Erneside Shopping Centre

Erneside Shopping Centre

Location	Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Opening date	1989;36 years ago (1989)
Owner	Muntermellan Ltd
Stores and services	34
Anchor tenants	2
Floor area	171,590 sq ft
Floors	2
Parking	638
Website	https://ernesidecentre.com

Erneside Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Sitting at the River Erne, the centre opened in 1989 and is around 171,590 sq ft. The anchor tenants of the centre are Marks & Spencer (closing in 2026) and Next.

History

The centre was opened in 1989. In 1997, Erneside was acquired by the Diageo Pension Trust, the company helped the centre double in size, once in 2000 and another in 2008. ^[1] One of its anchor tenants, Asda, closed its doors in the centre in 2007 to move to bigger premises nearby. ^[2]

In 2012, Erneside was announced to get a major expansion that would see it get a larger second floor, a hotel and a cinema but it never happened, the idea was brought up again in 2014 and 2015 but in a downsized state. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 2015, the centre was sold by the Diageo Pension Trust to Tristan Capital Partners and Ellandi for £34.25m. ^[1] The new owners helped expand the centre slightly with an upsized Next store and new stores, by 2025, the centre was only 7% in vacant units. ^{[6] [5]}

Erneside's co-owner Ellandi was acquired by NewRiver in 2024, with NewRiver co-owning and managing Erneside from then onward. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2025, Erneside lost 2 tenants (Harry Corry and anchor tenant Marks & Spencer) to the new Lakelands retail park in the outskirts of Enniskillen, the centre also opposed a proposal at the retail park where Lidl is planning to build a store, saying it will hurt Enniskillen's town centre if it gets the go-ahead. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

In December 2025, Erneside was sold by Tristan and NewRiver for £12.4m to a consortium led by Ian McMahon under holding company Muntermellan Limited, the same consortium owns the Rushmere and Foyleside shopping centres. ^{[12] [13]} The centre is set to go through a massive revamp similar to the 2 centres have went through, making the biggest change for the centre since 2008, with hopes of Erneside becoming as successful as Rushmere and Foyleside. ^[14]

Stores

Some of the store offerings in the centre include Argos, River Island, Next, Pandora, Poundland and JD Sports. ^[15]

References

1. "London investment firms snap up Erneside for £34.25m". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2015-05-27. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-12-19.
2. "Asda creates 140 new jobs in Enniskillen". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
3. "By 2015, Erneside will look like this". Impartial Reporter. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
4. ryansmith (2014-01-30). "New extension to Erneside is radical downsizing of orginal plan". The Fermanagh Herald. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
5. "A new look Erneside will promote Enniskillen to a wider audience". Impartial Reporter. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
6. McDonald, Gary (2025-09-11). "Erneside shopping centre is brought to market with guide price of £15m". The Irish News. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
7. Hatmaker, Julia (2024-07-04). "NewRiver acquires Ellandi". Place North West. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
8. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.nrr.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
9. "New Harry Corry store to open in Lakelands Retail Park". Impartial Reporter. 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
10. Henderson, Roisin (2025-05-16). "Erneside rejects proposed new Lakelands Lidl store". The Fermanagh Herald. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
11. "Retail giant confirms relocation to Lakelands Retail Park". Impartial Reporter. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
12. "NI shopping centre sold in £12.4m deal". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-12-16. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-12-19.
13. "Erneside Shopping Centre sold for £12.4 million". Impartial Reporter. 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
14. McAleer, Ryan (2025-12-16). "Rushmere owners swoop for Erneside Shopping Centre in £12.4m deal". The Irish News. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
15. "All Stores – Erneside" . Retrieved 2025-12-19.