Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in

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. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year.

Facilities

Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall has approximately of retail space with a range of High Street stores, including Next, Poundland,

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, New Look, Marks and Spencer. The Centre has an indoor market operated by

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, a medical centre, veterinary surgery and a range of other facilities and services.The centre also has a Sainsbury's supermarket which now includes an Argos. The lower Ground floor contains many food outlets including a McDonald's and a Costa The retail park is located within walking distance, and hosts brands such as

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, as well as two catering units and a gym. In recent years, bee hives have been sited on the roof of the shopping centre to help combat the decline of the local bee population. Other environmental projects that the centre has taken part in include the installation of swift boxes on the building, bee-friendly planting, a nature reserve and the support of Beighton (a local village) in the

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and Yorkshire in Bloom competitions. Crystal Peaks also has a dedicated 'charity of the year'. In 2010, the centre raised over £8,000 for

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. The centre's adopted charity for 2011 was Macmillan Cancer Support. Interior shots of the shopping centre are used in the 2010 film ''

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'', in which a character is depicted as working as a shopping centre security guard.

History

Crystal Peaks first opened in 1988, being developed in phases. Opening ceremonies attracted large crowds to see

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and then Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards do the honours. To much applause,

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ski jumper Edwards performed a stunt on wires from the top of the atrium above the escalators. Originally, the central areas inside the shopping centre included a waterfall, a river, clock tower elevator and a

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. Sheffield's first ten screen cinema, a UCI, was also part of the complex, although this closed in 2003 due to competition from newer, larger cinemas in the city. Since opening, the centre has developed substantially; a new mall was added to the West of the centre in 1998.

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was relocated to the lower mall in 2006, and further extensions to the North Walk and East Mall were completed in early 2007.

Public transport

Bus station

Crystal Peaks bus station is located off of Peaks Mount on the western side of the shopping centre, with a direct entrance into the shopping centre. The bus station is located nearby to the Crystal Peaks tram stop, and together provide a public transport hub for south-east Sheffield.

Services

, the stand allocation is:

Tram stop

Crystal Peaks tram stop is located in Waterthorpe on the

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system, and serves Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre and Retail Park, Drakehouse Retail Park, and Waterthorpe. It consists of two platforms. Crystal Peaks is also served by the Beighton/Drake House Lane tram stop, which is located behind the "Green" car park.

References

External links

Official website

Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre on CompletelyRetail
{{Supertram Shopping centres in South Yorkshire Buildings and structures in Sheffield Shopping malls established in 1988