Athlone Towncentre is a shopping centre located in Athlone, County Westmeath. It opened in November 2007.[2] The shopping centre is the largest shopping centre in the Irish midlands[3] with over 13,000 square metres of retail space, over 60 stores, consisting of many big retail brands, such as, ZARA, TK Maxx, Marks and Spencer, River Island, Starbucks, Tommy Hilfiger, JD Sports, Topshop, Next, Skechers and H&M.[4][5][6] This is located at the former Royal Hoey Hotel which closed in 2002, and was demolished in 2005, to make way for the Athlone Towncentre.
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| Location | Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°25′25.784″N 7°56′10.161″W / 53.42382889°N 7.93615583°W |
| Opening date | 1 November 2007 |
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| No. of stores and services | 60 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | Multi-storey (1,200 spaces) |
| Website | athlonetowncentre |
The shopping centre is located close to the centre of Athlone town, on a site accessible from Dublin Gate Street and Gleeson Street.
The 4-star Sheraton Athlone Hotel adjoins the site and has 161 beds.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Westmeath Independent - New owner for Athlone Shopping Centre". Westmeath Independent. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Frieda (27 October 2017). "10 years of Athlone Towncentre". Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Centre Information - Athlone Towncentre". athlonetowncentre.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Stores". Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Stores". Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Athlone Town Centre, Athlone". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.