| If you're familiar with UK high street shops, but | | | | O'Briens sandwich bar. |
| don't want the hassle of flying across the pond at | | | | Opening hours: |
| this time of the year, here's a stress free travel | | | | Monday and Tuesday - 9am to 5.30pm |
| option for you! Ever thought of heading up North | | | | Wednesday to Friday - 9am to 9pm |
| to do your Christmas shopping? | | | | Saturday - 9am to 6pm |
| This year why not consider Newry? The | | | | Sunday - 1pm to 6pm |
| exchange rate has never been so good and with | | | | And no need to worry about parking either as |
| many shops accepting Euros as well, what are | | | | there are 1000 parking spaces on site. |
| you waiting for? Fill that tank and off you go! | | | | People with disabilities can also shop with ease. |
| Newry is fairly close to the border between the | | | | The 1st hurdle of parking is taken care of with 40 |
| Republic and Northern Ireland and is only 102km | | | | spaces allocated to disabled parking. The centre |
| from Dublin. Because of its closeness to the | | | | features 3 lifts, disabled toilets with disabled |
| border it's fast becoming a shopping haven, | | | | access and a shopmobility facility. |
| especially for people from Dublin. | | | | The Quays... |
| Newry is one of Northern Ireland's oldest towns | | | | The Quays is another shopping centre and leisure |
| and was founded in 1144. Originally a market | | | | development, smack bang in the middle of Newry. |
| town, it wasn't granted city status until March | | | | And just like Buttercrane it's on the canal. Again |
| 2002. | | | | this has many high street favourites including |
| Newry is situated in the south east of Ulster, with | | | | Ernest Jones, Early Learning Centre, HMV, River |
| half of the city in County Armagh and the other | | | | Island, Sainsburys and Waterstones, to name but |
| half in County Down. It's surrounded by the | | | | a few. |
| famous Mourne Mountains and the Ring of Gullion - | | | | Got time for a "hair-do" between all that hectic |
| both are areas of outstanding beauty. It's a case | | | | shopping, then a trip to Peter Marks may be just |
| of "water, water everywhere" with Newry, the | | | | what you need! Staying on the same floor, |
| river Clanrye and the Newry Canal flow through | | | | Deli-Lites restaurant or sandwich bar will do a |
| the city, and also Carlingford Lough is not too far | | | | good job in filling that gap. |
| away. | | | | Now if you haven't come just for the shopping |
| Shopping in Newry is dominated by two massive | | | | the centre also houses a 9-screen cinema. Stock |
| shopping centres, which between them probably | | | | up beforehand on the all-important film food at |
| stock everything including the kitchen sink! Add | | | | Haagen Dazs and Ye Olde Sweet Shop. |
| the glitter and magic of Christmas decorations and | | | | There really is something for everyone at the |
| Christmas lights and surely, and not forgetting the | | | | Quays. For all art lovers now - come along to the |
| glitz and glamour of the party season, you'll be in | | | | Thomas Kinkade Art Gallery for your solution to |
| Christmas shopping mode to tackle that never | | | | the ideal Christmas present. |
| ending list of Christmas pressies! | | | | Facilities at the centre include 1,300 car parking |
| Buttercrane Shopping Centre... | | | | spaces, with spacing being allocated to disabled |
| Buttercrane Shopping Centre is located in the city | | | | customers. Also on-site is a customer service |
| centre right next to Newry Canal. It houses most | | | | desk, toilets including special needs toilets, baby |
| of your high street favourites. Shoppers will | | | | changing facilities, a lift, shopmobility and a very |
| definitely have died and gone to heaven with 60 | | | | important feature for all parents, child safe zones. |
| shops to go through. Choose from Marks and | | | | Where else can you splash your cash? |
| Spencer, Virgin, Birthdays, Bay Trading and | | | | Shopping in Newry is not just all about these two |
| Mothercare. Other popular retail units include | | | | main shopping centres. Other retail hot spots |
| Dunnes Stores, Easons, Primark (Penny's) and | | | | include Hill Street and Monaghan Street. |