Lakeside shopping centre is one of the UK's top 10 largest retail destinations, with over 250 shops, cafes and restaurants including large branches of House of Fraser, Marks and Spencer, Primark, BHS, Next, Primark, Boots, Debenhams and WH Smith.
When you start feeling a little bit peckish you can choose from wide range of food outlets including 12 along the Boradwalk on the lake which include: Bella Italia, Burger King, Cafe Giardino, Costa, Greggs, Harry Ramsden's, KFC, La Tasca, McDonalds, Nando's and many more.
The Lakeside shopping centre is easy to get to (M25 traffic permitting) from either Junctions 30 or 31 of the M25, or by train you get off at Chafford Hundred from where you can cross the A126 via a pedestrian footbridge. There's plenty of parking spaces at Lakeside, 13,000 free ones in fact.
Stores at Lakeside Shopping Centre include: