Valley Park Retail Area
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Valley Park Retail and Leisure Complex is a retail park in the Purley Way retail and industrial area of the London Borough of Croydon. Valley Park was opened in 1992 on the site of the former Croydon 'B' Power Station which was built in the late 1940s and opened in 1950. The power plant shut down in 1984. The council ordered the local landmark towers to stay, which almost put IKEA off the site, but a compromise was made that IKEA could paint the top skirt of the tower in their colours (blue and yellow).
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[edit] Retail park
The retail park is divided into two areas: the bottom half is a long but large modern building which houses the entertainment and leisure area and a small parking lot. The upper half includes larger retail units with a large car park, B&Q and IKEA; both have their own car-parks for customers as well as McDonalds and Burger King.
[edit] Retail area
The retail area is the main shopping park and includes big name stores such as dfs, which has operated on the same site since 1994. A branch of Philip Green's Arcadia Group Outfit chain is located in the park and concessions inside the store include Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topshop, Wallis, Principles, Warehouse, Ben Sherman and Quiksilver & Roxy flip-flops.
Other stores include Sports Direct, Next, Boots and B&Q. B&Q's store is in a separate warehouse and has its own car park.
[edit] Leisure park
The entertainment area of Valley Park is located behind the IKEA and retail areas. One of two Vue Cinemas is located in Valley Park (the other being located at Croydon Grants). Other facilities include Tenpin, a 25 lane bowling alley, complete with games arcade. Restaurants include a Frankie & Benny's, Nandos, Bella Italia, Subway, and a McDonalds and Burger King restaurant and drive-thru. And Cosmo.
[edit] Transport
Ampere Way tram stop is the Tramlink stop that serves the Valley Park retail area. It is on Tramlink route 3. Services terminate at Wimbledon station or New Addington via the Croydon Loop.
London Buses route 455 stops outside the retail park entrance, and has services to Old Lodge Lane and Wallington via West Croydon. London Buses route 289 stops on the Purley Way flyover close to Valley Park and provides services to Elmers End and Purley.
Alternatively the site has good car parking facilities, with the capacity to accommodate over 600 cars.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Nando's Valley Park
- Vue Valley Park
- Tenpin Bowling, Croydon
- Valley Retail Park on CompletelyRetail
- Valley Leisure Park on CompletelyRetail
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