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

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development in

Bridgend Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...

, Wales, United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by McArthurGlen Group.

History

The development is situated on Junction 36 of the

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between

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and

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. It first opened in 1998. It consists of around ninety different stores which offer discounts off brand and

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

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, Henri Lloyd,

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and Snow + Rock. The outlet's facelift cost £2.5million. A total refurbishment of the food court is due to start soon.

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 Premier Inn hotel, a

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clothing store and a

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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

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Bridgend Designer Outlet website
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