City Guides
Bradford
Shopping
There are two main shopping centres in Bradford: Kirkgate Shopping Centre and the Cannon Mills Shopping Village.
Kirkgate Shopping Centre is located in the heart of the city centre, and is open seven days a week (closing at 5:30pm Monday to Saturday, and at 4:30pm on Sundays). The centre was one of the original Arndale Centres, and is now home to sixty-five shops over its three levels, with a large market on the top floor. Fifteen of the shops are accessible from the street, and retailers inside include Argos, Ann Summers and River Island. The shopping centre has a 550-space car park, and is easily accessible by public transport. Contact the centre on 01274 392 663.
Cannon Mills Shopping Centre is a little further out of town, on Cannon Mill Lane, and can be contacted on 01274 501 021.
Bradford’s textile-trading history is apparent in the number of converted mills trading in fabrics to be found around the city. Texere Yarns is one example; covering 8000sq/ft and located on Barkerend Road in the city centre, the mill trades in a huge variety of fabrics, from Alpaca and Mohair to Linen and silk.
Salts Mill is a vast, open-plan shopping and gallery complex, home to stores trading in carpets, bikes, jewellery, and much more. There is also a café, diner and five galleries (one of the latter is The David Hockney Gallery, housing works by the renowned Bradford artist). The Mill is located in the World Heritage Site of Saltaire, a village built in the nineteenth-century to house workers of the mill factories. Salts Mill was opened in the 80s. To contact the Mill, call 01274 531 163.
The Oastler Shopping Centre is located on John Street, and is actually a market (and not a shopping centre). The market is open six days a week, from 8am until 5pm. There are eighty stalls and shops, selling food from the continental to fresh fish and meat to exotic fruit and vegetables. There are also a number of cafés and takeaways. A recent £3.5 million refurbishment to this covered market saw the flooring and roof renovated, and the appearance of the market improved. A car park is found on the market’s upper floor.
St James Wholesale Market is located a short distance from the city centre, and is the place to find exotic produce, fresh fruit and vegetables and a wide selection of flowers. The market covers six acres and is open six days a week, from 5am until 11:30am Monday to Friday, and closing at 9:30am on Saturdays.
The nearby village of Clayton hosts an annual ‘Dickensian Market’, with stalls trading in locally grown vegetables, refreshments and craft goods, and tended by organisers in Dickensian-period costume. There is also family entertainment, miniature train rides, jugglers and a pageant performed by local school children. The market is planned for 1 December 2007, but visitors at other times of the year may enjoy a visit to Clayton for the picturesque scenery and five traditional alehouses.
Future shopping developments include the Broadway Project, a £300 million plan to build shops, offices and apartments in the city centre and a £350 million Channel Neighbourhood scheme for the Canal Road area.
Kirkgate Shopping Centre is located in the heart of the city centre, and is open seven days a week (closing at 5:30pm Monday to Saturday, and at 4:30pm on Sundays). The centre was one of the original Arndale Centres, and is now home to sixty-five shops over its three levels, with a large market on the top floor. Fifteen of the shops are accessible from the street, and retailers inside include Argos, Ann Summers and River Island. The shopping centre has a 550-space car park, and is easily accessible by public transport. Contact the centre on 01274 392 663.
Cannon Mills Shopping Centre is a little further out of town, on Cannon Mill Lane, and can be contacted on 01274 501 021.
Bradford’s textile-trading history is apparent in the number of converted mills trading in fabrics to be found around the city. Texere Yarns is one example; covering 8000sq/ft and located on Barkerend Road in the city centre, the mill trades in a huge variety of fabrics, from Alpaca and Mohair to Linen and silk.
Salts Mill is a vast, open-plan shopping and gallery complex, home to stores trading in carpets, bikes, jewellery, and much more. There is also a café, diner and five galleries (one of the latter is The David Hockney Gallery, housing works by the renowned Bradford artist). The Mill is located in the World Heritage Site of Saltaire, a village built in the nineteenth-century to house workers of the mill factories. Salts Mill was opened in the 80s. To contact the Mill, call 01274 531 163.
The Oastler Shopping Centre is located on John Street, and is actually a market (and not a shopping centre). The market is open six days a week, from 8am until 5pm. There are eighty stalls and shops, selling food from the continental to fresh fish and meat to exotic fruit and vegetables. There are also a number of cafés and takeaways. A recent £3.5 million refurbishment to this covered market saw the flooring and roof renovated, and the appearance of the market improved. A car park is found on the market’s upper floor.
St James Wholesale Market is located a short distance from the city centre, and is the place to find exotic produce, fresh fruit and vegetables and a wide selection of flowers. The market covers six acres and is open six days a week, from 5am until 11:30am Monday to Friday, and closing at 9:30am on Saturdays.
The nearby village of Clayton hosts an annual ‘Dickensian Market’, with stalls trading in locally grown vegetables, refreshments and craft goods, and tended by organisers in Dickensian-period costume. There is also family entertainment, miniature train rides, jugglers and a pageant performed by local school children. The market is planned for 1 December 2007, but visitors at other times of the year may enjoy a visit to Clayton for the picturesque scenery and five traditional alehouses.
Future shopping developments include the Broadway Project, a £300 million plan to build shops, offices and apartments in the city centre and a £350 million Channel Neighbourhood scheme for the Canal Road area.
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