Most shops are on the ground and first floor, with a scattered few on the 2nd floor and specialist shops on third floor . There's easy access to parking on each floor, which uses a pay as you leave system. With a fairly good range of different shops, people should be able to get most things they want, and what can't be got inside Eastgate may be available to get in Basildon centre outside. Although having said that there are a few things that are not available in either place or are extremely limited, for example there are no shops specialising in baby or maternity, there are also no shops specialising in pet food and accessories, the nearest to this would be a couple of shelves in either Wilkinson's, or B & M in the outside shops, or in the ASDA supermarket. You certainly couldn't go hungry in Basildon just about every other shop is a cafe or restaurant or charity shop it could do with some improvements, speaking of which at present there is a lot of work going on to move the stalls on the market to an area just outside Wilkinson's but as these allocated spaces will be a lot more expensive , not as much space and not as prominent, I expect a lot of the present stall holders will unfortunately disappear. But not bad on the whole I've seen worse, I have also seen much better. If you think I've helped you with my review click on the like option below. Thanks

My husbands glasses snapped so he left me and my sleeping young son in the car to try and find an opticians . There were only few cars in the car park. Three wardens stood nearby chatting when suddenly one of them slapped a ticket on the windscreen. I got out to find out why- the lady said the car was parked outside the white bay line. She also said I should have said something before she issued the ticket so she would be aware that i was sitting in the car. She said if my husband appealed the ticket would be cancelled. To tell a long story short my husbands appeal was not accepted. We thought this was not a fair way to treat people. Oh dear- you can imagine how we feel about this shopping centre - still their loss, as a result we have discovered so many nicer classier places to shop and spend our money .

This shopping mall is a great asset for people of Basildon and surrounding areas. Its huge and it covers a wide range of shops from clothing to fashion to technology, travel, department stores and more - not to forget the impressive food court. Its got a big multi-story car park but there's also plenty of parking surrounding the mall in the town centre area. Its got onr of the biggest Debenhams stores in the UK, along with other big places like M&S & Primark. Its easy to reach by train as well as its walkable from Basildon C2C station.

I enjoyed visiting my local shopping centre, only sad to see all the big shops closing down. Do we need to be going to Lakeside, Southend and Chelmsford before we could do shopping? We need more fascinating shops with good materials, clothes, house hold materials, nice things to come back to Basildon. This is our own residential city it should be equipped with attractive amenities so we have more shoppers coming to Basildon. We love Basildon. Make it more enjoyable, more enviable, make it a better place for us to stay. God bless you.

I enjoyed being here, and there were some good shops and a relaxing atmosphere. I went into the Vodaphone Shop, Burger King and Starbucks and the staff seemed very friendly in all those places. Upstairs they have a foodcourt which has a McDonald's and Burger King in as well as other well known restaurant, and there are convenient and clean toilets near McDonald's. The only slight problem for me was that I felt there were a few too many security men wearing yellow jackets, but at least they made me feel safer.

Has many many shops inside and outside the shopping mall. There are shops that are very affordable for a lot of people and very stylish to. There is a parking lot near the shopping mall which is walking distance down the escalator. The food court has Taco Bell, Nandos, Mcdonalds and Dominos Pizza as well as small food courts and cafes plotted around and an all you can eat buffet restaurant outside. Worth the visit to this place to get away from the high end fashion malls like The Oracle and Westfield.

Disappointing I've the years Basildon has taken the turn for the worse. Shops closing down and rent to high to afford. Becoming less and less choice to shop how we used to! Since the pubs all closed down Yates and the Town gate. Bowling alley I just don't feel the same anymore it's separated over to the leisure park. Making people stay away more and slowly becoming a ghost town. Disappointing Baasilldon was defo better late 90s early 00s.

It's badly laid out and I couldn't find a map to locate the shops I wanted. The escalators are having works done on them and there are no stair alternatives so you have to walk up and down a single narrow escalator. Once you have finished shopping, the car park parking machines do not take card so if you are parked on the top floor, like I was, I had to go all the way back down to the basement, using the non working escalators

East gate shopping centre is very good for general shopping. The car park is accessible and easy to use, and fairly cheap. The shopping centre has several cafes and restaurants and is host to a very large Asda It's all under cover and has four floors, only two of which have the main shops. Nice place to visit and you will find all the usual High Street type shops there. Support your local shops - or lose them!

