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London’s shopping centres: the complete guide

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Westfield, Battersea, Canary Wharf, Brent Cross and more: what’s inside, hours and how to get there.

From Westfield’s two giants to a restored power station, London’s shopping centres hold well over a thousand shops between them. Here is what each one offers, how to reach it, when it opens and where to park.

At a glance

London has more than half a dozen great shopping centres, from Westfield’s two giants to the restored Battersea Power Station. This guide covers each one: what is inside, how to get there, opening hours and parking. Every centre also has its own page with a full list of its shops, taken from the centre’s directory in November 2026.

Westfield London, White City

Westfield London is the largest of them all, with more than 300 shops beneath a rippling glass roof beside Shepherd’s Bush. Its directory runs from Level -2, home to Westfield Square and the Home Quarter, up to the Vue cinema on Level 3. Fashion, beauty and electronics fill Levels 0 and 1, with Apple, Zara, Uniqlo, John Lewis & Partners and Marks & Spencer among the anchors.

The Village is the luxury wing: Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Tiffany & Co. and Bucherer sit here, with The Grand Caffe for a pause between them. Shops open 10am–9pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm–6pm on Sunday.

For transport, Wood Lane and White City Underground stations are close, and Shepherd’s Bush has the Central line and the Overground, with trains every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday to Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction. Drivers have more than 4,000 spaces in three car parks.

Shoppers in Turbine Hall A, under the galleries of Battersea Power Station
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Image courtesy of © Battersea Power Station

Westfield Stratford City, East London

Westfield Stratford City opened in September 2011, a year before the London Olympics, at the gateway to what is now Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Its 200-plus shops include John Lewis & Partners, Marks & Spencer, Primark, Flannels and Watches of Switzerland, with All Star Lanes bowling, a Vue cinema and food courts for a longer day.

Stratford station, next door, is one of London’s best-connected, served by the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines, the DLR and the Overground. Shops open 10am–9pm Monday to Friday, 9am–9pm on Saturday and 12pm–6pm on Sunday. Its three car parks hold more than 4,500 spaces and are open 24 hours.

Battersea Power Station, by the Thames

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s power station reopened in October 2022, and its two turbine halls now hold more than 100 brands. Turbine Hall A, the Art Deco original, has Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Mulberry and Apple Battersea; the Chimney Lift rises from Level 1. Electric Boulevard and Circus West Village add more shops and restaurants by the river. Battersea Power Station has its own Northern line station.

Canary Wharf, Docklands

Beneath and between the towers of the financial district, more than 120 stores spread across five malls: Canada Place, Cabot Place, Churchill Place, Crossrail Place and Jubilee Place. The Elizabeth line reaches Liverpool Street in 6 minutes and the Jubilee line London Bridge in 7, and the DLR and Uber Boats stop here too.

The domed galleria at Brent Cross, with its escalators and marble floor
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Brent Cross, North London

Brent Cross opened in 1976, one of Britain’s first American-style indoor malls, and its marble galleria still rises to a domed rotunda. Its 80-plus shops include John Lewis & Partners, Fenwick, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Apple. Parking is the great draw: more than 8,000 spaces with no parking charge, just off the North Circular.

Between them, London’s shopping centres hold well over a thousand shops.

Brent Cross station on the Northern line is a short walk or bus ride away; for a step-free route, take the Northern line to Hendon Central or Golders Green and a connecting bus. A dozen bus routes stop at the centre, among them the 113, 142, 186 and C11.

Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross

The Victorian coal drops reopened in October 2018 under Heatherwick Studio’s two curving roofs that bend down to touch. More than 50 shops, cafés and restaurants lean towards independent and design-led labels. King’s Cross St Pancras is a short walk away, and Granary Square and Regent’s Canal are next door.

One New Change, by St Paul’s

Jean Nouvel’s glassy centre, opened in 2010, has about 20 shops, among them Zara, COS, H&M, Hackett, Aesop and Oliver Bonas. The best thing in it is open to everyone: the sixth-floor roof terrace, reached by glass lift, faces the dome of St Paul’s. St Paul’s station on the Central line is a minute’s walk away.

The roof terrace at One New Change, with St Paul’s dome close by
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Hay’s Galleria, London Bridge

A former tea wharf on the Thames Path, Hay’s Galleria is now a glass-roofed arcade of cafés, bars and shops, with David Kemp’s sculpture The Navigators at its centre. It is a few minutes’ walk from London Bridge station, on the riverside walk towards Tower Bridge.

Our advice

For the most choice under one roof, go to Westfield London; for an easy day with children and the Olympic Park, Stratford. Battersea and Coal Drops Yard are the ones to see for their architecture. Weekday mornings are the quietest time at every centre, and the Elizabeth line links Stratford, Canary Wharf and the West End in minutes.

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