Marlands Shopping Centre

Such a strange shopping centre with a fake little old school shop facade in the centre.
I always feel sorry for old shopping malls. They deserve some love.

The public toilets are really nice and kept clean and tidy.

Awful place. Lady that served us (we think she's the owner) was so rude to us from the beginning, constantly looking as if we're bothering her with our presence. And when we wanted to returned the "pizza" (quotation intended) she said its already eaten (yes, we've eaten a piece to taste it, obvi), there it no way we can return it and that it's our fault that we ordered it- she really tried to defend this dry bread roll with tomato sauce.

Gone are the days of tossing a penny into the fountain and making a wish or being in awe of the mountain of teddies the Disney store had along with their 3 screens playing all the best songs ever made.

It's now a shell of a shopping centre filled with shops who sell overpriced items which you can find much cheaper in other High Street stores.

It won't be long before this place is completely empty and being sold on or knocked down.

I was here yesterday to get my samsung earbuds live. It was really a nice place. Lots of electronics and home gadgets can be purchased here.

The location added more to the reason why one may chose this area as shopping of choice because Marlands bus stop is just opposite the building. Equally, there is a parking space just in the front of the building, before the bus stop where one can park. Not a large parking area though.

Definitely better than the Swan centre in Eastleigh, although I don't feel as safe as I used to in here, I'm a wheelchair user and highly unlikely to come in on my own anymore.

Good choice of shops, and a few little stalls, most wheelchair friendly, but can be cramped in some.

Wheelchair accessible toilets, which can be in need of a thoroughly good clean.
It is a shame the large card shop has gone, it sold arts, crafts, gifts, household goods etc, it was a fabulous shop, with great staff, I miss it greatly.

They have some great live music, it would be nice to have it in there more often and all day.

Lovely indoor shopping centre with a nice mix of large chain stores and specialist shops including a Lego Store, Men Kind and Lush.

The best place was Chari teas on the ground floor. Mug of tea £1 Soup of the day with a slice of bread and butter £ 4.50. disappointed with the shops. But I bought some great fruit and veg from the young man on my way out, at very good prices.

Very clean and tidy. Not a huge variety of shops; 2 budget shops, 2 bridal shops, a couple of dress shops, a couple of shoe shops and a few coffee/eateries amongst others. However there are also quite a few empty shops. Add this to the lack of crowds this does give it an air of it being a bit depressing compared to the main shopping centre. But it needs to be visited at least once.