Walnuts Shopping Centre

I understand that the Walnuts Shopping Centre was built on an old walnut orchard. Shame. They’ve paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Maybe not the biggest or best shopping centre but has a variety of shops with something for everyone. Morelli’s café situated in the centre square is welcoming and does seem to give the place more structure. It also has some yummy items on the menu so worth stopping for a quick snack and a cuppa! Shops inside the mall include Thorntons, Peacocks, Argos, Wilkinsons, Gamleys, M&Co, Mark1, Car Phone Warehouse amongst others! Easy access from the car park, and parking charges are pretty reasonable. The outside square seems to come to life more on market days, not the best market either but ok for a quick browse. More shops outside include New Look, nail salon, pet shop and a Sainsburys

This centre has a so many cheap stores, that i always feel like its christmas. The parking is pretty good. And it good for when you don’t want to go to a really big centre.

All in all The Walnuts contains about 40 units if you include the exterior shops along the concrete piazza. It’s a fairly low key affair; Peacocks and Wilkos are about as exciting as it gets. Unsurprising really, given there’s only one main shopping level. There are 500+ car parking spaces though (helpful if you’re bringing your entourage I guess) and an adjoining leisure centre which is part of Bromley Council’s network of facilities.
I don’t like the layout. You’d think it would be easy enough to design a mall; shops on one side facing shops on the opposite side, but somehow this one seems to get it wrong — too much interrupted flow your Feng Shui master would probably point out.
Come for the shops by all means, but not the ‘shopping experience’