City Guides
Rotherham
Shopping
Like Sheffield city centre, Rotherham town centre has felt the impact of Meadowhall shopping centre opening up near by. However, despite the competition, Rotherham town centre still comprises bustling streets, pubs, restaurants, one hundred and fifty shops and a number of large indoor and outdoor markets.
A large BBC screen stands in All Saints Square, in the centre, surrounded by shops, cafes and pubs, and street entertainers and musicians are often to be found here. Streets are mostly pedestrianised, the shopping centre is quite small, and the transport interchange is modern and busy, making shopping an easy task for those on foot.
All the usual high street chain stores can be found in Rotherham, as well as independent or alternative retailers. There are also small souvenir shops in the Arts Centre, the Civic Theatre, Clifton Park Museum and the Visitor Centre.
As part of the ‘Rotherham Renaissance’ regeneration project, many more large high street stores are planned for the town centre. There are also to be apartments, outdoor cafes and a new theatre, which are all sure to bring new trade to the town.
There are currently five markets in Rotherham, with new stalls appearing every day, and a major overhaul of the Centenary Market planned for 2007. Currently, the Centenary Market consists of an indoor market with 88 units, and an outdoor market with 115 stalls. The latter is open every day except Thursday and Sunday, selling second-hand clothes on Tuesday, antiques on Wednesday, and functioning as a general market on the other days.
The town centre street market is found on Effingham Street on Tuesdays, and is made up of 40 stalls.
The Wath and Rawmarsh District Markets are smaller, with only 24 units each; the former opens on Wednesdays, the latter on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Parkgate Retail World is about a mile north of Rotherham, on Stadium Way in Parkgate. There are currently 34 stores in the retail park, including major chain stores such as Next, Marks and Spencer and Boots. Parking is free and there are restaurants and cafes inside. Parkgate High Street also boasts half a dozen antique and bric a brac stores.
Wentworth Village is a small, two hundred year old village just five miles from Rotherham, which prides itself on having maintained much of its original look and industry. Many of the village’s small population still work in traditional agricultural and market industries, and there are plenty of retail outlets and markets selling crafts, pine and oak furniture, antiques and gardening equipment. There are also traditional pubs, serving Sunday lunches and real ale.
A large BBC screen stands in All Saints Square, in the centre, surrounded by shops, cafes and pubs, and street entertainers and musicians are often to be found here. Streets are mostly pedestrianised, the shopping centre is quite small, and the transport interchange is modern and busy, making shopping an easy task for those on foot.
All the usual high street chain stores can be found in Rotherham, as well as independent or alternative retailers. There are also small souvenir shops in the Arts Centre, the Civic Theatre, Clifton Park Museum and the Visitor Centre.
As part of the ‘Rotherham Renaissance’ regeneration project, many more large high street stores are planned for the town centre. There are also to be apartments, outdoor cafes and a new theatre, which are all sure to bring new trade to the town.
There are currently five markets in Rotherham, with new stalls appearing every day, and a major overhaul of the Centenary Market planned for 2007. Currently, the Centenary Market consists of an indoor market with 88 units, and an outdoor market with 115 stalls. The latter is open every day except Thursday and Sunday, selling second-hand clothes on Tuesday, antiques on Wednesday, and functioning as a general market on the other days.
The town centre street market is found on Effingham Street on Tuesdays, and is made up of 40 stalls.
The Wath and Rawmarsh District Markets are smaller, with only 24 units each; the former opens on Wednesdays, the latter on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Parkgate Retail World is about a mile north of Rotherham, on Stadium Way in Parkgate. There are currently 34 stores in the retail park, including major chain stores such as Next, Marks and Spencer and Boots. Parking is free and there are restaurants and cafes inside. Parkgate High Street also boasts half a dozen antique and bric a brac stores.
Wentworth Village is a small, two hundred year old village just five miles from Rotherham, which prides itself on having maintained much of its original look and industry. Many of the village’s small population still work in traditional agricultural and market industries, and there are plenty of retail outlets and markets selling crafts, pine and oak furniture, antiques and gardening equipment. There are also traditional pubs, serving Sunday lunches and real ale.
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