The Bridgend Designer Outlet, also known as ''McArthurGlen Designer Outlet'' (and known locally as "The Pines") is a commercial

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and

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development in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...

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. It is owned and operated by

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History

The development is situated on Junction 36 of the

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between

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and

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...

. 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. In 2014 the Outlet underwent a makeover and five new stores opened in 2015, including

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Henri Lloyd Henri Lloyd is a British clothing brand that specialised in sailing apparel and fashion for men and women. Established in Manchester in 1963, the company had 40 stores spanning the UK, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe. In June 2018, the b ...

Le Creuset Le Creuset (, meaning "the crucible") is a maker of enameled cast-iron cookware. The company's first model was manufactured in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in France in 1925 and was similar in function to a dutch oven, but with T-shaped handles ...

and Snow + Rock. The outlet's facelift cost £2.5million.

Accessibility

The Designer Outlet is located near the villages of Sarn, Litchard and Pen-y-fai and the town of

. Adjacent to the development are a

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supermarket, a Harvester restaurant, a

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hotel, a Joules clothing store and a KFC restaurant which was previously located in the

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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

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and TrawsCambria coaches between

and

References

External links

Bridgend Designer Outlet website
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