The Mall At Cribbs Causeway

Cribbs is one of those glorious places that has every high street shop you need. Plus a Nando’s. Which keeps the boyfriend happy.
It’s actually split into a couple of different sites due to its size, but the majority of high street shops sit in the main mall. It’s been around for a while, so it doesn’t have quite the polish of places like Westfields, but it does the job all the same.

It’s funny because Cribbs used to be the place to go for a days out shopping in Bristol in the years before Cabot was built, but since Cabot Circus’s emergence there really is no point in going there at all — unless you live closer to Cribbs of course.
To be honest I never thought this shopping centre was that good, and although they have all your standard high street stores, they’re not very large in size and the shopping centre is a bit dated and doesn’t really appeal to me. One thing that is pretty cool though is that they have an annual ice skating rink that opens up in the winter months, making it worth a visit then! But aside from this, I wouldn’t bother going here — Cabot has much more on offer, larger shops, and is a much funkier venue!

A huge, sprawling, American style shopping centre, the Mall can be very daunting to shoppers more used to the high street. It helps to keep your bearings by remembering whether you started at the John Lewis end, or the Marks and Spencer’s end, and this is also helpful in finding your car in the massive car parks. The Mall includes pretty much all the shops you would expect, with a definite emphasis on fashionable clothing stores, of which there are dozens, rather than on toys or books. There is a Waterstones here, but it is smaller than the one in the centre of Bristol, and there are a few places like the Early Learning Centre or HMV which sell things other than clothes, but generally this is a place to shop for a new frock rather than anything else. Once you’ve exhausted your taste for shopping, there is a large food court upstairs, which includes a wide variety of food, so you should be able to find something that catches your fancy.

The Mall serves its purpose… it is a place of shops aimed at shoppers who are not looking for anything out of the ordinary. They have the usual suspects — boots, WHSmith, H&M and Faith. Although there isn’t much to inspire the shopper here, you will be guaranteed to dinf what you’re looking for — a pair of shoes, some jeans or a new wardrobe for the next season. Parking can be a bit of a nightmare at the weekends so get there bright and early or later on in the evening.

Shopping Malls first popped up in the United States then we seemed to cotton on and they started cropping up everywhere. They are obviously excellent for people with cars as parking is no longer an issue, but us carless folk may struggle to get there. And even if we can get there, getting back with arms full of shopping is a right mission. Nevertheless, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is a good solid example of an out of town shopping centre. There’s more than 100 High Street and designer stores selling pretty much anything you could want. As with any mall worth its salt there’s a food hall with the usual suspects and some nicer more healthy places, think jacket spuds. Then there’s the obligatory Vue cinema and Hollywood Bowl. Perhaps the most original thing about this mall is the annual fashion shows it hosts in the Summer season and the Winter Wonderland at Christmas time, which comes complete with ice rink and Santas magical castle.

The park that surrounds the Cabot tower is in danger of drawing more people than the actual tower. The grounds are plush and well kept, something that you rarely find in public parks. It is a great place to take young children learning to cycle, all the roads are covered in tarmac, I wouldn’t however recommend it for a kick about, the hill is not very receptive to ball games. It is a beautiful place to go throughout the year, but a particular favourite of mine when the blossom starts falling off the trees creating a carpet over the grass. This is complimented by the stunning views and the tower perched atop the hill.

This place used to be a necessary evil for me. Particularly during the run up to Christmas when I needed to go to one giant building that housed all the presents I needed to buy in one place and in one morning.
Not so anymore, not since the invention of internet shopping. Now the only people who go here are women (sorry if that sounds sexist) and some poor saps like me who get dragged kicking and screaming to look at something I couldn’t possibly have been shown at home on the computer (this is usually a lie).
As you can well imagine, it is a giant out of town shopping centre with the same high street stores you could find anywhere. It is soulless, commercial and dull.

I think perhaps a girl should step up and review this place! This isn’t a place for men, my boyfriend has driven me here and stayed in the car in preference to coming anywhere near the place.
The shops are certainly female-​biased. This is probably the best place to come to find a new pair of shoes as it has the major shoe stores all here and when was the last time you heard a (straight) man get all excited about shoes?
However it does get horrendously busy, there is often a queue to get a parking space on the weekend and inside you may well spend the entire time whispering under your breath «I will stab somebody…» Tips to get round the site: use the outside — you can skip from John Lewis to Boots to M&S outside and so miss out all the people in between. Also visit at the extremes of hours — it is virtually empty at 10am and again late in the evening. Also don’t eat in here — the food hall section is horrendous beyond belief with people and just horrible fast food. I bring a sandwich and eat on a bench people-​watching. If you want a hot meal then perhaps head to the Vue area of Cribbs.
Most of the shops can be found in Bristol centre — although not with such a short walk — except for John Lewis and certain labels in M&S so it depends on how you like to shop and how much you love John Lewis as to if you visit here.
Oh and whoever named this place should be shot. The British just can’t pronounce the word Mall — its an American word and so has to be said in a drawl with silly accent, which doesn’t help its cause one bit.

