Guide to the Mall Trinity Centre Aberdeen shopping Centre in Aberdeen, facilities and shops and a history of the oldest shopping centre in Aberdeen City

Oldest Shopping Centre In Aberdeen

Located on the main shopping area of Union Street, The Trinity Centre Aberdeen is one of the oldest and still a much used shopping centre of Aberdeen. It was called The Trinity Centre until 2006 when the name of the Aberdeen shopping centre changed to The Mall Aberdeen. On Saturday 14 August 2010 The Mall Aberdeen reverted back to the name of The Trinity Centre Aberdeen after being bought over by Rockspring Property Investment Managers.

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Shops Inside The Trinity Centre Aberdeen

Click the links below to go to the online shops within this Aberdeen shopping centre and see their discounts, deals and offers such as free delivery:

Debenhams
Holland & Barrett
Argos

HMV

Mall Trinity Aberdeen

Shops inside The Mall Aberdeen include Argos, Clinton Cards, Claire's, Debenhams, Ernest Jones, F1, Frame Up, Greggs, H. Samuel, Holland and Barrett, HMV, La Senza, JD Sports, Quiz Clothing, Primarks, Waterstone's (formerly Ottakers), Passion for Perfume, Zumo's Juice Bar, Schuh, Shoe Express, Timpson and T-Mobile.

Shopping Tips

Top Tips: Before shopping at Argos use their free click and reserve service where you can see if your item is available and reserve it for collection the same or next day. You can then pay in the Aberdeen shopping centre store when you collect your item(s). See www.argos.co.uk for details. Alternatively shop online from the comfort of your own home and take advantage of special internet offers, including free delivery when you spend over £150.

The Mall Aberdeen has two entrances and exits on Union Street, next to the Primark shop and another beside the Ottaker's and HMV stores. Each entrance to the Aberdeen shopping centre is wheelchair accessible. The rear entrance brings you out to Guild Street and takes you down some steps towards the Aberdeen bus and train stations.

The renaming event of the Trinity Centre Aberdeen in 2010 was marked by the release of 100 blue balloons to signify the new brand colours of The Trinity Centre Aberdeen. Staff were dressed in 1980s costumes to reflect the history of the Trinity Centre since it opened first in 1984. For example the security guards were dressed as characters from the film Ghostbusters and the operations manager was outfitted like a flamboyant Freddie Mercury. Customers were invited to come the shopping mall dressed as 1980s characters and prizes were awarded in this fancy dress competition. The winners were dressed as Barbie and Michael Jackson and won a prize of £25 shopping vouchers to spend at The Trinity Centre Aberdeen. There was also free vouchers and kids entertainment such as children face painting.

The Mall Trinity Centre Aberdeen was built in 1984 and named after the former Trinity Hall on which Primark now stands. It was due to open on 27 September but the opening was delayed and the Mall Trinity Shopping Centre officially opened on 12 October 1984.

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Eating At The Trinity Centre Aberdeen

A range of snacks, drinks and meals can be purchased and eaten at the restaurant within the Debenhams store on the 2nd floor. There are also the home bakes and meals from Olivers Bakery and a range of fruit juices and healthy eating at the Zumo Juice Bar.

Toilets at the The Mall Aberdeen can be found next to the Debenhams Restaurant and also on the lower floor, near the underground car park. Take the steps or the lift just outside the entrance to Debenhams.
There is also Parent and Baby room facilities with feeding cubicles and changing facilities at this Aberdeen shopping centre.
A disabled toilet can be found in the centres toilet area

Mall Monster

The mascot of the Mall Aberdeen is the cute pink Mall Monster. Far from being a monster he is a bug softie. I'll try and get a clearer photo of the Mall Monster for this Aberdeen shopping centre review.

Christmas Events At Trinity Centre Aberdeen

Christmas events at the Trinity Centre Aberdeen include carol singing by local schools and a wishing well where customers can leave charity donations whilst making a wish.

Opening Times of The Trinity Centre Shopping Centre Aberdeen

Monday 0900 - 1730
Tuesday 0900 - 1730
Wednesday 0900 - 1730
Thursday 0900 - 1800
Friday 0900 - 1800
Saturday 0900 - 1800
Sunday 1100 - 1700

How To Get To The Trinity Centre Aberdeen

Directions - Head into Aberdeen City Centre, and follow the signs. The Mall Car Park can be found by turning right down Bridge Street then following the signs. The car park has over 400 spaces with some wider spaces for the disabled and drivers with children.
Alternatively use the Park and Ride facilities which will drop and collect you from the town centre.

Contact Address And Telephone Number For The Trinity Centre Aberdeen

The Mall Aberdeen
155 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6BE

Tel: (01224) 580076

The Mall Aberdeen Website can be found at www.themall.co.uk and then use the find a Mall option on the left side to find the Aberdeen shopping centre.

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Littlewoods was located where Primark is now at this Aberdeen shopping centre. It closed in early 2006 around the time when the Trinity Centre was renamed to The Mall Aberdeen and Primark opened on the 9 December 2006. At the time it was the largest Primark shop in Scotland.

Before the Trinity Centre Aberdeen was built the front shops on Union Street were Littlewoods, McMillan's and Timpson Shoes (where the front to the Mall Aberdeen is now located). The Pizza Hut restaurant next door was the Lyric Restaurant in the 1970s.

Reiki Healing At The Mall Aberdeen

Master Reiki healer and teacher Carol Leslie performs the ancient healing art of Reiki at The Mall Aberdeen most Thursday afternoons. She can be found just outside the Passion for Perfume shop at the Aberdeen shopping centre. Donations from her Reiki Healing at The Mall are donated to the shopping centre's nominated charity which for 2007 is VSA. For 2006 it was Northsound Radio station charity Cash For Kids.

This alternative healing has helped many an Aberdonian out shopping to relax and the release the universal life force energy that is beneficial for the bodies own self healing mechanism. Read more about Reikii healing at the Mall in Aberdeen at www.cashforkidsnorthsound.co.uk and read more about Carol Leslie and the ancient Japanese therapy of Reiki in her book Divine Timing. Carol Leslie also practices Reiki healing at her therapy room in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Here are some photos of Carol performing Reiki healing at The Mall in Aberdeen:

Reiki Healing The Mall Trinity Aberdeen

Easter Egg Appeal

Each Easter The Mall Aberdeen holds an Easter Egg appeal. Shoppers to the Aberdeen shopping centre are asked to donate an Easter egg of any size which are then donated to children's organisations and charities throughout Aberdeen City. These include Barnardos and the Torry and Mastrick family centres. In the first year of The Mall Easter egg appeal in the year 2000 there were 200 chocolate eggs donated. In 2006 this rose dramatically to 2202 as more generous Aberdonians learnt of the Easter egg appeal. The 2007 Easter egg appeal was started by Torry Academy pupils. Over 2500 were collected and from the 23 Mall centres around the UK Aberdeen collected the most proving the generosity of Aberdonians.

In 2007 the Mall Trinity Shopping centre in Aberdeen underwent a £1 million refurbishment. This was the first time since opening in 1984 that the roof to the Aberdeen Shopping Centre had been worked on. The aluminium vaulted ceiling was replaced with a new roof that would allow more light into the Trinity Centre making it much brighter and lighter for customers and staff.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

On the 17 December 1992 the famous and much loved car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came to visit the children at Aberdeen Trinity Centre shopping mall. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was driven by Santa Claus to the Aberdeen shopping centre and the event was arranged by Debenhams with the help of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's owner Pierre Hicton. If you have a photo of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during its Aberdeen visit that I may use on this AboutAberdeen page then please contact me.