Mall Facts

• The Mall opened on 31st March 1998 and was voted the Shopping Centre of the Year.

• The Mall has 750,000 Square Feet of retailing space and contains 130 retail stores including two anchor stores, John Lewis and Marks and Spencer.

• There is a split-level 1200 seat food court in The Mall with panoramic views. There are 15 food outlets within The Mall including a coffee bar at Marks and Spencer and a licensed restaurant at John Lewis called The Place to Eat which itself seats 320.

• John Lewis moved to The Mall from Bristol city centre in 1998 and is the south west's largest department store. They offer free delivery within a 34 mile radius of the store, have a telephone ordering service and there are interpreters available for foreign visitors.

• Marks and Spencer have recently refurbished their store at a cost of £3 million into a concept store including a large Food Hall with Bakery, Butchers Shop and Delicatessen, a Coffee Bar as well as the extensive range of clothing and gifts with high quality service that you would expect from one of Britain's favourite retailers.

• The food court at The Mall overlooks Filton Airfield. With the aviation theme in mind see if you can spot the models of the Red Arrows suspended from the ceiling of the upper mall near John Lewis.

• There are 7000 free car parking spaces at The Mall.

• The popular fountain feature in the centre of The Mall where water shoots in bursts to the ceiling unexpectedly prompted a welcome response by visitors throwing in coins. The coins are collected and given to charity.

• Since it opened, The Mall has experienced over 35 million customer visits.

• The busiest day at The Mall was on December 28th 1999 when 77,500 shoppers visited.

• At any one time there may be up to 10,000 people within The Mall.

• It is estimated that the success of The Mall has increased its value to over £500 million.

• The Mall recently enjoyed its 1000th day in operation and also the takings in that period had exceeded the £1 Billion pound mark!