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(886, ‘Retail park The retail park is divided into two areas the bottom half is a long but large modern building which houses the entertainment or leisure area The car park for this is considerably smaller than the other area The upper half includes larger retail units with a large car park B amp Q and IKEA both have their own car parks for customers as well as McDonalds and Burger King Apart from Burger King all of the stores just listed are in separate units apart from the main buildings Retail area The retail area is the main shopping park and includes a lot of big names 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 at the present time concessions inside the store include Burton Dorothy Perkins Evans Miss Selfridge Topshop Wallis Principles Warehouse Ben Sherman and Quiksilver amp Roxy flip flops Other brands that used to be available in the store included Topman Playboy Character Sponge Bob square pants dirty dancing and muppets nightwear and Bhs JJB Sports and Sports World are in direct competition in the retail park both of them holding large stores The other stores include Next Boots and B amp Q B amp Q s store is a separate warehouse and has its own entrance to its own car park McDonalds is also a standalone shop in the at the bottom centre of the car park This restaurant is also a drive thru Leisure park Valley Leisure Park The entertainment area of Valley Park is located behind the IKEA and retail areas it includes restaurants bars and leisure facilities There is a Vue Cinema located in Valley Park one of two Vue s in Croydon the other being Croydon Grants in Central Croydon The Vue cinema in the Valley Park Retail Park specialises in Big Release Family Films although a wide range of films are shown to meet a variety of tastes Tenpin formerly known as Megabowl has a bowling alley There is a Frankie amp Benny s Nandos Bella Italia Subway and a Burger King restaurant and drive thru Sofa Workshop used to own a store in Valley Park but have since moved to the town centre Former stores Land of Leather moved to Purley Way Retail Park Cargo Club closed due to disappointing sales Sports Division changed to JJB Sports Carpet Depot since changed to Land of Leather and then Outfit moved from their old unit to this one Warner Village Cinemas changed to Vue Megabowl changed to Tenpin Sofa Workshop moved to store in Croydon Town Centre Marks amp Spencer Transport Ampere Way tram stop 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 Unlike Centrale in Croydon IKEA do not or did not pay for maintenance of the tram stop opposite Centrale paid to have a stop with their name on it so customer levels going through the centre would rise especially from the Wimbledon end Transport for London decided to re name the stop IKEA Ampere Way from the initial Ampere Way name when Tramlink opened because of customer confusion to which stop they should get off Ampere Way or Waddon Marsh named Waddon Marsh for Purley Way Retail Parks 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 There are a lot of spaces for cars in the retail park as well as an overflow car park for the main retail area IKEA used to have a three floor multi storey car park for customers but after the 2007 re design of the store this was trimmed down to two storeys with more spaces on the normal car park References dfs think sofas think dfs O U T F I T Leading fashion brands under one roof about the family vue Croydon Purley Way cinema Sofa Workshop Find Your Nearest Store Croydon Sofas and Sofa Beds by Sofa Workshop Croydon Tramlink The Unofficial Site v 160 160 d 160 160 e Buildings and structures in Croydon England Highrises 100 George Street 160 Altitude 25 160 Apollo House 160 Central One 160 Cherry Orchard Road Towers 160 Croydon Tower 160 Croydon transmitting station 160 Croydon Vocational Tower 160 Direct Line House 160 IYLO 160 Lunar House 160 Nestl Tower 160 No 1 Croydon 160 Prudential House 160 Taberner House 160 Wellesley Square 160 Wettern House Notable lowrises Addington Palace 160 Airport House 160 Ashcroft Theatre 160 Bridge House 160 BRIT School 160 Croydon College 160 Croydon Clocktower David Lean Cinema 160 Museum of Croydon 160 Croydon Central Library 160 Croydon Grants 160 Cane Hill 160 Croydon Palace 160 Croydon Parish Church 160 Fairfield Halls 160 John Ruskin College 160 Mayday University Hospital 160 RAF Kenley 160 Ruskin House 160 Safari Cinema 160 The Exchange 160 Trinity School of John Whitgift 160 Warehouse Theatre Major railway stations East Croydon 160 Norwood Junction 160 Purley 160 West Croydon Major complexes Allders 160 Ashburton Learning Village 160 Centrale 160 Croydon Grants 160 Colonnades Leisure Park 160 Park Place 160 Purley Way 160 St George s Walk 160 Valley Park Retail Area 160 Whitgift Centre Sports venues Croydon Arena 160 Croydon Sports Arena 160 Croydon Water Palace 160 Selhurst Park Architecture of Croydon 160 Croydon Vision 2020 160 List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon Coordinates 512250 00723 51 38055N 0 12303W 51 38055 0 12303 Categories Buildings and structures in Croydon Leisure in Croydon Shopping in Croydon Retail parks in the United KingdomHidden categories Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from March 2008 All articles needing copy edit’)

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