I've lived in blackburn all my life and like most people that I know only go in town if necessary. The town is ruined and its upsetting to see what its become. I had to go in town a few days ago (1st time in ages) and Covid restrictions are none existent. Large Groups of Young Asians hanging around everywhere with no masks and no distancing. Security around but don't do anything. Its a real dump of a place. Avoid.

Absolutely hideous experience with so many people choosing not to wear masks and little awareness of social distancing. The Marshalls were trying their best but the selfish and ignorant prevail.

They need to sort there security issues out. Yes good to see they are present but how many times today they pucked on individuals to wear masks, they seem to target younger ones ie teenagers or weaker individuals. I saw many couples or groups of lads who were not challenged. If you wantvthem to wear maskd stick your security on the main entrances, its not rickets science, dontvhave a mask your not coming in.

A perfect hub with all your daily requirements situated near the town centre is the Blackburn Mall. The basement has the eating zone where you have multiple stalls serving various cuisines. You can even get fresh vegetables, breads, cheese, fish, meat , clothing, electronics, key maker, shoe repairing done there. There are even salons, beauty parlours and nail spas. You have shops selling items needed for gifting purposes, decoration and home decor. On the ground floor are all branded clothing, show, medical, jewellery, currency exchange shops and coffee shops. The pound bakery is a good place to pick some quick snacks. There are washrooms in the basement and on the 1st floor near the parking area.

This place is quite depressing. Not a great deal of people and I understand why. Also security walking at a snail's pace through one store talking about nothing and basically just in the way, not good for the Mall and more importantly not very good for the store in question. Basically if you want town centre shopping you'd be better off in Preston or Manchester. No soul to Blackburn at all, it seems it lost itself years ago.

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Always a pleasure coming here as it's clean and plenty carpark spaces on multi storey. Shops have a good selection of products

Great for shopping

Very nice mall, a lot of closed shops recently but its everywhere the same so hopefully will be thriving with new stores. Parking is very easy and good

It was okay but it's small with very limited stock. I only wanted some drinks and they had a reasonable selection. All in all I was happy with the shop 😊

Enjoyed my visit to the Mall. Plenty of shops all under one roof. I will definitely visit again. Straight across from the bus station and only a short walk from the train station.

Lots of stalls in market and lots of high street shops for all Not far from the cathedral

Blackburn mall is very good & especially at christmas time when all the christmas lights are on its an amazing place for shopping. Throughout the year we have a nice mall & an inside market with stalls so you can shop in comfort all year. There is everything you need & lots of handmade cards & goods you can give as gifts. A food court in the market where you can try out lots of different foods from very different countries & cultures. You will definitly find something which you can enjoy with your whole family

Blackburn used to have a lovely market full of independent local traders. Now it's half empty, nothing but commercial chains and the entire mall smells of cheap fried food and vape. Overall quite depressing really.

If you want to avoid covid, avoid The Mall.

Nice place. Got a bit lost as its built like a rabbit warren. Needs good clear signs up. But I asked a stall holder where something was and he was very kind to help. I'm a Derbyshire girl and we were visiting Blackburn for a family funeral. And we decided to go into town for some lunch and a walk round. Nice friendly place.

With shops closing down, cigarette smokers at every entrance, empty units everywhere and at least half of the Mall customers today not wearing masks - I won't be visiting again anytime soon. At least I won't feel bad shopping online for the foreseeable.

I haven't explore whole mall yet but still considerably bigger and got halal eating place so one happy customer here.

Lovely clean Mall. Easy to access by wheelchair users. Good variety of shops and ideally situated with the bus station and market hall on the doorstep. Through the Mall to the Town Hall and Library and a selection of high street shops and cafes mixed with smaller independent ones. Plenty of choice of cafes and eateries plus very good selection of charity shops for the bargain hunters amongst us. Easy parking if you take the car too.

It's large, I started going here for clothes emergency and shopping, and it's generally really nice. Almost certainly, you'll find what you're searching for here.

A reasonable variety of retailers, and food vendors, wide walkways, easy access: the Spindles Market Hall is also easily accessible from the Mall. The Spindles has a variety of cafés, and stalls for small / local traders. Well worth a visit.

There's nothing in here that you won't see in just about every other shopping centre in the UK. Boots, Wilkos, JD Sports, etc but not really anything different. It is undercover which is good in bad weather but as it's enclosed it can be a bit claustrophobic when busy. No free parking anywhere so you may as well go "out of town" as there's far better places to shop.

Right behind the bus station with all the shops you could possibly need. Great little cafe at the side entrance

A busy mall with plenty of everything from hearing aid batteries to real Rolex watches. Good café located in the middle which makes a handy meeting place.

