Christmas arrives with new lights and late night shopping

Christmas has arrived at Chantry Place with new lights, selfie spots and extended opening hours in November and December.

We are now decked out for Christmas with a ‘Trio of Twinkling Trees’ on Chantry Square, replacing the popular ‘tunnel of stars’ last year, plus an 8 metre Christmas tree and a Santa’s sleigh to sit in inside the Centre! We can’t wait to see your photos!

Visitors will also have even longer to shop as we bring back Thursday late night shopping until 8pm throughout November and December, and selected retailers will also be trading until 8pm in December on Fridays and Saturdays (check our website).  The Centre will close at 5pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on Boxing Day.

We caught up with Paul McCarthy, general manager of Chantry Place, who said: “It really has been a fantastic year for Chantry Place and we are ending the year on a high with the launch of our new Christmas lights, which also includes various reindeer to spot around the Centre – see if you can spot the one with the red nose! We can’t wait to see all the photos and smiles from everyone when they see Santa’s sleigh and walk through our wonderful gold trees on the Square. People are shopping earlier this year than ever before and we have gifts for everyone, from toys to perfume, beauty, chocolates, fashion, home and more. We also have more Christmas news to announce soon, including making 12 of our visitors Christmas wishes come true with our magical post box, plus support of a charity Christmas appeal, pop ups, retailer news and more.”

This year, we have welcomed several new retailers including Rituals, Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight, Laser Clinic and a Hotel Chocolat café, so there are plenty of reasons to come and shop with us.