Bridgend Designer Outlet
The Bridgend Designer Outlet, also known as McArthurGlen Designer Outlet (and known locally as "The Pines"), is a commercial retail park and outlet store development in Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by McArthurGlen Group.
History
[edit]The development is situated on Junction 36 of the M4 motorway between Cardiff and Swansea. It first opened in 1998.[1] It consists of around ninety different stores which offer discounts off brand and designer labels. An array of goods are available including clothes, toys, books and electrical products.
A food court was opened in 2011, and a play area added in 2015.[2] In 2014 the Outlet underwent a makeover and five new stores opened in 2015, including Ernest Jones, Calvin Klein, Henri Lloyd, Le Creuset and Snow + Rock. [3] The outlet's facelift cost £2.5million. A total refurbishment of the food court is due to start soon.[4]
Accessibility
[edit]The Designer Outlet is located near the villages of Sarn, Litchard and Pen-y-fai and the town of Bridgend. Adjacent to the development are a Sainsbury's supermarket, a Harvester restaurant, a Premier Inn hotel, a Joules clothing store and a KFC restaurant which was previously located in the food court until 2012.
It is also served by a number of bus routes to destinations both north and south of the village to and from the town of Bridgend and the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore Valleys and has a bus stop which is served by National Express and TrawsCambria coaches between Swansea and Cardiff.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory, Rhys (5 October 2023). "Looking back at 25 years of Bridgend Designer Outlet". Wales247.
- ^ Phillips, Sallie (8 October 2023). "Bridgend outlet celebrates 25 years with charity challenge". South Wales Argus.
- ^ Huw Silk (9 February 2015) "47 jobs to be created as five new brands are set to move in to Bridgend designer outlet", Wales Online. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Jones, Victoria (9 February 2015). "Which shops are at McArthurGlen in Bridgend?". walesonline. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
External links
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Media related to Designer Outlet Bridgend at Wikimedia Commons- Bridgend Designer Outlet website
