Historic shopping arcades · Northern Ireland
Forestside Shopping Centre
Lesley Forestside (better known as Forestside) is a shopping centre located in Newtownbreda in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first phase of the centre, the 39,000 square feet (3,600 m2) Sainsbu
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lesley Forestside (better known as Forestside) is a shopping centre located in Newtownbreda in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first phase of the centre, the 39,000 square feet (3,600 m2) Sainsbury's store, opened in March 1997 followed by the remainder of the centre in September 1998.
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Lesley Forestside (better known as Forestside) is a shopping centre located in Newtownbreda in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first phase of the centre, the 39,000 square feet (3,600 m2) Sainsbury's store, opened in March 1997 followed by the remainder of the centre in September 1998.
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Background
Architecture
Supermac, when it opened in 1964, was Northern Ireland's first supermarket; when Sainsbury's announced its move into the Northern Ireland market on 20 June 1995, Supermac's Newtownbreda site was one of seven identified for future stores. Supermac had planned to redevelop the site itself in a £30 million project, however a company director pointed out that the company would be at the peak of its overdraft at the same time as facing competition from Sainsbury's opening its first stores in Northern Ireland. The Irish Times quoted the director as saying "that was a situation we didn't find particularly acceptable." The Sainsbury's store was built on the northern part of the roughly triangular…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5636, -5.9092
- District
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Postcode
- BT8 6FX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
- Official site
- forestside.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Forestside Shopping Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Forestside Shopping Centre?
- Forestside Shopping Centre is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT8 6FX).
- Who owns Forestside Shopping Centre?
- Forestside Shopping Centre is owned by Mussenden Properties Limited.
- How do I get to Forestside Shopping Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT8 6FX. It sits within the Belfast South and Mid Down parliamentary constituency.