Built in the early eighties with the redevelopment of that part of the town centre. Bustling with shoppers, busier at wkends. Fave haunt of local youngsters (Food Court), so can be quite noisy. Debenhams, Next,Primark and Asda supermarket. Next Upper Galleries have some quaint shop's catering from Kung-fu equipment/clothing to oil painting's and designer clothing store (Mission). Free parking on Sunday's.

All your major high street retailers to many to mention also the food court second level everything from a jacket potato to a restaurant meal every fast food outlet all under one roof very clean and tidy and heated great for when it's cold or raining. fantastic for the disabled sporting lifts and esculators to all levels a visual presence of security to lend a hand and plenty of secure parking

A good shopping area many private and national chain stores, banks, many restaurants cafes open areas, lots of parking but not free, except on Sundays and most of these still still open anyway. Escalators and lifts provide access to it's 6 or 7 levels. There's a food court and toilet facilities on the same level. They're not disabled myself, I judge the area to be wheelchair friendly

I bought a meal deal but the saving didnt come off of my bill (it wasnt advertised as a meal deal but I know it used to be one for £15) and it flagged up on their handheld scan and pack device as a £15 meal deal still. Customer services were extremely helpful and honoured the deal for £15 and refunded me the other £8 I was over charged with absolutely no fuss. I was a happy girl :-)

A modern looking, clean shopping mall. It is not so big that you get lost, but big enough to have many of the desirable stores. Parking is easy and reasonably priced. It is very close to the train and bus stations, and has a huge supermarket at one end. The food court has a reasonable selection, so I sometimes invent reasons to "go to town" on a Saturday around midday.

Just been in the east gate centre and they have baby farm animals here , I saw children holding baby chicks and dropping them on the floor like a peice of rubbish I'm not happy with this being allowed and I will be reporting to the RSPCA as the chicks are proberly injured and scared like many of the other animals and they shouldn't be treated in this manor

Lack of any decent shops! Apart from clintons, Mac D's, or hairdressers! Is filled up with bit shops or pound world! No class! Although they are trying to 'update' it - still feels old and 'has been' ! Even closed Waterstones book shop down!!! Will only go if wanted something from a specific shop - if they haven't closed that down time I get there!

Be very careful I went today to birmingham shop or should say shoe box in back of another retailer totally waste of time going got very little in shop I ask for some shorts to be told they not got any in stock definitely won't be bother returning and signage to find Store another waste time if your owner of this business sort staff and Store out

Eastgate is full of different shops that are available to everyone. If you want anything in particular there is a shop with it or you will be told where you will find it and the staff are helpful and there is securty all around that are also helpful the whole building is well lit and and there are seats to rest. The go and enjoy the day there.

Easy Disabled access saying that if you have someone who cannot stand do not use asda/walmart parking as wheelchairs with people in are not allowed on escolators and can never find lift attendent. Centre it self nicely layed out but take coats for outside always very windy. Feb17 they are all rebuilding so some places harder to receive.

Lots of parking, pay before getting in your car to leave. Wide variety of shops. Clean environment. Relaxed atmosphere. Big Asda, Debenhams and Primark, lots of other shops too....HMV, New Look, Next, River Island, Superdrug, Bear Factory plus lots more. Plenty of coffee shops and cafe's. Baby change and baby feeding. Clean toilets.

we live in southend on sea. but we visit the eastgate center every week or so. we enjoy going here as its better than southend. and has greater choice of shops. and a better food court. we offten have brekfast in the eastgate. or one of the many cafes in surounding area. i also like hawkins bazzar. which has a good choice of items

Still can't fault my local shopping centre. Always has the shop I need and at competitive prices I find myself going there weekly to grab a bargain. The seasonal stalls they open is always worth a look round, this year the Christmas stall outside Asda has some good "and if u like personal" Christmas tree decorations!

Car park layout is awful for mums and prams. A very difficult place to navigate around if you have walking difficulties. Can't believe Hiltons Fish Bar is closed. My favourite restaurant. So many homeless people around now. Lots of choice if you can be bothered to walk around the area. It's a bit of a workout.

Busy, but manageable even so close to Christmas. It is really good for me, because I have problems with mobility and although there are different levels they can be accessed by escalator, lifts or for able bodied people stairs and everything is under one roof from food shopping to clothes shopping.

