Multrees Walk

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Multrees Walk
Multrees Walk from East.jpg
View from the East in 2023
Multrees Walk
Location Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates 55°57′18.48″N3°11′29.70″W / 55.9551333°N 3.1915833°W / 55.9551333; -3.1915833
AddressMultrees Walk
Edinburgh
EH1 3DQ
Opening date2003
OwnerNuveen
ArchitectCDA Group
No. of anchor tenants 1 (Harvey Nichols)
Public transit access National Rail logo.svg Edinburgh Waverley
EdinburghTramsGeneric.png St Andrew Square
Website multreeswalk.co.uk

Multrees Walk is a pedestrian shopping precinct in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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History

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Christmas decorations in 2011

Built in 2003 as part of a larger city centre redevelopment, it links St Andrew Square to the St James Quarter, lined on each side with designer stores selling clothing, artwork and various other luxury items. [1]

Harvey Nichols department store is the anchor of the development and has its main entrance on St. Andrew Square, with a smaller entrance onto Multrees Walk.

Multrees Walk, Harvey Nichols and Edinburgh Bus Station were all designed by Edinburgh architects CDA. The bus station sits at a lower level from Multrees and is accessed by escalators from St Andrew Square, or by a ramped entrance from Elder Street.

St Andrew Square tram stop is to the front of Harvey Nichols.

Cycling is not permitted in Multrees Walk

List of Stores

As at July 2024 [2]

Multrees Walk features a number of brands from across the globe, some of which are their only Scottish store.

These brands include:

Other international:

National and independent:

Recent Refurbishment

Louis Vuitton announced the reopening of their newly redeveloped store at 1-2 Multrees Walk in August 2023, which includes the addition of an upper floor and a spiral staircase.

The reopening marks their 20th anniversary in Multrees Walk. [3]

In March 2024, Italian fashion brand Gucci announced they will be moving into Multrees Walk, opening their only stand-alone UK store outside of London, occupying the units previously held by Caffè Nero. [4]

Previous occupants

These names have since left. A few have relocated to elsewhere within the city, such as the new St James Quarter.

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Shops on Multrees Walk in 2005

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