Well, it's a mall like any other. It's entertaining and it has pretty much anything you need. Location is town centre which means you have access to other places in town quick and easy. I like the market at the bottom floor and I've been there hundreds of times, eating and shopping. Local sellers are the best. Toilets are decent too and they have a breastfeeding room, which is appreciated for mamas like me.

Ahhhhh 😋 The mall of blackburn!! Man I love it 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Its really beautiful there are alot of of shopping malls inside and you can say there are reasonable brands and ehmmm u knw but the main thing is beauty inside mall is beautiful and there are eating stuff too. The one i love eating in this mall is from pound bakery because i dont want to eat that much so i try jumbo cheese thats superb and what about bubble-tea 🤤🤤🤤🤤 should try that. Overall mall is very beautiful. Wanna ask questions?? Im all ears

This is the safest place that I have visited since the pandemic. Well manned by security, staff ensure the public are wearing masks and sanitizing hands, marked walkways that have to be adhered too, staff managing numbers in shops. Most staff pleasant and amenable whilst working under this extra pressure. A really positive experience I was very impressed and would certainly return.

The Mall Blackburn is a brilliant mix of high street stores , local markets and nice places to eat . Really good find

Quite surprised how large the mall is. My wife and I found a diverse range of shops as well as cafes and eateries in which we could indulge ourselves in for the afternoon. We are more than pleased with the staff at Schuh who handled the exchange of my wife's birthday present with ease. We will be sure to visit again soon. If you Google "The Mall,Blackburn" then you will be able to find the directory of businesses that are located in the centre. A further point of note,don't be afraid to ask the centre staff (security,cleaning or general customer liaison) any questions regarding the stores or facilities located in the centre, as they are only too happy to help.

Get my meat and things from here xx Love market

LUV THE PLACE GOT A WIDE RANGE OF VARIETIES 2 SHOP AT AND CHOOSE FROM , AND A GREAT CAFE 2 SIT DOWN AN RELAX AND ENJOY A NICE MEAL DRINK ...👍👌😊

It is nice shopping centre but because of CV19 most of shops was down.

da bbrn mall is such an ace place wi lots of shops n facilities n da cleang n security staff r da best I always feel safe wi dem 😊😘😍 xxx

Good selection of shops, central location with car parking and lifts. Covid guidance clear.

Its was fine too !!

Very good very polite and most of all very quick thank you we'll done x rating 10 out of 10

It was a sunday before Christmas and thier was a few stalls open got a few presents so I was happy would like to of seen it full and busy but with it being pre lockdown I understand why

Plenty to see

My place to go for shopping when we are allowed too

Dead

It has everything under one roof. Food, shopping and beauty treatments. Great for last minute shopping

What can you say about the mall blackburn.i wouldn't waste my time going end of

Didn't like the place, all the problems with covid-19 & loads of people ignoring the rules. I hope things change soon for the better.

Some good shops...

nothing beats our blackburn town centre....

First time been here ! But what a place the is no need to go out all around town as its got lots ,really impressed and parking across near bus station cheep to .well worth a visit

Great centre with a variety of food

Unfriendly and dismal

The Mall Blackburn always has car park space available and is reasonably priced on the pay meter. Great range of major retailers to suit all tastes, brands, quality, price and purchase requirements. The Market Hall is downstairs and convenient to be in the same building with a wide range of traders. You'll probably find everything you need at The Mall Blackburn.

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If the wholesalers that' supply the retail carries on the way it is going I'm afraid there will be nothing left to see in Blackburn because Debenhams closing is just thc tip of the iceberg which makes me wonder what the town planners have in mind for the old Thwaits brewery site maybe a soup kitchen big enough to accommodate all the people that were once employed in the empty shell that was once proudly called Blackburn shopping centre. Come on Borris put your foot down before we all perish. ..

Nice place

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Good place to go shopping, good variety

Late night shopping but hardly any shops open?

Fantastic variety of shops and great atmosphere nice people covid rules are put in place

It's an excellent shopping Mall.

Nice shopping centre

Lots of good brand stories

But if we can do it for the same on both sides gnbfmjjjj

Too many people begging and sleeping in door ways around the centre not a good experience

Each and every thing, under one roof.

Good shops

Always looks clean & tidy.

Dino week activities were amazing! Kids loved them, they got their face painted for free by an incredible artist and Youth Action had brought a large inflatable and climbing wall along with badge making! Was a fantastic day

Was surprised pleasantly as my wife comes from the Philippines she knows all about shopping malls and said excellent we will be back soon.

