1/5 Moi P. 2 years ago on Google
Sadly,
not
worth
the
visit
despite
improvements
over
the
years
and
a
major
upgrade
of
St
James’
Street.
Charter
Walk,
is
now
thankfully
cleaner
and
smarter
but
the
shops
are
the
same
as
to
be
found
in
any
other
town.
Dismal.
Better
shopping
and
environment
to
be
found
on
the
recently
repaved
St
James’
Street.
Smaller
and
more
unusual
or
interesting
retailers
are
few
and
far
between
in
Charter
Walk.
Perhaps
they
tend
to
be
priced
out?
It’s
also
difficult
to
park
with
a
very
small,
poorly-designed
underground
car
park.
Every
now
and
again,
I
will
go
into
town
to
see
what’s
new.
The
answer?
Not
much
for
the
better
in
Charter
Walk.
The
market
hall
is
a
sad
travesty
of
the
days
when
there
were
three
or
four
butchers,
four
greengrocers,
Redman’s
and
Hartley’s
cooked
meats,
etc.,
not
to
mention
a
vibrant
outside
market
(where
did
all
those
stall
holders
go?).
Now
the
market
hall
is
trying
to
rebrand
as
a
street
food
market.
Destined
to
fail
IMHO.
The
town
is
desperate
for
an
unique
identity.
That’s
not
Charter
Walk,
designed
in
the
concrete-jungle
Sixties.
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