Shoppers visiting Lakeside are being greeted by a five-metre high and 18-metre-long T-Rex.

The shopping centre’s Dinosaur summer takeover launched at the weekend and will run across the whole summer.

Included on the dino tour is a seven-metre-long Triceratops, a four metre-tall Carnotaurus, a raptor cage and ride-on T-Rex.

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The free event allows shoppers to follow the trail and spot the many life-like dinosaurs.

People can pick up a map from the central Atrium for free, text the dinosaurs a question, learn some dino-facts and create pose for a fun photo.

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The dinosaurs inlcude moving parts and interactive rides and there is also a merchandise shop.

It will run until August 31.

Howard Oldstein, centre director at Lakeside, said: “This event is bigger and better we could have imagined.

"The look on people’s faces when they see the life-sized T-Rex is fantastic.”

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The colossal dinosaurs and super-fun rides will be located around Lakeside Shopping Centre, with visitors encouraged to head to The Quay, the Central Atrium, Level 1 by Waterstones and House of Fraser, and Level 2 outside Kanoo and M&S on their adventures.

More details of the event will be revealed at a later date.