we still use Kepka's on Abbeydale Road for meat. I have managed to buy a lot of none food in Bakewell such as shirts, trousers, shoes etc and find it a pleasant shopping experience. There is ample parking, some free if you don't mind a nice stroll and the whole experience is stress free with a lovely drive there and back.

The wife is a bit stumped clothes and furnishings wise so uses the straight into John Lewis and straight out again routine with the occasional walk to Marks & Sparks and back. Meadowhell is a none runner for us and I very much doubt if either of us will ever visit it again.

Meadowhall - awful. Truly awful.

Couldn't agree more. What an awful place. I wouldn't go back there if you paid me.

Soulless consumerism gone mad...and as for the food hall OMG if anyone thinks that is good food I really despair. Freezer to microwave garbage.

yes - I think that covers it !! :D

LOL, the reason I avoid Meadowhall is because of the number of prams and screaming kids.
Aside from that it's busy, and full of chavs.

my wife and i went into town shopping last saturday,we finally found a space on the top floor of the ncp next to atkinsons at the bottom of the moor.
this is the first time in around 4 years we have been into town shopping and what a dump it now is.
the moor is full of shops selling rubbish that the pound land wouldn't sell.
you have people putting leaflets in your hand for global electronics every hundred feet,then you have the big issue sellers when you get to the peace gardens you have got the refugees that seem to congregrate around there then more big issue sellers.
we didnt go anythurther towards the castle market area but im sure its more of the same if not worse,we went back to the car and went to meadowhall

my wife and i went into town shopping last saturday,we finally found a space on the top floor of the ncp next to atkinsons at the bottom of the moor.
this is the first time in around 4 years we have been into town shopping and what a dump it now is.
the moor is full of shops selling rubbish that the pound land wouldn't sell.
you have people putting leaflets in your hand for global electronics every hundred feet,then you have the big issue sellers when you get to the peace gardens you have got the refugees that seem to congregrate around there then more big issue sellers.
we didnt go anythurther towards the castle market area but im sure its more of the same if not worse,we went back to the car and went to meadowhall
Yup my experience too. Went into town on Sunday for the first time in ages. Awful. Much as I loathe Meadowhall it beats the city centre easily.

If you want a decent shopping experience then go to Leeds, they had some amazing street musicians on Saturday down Briggate, the atmosphere is really nice.

But we've been over this one before :s

You choose the tallest, dingiest most expensive carpark in town...

You went to the Moor!? The dumpiest part of town...

Why did you eat expensive junkfood in a department store?

You told a Big Issue seller to eff-off?

You make a post about this crap?

Yeah... Seems like you made a bunch of retarded decision that day.

Your DEFFO the type of person who shops at meadowhall. Good luck with that...

meh... Some people...

i stopped city centre shopping 15 years ago - i think i visited C&A when it was closing. so apart from the odd "do" @ the lyceum,halloween etc, i wouldnt be caught dead there.

visit chesterfield,worksop quite regularly, smaller,cleaner more compact.

the last time i visited Sheffield city centre i never took my hands out of my pockets
1) in case i had to touch some of the people
2) to resist getting something stuck in it.

firsly i didnt choose which car park to park in, it was the only one i could find with a space.plus which part of town is the nice part? we went on the moor
then the area around the peace gardens then orchard square area which i would say are all the same? or is the market area the nice bit?or the wicker?
or the top of pond street?

Do you not think that Devonshire street is nice? or Fargate (apart from the phone shops), the peace gardens, barkers pool, high street?

Ousetunes is right in saying that the city centre's improving all the time. Personally I much prefer the city centre than Meadowhall (where unfortunately I work).

I think that this is a bit like the city living argument. People have different preferences, some will like Meadowhall and some will like the centre.

Do you not think that Devonshire street is nice? or Fargate (apart from the phone shops), the peace gardens, barkers pool, high street?

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if you remove the phone shops & coffee shops on fargate , all thats left is Boots & M&S.
i do think city centre shopping is an age thing, up until the age of 18 i was a regular.although at that time it wasn't unpleasant shopping in the markets.
harringtons.woolworths,sweeneys hairdressers,BHS,C&A.

the city centre needs a total re-vamp most people agree i think that the moor is a dump and also the market area? i think that the peace gardens are nice but is spoilt by the large number of asylum seekers that use this for a meeting place.the council should try and improve on the quality of shops that open such as global electronics for instance and the obviously fake designer trainer market stalls on the moor and limit the number of big issue sellers.
free parking would also help it compete with out of town stores

there are a few new shops open/opening though for example the new H and M and River Island

why do you think meadowhall is so popular and the city centre is dying iam sure its not just me who has stopped going and for simalar reasons to me?

