Brent Cross Shopping Centre

This is my nearest shopping centre. It has all the main shops you need as well as food court which has restaurants and coffee shops as concession stands. got two big department stores which work well and its great. I’m always randomly popping in here and I will continue to do so whilst I am still living in Wembley.

When I first moved to London, it was the closest thing to a mall near me (and being American, I love my malls). It was dark, dirty, dingy. But, it was close, easy to get to via public transport and had all the main shops.
It’s recently been upgraded. There are nicer shops, better places to eat and it’s no longer quite so dingy. If you drive, there are no parking fees. And it’s a manageable place to shop — while Westfield can be quite overwhelming at times.
If I had to choose between the hell of Oxford Street and Brent Cross for similar shops, Brent Cross would win every time.

Kind of a boring shopping center a lot of mundane stores nothing special, They have a grocery store on the bottom level which is nice.

Average centre, take away the John Lewis and There is nothing left… Not really worth a visit unless you are in the area.
The centre is fairly dodgy and boring; it also don’t feel clean.

For everything else in london so doom brown grey… Brent cross mall was a welcome change… reminded me of being home in the malls, even better shops and throngs of different backgrounds of well apparelled PEOPLE… !!!
Americans wear rags.

This shopping centre may look like an eyesore from the outside but it’s not so bad when you get in. You can’t really compare it to Westfield, but there are a few good shops there. Nearby there are few retail parks with a good selection of shops.

Good size, good range of shops to suit all budgets. It could do with better toilet facilities though for parents.

Brent Cross has changed over the years, they have added sections, and its been given a huge overhaul.
I thnk i have been frequenting BC since the mid 80s and it’s so nice to see a number of the same stores in place still… although the cafes have changed.
Its not Westfield, but it doesnt ask the prices or the parking fees… why the hell would you charge people for parking in your own mall? NOT in BC they dont.
Fenwicks,
John Lewis
Marks n Sparks
Waitrose
H&M
Boots
Banana Rep
Moss
Hugo Boss
Clean, busy, spacious and diverse selection.

Big ass mall down the road from me. Convenience is that third star really.
I hate malls, growing up in the bay area I’ve had my share of them
BAYFAIR FO LIFE MUTHAF#%A!!!
But if I need to shop for a bunch of different things and want to avoid the trip to Oxford St then this is the next best and closest thing.

Still one of my favourite shopping malls! it may be small by todays standards but Brent Cross has everything you need for a fun days shopping. From John Lewis one end to Fenwick the other end, you have a huge Boots and Marks and Spencers and a Waitrose. There is also an excellent array of high quality clothes and shoe stores such as Karen Millen amongst the usual high street brands of monsoon and Top Shop. also check out the food and café area-​Wagamamas is always a popular choice. the mall offers free parking and a good choice of buses in and out too.

Superb shopping center with free parking, where you can find many shops like Gap, Fenwick, Monsoon, Karen Millen and many more.
Really nice. but don’t go saturdays. it’s overcrowded.

I’ve been coming here since I was little. Over the years it has really changed. It’s not as new and shiney as say Westfield but it can compete. Being in the north of London you can park here for free! There’s a good selection of shops, department stores and eateries, pretty much everything you need for a day out of shopping.

Oh dear, what can I say that has not been said already. Easy to get too if there are no road works or hold ups on the north circular. Plenty of parking. I would say it is handy if you like all your shops under one roof. Don’t expect too many bargains.

How can such a big center feel so small? Blame American style kiosks shoved in every corner of this complex for the claustrophobia. I’d love to be able to review more stores, but after one hour there I was climbing the walls and had to leave via the dreary carpark.

Growing up in the area since I was born, this used to be THE place to go to if I needed anything, as well it’s the nearest.
However the last few years they’ve made over with mainly expensive shops now, and no longer the place I loved. They’re losing «common» people like us.
I’ll stop going here, and go to Westfield instead where it has the perfect mixture of affordable and expensive stuff.

I’ve really hit the culture shock stage of my move to London and I was desperately in need of an American-​style mall trip. Thank you, Brent Cross Shopping Centre. You may be spelled c-​e-​n-​t-​r-​e instead of c-​e-​n-​t-​e-​r and you may be full of Brits and mostly full of stores we don’t have in the states, but you have Auntie Anne’s pretzels and you look like any old American mall. Plus, you’re just a short bus ride from my flat, which i will venomously call «my apartment» for the rest of the week just to make myself feel better.

When I was still fresh off the plane in London, I was in search for some Americana comfort shopping that consists of wandering around a mall, eating something at a food court, texting while drinking a starbucks iced hazelnut soy latte, and making fun of the people that show their faces in public in sweat pants. This was a pre-​Westfield time, so sources pointed to Brent Cross. It looks like any mall that could use a little TLC, people were saying it’s one of the biggest in London but for US standards, it’s pretty average.
It’s not the most convenient of commutes, and with some new and better alternatives, I think Brent Cross will be serving the locality more than the city shopper that’s after a day of spending in one place.

Brent Cross will always retain its place in history as the first big shopping centre in London. I can remember the excitement when it opened. It is the grand-​daddy of Lakeside, Bluewater and Westfield
Built at the confluence of the M1 and North Circular in north London, finding the entrance if you’re driving can be challenging as the signposting isn’t the best. It’s also accessible by public transport — 15 – 20 minute walk from Brent Cross Tube station
Today, it houses 120 shops but seems quite small when compared to some of the mega-​complexes I mentioned above. The mix is of high street chain shops and a couple of department stores.
There was a pretty sizeable queue of cars waiting to get into the car park when I last drove past but these days, there isn’t enough originality for me to pop in here

Brent Cross is a crap mall. All the store here are too expensive. You have a good John Lewis here and a Fenwicks (Sigh, I wish I could afford Fenwicks) and a lot expensive stores.
This mall has no character but it stays open till 10 during the holidays.
You can cross the overpass bridge from Borders and Lakeland to the main mall. There is also a toys or us nearby.
This mall is an overpriced pedestrian nightmare even shopaholic, afraid of the cold Nan hates. Skip it.

I tend to associate Brent Cross Shopping Centre with my girlfriend, difficult to get to and all about shopping. Driving to within viewing distance isn’t a problem, as it is just off the A406, there are a few entrances, but finding them can take a while.
Catching the Tube and getting off at Brent Cross tube would be how to get there, well, you will have a 10 minute walk from there, walking through underpasses, over the A406 and then some. So it is not the prettiest of walks.
It is a very, very busy shopping centre, and been around for ages. It was the answer to Oxford Street, an indoor shopping centre, with designer shops and all other high street retailers. Above all, it has huge parking facilities, with thousands of spaces, and it is free.
During the Christmas season and when all the sales are on, the whole surrounding area is completely packed, a nightmare to get around. I worked in Hugo Boss for almost a year, and it really does get so packed inside.
It has plenty of stores to choose from inside with well over 100 stores, and was the first shopping centre in the whole of the UK.