Opened on 6 May 2011, Wakefield Council describe it as "the most important City Centre development for more than 20 years.

Trinity Walk is 500,000 sq ft partially enclosed shopping centre with over 55 stores and 1000 car parking spaces, with access from Wakefield’s inner city ring road (A61) and the main bus station.

[2] On 19 March 2009, it appeared that the development was going to fall victim to the credit crunch when KPMG were called in as administrators[3] as the Anglo Irish Bank withdrew its support for the project.

[4] Building work stopped and the steel structure stood half finished.

The scheme was rescued in early 2010 by a consortium who bought the development from administrators - a joint venture company comprising Sovereign Land, AREA Property Partners, and Shepherd Building Group.