The Ropewalk Shopping Centre

The Ropewalk opened in 2005, after years of heavy petitioning for a shopping centre to be built in the town.
Sadly, I wouldn’t really call it a shopping centre, more of a thoroughfare with a few shops in it. It’s not much better than what stood before it — the Queens Arcade.
The Ropewalk, when it first opened was new and exciting — for all of a year, then the recession hit and it all went down hill. I don’t believe the Ropewalk has ever been full to capacity with shops, there are always empty or closed down shops, one of them being the large JJB Sports that hasn’t been filled since it closed.
Nuneaton is where I was born and raised, and to be honest it does sadden me that the town really doesn’t have much to offer any more other than charity shops and pound stores… The ropewalk has a decent sized BHS, but the centre never seems busy.
It’s a shame because the Ropewalk could have been a good attraction for Nuneaton as for getting people to come here to shop, but it never really quite happened.