Actually came here for a taco bell but wasn't impressed with it. Some escalators were out of order and it wasn't immediately obvious where places were. I was in a rush so probably the best candidate for a "how well laid out and sign posted is this place" test. There is a good selection of shops.

Iconic and probably is the best shopping mail in the UK right now. It's gone through a lot of changes. Back in the early days it was the place to go! Fantastic times there. It's great that it's still standing strong despite the many changes and the dreaded internet. Live forever Eastgate, X

Thank goodness for the Eastgate centre, the rest of the high street is a little run down and there are too many shops closing down. I think this is the centre of Basildon that where you can have coffee, shop and visit the food court that does have a variety of foods other than Mcdonalds

Nice shoping center for the town. You can find all sorts of stuff as you can expect from a shoping center but can say that it seems it needs a little boost. Saw businesess closing, spaces for rent not taken at the time of writing this so there is space for improvement. Time will tell.

Best place around basildon, even though it is small it has most of the well known stores such as primark, new look, h&m, next, boots etc. It is a shame that it closes too early weekdays and weekends. It has an Asda supermarket with a car park and lots more well known stores nearby.

Good selection of shops mostly fully wheelchair accessible I’ve been coming here for years and apart from one or two exceptions every one who works here has been friendly and helpful sadly I don’t get here as often as I used to but it always makes fir a good bit of retail therapy

This place needs a bit of a makeover and it frustrated me that you have to pay for parking. I understand they want to stop commuters, but just give 2 hours free, and I am sure more people will shop there. Also, nearly all the shops close at 6pm...what century are we living in?

Great shopping centre. Easy to get to. Large range of shops for all interests. Good superstore at one end and a large clothes shop at the other. Big outdoor shopping square as well. Also a small food court at the top with McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, Taco Bell and Nandos.

Great place to start your shopping trip, with plenty of shop outlets to choose from, on three or four floors, and it is all undercover too. There are toilet facilities and two carparking areas to use, there is also a regular bus service that stops adjacent to the centre.

Probably the meh-est shopping centre in Basildon, but it has good quality shops apart from that weird Chinese shop on the third or fourth floor. Asda is fine apart from the new store layout and some over priced understocked shops do get annoying after a while.

Rail to London across the road. Bus station. Food court enlivened by Patisserie Valerie and Noodle place. 9 to 5 brill food choices. Time your parking carefully to avoid the steep hike after a certain number of hours. Loses a star due to chaotic pavement area.

Good variety of shops, prefer it to lakeside as it is not as busy and I find there's a better range of goods here. Not every single shop here is a chain like lakeside so you are able to support local business too. There's also less traffic this side of Essex.

Decent selection of shops, restaurants and fast food! Don’t really visit much though but might do as after visiting today I was quite impressed! Very nice place. One downside though, it sometimes in some places not so clean inside and out the shopping centre.

Pretty much a decent shopping centre, with most bases covered in terms of variety of stores. Toilets are usually clean, baby changing facilities are brilliant, and the food court - while generally loud and busy - has a pretty good selection of food.

Decent shopping centre. Parking spots in the multi story are nice and big. But the wait for the lift (unless you go to the top floor) can be a pain if you have a buggy. Best to get the escalator. With a buggy? Ride it like a skateboard down!

Confusing layout. Long overdue for face-lift to match the changing face of Basildon. Once inside the mall, it looks fitting for a mall and you can forget how it looks from outside. However, the uppermost level needs to be modernised too.

This shopping centre has everything. It echo's past and welcomes the future. Especially adore the Oriental supermarket at the very top. One of the first in the centre and I imagine one of the last out. To conclude - magic to be found.

Typical large town shopping centre fair share of small independent shops mostly cafes hairdresser and charity shops then you have the larger chain stores. Nice market place plenty of open spaces to meet up and take in the atmosphere.

Has pretty much all the different types of shop you need in one convenient location (with more outside if you can't find what you need) plus a decent food court, clean toilets, plenty of parking (free for late visits) and free wifi.

Nice selection of High Street shops. To few Accessible toilets and you need to beware of school children throwing sauce and mayonnaise from the food gallery on the public walking Bellow. The security officers are not very helpful

Good place to shop has most outlets from clothing to groceries. Plenty of places to eat too which is good when your tired from walking round the whole place. Well kept and clean so plenty to see and do with the family.

