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Looks like a contained village I’ve heard Labour have plans on putting illegal migrants in very soon ……that should bring it back to life

Flamingo Land looked at Loch Lomond for a new site? I am sure that Freeport would be a better location as it offers better road links and flights etc., If the land is available then the basis that is exist could be utilised again and bring employment to the area.

Did they film the BBC 3 show, I survived the zombie apocalypse, here?

Thanks for uploading, I was disappointed to have missed it last week x

It was built in the middle of nowhere well a away from any large town 😢

Could be accommodation for normal people

Was this a McArthur Glen place?

Shortsighted clueless hopeless pathetic politicians with an eye for a quick bribe at their best.

Most of Scotland is abandoned. 95 percent of people live in the green belt, basically Edindurgh and Glasgow areas.

Thank you , can cover most , accepted by Council in my proposal , thank you

It’s that a pikey encampment taken up residence? The place will be a goldmine to them. 😆

The only good thing i remember about freeport were the pedalos, the butterfly/ reptile area and the jacobite themed restaurant but i cant remmeber what it was called! Still had some good memeories here as a young child.

Why has it. Not been demolished?

Do you ever return to places you have visited to see if your Key Rings are ever located and taken

Ahhhh those days when we had shops, and Banks we could walk into, sadly the only places that still thrive and multiply are Vape shops, Turkish Barbers & Nail Bars. R.I.P UK

Blame those who decided to locate Freeport one mile from Livingston Centre.

Man I stay half an hour down the M8 and this is the first I've heard of this place, As you said Livingston so close by would have done it in. Strange it has been left to rot with nothing else happening. it looks quite smart.

So called " factory outlet malls" are basically places where surplus an store returns are generally sold, they usually are in out of the way places or down market communities, there used to be a lot in Watertown New York catering to Canadian visitors but they are mostly closed now.

Fuck the ai voice Lasted two minutes

Greedy corporations trying to sell shite.

I had completely forgotten it existed. I think I was there once in the late 90's.

Hedge funds make a lot of money by moving retail centres every decade or so. Witness the slow decline of Princes Street in Edinburgh now the chains have moved to the St James "quarter" under the enormous joby. Kudos for the choice of music!

Why are all outlets exactly the same !

That stone roof is amazing, what a beautiful and special historic building. When I saw the massive “blast” in one end I had a shudder it was Reformed iconoclasm, so was somewhat relieved it was for horses and carts to go in and out. I’m delight it has again found it’s purpose today in weddings and ceremonies

The AI voice is HIDEOUS

Perfect housi😢for asylum seekers lol 😅

Most of the shops have went online or businesses went bust

We stay in Haddington and have never heard of this church before now, I found it very interesting, very well narrated, thank you.😊

That's market forces for you and an 'easy option' customer mentality. If something as good is closer, they'll go there instead. But after only six years trading, that's one heck of an investment loss.

Brilliant stuff

Should of went really high end luxury brands it could of been scotlands version of Bicester shopping village

Did Police riot training there prior to G8 in 2005. The one and only time I was there. I remember the ads on the telly though.

Worked on the shop fitting when this was at the build stage…….once worked 36 hours straight, was younger and fitter😂

Nothing Bonny about Scotland. Rubbish everywhere.

Was up there about 5 months ago as they were filming something about the Lockerbie plane crash. Had a mock up village and bits of aircraft lying around.

I played Airsoft here 15 years ago or so more. I found out later that it was operated without the owners consent. There was also signs of vandalism but it doesn't look like the condition has changed, so security must have been more of a priority since then. My Mum was also an extra in Anna and the Apocalypse. It's a very interesting layout and definitely more pleasant to be in than the Designer Outlet in Livingston. A real shame.

Really good...

Isn’t that sad? All the hope, and effort that must have gone into it……I’m not happy really about shopping malls plonked in the middle of beautiful countryside……but…..what a waste. Of everything.

More of these out of town shopping centres should close down they are all owned by big cooperations you when I was a teenager Alltwen high street were a great place to visit these big shopping centres were built for one reason AND IT F KING WORKED AND THE NAIL IN THE COFFING WAS THE P L A N D E M I C NOW IT THE BIG COOPERATIONS THAT RUN RETAIL WAKE UP AND WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER NO SUCH THING AS YELLOW LINES YOU COULD PARK ANY WERE MORE SO THE HIGH STREET AND THE TWATS EVENVTOOK THAT FROM US INJOY YOUR FREE PARKING WHEN YOU SUPPORT THESE BIG COMPANIES

Maybe the Zombies were the problem all along!

Designer seconds

Interesting video but change your music.

I liked Freeport it was a great place easy parking ,I liked the Mexx store and the Thorntons shop, you could buy reject sweets. I am stunned nothing has ever come of it in all this time, I never liked McArthur glen in Livingston when it opened and I still don't like it , the parking is a nightmare and its expensive and it full of perverts & wee neds hanging about making the place look scruffy my elderly Mother was mugged there in 2016 it really took away her confidence and she never returned, so not so safe either. Its a bit of blott on the landscape now. I have fond memories of the previous Almondvale shopping centre, was there to the east it was great place, picture house and Woolco ( huge employer) ,Presto supermarket, Coda music , Menzies store , Fosters and the Fads diy shop and at Christmas it was magical it was very 70s/80s and the inter connected bus station to the south was great now demolished and another expensive to park open two storey carpark replaces it now.

I can confirm the keyring is gone. I didn't get to it quickly enough! 😅

Really interesting video. Beautifully shot and great voiceover. Thanks for posting 🙂

Can you walk about it?

I worked here as a teen in the 'Next to Nothing' Next outlet store in '96ish, it was an odd place. I remember one day Stefan Dennis of neighbours fame came in with his girlfreind to shop during his big Neighbours hiatus. It was hilarious the mutterings and excitement it caused. I was 16, so far too cool to be impressed.

This is where T in the Park should’ve moved to after movin from Kinross

This place was amazing for airsoft. I'd love to see it as an active site again.

Places like that killed off our town centres, so my sympathy for them being crushed by online shopping is somewhat limited.