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Metrocentre
Sign in to saveMetrocentre (previously styled as MetroCentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
Official website
Metrocentre: Shopping Centre, Gateshead | Metrocentre
Discover Metrocentre in Gateshead near Newcastle. The UK's top shopping centre for shopping, dining, and leisure.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- intu Metrocentre
- Area
- 20
- Official website
- themetrocentre.co.uk
- Image
- Metro Centre - geograph.org.uk - 25771.jpg
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- date of official opening
- 1986-04-28
- Commons category
- MetroCentre Gateshead
- short name
- Metrocentre
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- 1990s–2000s
- 2010s–2020s
- Malls and retailers
- Leisure facilities
- Metroland
- Metro Retail Park
- metrOasis
- Transport
- References
- External links
Metrocentre (previously styled as MetroCentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year. It has 210 shops, 63 restaurants, an Odeon cinema, a Clip n’ Climb, a bowling alley, a Namco Funscape, The Escapologist and Treetop Golf, occupying over of retail floor space, making it one of the largest shopping centres in the UK. Additional retail space can be found in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and MetrOasis.
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