Good place to hang out in a weekend for people living in basildon town. Consists of multiple branded stores, restaurants and food court inside shopping mall. Spoons world buffet is one of the best restaurants there.

Plenty of shops and eateries. Plenty of car parks but parking charges vary. One apposite sorting office. will charge £1.00 upto an hour whereas at least one of the multi storey car parks is only .60p upto an hour,

Sometimes a little too busy. It has a good choice of shops and some little market stalls running through the middle. The car park is indoor and has some electric car spaces, child spaces and ample disabled spaces.

All getting a bit tired now and the number of shops that have closed is a bit depressing. Also the parking fees are now silly compared to Lakeside, Bluewater etc. Basildon council need to up their act to compete.

It's an ok place plenty of selection and a good range of fast food in the middle mostly generic nothing really out of the ordinary great for a what it's designed for but don't expect to find anything unusual

There's a nice range of shops here, but some of the parts surrounding the shopping centre are quite run down. On the way from the car park to the shopping centre there's a distinctly unpleasant smell...

Still going strong after many years and likely still has everything you need. Lots of shops both inside a d in the precinct. No free parking like other shopping centres but not super expensive either.

Loads of Shops, Some Designer, Some Lower Price Range, Stores for All. Reasonable Price Car Parks..Loads of Good Places to Eat. Clean.. good Presents of Security Staff. Good place to visit.

Good range of shops , well located parking , reasonably priced. This is a big clean shopping mall , bright and airy with plenty of places to get a drink or something to eat whilst shopping.

Good little shopping centre, however there isn't much to choose from. Has a nice little food court ranging from Mc D's, Nandos, Hamiltons fish bar, Taco Bell and Neds Noodles (must try!)

Poor signs for parking and lifts marr a good shopping experience. Don't blame parking prices on the council they sold that off decades ago. Go by rail or bus for hassle free day.

Good for woman with EXTRA LOVELY curves like myself. Here you can shop at YOURS. EVANS ROMAN and NEXT which has extra large sizes. Managed to buy more here than at Lakeside.

Eastgate is a great local shopping centre. Has plenty of well known shops with clothes, shoes, food, gifts, holidays etc all under one roof and plenty of eating places too

A change its OK somewhere different to go parking payment needed though not expensive lots of shops lots of places to eat they have a food Hall in the mall. Makes a change

Good sized shopping centre with everything from debenhams to primark. Shops inside are fairly big ones, bigger than the high street. The Asda parking is the best priced

Saw Valerie Patisserie was doing cream tea for 2 at £7.95! Just ideal for my sister and i. The service was excellent. The staff were so pleasant and efficient

The center is clean and you feel secure to be inside. The only disappointment none of the shop propose you free car park if you buy for a minimum amount.

Good stores and excellent food terrace, bus and train stations next to Eastgate, Live acts and performances nearly every week, Can it get any better!!

Went to see a show a couple of months ago will be going again. They put on a great show. Well worth the money. The bar was accessible and food great.

Good amount of stores but just not enough places to eat in. At lunch time on busy days you will be waiting a while to find a seat in the food court.

This shopping mall is great it has everything. Huge selection of big name stores and a decent food court. My only gripe is that parking is not free.

Has a large array of different shops so you can be pretty sure you will get all your shopping done in one place, good selection of food outlets too

Eastgate is good for a day at the shops, especially when it's cold outside; everything you need under one roof and good choice of places to eat.

Great for all your shopping needs, Asda currently having a refit so a bit manic and not as much stock but reassured it will not take much longer

Good shopping center with everything you need. Tescos, Macdonalds, Great transport links. Toilets could be free but it's London.

Great place and everything under one roof. Very easy to find your way round the shops as map and list of shops on every level.

Nice shopping centre. Wide range of shops spread over three floors. Plenty of places to get food and drink and clean toilets.

Lovely BIG parking spaces. Makes life a bit easier when shopping with 4 kids. Thank you Eastgate. Great selection of shops.

Got every shop you could need including a large asda. Ample places for coffee and lunches as well as a food court above.

Good shopping centre with load of shops. Nice and tidy. Cheap parking very close only £3 for all day.

Very busy place could not shop around very disappointing …

Plenty of shops, very busy place and undercover.

Great shopping experience

Ok better than Sheffield.

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