Nice mall with a market .easy to get round with plenty of shops coffee shops clothes shops extra

Unfortunately Blackburn Mall has deteriorated steadily over the last few years. Shops have closed and empty units remain. There are limited options for finding women's clothing and children's clothing. There are few independent stores offering something different / quality. There are no book stores yet plenty of low market pawn style shops which is sadly indicative of the lack of culture in Blackburn overall.

Clichéd place now - usual stores in a pretty usual kinda town - the current economical climate has alot to answer for imo.

I posted recently about the markets, same goes for the mall, why pay for parking when I only really went in for a top from one store, not a bargain if you put the parking fee on, shame new look and primark arn't on a retail park yet! When that happens the mall n markets might as well shut

Decent, big shopping mall. Very clean and lots of variety in terms of shops. Best part for me was the market and the different places to eat.

Looks great, bright and spacious, a good range of shops. Shame to see a fair few closing down due to the current pandemic. Hopefully they will be replaced with something better. Could do with some seating areas indoors. Nice link to the market. King william swuare ia lovely on a hot day with street musicians out, flowers bloomed and everyone sitting n enjoying the ambience.

Nice modern everything you need,, I only go into town for my bank, primark, sport direct spec savers and my beauty shop, and the library once in a blue moon. Otherwise I go to Chorley plus I love the fact that they don't knock all their shopping centre down, they just put extra buildings up. To keep the history, not like Blackburn blink and it's knocked down sad but true.

Its still alright with plenty of stores but not same now debenhams has closed as this sold many items which you cant get now.

Wow, really busy and not many people wearing a mask. Good choice of shops and quite a nice little market on the ground floor. The Exchange coffee shop has the best choice of flavoured coffee, great taste as well.

Lots of stores available, mostly clothes shops. Slight lack of stores that sell electrical based items. Places such as Argos & Debenhams are now no longer there. Worth visiting the market on the ground floor for some good bargains and also includes a food court.

Light and spacious indoor market with a wide variety of shops and eating opportunities. Plenty of parking available above the market with stairs and lifts to get you down to market level. Well worth a visit.

It's alright I suppose as a local shopping hub. But it's not somewhere I would visit for a day out. With the market below it has a reasonable choice, of shopping, and some very good quick eat and coffee shops, nearby. The market seems to have a few empty stalls. Blackburn because of a numerous factors seems to lack the certain image and shops to grab people into wanting to visit, from further afield If it perhaps had a better night life scene it may attract more visitors and encourage a wider range of shops. Train station and bus station located nearby and parking above the mall, whenever I have visited there have been spaces

Huge place trying to hard to be like the Trafford Centre and just seems disconnected from its roots. But clean enough and has good parking

A little cute town all you need is there. It's good place for day out. Highly recommend.

Great place Very busy and vibrant Mixed variety of shops Plenty of nice places to eat

Okay not a bad market got a few sausages cooked from a little shop don't know the name shop..as the chap for the sausages and 4 bacon. Look at me like i was from a different planet..just them he asked..I said yes that it ..said thanks no response back ..miserably man for some reason ..customer happy giving you money you looking like a man not interested

changing facilities for babies failed again after refusing to use for just short of 3 years after the last time I tried to use the feeding room when my lad was a newborn and it being baltic in there today I bit the bullet. Still no better this heat plus the unemptied nappy bin 🤮 the smell was atrocious and this was just after 9am so just hadn't been emptied I'd like to say just yesterday but I imagine it was a few days worth. No one at help desk and no staff to be seen , lovely security guard though that got message passed onto relevant staff . Please sort out this changing room ( subway side )

Plenty of shops and just about everything you need but the place sometimes can be a bit dead. As well as doggy just outside of town near King Georges Hall.

It is what it is It's my towns mall so can't complain but too many fancy shops for my liking Just visit when need to

I had issues using the free WiFi... my phone was being temperamental and needed WiFi,,, however you have to give so many details.... Shopping centre was OK.... market was quite interesting.

Always nice to visit the Mall and watch out for the new One Beyond store which has many household and beauty products.

Good mall good selection of shops a small issue is the escalator up from the market (floor below) isn’t working and the stairs can be difficult for some people and only one lift working and this has been like this for at least a month or two you think a tradesman should come and fix it clean place good security.

Great place to shop lots of variety of shops and places to get food. Clean friendly and welcoming.

Nothing exciting about the Mall but it is iconic and has a homely feel about it if you've lived in Blackburn for a long time.

