Overview
- The Westgate Oxford shop, which opened Thursday, drew hundreds who queued through the centre and onto Old Greyfriars Street.
- Two local children, Xavier, 7, and Herbie, 5, cut the ribbon to launch the 250sqm store.
- Shoppers found hands-on zones like the Pick a Brick Wall and Build a Minifigure Tower, plus retail exclusives including the Ideas Tintin Moon rocket and a Star Wars N-1 Starfighter.
- Centre management said it is the only official LEGO store in Oxfordshire, and local reports said the opening created 25 jobs.
- The store sits on the lower ground floor below Superdrug and features Oxford touches such as a graduate with an “Oxford Sausage” and Boat Race rowers, with weekly opening and monthly events planned.