Athlone Towncentre

Athlone Towncentre

Location	Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Coordinates	53°25′25.784″N7°56′10.161″W / 53.42382889°N 7.93615583°W / 53.42382889; -7.93615583
Opening date	1 November 2007;17 years ago (2007-11-01)
Owner	Davidson Kempner Capital Management (2015–present) [1]
No. of stores and services	60
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	2
Parking	Multi-storey (1,200 spaces)
Website	athlonetowncentre.com

Athlone Towncentre is a shopping centre located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. It opened in November 2007. ^[2] It is the largest shopping centre in the Irish midlands, ^[3] with over 13,000 square metres of retail space and over 60 stores, including ZARA, TK Maxx, Marks and Spencer, River Island, Starbucks, Tommy Hilfiger, JD Sports, Topshop, Next, Skechers, Sports Direct and H&M. ^{[4] [5]} The shopping centre is located at the site of the former Royal Hoey Hotel, which closed in 2002 and was demolished in 2005.

Entrance to the shopping centre

The shopping centre is located close to the centre of Athlone town, on a site accessible from Dublin Gate Street and Gleeson Street.

The 4-star Sheraton Athlone Hotel adjoins the site and has 161 beds. ^[5]

References

1. "Westmeath Independent - New owner for Athlone Shopping Centre". Westmeath Independent. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
2. Frieda (27 October 2017). "10 years of Athlone Towncentre". Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
3. "Centre Information - Athlone Towncentre". athlonetowncentre.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. "Stores". Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
5. "Athlone Town Centre, Athlone". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.