Prime Shopping Locations in Cork
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Small cities like Cork can be both easy and difficult to shop in, but if it’s your first time shopping in Cork it can be quite hard to find the things you want all in one place. For the high street shoppers, there are plenty of places to look, for example, Oliver Plunkett Street, Grand Parade, Merchants Quay Paul Street and many more. The high streets are full of many different and quirky stores, which also have low prices for the budget strapped traveller and high value items for the rich tourist.
Cork also has many markets, one being the Coal Quay Market, which sell things such as, clothes, CDs, shoes etc. Also, one of Cork’s many food markets is the English Market. This is good for people in the local area as well as people from further away as they can pick up fresh good quality food.
Mahon Point Shopping Centre, one of Cork’s popular shopping centres, also has high street stores as well as department stores such as Debenhams. Mahon Point Shopping Centre has a cinema with 13 screening rooms. The Mahon Point Shopping Centre also has restaurants, leisure facilities and cafes. The opening times are, Mon-Wed 9.30am-7pm, Thurs-Fri 9.30am-9.00pm, Sat 9.30-7.00pm, Sun/Bank Holidays 11am-6pm. In Mahon Point Shopping Centre, there are plenty of places to eat, Bagel Bar, BBs Coffee & Muffins, O’Briens Sandwich Bar, KFC, Fruit Boost and McDonalds.
