There’ll be plenty of shoppers braving the crowds and queues today and tomorrow as the Boxing Day sales get underway.

From Westfield and Bluewater to Lakeside and the Metrocentre, major shopping centres up and down the UK will be seeing an influx of shoppers over the next couple of days.

But there’s nothing worse than making the journey to a shopping centre only to realise after you’ve arrived that it’s actually closed for the day.

For many, the idea of visiting a shopping centre on such a busy day is their worst nightmare – but needs must if there’s Christmas cash to be spent and deals to snatch!

Metro has compiled the Boxing Day opening hours of the biggest UK shopping centres.

Westfield London

Westfield shopping centre in White City, West London, sees 39 million visitors on average every single year.

There’s no doubt that over the next couple of days Londoners will be flocking to the popular shopping centre to pick up some Boxing Day deals.

Those looking to visit the 291-store shopping mecca today can get there at 10am.

Shoppers will have eight hours to pick up whatever they need, with Westfield Shepherd’s Bush closing its doors at 9pm.

Bluewater, Kent

Bluewater, situated near Dartford in Kent, sits just outside the M25 motorway ring.

The 240-acre store will open up at 10am today before shutting at 9pm.

Metrocentre, Tyne and Wear

Newcastle’s Metrocentre is another popular shopping centre set to be flooded by Christmas shoppers tomorrow.

Located on the former site of Dunston Power Station near the River Tyne, the centre will open at 10am today and shut at 6pm.

Trafford Centre, Greater Manchester

The Trafford Centre opened in 1998 and is the country’s third largest retail space.

Greater Manchester’s shopping centre will open up at 8am and shut at 8pm.

Westfield Stratford City

London’s other Westfield shopping centre, in Stratford, East London, has the same opening hours as its West London counterpart.

10am-9pm.

Bull Ring Estate, Birmingham

The Bull Ring has been an important feature of the Midlands since the Middle Ages, when its first market was holid.

On Boxing Day, those from Birmingham will have nine hours to complete their last-minute shopping with the store opening at 9am and closing at 6pm.

Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock

Essex’s large out-of-town shopping centre, similarly to Bluewater, sits outside of the M25.

On both Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, the store will be open from 10am to 7pm.

St James Quarter, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s newest shopping centre will be open between 9am and 8pm on Boxing Day.

Manchester Arndale

Manchester’s other shopping centre, Manchester Arndale, will too welcome thousands of Christmas shoppers tomorrow.

It will be open between 8am and 10pm.

Merry Hill, Dudley

Dudley’s Merry Hill, another Midlands shopping centre, will be open between 8am and 6pm on Boxing Day.

Liverpool One

A 1.65 million square-foot shopping complex, Liverpool One is situated in the heart of Merseyside.

The centre will be open between 10am and 6pm.

The Centre:MK, Milton Keynes

The Centre:MK will be open from 9am until 8pm.

Atria Watford

Another Greater London shopping centre, atria Watford will welcome shoppers between 10am and 6pm.

Meadowhall, Sheffield

Placed three miles north-east of the centre of Sheffield, Meadowhall is situated between between Sheffield and Rotherham.

It will be opening between 9am and 6pm.

St David’s, Cardiff

Wales’s biggest shopping centre will welcome stressed Welsh shoppers between 9:30am and 6pm.

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