Dalton Park

Dalton Park is a shopping centre on the outskirts of Murton, County Durham, England.[1] It is the largest factory outlet style shopping centre in North East England, where branded goods are sold at discounted prices.[2]

Dalton Park Outlet
Aerial view of Dalton Park
LocationMurton, County Durham, England
Coordinates54.8155°N 1.37457°W / 54.8155; -1.37457
AddressDalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre, Murton, County Durham, SR7 9HU
Opening date10 April 2003 (2003-04-10)
DeveloperING Real Estate development UK
ManagementRealm
OwnerJanus Henderson UK Property (PAIF)
ArchitectNapper
No. of stores and services75
No. of anchor tenants4
No. of floors1
Parking1500+ Parking Spaces
Websitedalton-park.co.uk

Shops

The Centre comprises of 75 stores including 7 restaurants. Anchor tenants include Marks and Spencer Outlet, Next Clearance, Gap Outlet and Adidas.[3] The shopping centre offers over 1500 free parking spaces and a dedicated coach pickup/drop off point. [4]

Ownership

ING Real Estate owned Dalton Park until it was sold to Peveril Securities in September 2013. [5] A further off-market sale occurred in June 2015 which resulted in Janus Henderson UK Property (PAIF), a division of TH Real Estate acquiring the Centre for £38 million. [6]

Developments


In September 2016 a Cineworld cinema opened along with outlets for Frankie and Benny's, KFC, Pizza Express and Prezzo. A Morrisons Store with an adjoining Petrol station were also built. The petrol station opened on June 8th 2020. However, as of June 2020, a decision regarding the long term future of the store (which remains closed) has not been reached. [7]

In June 2017 it was announced that almost £2 million would be 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. [8]

Bus

The Arriva North East Service 22 from Durham to Sunderland serves Dalton Park and takes approximately 1 hour 10 minutes from Durham Bus Station or 25 Minutes from Sunderland Bus Station.[9]

Rail

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.[10]

References
  1. "Outlet Shopping Destination in County Durham". Dalton Park. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre". This is Durham. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Stores". Dalton Park. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "Frequently asked question at Dalton Park Outlet County Durham". Dalton Park. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. "ING Real Estate sells Dalton Park in UK to Peveril Securities". PropertyEU News. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. Goodwin, Cliff. "TH Real Estate Snaps Up Its Fourth UK Outlet Mall". movehut.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "Opening date announced for new Dalton Park Morrisons petrol station and kiosk - but no news yet on main supermarket". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. "Shopping centre reveals plans for £2m summer makeover". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. "SAPPHIRE - Durham to Sunderland". Arriva. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. "SR7 0AD to Dalton Park Outlet". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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