Am I the only person that has never been to Meadowhall?

^^Trust me. You're probably better off for it.

Whilst I agree that the city centre is a poor comparison to meadowhall (but hopefully it will get better soon) there are some points which I have to disagree with:

1. Bad luck with your choice of multi-storey car parking. NCP at Atkinsons, Q Park at Station or Riverside or John Lewis car parks usually have lifts that work.

2. Sheffield has a good choice of cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants offering quality meals - not all expensive Why would anyone choose to go to Debenhams for dinner!! You would get 'ripped off' just as much at every singe place to eat in meadowhall. They all charge a premium for being in there and there is not a lot of competition because many of them are all owned by the same franchise company behind the scenes!

3. Sheffield is a city centre and like the rest of them they dont provide baby changing facilities on the street! All the major shops normally have them (so does Orchard Square).

4. Generally if you say "no" firmly most of the big issue/catalogue sellers back off. Its a public street and the council can do very little to stop people pitching. It happens in every other city. im sure "***k off" works just as good as no - but it can also lead to a punch in the face if you say it to the wrong person. If you get hassle from one of them just report it to a patrol ambassador who will sort them out.

Sorry you had a bad time but come and try it again.

Meadowhall is full of chavs who just get in the way and dont actually buy anything. You pay a premium for everything, the shops are overcrowded, there is never anywhere to park and you can bet soon they will be charging for car parking too!!

i have to admit i would rather pay £7 and get train to nottingham shops r much better, sheff shops are dull and non exciting. Meadowhall is a huge pre fab that has no personality

You choose the tallest, dingiest most expensive carpark in town...

You went to the Moor!? The dumpiest part of town...

Why did you eat expensive junkfood in a department store?

You told a Big Issue seller to eff-off?

You make a post about this crap?

Yeah... Seems like you made a bunch of retarded decision that day.

Your DEFFO the type of person who shops at meadowhall. Good luck with that...

meh... Some people...


I didn't know it was the tallest dingiest carpark in town? Having not wondered through town for a while I didnt realise the moor was a dump.
I ordered the food, paid and expected something better than what we got!

I DID NOT TELL A BIG ISSUE SELLER TO EFOFF. When we walked down to Fargate I was approached by a Catalogue Seller. I politely said "im not interested thank-you" three times before I lost my cool and told the bloke to efoff. I know I did wrong and dont condone the behaviour - but I did say no 3 times - he clearly was having none of it. I made a post about "this crap" to see what others experiences were like - isnt that the point of a forum? I wont be making the same "retarded" decisions again as I wont go shopping in town again. Dont get me wrong Im not overstruck on Meadowhall - its just, that in my opinion Meadowhall is a bit 'make life easier' than Town.

Dont get me wrong - I'm not against shopping in town centres. We like Doncaster (we go their regularly as that where I'm from) and York.

But it is difficult to find stores in Sheffield offering facilities.

Also - Im not bothered that Meadowhall is full of 'chavs'.

i have to admit i would rather pay £7 and get train to nottingham shops r much better, sheff shops are dull and non exciting. Meadowhall is a huge pre fab that has no personality

Don't you have to dodge the bullets here and a couple of mini meadowhalls in the city centre

Dont get me wrong - I'm not against shopping in town centres. We like Doncaster (we go their regularly as that where I'm from) and York.

But it is difficult to find stores in Sheffield offering facilities.

Also - Im not bothered that Meadowhall is full of 'chavs'.

That's fair enough.

OT: I think your signature is so so wrong :) Life is exactly what you make it, people dont understand what that actually means and just shrug it off. If you think hard about it you can do and be anything you want,

Being re-active to life is a recipie for misery and failure, you have more control than you think. I think it's the fact that 90% of people do not recognise this puts the select few at an advantage ;)

with over 270 shops, services and food outlets meadowhall is the only place to shop. it is safe, clean and has free parking. its no wonder people choose meadowhall rather than the city centre.

with over 270 shops, services and food outlets meadowhall is the only place to shop. it is safe, clean and has free parking. its no wonder people choose meadowhall rather than the city centre.

You do Meadowhell's PR then?
The worst thing about Meadowhell is that it's full of generic shops and is bland and characterless you could be anywhere in the UK.
Okay - answer me this; if Meadowhell's so wonderful, name me something you can buy at Meadowhell that you can't get elsewhere?

