Parks · North Wales
Broughton Shopping Park
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Broughton Shopping Park (Welsh: Parc Siopa Brychdyn), also known as Broughton Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Brychdyn), is a retail park in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. It is the busiest retail park in Nort
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hawarden · 4.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Broughton Shopping Park, the nearest railway station is Hawarden, located 4.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CH4 0DP, and entry to the park is free.
About
Broughton Shopping Park (Welsh: Parc Siopa Brychdyn), also known as Broughton Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Brychdyn), is a retail park in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. It is the busiest retail park in North Wales, recording an average annual footfall of 10 million. Branches of many popular high street stores have an outlet in the park. Retail outlets include Asda Living, Primark and SportsDirect. The retail park hosts facilities which include: free car parking for over 2,000 cars, ATMs, toilets, and baby changing areas. It is located opposite the Airbus factory on Chester Road (A5104), 4 miles west of Chester city centre, and 400 metres from the England-Wales border. In addition to shopping venues, the retail park is host to numerous outlets for food and drink with the Mill House Pub also on the site. A Cineworld multi-screen IMAX cinema opened in 2015, alongside restaurants including Frankie and Benny's, Nandos, and Prezzo. Every year, a jobs fair is held at the shopping park, with the most recent hosted in October 2021.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Broughton Shopping Park (Welsh: Parc Siopa Brychdyn), also known as Broughton Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Brychdyn), is a retail park in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. It is the busiest retail park in North Wales, recording an average annual footfall of 10 million. Branches of many popular high street stores have an outlet in the park. Retail outlets include Asda Living, Primark and SportsDirect. The retail park hosts facilities which include: free car parking for over 2,000 cars, ATMs, toilets, and baby changing areas. It is located opposite the Airbus factory on Chester Road (A5104), 4 miles west of Chester city centre, and 400 metres from the England-Wales border. In addition to shopping venues, the retail park is host to numerous outlets for food and drink with the Mill House Pub also on the site. A Cineworld multi-screen IMAX cinema opened in 2015, alongside restaurants including Frankie and Benny's, Nandos, and Prezzo. Every year, a jobs fair is held at the shopping park, with the most recent hosted in October 2021.
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Background
History
The shopping park was built on land between Bretton Road, Chester Road, and Bretton Lane. The eastern end was originally farmland and the western end (between Bretton Road and Chester Road) was Mold Railway between 1849 and 1983. The Mill House pub and McDonald's are sited on the former railway route.
Visiting
The Broughton Park shopping centre opened in June 1999 with 300,000 square feet of shops. It opened to provide an alternative for the local population in north-east Wales, which had previously looked almost entirely to Chester for its main shopping facilities, such as those present in Chester city centre, and Cheshire Oaks (opened in March 1995). The arrival of a new shopping area was a welcomed addition for the local community, and it was officially opened by Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows, it employed just under 1,000 people and was only home to 16 retailers, including Soccer Sports (now Sports Direct), Tesco, WH Smith (now known as TGJones), Clarks and Next, all of which are still…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1683, -2.9729
- District
- Flintshire
- Parish
- Broughton and Bretton
- Postcode
- CH4 0DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
- Nearest railway station
- Hawarden — 4.4 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Broughton Shopping Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broughton Shopping Park?
- Broughton Shopping Park is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH4 0DP), in the parish of Broughton and Bretton.
- What is Broughton Shopping Park?
- Broughton Shopping Park (Welsh: Parc Siopa Brychdyn), also known as Broughton Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Brychdyn), is a retail park in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales. It is the busiest retail park in Nort
- How do I get to Broughton Shopping Park?
- The nearest railway station is Hawarden, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CH4 0DP.
- Who owns Broughton Shopping Park?
- Broughton Shopping Park is owned by The Hercules Unit Trust (British Land).
- Is Broughton Shopping Park a protected site?
- Yes — Broughton Shopping Park is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Broughton Shopping Park free to visit?
- Yes, Broughton Shopping Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Broughton Shopping Park?
- The nearest railway station is Hawarden, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH4 0DP.