Dalton Park
 Aerial view of Dalton Park | |
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| Location | Murton, County Durham, England |
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| Coordinates | 54°48′56″N 1°22′28″W / 54.8155°N 1.37457°W |
| Address | Dalton Park Outlet & Outdoors, Murton, County Durham, SR7 9HU |
| Opening date | 10 April 2003 |
| Developer | Matthew Fox Developments Ltd |
| Management | Savills UK Limited |
| Owner | Patron Capital |
| Architect | Napper |
| No. of stores and services | Over 65 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 1500+ Parking Spaces |
| Website | dalton-park |
Dalton Park is a shopping centre on the outskirts of Murton, County Durham, England. It is the largest outlet shopping centre in North East England.[1]
History[edit]
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The retail park opened in 2003. ING Real Estate owned Dalton Park until it was sold to Peveril Securities in September 2013.[2] A further off-market sale in June 2015 to Janus Henderson UK Property (PAIF), a division of TH Real Estate acquiring the centre for £38 million.[3]
In September 2016, a seven-screen Cineworld cinema opened and in November 2020, Morrisons also opened with an adjoining petrol station.
In June 2017, almost £2 million was spent on refurbishing the centre including redecoration of shop fronts, improvements to the lighting & flooring and landscaping in front of the centre and improved toilets.
In September 2020 it was announced a number of new retailers would be coming to Dalton Park including Costa Coffee and Molton Brown.[4] As of November 2020, all three stores had opened in the centre.
In August 2021, Dalton Park opened a £60,000 accessible play area with features including an extra wide slide, a wheelchair roundabout and easy access ramps.[5]
Transport Links[edit]
Bus[edit]
Multiple Go North East services serve Dalton Park. This includes the X6 & 6 services between Peterlee & Sunderland, the X-lines X10 between Middlesbrough & Newcastle upon Tyne, and the 65 service between Durham & Seaham.[6] The Arriva North East 22 service from Durham to Sunderland serves Dalton Park and takes just over an hour from Durham Bus Station or 25 minutes from Sunderland Bus Station.[7]
Rail[edit]
Seaham railway station is located near by with frequent train services operated by Northern Trains. Bus services from the train station to Dalton Park take around 25 minutes.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre". This is Durham. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "ING Real Estate sells Dalton Park in UK to Peveril Securities". PropertyEU News. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Goodwin, Cliff. "TH Real Estate Snaps Up Its Fourth UK Outlet Mall". movehut.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Price, Kelley (23 September 2020). "Big growth for Dalton Park with Morrisons, Costa among sign-ups". TeessideLive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Shopping centre's new play area has wide slide, ramps and wheelchair roundabout". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Timetables & Maps – Go North East". Go North East. 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Arriva Bus". arrivabus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "SR7 0AD to Dalton Park Outlet". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 June 2020.