You do Meadowhell's PR then?
Okay - answer me this; The worst thing about Meadowhell is that it's full of generic shops and is bland and characterless you could be anywhere in the UK.
Okay - answer me this; if Meadowhell's so wonderful, name me something you can buy at Meadowhell that you can't get elsewhere?


meadowhall rocks! when it is full and bursting with shoppers it just buzzes. there might be duplications of shops but you get that in all towns. the only thing i can think of that is exclusive to meadowhall is their gift cheques.

come on admit it we all love meadowhall.

meadowhall rocks! when it is full and bursting with shoppers it just buzzes. there might be duplications of shops but you get that in all towns. the only thing i can think of that is exclusive to meadowhall is their gift cheques.

come on admit it we all love meadowhall.

Nope- sorry. The place is a necessary evil for some things- and that's all. I will never go there for fun, and don't regard it as a place to socialise or do anything other than visit the shops that I have to visit since they are the only local branch of a chain that stocks the range I want to look at or buy.

meadowhall rocks! when it is full and bursting with shoppers it just buzzes. there might be duplications of shops but you get that in all towns. the only thing i can think of that is exclusive to meadowhall is their gift cheques.

come on admit it we all love meadowhall.

The only thing meadowghall buzzes with when full of shoppers is aggro. I hate every single one of them for being in my way.

The air con there gives mea headache as soon as i step in the door, the teenagers who hang about make me want to exterminate an entire generation sometimes, don't even get me started on people who have prams there. Meadowhall needs a speed lane for those people who actually KNOW what they want.

As for the oasis, it's pretty much impossible to get anything healthy there. The shops are all utterly bland. The security (both uniformed and plain clothes) far too stringent and nobody seems to know how to park.

Meadowhall is well past its time now too and needs some serious cash spent on it to make it not look grotty. I went in the new section of the Arndale centre and it reminded me of meadowhall ten years ago, which was bearable.

Wilf

I am not sure I agree, sometimes its nice being able to shop and be outdoors a little as well, I always do a combination of town and Meadowhall! ps I dont think you can really blame the city centre on the fact your fish and chips was a rip off, thats going to be the same at meadowhall too :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Speaking from the perspective of someone who hates shopping I pick Meadowhall every time if I need something. This is for the following reasons:

1) Free parking
2) Its right by where I work so I can pop over during the day/lunchtime and avoid busy periods.
3) The things I tend to buy in person I have much greater success of finding in Meadowhall (Shoes and clothes, mainly (I'm nearly 6'6 so finding stuff that fits is a real bind))
4) Theres too many people trying to sell things, ask things or whatever in town - I like that Meadowhall is effectively anonymous - theres noone trying to pester you there. (Not counting the Big Issue - I'm happy to buy a copy and do my bit there but I'd like to be able to move more than 20 feet without someone asking me to fill in a questionnaire or sign a petition or talk about cheaper bloody gas prices!)
5) Town is grotty - the Moor is terrible but Fargate is pretty bad too these days.

In fact theres pretty much only one time I go into the city centre any more - Music Zone on the Moor or CeX at the bottom of Fargate!

By and large though I tend to only buy stuff online unless I need to check it out in person.

At the end of the day you shouldn't be judged an where you prefer to shop! Yeah there are chavs in meadowhall, but there is in town too! Who cares? If you wanna be warm go to meadowhall, if you dont mind the cold fresh air go to town! Each to their own now lets leave alone lol

Mod note: A bit of respect for other users wouldn't go amiss on this thread.

I've just taken a number of attempts at trolling off this thread- it's starting to get me very cross (and you won't like me when I'm cross).

Internet shopping - much better than both.......


Yeah to the internet!

I agree with you!
Also can get more unusual gifts online than in the high street shops, in my opinion.

Just skipping through this thread and noticed how the city centre haters seemed to venture mainly down the moor or the markets.

Nothing to be said for Division St/Devonshire St/West St, Millenium Square, Barkers Pool, Surrey St/Norfolk St etc.

Give me the city centre over M/Hell any day of the week, even if it's raining. The shops are more interesting and more unique, the eateries are infinately better and there are far, far less chavs.

In fact i can't say i know one person that likes Meadowhall and i only go there at the most once a year if i have no choice.

Once the retail quarter is built and the likes of Leopold Sq finished i doubt Meadowhall will even get a look in. Meadowhall will, i expect, be mainly used by Rotherham and out of towners.

Just skipping through this thread and noticed how the city centre haters seemed to venture mainly down the moor or the markets.

Nothing to be said for Division St/Devonshire St/West St, Millenium Square, Barkers Pool, Surrey St/Norfolk St etc.

