Royal Victoria Place

Royal Victoria Place (RVP) is a mostly covered shopping centre located in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The centre features a three-floor Fenwick's department store, a two-floor Marks and Spencer, a two-floor Boots and around 110 other stores,[3] as well as a community centre (the Camden Centre) managed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Royal Victoria Place
Entrance to Royal Victoria Place from Calverley Road
LocationTunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Coordinates51°8′4″N 0°15′56″E
Opening date21 October 1992
DeveloperMEPC Developments
OwnerHermes Real Estate
No. of stores and services101 [1]
No. of anchor tenants7
Total retail floor area1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) gross floor area including over 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) covered retail[2]
No. of floors8 (parking), 3 (retail)
Parking1,200 spaces[2]
Websiteroyalvictoriaplace.com

The centre was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales on 21 October 1992 after 36 months of construction.[4][5]

The site is bounded by Goods Station Road, Camden Road, Calverley Road and Grosvenor Road. Some of the shops in RVP have two entrances - one to the internal mall and one onto Camden Road (such as Next) or Calverley Road (such as Marks & Spencer and Topshop). The bus stops on Mount Pleasant Road are close to RVP.

A small part of the centre lies above the railway line between Tunbridge Wells and High Brooms stations.

Ownership

The centre was previously managed by Westfield Group, which sold its 50 per cent interest in the centre back to the original owner Hermes Real Estate in 2012.[6]

References
  1. Westfield
  2. "Royal Victoria Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells". Samuely.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. BBC South East. "Shopping Guide - Victoria Place". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  4. www.travelbritain.com. "Royal Tunbridge Wells And Pantiles". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  5. Westfield Group. "Memories of Princess Diana". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
  6. "shopping-centre.co.uk news". shopping-centre.co.uk. JLD Media. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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