Valley Retail and Leisure Park
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Valley Retail and Leisure Park is a
chimneys be retained, 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).
Structure and stores
The retail park is divided into two areas: one includes larger retail units with a large car park; the other is a long, large modern building which houses the entertainment and leisure area and a small parking area.
Retail area
A short-lived
- The area near Boots and Sports Direct
- The area beside Ikea Contained three shops Next and Mothercare (all closed in 2020, Next replaced by Fabb Furniture, and Mothercare replaced with JD Sports)
- The area beside Ikea contains a DFS, Dunelm and Tapi Carpets
- The restaurants host a PizzaExpress, Nando's, Frankie & Benny's, Cream's Café, JRC Global Buffet, a Burger King and a McDonald's drive-through.
Leisure park
The leisure park is located behind the IKEA and retail areas and opened in late 1995/early 1996 with Megabowl and Ritz Bingo Hall. Facilities include a
Vue cinema, restaurants, a gym, and Tenpin
, a 25 lane bowling alley, complete with games arcade.
Transport
The retail park is served by Ampere Way Tramlink stop. Bus routes 455 and 463 serve it directly, and route 289 runs nearby on the Purley Way.
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