Starbucks in Wales

Starbucks in Wales

Bridgend Factory Outlet Centre, Bridgend, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 12/18/2006, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
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Cardiff - Dunleavy Drive Thru, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/20/2009 This store achieved rapid recognition for being the first and (as of now) only drive-thru location in Europe. It is also the only one I saw with the large convection ovens that are common in America.
Cardiff - Queen Street (18), Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Jan 2009, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
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Cardiff - Queen Street, 125/13, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/20/2009 The first store in Wales! Actual visit June 19.
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Cardiff - Queen Street, 46-48, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/19/2009
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Cardiff - The Brewery, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/19/2009
Cardiff - Ty Glas Retail Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Jul 2007, PHOTO: 6/20/2009 Well outside the city center, this, and the drive through, is one of the most American-looking stores in Wales.
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Cardiff Mermaid Quay, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
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Cardiff St Davids Ctr - Lower, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 5/2/2011
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St. Davids Centre, Bridgelink Cafe, Cardiff, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Oct 2009, PHOTO: 5/2/2011 Make sure and look UP when you visit this store, because its ceiling is AWESOME!
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Llanelli Parc Trostre Retail Unit14, Llanelli, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 2007, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
Newport - Westgate Buildings, Newport, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Dec 2002, PHOTO: 6/19/2009 The store is built inside an old hotel.
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Penarth - Windsor Road (18), Penarth, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 2007, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
Llantrisant New Look Talbot, Pontyclun, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 2005, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
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Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 3/8/2004, PHOTO: 6/20/2009
Swansea - Morfa Shopping Park, Swansea, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 2007, PHOTO: 6/20/2009 The store, upstairs, offers a view of the stadium and the river.
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Cwmbran - Gwent Square (28), Torfaen, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Jul 2007, PHOTO: 6/19/2009 The first store I visited in Wales!
Wrexham Eagles Meadow (Unit C7, Wrexham, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Nov 2008, PHOTO: 6/22/2009 The first (and as of now, only) store in North Wales. Click 'More' to see the view of the cathedral, a requirement to have Wrexham designated as a "city".
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Stores Not Visited

ATTENTION
Because of a glitch on the Starbucks website, this list is missing an unspecified number of stores that opened after July 1, 2024. Any remote stores that are not near any other stores will be missing, unless I found an article or social media post, and it is possible that other stores are mising also.

Bangor - Caernarfon Road DT	Bangor
Cardiff - Capital Shopping Par	Cardiff
Cardiff- Brooklands RP_DT	Cardiff
Cardiff- Queen St/St.John St	Cardiff
Coryton - Longwood Drive DT	Cardiff

Closed Stores
Note that if the name of a store listed as closed has a link, that indicates that the store was converted to a licensed store (or possibly franchised, if in the UK or France).

Opened	Closed	Name	City	Photos
???	???	Cardiff - Wellfield Road	Cardiff	photo	photo
???	???	Cardiff Borders David (Closed)	Cardiff	photo
Mar 2003	???	Swansea - Borders (Closed)	Swansea	photo

Licensed Stores
My Starbucking rule regarding store ownership are complicated and will be explained fully in my as-yet-unpublished book, but here are the basics. If Starbucks has a proper company in a country, such as Starbucks United States or Starbucks United Kingdom, then I only count stores operated, in whole or in part (sometimes there are partnerships) by Starbucks. In these countries, stores operated under license by other companies do not count. In most countries, however, Starbucks operates stores in a joint venture with another company (such as Tata in India) or licenses the brand to a primary (exclusive or semi-exclusive) partner, such as Alsea in Latin America and western Europe or Al-Shaya in the Middle East). In such cases I visit stores operated by those primary licensees, but not stores licensed to secondary licensees such as SSP or HMSHost. Additionally, in the U.K. and France, Starbucks franchises to a small set of companies, and I do not count those stores. Finally, note that some stores listed below might have closed down.
Belfast Airport - Landside
Cardiff Coryton - Village Hotel
Cardiff Gate - Welcome Break
Swansea - Village Hotel
Village Hotels Cardiff
Welcome Break Cardiff Gate