Where to start with how much I hate The Mall? It’s just such a soulless, horrible place. I associate it was misery. With, cars, capitalism, queues and conformity. And, worst of all, with shopping.
It’s an out of town shopping centre, which houses exactly all the same shops as every other out of town shopping centre in the country. It’s such a pain in the arse to get to, the main reason being that some people love it so much, YOU SOMETIMES ACTUALLY HAVE TO SIT IN A TRAFFIC JAM TO GET IN! This should surely be the dictionary definition of adding insult to injury.
I can think of nothing good to say about the place, other than that a taxi driver in Cheltenham once told me he drives down there most mornings for breakfast as they do «a great fry up». I hope that information adds balance.

The mall at Cribbs Causeway is great for shopping, mainly because the car parking is free and its all under one roof!
There’s a huge variety of shops to suit everyone including a huge John Lewis’ plus plenty of places to eat. Overall a great place to spend a day!

There are so many shops here i couldnt possibly become to list them. It has in particalar a large John Lewis and a large Marks and spencer, as well as the hard-​to-​find HMV stores. It has plently of parking for such a large store, with alot of disabled parking available. Many games, electronics, clothing, food (for home, fast food and resturant) and book stores. There are alot of expensive stores, as well as fair priced stores. There are also good bus routes, and car travel routes as it is just off of the motorway.

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is a huge undercover shopping centre, just off the M5 motorway. Before Cabot Circus opened, it was THE place to shop in Bristol. It is clean, modern and nicely presented with a fountain in the middle. There are loads and loads of free car parking places, but make sure you remember exactly where you have parked your car, otherwise you will have a job to find it again.
There are all sorts of shops there, from big department stores to smaller independant shops. There are many of the usual household names such as Boots, WH Smiths and Marks and Spencer.
It is open late in the evening, which is good if you work.

The Mall is very popular and people come from miles around to visit the shops there. It’s easy to see why as there’s something for everyone — I believe they have a mile of shops, which as you can imagine is pretty impressive. There are also lots of places to eat, from Starbucks and Pizza Hut to the food court and snack stalls like Millie’s Cookies.
The car park is enormous but even so, on busy days it can be hard to find spaces. In the Winter they have an outdoor ice rink and Santa’s Grotto in the middle of the car park which can make the spaces even more limited, but it’s well worth a trip — the children love it.
The fountain indoors is nice to watch and it makes a handy meeting point!

The mall is a shopping centre that is now right next to the huge Cabot Circus. This is good in two ways, the first being that it is now slightly quieter than it was and two, because there are lots of shops that aren’t part of cabot. There is a waterstones and a post office, there is a Boots and a woolworths, thorntons, there are a couple of acupuncture places as well. There are lots of shops so it’s a good place to shop. There is also a parking lot which menas it’s very convenient in terms of access. There is a tesco nearby and a few coffee shops. The food court is quite limited at the top of the shopping centre but there are sandwiches, jacket potatoes, coffee and a burger king.

This is a great shopping centre with a wide range of shops to ensure there is something for everyone. Whether you are after clothing, shoes, the latest game for your x-​box, anew mobile, books, stationery or more there is something to cover your needs. With a John Lewis at one end and Marks and Spencer at the other you really are given a lot of choice. It you get sick of shopping there are plenty of coffee shops dotted along the length of the mall and a food court in the middle to keep you going.

I love Cribbs Causeway! Not only have you got lots of shops under one roof, but parking is easy and free. You can spend all day browsing through the shops, have your lunch at one of the many places in the food court and carry on after. There is shops for everyone in the family: Sports, Electrical, Computer, Music, Fashion, Shoes, Toys, etc, etc.

A good place to shop if you are living around the North of Bristol, or if you are driving past on the M4/​M5. There are a lot of shops in Cribbs Causeway, and you can get a huge range of things under one roof. I went there two years ago, to get Christmas presents two days before Christmas, and came out within an hour. Half the stores are clothes shops, the others a mix of electronic, household, and other goods. Its easy to park, as there are plenty of parking spaces around the shopping mall. At Christmas there’s a small ice rink outside the southern entrance.
There’s also a large Marks and Spencer, with a very well equipped food hall, so its possible to get a lot of shopping done quickly, if you can time the Bristol traffic well, which is never easy! Also watch out for the January sale here. Because there’s a lot of big stores, you will find so many bargains, but it is really really busy!

If you aren’t shopping for women’s clothing there isn’t much for you here. There’s the usual shops that you get in any shopping centre, there’s literally thousands of parking spaces.
At christmas there’s a santa’s village outside which the kids love.

There are many great shops here and resturants. I love going with all of my friends.

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is quite a large shopping centre with a number of different shops ranging from lingerie, music, a range of clothing, footwear and accessories. there is also a food court with food ranging from, chips, pizza, jacket potatoes, kfc, sandwiches, a lovely salad cart and much more.
The opening hours are,
”Monday to Friday
9.30am — 9pm
Saturday
9am — 8pm
Sunday
11am — 5pm”.