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St David's
After nine years of planning and building, the newly opened St David's welcomed 1.4 million visitors in its first week. Shoppers were eager to explore the new stores which include Apple, Hugo Boss, All Saints, Radley, Kurt Geiger and Quiksilver. Alongside the twenty-five names new to Wales, St David’s also welcomed many established Cardiff favourites who have either relocated or opened a second store, including H&M, Peacocks (new 10,000 sq ft store), Fat Face, Disney Store and New Look.
Taking inspiration from the grand arcades of Milan, as well as Cardiff's very own Victorian and Edwardian arcades, the new St David's Grand Arcade is 240m long. Running north to south and bi-sected by Eastside (Bridge Street Arcade) and Hayes Arcade, it is topped with a glass atrium roof. Anchored by Debenhams at the northern end and John Lewis - the largest store outside of London – at the south.
Find The Hayes with its coveted designer labels and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Or take a stroll down St David’s Walk and St David’s Way and find the new-look Debenhams along with favourites M & S and Boots.
Find The Hayes with its coveted designer labels and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Or take a stroll down St David’s Walk and St David’s Way and find the new-look Debenhams along with favourites M & S and Boots.
For the best in high street names find all you need and more in Grand Arcade. Running right through the centre of St David’s you’re sure to find plenty of inspiration as you wander through this buzzing hub of on-trend ideas from H&M, Cult and Oasis. Add in the flagship John Lewis - Wales’ biggest ever department store with a fabulous ladies’ fashion floor - and the wealth of up-market fashion, accessory and jewellery boutiques along
Hayes Arcade, and you’re spoilt for choice.
Hayes Arcade, and you’re spoilt for choice.
For more information on individual shops, facilities, parking and opening hours, click here.
Dining
The dedicated restaurant quarter within St David's, Eastside, is home to an array of restaurants and cafes that are new to Wales' capital city, as well as some familiar names.
Pizza Express, Chimichangas, Nandos, Pret A Manger, Café Rouge, Yo! Sushi and Muffin Break can all be found in Eastside. The catering offering at the £675 million retail and leisure destination brings contemporary city eating together under one lively and vibrant covered street in the heart of Cardiff.
Eastside offers restaurants and cafes over two floors. Upper Eastside provides a late night under-cover alfresco dining area. Chimichangas brings its Tex Mex food to Wales for the first time and St David's is now home to Pizza Express' and Nando's third restaurants in the Capital.
These new names join other restaurants at Eastside including Café Rouge and Yo! Sushi. Lower Eastside offers grab and go style eateries with cafe's such as Pret A Manger, Muffin Break and Welsh favourite Cadwaladers Ice Cream.
Eastside is open 18 hours a day, so both shoppers and diners can enjoy themselves at St David's long after the stores close. Eastside links directly to CineWorld from The Hayes. The Eastside restaurants and coffee shops join new restaurants Jamie's Italian, Wagamama, Carluccio's and Gourmet Burger Kitchen on The Hayes.
John Lewis
The new 280,000 square foot shop is the flagship store at St David’s and is a landmark building on The Hayes. The Cardiff shop is the second largest John Lewis branch and the largest outside London. Home to hundreds of designer names in fashion, beauty and homewares, there are over 350,000 products over 4 floors and a top-floor cafe with views out over The Hayes and Cardiff. Find out more here.
Entertainment
The Eastside dining area is directly linked to the existing CineWorld from The Hayes. In addition, other city centre attractions such as Cardiff Castle, the Millennium Stadium, and the National Museum Cardiff are all within walking distance. Cardiff Bay is a short bus ride away. See below for transport details.
Parking & Transport
St David's has 2 new car parks. There is the 2,000 space roof top multi story car park above the main Shopping centre which is open 24 hours a day and a second car park below John Lewis for 500 cars.
Special parking prices allow shoppers to park for two hours for only £2.00 and for only £1.00 after 5pm.
The car parks have been carefully designed to be a welcoming, safe and bright Environment for all visitors. Shoppers can take advantage of a car valeting area. Painted floors define individual parking spaces, while ceilings and coloured walls combined with high quality lighting make the St David's car parks user-friendly and safe.
In addition to improving roads and junctions surrounding the site, improvements to Cardiff's surrounding highways network have been made. In the city centre new more convenient bus stops and taxi routes have been created.
Find out more about Cardiff's Park & Ride here.
Living
St David's includes 304 luxury city-centre apartments that will further advance the recent trend for inner city living in the heart of Cardiff. Hayes Apartments are comprised of a mix of studio, one and two bed homes with a range of buying solutions. Find out more here.
