The Gyle Shopping Centre is located in South Gyle, Edinburgh. The main centre has two anchors, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons (formerly Safeway), situated at opposite ends of the shopping centre.
A new district shopping centre for West Edinburgh was proposed by a public enquiry in 1987. The findings of the 1989 West Edinburgh Inquiry were approved by the then Secretary of State for Scotland. The floorspace in the shopping centre, which was originally called Maybury Park, was later scaled down to 9,290 m2 (100,000 sq ft) to protect nearby retail areas such as Wester Hailes and Corstorphine. Work began on The Gyle in 1991 and was completed in late 1993. A food court was later added in early 1994 by the Catering Development.
The Gyle has many stores including WHSmith, next, The Disney Store, Boots, Early Learning Centre and Bank of Scotland Halifax. The food court has recently been refurbished and contains five outlets including a Burger King restaurant. The Gyle Creche closed on 31 March 2009 in order to open a pub and a new restaurant[].