In fact i can't say i know one person that likes Meadowhall and i only go there at the most once a year if i have no choice.

Once the retail quarter is built and the likes of Leopold Sq finished i doubt Meadowhall will even get a look in. Meadowhall will, i expect, be mainly used by Rotherham and out of towners.

Good post, but it still depends on your tastes. If mainstream multiple-retailer shopping is your thing - hellhall prob gets your ticket.

If you like walking about in the open air, going to smaller shops (but with a wiser choice) then nipping in for a beer somewhere, town gets it every time.

I suppose its the same choice (and mindset) as choosing to go to a "Brewer's Fare" pub chain for a meal "Because you know what you are going to get" or going to a local restuarant....

I know my choice

Mr Honky Goose

As much as I dislike Meadowhall I think overall it's much better than the city centre if you consider facilities and choice of shops. Meadowhall has more than just pound shops and Gregg outlets lol.

what do you all think of meadowhall?
personally, id rather go into sheffield centre anyday!
sammie

They should take a leaf out of Bluewater's book in Kent. It's a circular plan set out on two floors. Meadowhall is really annoying in the fact that you have to walk for about half an hour just to get from one side to the other!

I love the Apple store there, when its not jam packed.
I easily get tired at meadowhall, but thats mostly just boredom, its good in short bursts.

I love Meadowhall just for the clothes shops....that and the pickpocketing.

I love Meadowhall for the constant temperature. Yes its always warm, so I dress appropriately (leave my coat in the car!) and enjoy strolling round without getting cold, hot again, cold again, soggy, etc etc etc! I'm not good with weather!

i've had the recent "pleasure" of two visits to town over the festive period.
fortunately number 1 visit (by tram) was for lunch with family @ Rushhour, although i did walk up to WHSmiths. luckily i was wearing gloves so body contact was kept to a minimum.

visit number two was surprisingly quiet (arsenal/pigs match) however flying visit to Dinos fo a pannini(very tasty) and M&S was as much as i could cope with.
i dont need a new mobile or a coffee or a copy of big issue, so there was nothing else to visit for.
(and the sale @ Blacks wasn't that good either.)

I prefer the centre really, the weather don't bother me at all. But I'm a student, and live close so it's not a problem.

Meadowhall is awesome for clothes, mobile phones, jewellery, electronics and snacks. It is absolutely shocking for interesting, nice gifts for people, unlike the markets.

I can't buy clothes in Meadowhall (I'm about a million feet tall) and I don't buy phones, bling nor gadgets that often. And, as much as I like snacks, I'm not going to Meadowhall for some KFC. I still end up there once a fortnight though :confused:

i've had the recent "pleasure" of two visits to town over the festive period.
visit number two was surprisingly quiet (arsenal/pigs match) however flying visit to Dinos fo a pannini(very tasty) and M&S was as much as i could cope with.
i dont need a new mobile or a coffee or a copy of big issue, so there was nothing else to visit for.
(and the sale @ Blacks wasn't that good either.)
can't have been that recent... must've been a while ago, cos wednesday havent played the arsenal for ages and ages... :hihi:

I go into town to eat, or to drink, not to shop, apart from the shops on Division Street the shops in town are exactly the same as in Meadowhall only smaller and with less choice. I don't own a mobile phone or need to buy 6 lighters for a pound so 90% of the shops in town are useless to me. I remember town used to be good, but it went downhill long before Meadowhall opened.

City centre everytime,you can smoke,really does my head in that they are prepared to take **** loads of money from me but as soon as i light up ive got a gang of do gooders on my back,jeez they wont even let ya smoke in bus terminal now....SOD THAT!

I don't particularly like Meadowhall, but the good points are, easily accessible by car, from my home, plenty of free parking, I don't have to carry purchases from the bottom of the Moor to Angel Street or Flat street to catch the one and only bus that will bring me almost home. In good weather I will always choose Parkgate Rotherham, but the choice of shops is limited.

Meadowhall is better.

Meadowhall is better.

the only advantage I can see that Mad As-Hell has, over the city centre is that (when the damn glassed roof doesn't leak, in the rain!!!!) Mad-as-hell is under cover, and parking is near-ish to the building.

Internally the architecture is too "samey", making it easy to lose your way, as each corner you turn looks so much like the last one. It's soulless. I like the variety of buildings in the city centre, (with the exception of the red scaffolding carbuncle in Barkers pool) whereas, in MH you can trudge and trudge and still not find your way out.

