The Galleria, Hatfield
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51°45′40″N 0°14′26″W / 51.7611°N 0.2405°W
Land Securities | |
No. of stores and services | > 80 |
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No. of floors | 2 |
Parking | 1,700 spaces |
Website | www.thegalleria.co.uk |
The Galleria is a
.History
The Galleria was constructed in 1991 as part of a plan to increase retail space in Hatfield. The
It was a project of
The centre was converted to an outlet-led centre in 1996.
Features
The centre occupies 311,000 sq ft of space. There are more than 80 retail outlets trading at The Galleria.
Location and transport links
The centre is located 6 miles north of London's orbital motorway, the M25. It is situated on top of the Hatfield Tunnel which houses the A1(M) motorway.
The centre can be reached from Junctions 3 or 4 of the A1(M), which provides connections to the M25, or by the A414 from Hertford or St Albans. By public transport, the centre can be accessed from Hatfield railway station or St Albans City railway station. Both stations have bus links to the centre. Buses run from multiple places, such as Hemel Hempstead and Watford to the west, Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City to the north, Hertford to the east, and Barnet and Potters Bar in the south.
Gallery
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Outside view of The Galleria
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Inside view of The Galleria
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Inside view of The Galleria
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Aerial view of The Galleria, from the north-west
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Aerial view of The Galleria, from the south-west
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The south wing of The Galleria with the connecting bridge on the right
See also
- List of shopping centres in the United Kingdom
- Gunwharf Quays - another outlet centre owned by Land Securities in Portsmouth, Hampshire
References
- ISBN 978-0-727-73196-8.
- ^ "Party ends as property meteor crashes to earth", John Waples, The Sunday Times, 26 February 1995, pp. 2 & 7.