24th August 2009 - by Naz Daud
Visit Cork For Best Shopping
Small cities like Cork can be both easy and difficult to shop in, but if it’s your first time
shopping in Cork it can be quite hard to find the things you want all in one place. For the high street shoppers,
there are plenty of places to look, for example, Oliver Plunkett Street, Grand Parade, Merchants Quay Paul Street
and many more. The high streets are full of many different and quirky stores, which also have low prices for the
budget strapped traveller and high value items for the rich tourist.
Cork also has many markets, one being the Coal Quay Market, which sell things such as, clothes, CDs, shoes etc.
Also, one of Cork’s many food markets is the English Market. This is good for people in the local area as well as
people from further away as they can pick up fresh good quality food.
Mahon Point Shopping Centre, one of Cork’s popular shopping centres, also has high street stores as well as
department stores such as Debenhams. Mahon Point Shopping Centre has a cinema with 13 screening rooms. The Mahon
Point Shopping Centre also has restaurants, leisure facilities and cafes. The opening times are, Mon Wed 9.30am
7pm, Thurs Fri 9.30am 9.00pm, Sat 9.30 7.00pm, Sun/Bank Holidays 11am 6pm. In Mahon Point Shopping Centre, there
are plenty of places to eat, Bagel Bar, BBs Coffee & Muffins, O’Briens Sandwich Bar, KFC, Fruit Boost and
McDonalds.
Another main shopping centre in Cork is, Merchants Quay Shopping Centre, which has many restaurants such as, Marks
& Spencer’s restaurant, Debenhams restaurant, Food life, Cafe Hi, and La Croissanterie. Merchant Quay Shopping
Centre has an Ice Cream Parlour called HB Swirl. There are many fashion stores in Merchant Quay Shopping Centre;
some are, Crisis, Next, Rebel Trading Co., Tie Rack, Japan, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer and more. In and around
the Shopping Centre there are four ATMs, Digital Photography, Lifts, First Aid, Taxis, Pharmacy, and Car Parking.
The Car Park Opening times are, Monday Wednesday 8am 6.30pm, Thursday Friday 8am 9pm, Saturday 8am 6.30pm, and
Sunday 11.30am 6pm. The opening hours of the shopping centre itself are, Monday Thursday 9am 6pm, Friday 9am 9pm,
Saturday 9am 6pm, Sunday 2 6pm.
Also in Cork is, Wilton Shopping Centre. This shopping centre has more than 65 shops and is only 10 minutes away
from the city centre. A great advantage is that Wilton Shopping Centre has Free Parking and there is enough space
for 1000 cars. The opening hours are, Mon Wed 9am 7pm, Thurs Fri 9am 9pm, Sat 9am 7pm, Sun 12noon 6pm. Wilton
Shopping Centre has many fashionable stores, e.g., A wear, WB Shoes, Jean Scene and Penneys. Health and beauty
Stores in Wilton Shopping Centre are, Boots, Nature’s Way, Beauty Salon, O’Sullivan’s Pharmacy and Jeff Devine Hair
Group. If you’re into your mobile phones, you’re in luck, Wilton Shopping Centre has, The Carphone Warehouse,
Vodafone, 3G Communications, 02 Retail and Meteor. There are also many facilities, for instance, a bank, post
office, library, and even Tesco. For nice Jewellery, look in A wear or Neville Jewellers. To contact Wilton
Shopping Centre Management Office, phone: 021 4546944 or fax: 021 4301048, or, to contact the Management Agents,
phone: 021 4275454.
Source: http://articlesabroad.com
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