Hundreds queue outside Westgate Oxford for new Lego store

Joining the ranks of Primark, TK Maxx, John Lewis and more, the toy shop is the latest addition to the city centre retail spot.

A spokeswoman for the Westgate previously confirmed that the shop will be opening in “early May”.

Then in February, hoardings started to appear, covering the empty ground-floor unit, which Lego is set to move into.

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Queues outside the new Lego store at Westgate Oxford on Thursday morning. (Image: Newsquest)

With interest high in the shop, it was then revealed in the past few weeks that the official opening day would be today (Thursday, May 7).

The day has now rolled around, and excited shoppers have arrived in their droves with huge crowds forming outside the new Lego store this morning.

Customers could be seen queueing outside the shop, all the way through the entrance/exit to the shopping centre, located adjacent to the store.

Crowds became so big that shoppers then started to queue outside the Westgate itself on the pavement on Old Greyfriars Street.

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Queues outside the new Lego store at Westgate Oxford on Thursday morning. (Image: Newsquest)

The Oxford Mail was given an exclusive look around the new Lego store last night (Wednesday, May 6) and spoke to manager Will Wylie.

“You’re always a bit nervous but excited too because of the buzz it creates, and I have thrived on that from previous jobs,” he said.

“I’m unbelievably excited, as when you love something, it’s a lot easier to work with it.

“As a kid, I had Jurassic Park Lego as well as the Harry Potter train set from the early 2000s, so to be able to work and sell it now is a dream come true.”