Great shops and the market is excellent with lots of choice of food venues, fresh fruit and veg and a wide variety of market stalls

Amazing shopping experience we'll worth a visit shop's on every corner.

What on earth is the multi-story car park all about? I literally felt thick as trying to manoeuvre my way around it, no signs up for exits, seriously was like guess the way out! Money needs to be spent on signs and arrows re painted! Was only a short stay but the shopping centre looked nice and clean tho from what I saw on my short walk from the carpark.

Lots of empty shops. Parking was a nightmare. Pay stations for marking had huge ques and the lifts were out of order so 8 flights of steps to walk up. Lots of elderly and people with pushchairs struggling. Visited the marker which again had lots of empty stalls. Wouldn't be in a rush to visit again.

Visited Toyland grotto yesterday with my Grandson. Experience was so magical Lewis was enjoying every minute. Santa was so lovely and friendly, eventhough he asked Lewis what he would be leaving for him which the reply was... new glasses really did raise the room with laughter. Looking forward to next year visit.

It's an amazing place. If you can't buy what you want here, it doesn't exist. The fish stall is arguably the best in the area for miles. Clothes, butchers and cafes are everywhere.

Plenty of shops and not all that expensive. Some nice little cafes to have a bit to eat 😋. I ride in on the bus 🚌 so no parking problems. Have a good day out.

Didn't enjoy the experience at all. The best thing to do is to knock it down and start again. The person who approved the plans should be sacked. And the car park completely redesigned. There isn't adequate signage, I wandered around for ages going round in circles. Been in mazes that were easier to negotiate.

The mall is good for most things I have found most shops have good staff who are helpful ( thanks you Holland and barrett). Its a bit of a wind tunnel at times along parts of the mall. But all in all I found my experiences good, people polite and friendly. A good browse in the market downstairs can reveal hidden gems. I found somewhere I can now buy kimchi. Fantastic!!. Give it a try, you may be pleasantly surprised.

I enjoyed looking around the Mall as it is sometime since I last visited. Quite a few new stores have appeared. It was clean. The market was very busy and there are lots of different eateries.

Shopping centre in Blackburn Town centre, served of many shops like Primark, Poundland, poundbakery, Gregg's, Vodafone, Pandora, KFC, subway, at the bottom floor you can find the market where there's many shops like a fisherman's, fruit and veggies, meat, and multi ethnic food stalls

Very nice place with good shopping area. Food options are a bit scattered around the mall instead of having a single place as food corner. However, the overall vibe and feel of the Mall is very decent and plenty of venues are available for everyone to shop & have fun. Paid parking available.

Nice , clean and everything in one place. It's no Westfield but does one really need one ? It does the job just fine for most. Security working hard to keep chavy teenagers out but some do manage to sneak in. Don't cause too much havoc though so it's fine.

I love the market the most and love it's atmosphere, it's just amazing. Love the mall too but it needs to have more shops such as replacing Zara to Debenhams area/store and opening more shops to the mall

A fairly typical town centre shopping, but with market stalls on the lower floor. A good range of mainstream shops and independent stores. Clean, light and airy inside, toilets are also clean and well maintained. Well worth a visit.

AromAmore New food outlet great food and best coffee in Blackburn. Loved the attention to detail all the food and drinks served in cardboard,paper no plastic in sight. Had the wild boar sausage with onion really tasty. So sad that due to Covid this place never survived.

it's alright but you see way too many druggies I saw a crackhead foaming at the mouth and walking into a fence down by the reel cinema also my friend got fondled by a strange man and asked if he was English. the batcave is lovely though!

Very nice experience. Next to bus station, train station and ample parking available. Market and dining area included, lots of brands present.

Yep it's a mall all right, there's shops you can go into. They added a bookshop recently which is nice.

First time back in years, and it has really changed for the better. Clean, bright, undercover. A real pleasant surprise just need to get the number of empty lots reduced.

Plenty parking. Very nice, big and clean. You can mostly get anything you want. Plenty varieties of shops. Can spend the whole day in the mall.

Lots of shops, both clothing and food outlets, a new Waterstones. Parking is good, and uses a reusable plastic token system rather than wasteful card/paper tickets. (A future upgrade could be similar to the ANPR plate reader that the Fielden Street carpark uses) good toilets to the rear of the mall near the courts

Good shopping centre overall. Just lacking some good bargain shops. The old set up in Blackburn, though dated, was much better in my opinion.

Excellent variety of shops (especially now Waterstones have finally come into town). Didn’t notice any vacant premises during my last visit which is unusual these days for shopping centres of this size. Very clean and well laid out. Numerous places for coffee and cake! Plenty of parking at reasonable cost