Shopping in Dublin
There are many things you can do in Dublin during your United Kingdom vacations, and one of them is shopping. If you love shopping, Dublin offers you the perfect way to spend quality retail time during your UK trip. Dublin has something for everyone and shopping is a treat for all the tourists enjoying this side trip on their United Kingdom vacations. There are hundreds of exceptional shops in the streets as well as great shopping malls that can let you shop until you drop during your United Kingdom vacations.
Books, clothes, shoes, whatever you want Dublin has them in style! Not only does the city possess exciting boutique shops, it also has lots of luxury shopping centres around like the Jervis Centre,
Powerscourt Centre, Ilac Centre and the Blanchardstown Centre.
Shopping in Dublin is a great way to unwind during your United Kingdom vacations. The city offers two major pedestrian shopping streets: one is Stephen’s Green / Grafton Street on the Southside and the other is Henry Street on the Northside. These two streets are just a few minutes apart, but they are somewhat different, offering fun and variety to tourists during their United Kingdom vacations.
Northside and Southside shopping experience
The popular Arnotts department store is located on Henry Street, which also contains various popular footwear and clothing stores. During their United Kingdom vacations, tourists can get lots of bargains from the renowned outdoor food market found in Moore Street. O’Connel Street which is nearby is the city’s main thoroughfare and home to Clery’s Department Store, Eason’s Booksellers and other shops. You won’t have to worry if you need to buy some medical supplies while you’re on your United Kingdom vacations because there is always at least one pharmacy or chemist in each shopping street at the heart of Dublin.
The Ilac centre is an impressive shopping complex that was built in the 1980s. With the shopping center’s wide variety of boutique outlets, gift shops, fast food restaurants and library, visitors to Dublin will find many options during their United Kingdom vacations.
The Jervis Centre on the other hand houses shops and outlets on all its floors. All the leading chain stores in the United Kingdom have their outlets at the Jervis Centre. What’s good about this shopping place is that guests can have all they need for souvenirs, travel essentials and much more under one roof.
Tourists can also visit the Southside’s Grafton Street during their United Kingdom vacations. This street features a smarter shopping area with fashionable stores including Brown Thomas and local and foreign designer showcases. Weirs, the leading jeweler in Dublin, is also located here.
Other shopping streets that visitors on their United Kingdom vacations can explore are Dawson Street, South Great Georges Street and Wicklow Street. The Powerscourt Towncentre which is close by is a shopping centre that visitors on United Kingdom vacations will appreciate for its nice and small interiors. The Georges Street Arcade is also worth a visit if you need to buy something from an indoor market during your United Kingdom vacations.