Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington

Galleries Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland.

Not to be confused with Galleries Shopping Centre, Wigan.
Galleries Shopping Centre
Galleries Shopping Centre pictured in 2006
LocationWashington, Tyne and Wear, England
Coordinates54.90053°N 1.53288°W / 54.90053; -1.53288
Opening dateJuly 1974 [1]
ManagementDavid McNee (CBRE)
OwnerM&G Real Estate
No. of stores and services136 (16 in Retail Park)
No. of anchor tenants2 (Sainsbury’s & Asda)
Total retail floor area535,000 sq ft
No. of floors2
Parking2500 parking spaces
Websitegallerieswashington.co.uk

Shops

The shopping centre comprises 120 retail units,[2] with a further 16 units in the adjacent retail park,[3] with Sainsbury's & Asda as anchor tenants. The shopping centre offers over 2500 free parking spaces and has an on-site bus station.

Developments

In December 2008, PLM Illumination's installed over 300 handrail lights throughout the car park and walkways at the centre to improve pedestrian safety.[4]

Since 2009, work at the centre has included erecting new entrances and improving the atrium.[5]

In May 2021, 8 electric vehicle charging points were installed near the McDonald's & JD Sports car park entrances.[6]

Retail Park

The Galleries Retail Park is a retail park that opened in November 2008, as part of a £20 million regeneration program at the galleries.[7] The retail park is located directly adjacent to the main centre, and compromises of 156,500 sq ft of retail space with 16 units.

Major tenants include M&S Simply Food, River Island, New Look & Halfords.[8]

Rail

Chester-le-Street railway station is 6 miles from the centre, with frequent bus services provided from near by bus stops, with a journey time of approximately 30 minutes. [9]

Sunderland station is 8 miles from the centre, with onwards bus services from the nearby Sunderland interchange which take approximately 45 minutes.[10]

Metro

The closest metro station is Heworth Metro Station. The remainder of the journey can be completed by bus, using the Connections 4 service (provided by Go North East) with journeys taking approximately 30 minutes.[11]

References
  1. Morton, David (2014-07-23). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. "The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. "Galleries Retail Park, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. "Washington Galleries". PLM Illumination. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. "Green Travel Plan - The Galleries Shopping Centre" (PDF). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. "More vehicle charging points for customers to use at the Galleries in Washington". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  7. "Galleries Retail Park, Washington Case Study | Marshalls". www.marshalls.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  8. "Galleries Retail Park, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  9. "From Chester-le-Street Railway Station (CLS) to Galleries Shopping Centre by Bus, Train, Underground or Ferry". Moovit. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  10. "From Sunderland Station to Galleries Shopping Centre by Bus, Train, Underground or Ferry". Moovit. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  11. "4 - Heworth - Follingsby Amazon - Usworth - Concord - Washington Galleries - Glebe - Fatfield - Shiney Row - Bournmoor - Fence Houses - Houghton-le-Spring". www.gonortheast.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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