I quite like Meadowhall, although around late November through to the end of the Jan sales it's a fairly useless place to visit because it's just too busy. The rest of the year, it's closer and easier to get to and park in than the city centre, it's undercover, and less people pester you as you walk around.

The city centre has its benefit in slightly more diversity, although to be honest most of the centre is turning into one giant shop selling mobile phones, and generally all I want to do is go into WHSmiths to read magazines, and I can do that in MH ;)

If I were going into town, I'd most likely park at MH anyway, and get a tram or train from there. I don't know if it has improved in the last few years, but city centre parking never used to be that well provided for.

Anyway, this is all academic. The best bit is MH retail park. That has toys r us. :)

I love Meadowhall and whenever I get up North its one of the places I always visits (sad, maybe!) but when you live on an Island without a Debenhams, House of Fraser to name but a couple of the BIG stores then it is quite novel. For me to go and shop in a Debenhams or John Lewis means a trip on the ferry costing 12.50 for a day return - makes shopping quite expensive! Mind you, one good thing about the Island is that we do have lots of small individual shops and not just the same names you would see on most High Streets so it does mean that presents can be a little more personal andunique. But I DO miss Meadowhall dreadfully and late night shopping - its so frustrating having shops shut between 4.00 and 5.00 pm! So all you Sheffielders just remember how lucky you are having shops open until 9.00 pm at night so that you can go shopping after work and often miss the crowds too!

If you want a decent shopping experience then go to Leeds, they had some amazing street musicians on Saturday down Briggate, the atmosphere is really nice.

But we've been over this one before :s
yep, especially the fella with the howling dogs.

I don't know why so man people knock Meadowhall, I much prefer it for shopping than the City Centre.

Why? Well a few reasons:

Plenty of FREE car parking - no endless frustration trying to think of another car park to try and then paying through the nose for it.

Once inside it's smoke free - no walking behind someone and getting a face full of second hand smoke :rant:

Good selection of shops - I can get pretty much everything I want

No wind, rain, pigeon droppings, litter, dodging last-nights kebab left-overs and worse, no uneven pavements, roadworks, potholes, puddles, looking for a dropped kerb to cross the road, dodging kamacaze buses, cyclists, scate-boarders, cabs & cars on endless one way streets etc.

Feel safer too as there's plenty of cctv and security monitoring.

When I first came to Sheffield I thought Meadowhall was amazing. The latest the shops stayed open in Bath was 5pm so to be able to get stuff at 8pm at night was unique.

But just recently (past six months or so) I've found it to be more of a convenience (wanted a new phone so knew there's be 5-6 in Meadowhall) than a pleasure. The restaurant bit upstairs pales in comparison to the one at the Trafford Centre - problem being when it's busy the restaurants never feel like "restaurants", they feel like an extension of the bustle of the shops with people moaning and it generally being rush in/rush out. Though I suppose that is a small gripe because if I was going to go for a proper sit-down meal I'd not go to Meadowhall.

There also seems to have been a drastic decrease in the number and range of shops. Perhaps it's a sign of overkill but two Game stores practically opposite each other plus a huge number of mid-range clothes shops...it's really just like a more extensive range of the city centre, which would be fine if it weren't all much of a muchness.

what do you all think of meadowhall?
personally, id rather go into sheffield centre anyday!
sammie

I went to meadowhall yesterday for the first time in ages, i was impressed its clean, spot on shops and cheaper than i thought.
The town centre is a mess now the moor, the markets are all run down, the quicker they get it done the better as town looks a real eyesore at the minute.

I love the city centre. Its just a shame the place is so inaccessable these days. you have to pay to park (mostly) and thats after you have done battle with the traffic bottlenecks and current roadworks to get there.
im not a huge fan of meadowhell. Its ok in small doses but hate going near the place when its busy.

why dont you catch the bus to town, bus's nowadays have room for prams, stop moanin about the parkin, as for the £14 dinner in debenhams, what did you expect..its debenhams not a chippy. as for big issue sellers yes they are a bit annoying but are trying to earn some money so cut them a bit of respect try saying no thankyou instead of ****off.

why dont you catch the bus to town, bus's nowadays have room for prams, stop moanin about the parkin, as for the £14 dinner in debenhams, what did you expect..its debenhams not a chippy. as for big issue sellers yes they are a bit annoying but are trying to earn some money so cut them a bit of respect try saying no thankyou instead of ****off.

Good post.

:hihi: :hihi: If you want a decent shopping experience then go to Leeds, they had some amazing street musicians on Saturday down Briggate, the atmosphere is really nice.

But we've been over this one before :s

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