Lakeside
Lakeside logo
Facts and statistics
Location	Thurrock, UK
Coordinates	51°29′15″N 0°17′0″E / 51.4875, 0.28333Coordinates: 51°29′15″N 0°17′0″E / 51.4875, 0.28333
Opening date	October 25, 1990
Developer	Capital Shopping Centres PLC
Management	?
Owner	Capital
Architect	?
No. of stores and services	231
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	1,403,000 sq ft (130,300 m²)
Parking	13,000 spaces
No. of floors	3
Website	www.lakeside.uk.com

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The shopping centre, in addition to the retail parks, forms one of the largest shopping areas in a single location within Europe, with almost 2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m²) of retail space on a site of 200 acres. The community of Chafford Hundred has grown to the east of the centre since its opening. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Chafford Hundred is a recent UK housing development (building began in 1989) just outside Greater London between Grays and Ockendon in the Borough of Thurrock. ...

Main shopping centre

The shopping centre is one of the largest in Europe with 123,644 m² (1,330,936 ft²) available as retail floorspace although the MetroCentre in Gateshead, after its expansion in 2004, is larger. There are 231 shops, of which there are 3 department stores, 33 cafes and restaurants and a 26 acre lake named Alexandra Lake with a PADI certified diving school complex. Lakeside has on average 500,000 visitors per week. This article is about about the shopping centre in North East England. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the worlds largest recreational diving membership organization and diver training organization. ...

It is currently open on weekdays from 10 am to 10 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. The centre's car parks have capacity for 13,000 cars. Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ...

Transport connections

The centre has a direct link to Chafford Hundred railway station and is connected to the M25 motorway which is London's outermost ring road, as well as to the A13 road which connects central and east London to Basildon and Southend-on-Sea. It is connected to the London Bus network by London Buses route 372 with other operators also providing bus services to the centre. Chafford Hundred railway station is located in Chafford Hundred in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... The A13 is a trunk road in England linking the City of London with East London and south Essex. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Basildon (IPA, ) is a New Town located in south Essex, England at . It was designated as a New Town after World War II in 1948 to accommodate the London population overspill. ... Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ... Categories: Road stubs | United Kingdom-related stubs | Bus transport in the United Kingdom | London buses | Vehicles ... London Buses route 372 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. ...

Shops

Shops at Lakeside Shopping Centre include:

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New developments

'The Boardwalk' under construction in early September 2006, showing the new bridge to the main shopping centre and the old 'Lakeside Pavilion' building.

Construction on the new decking for 'The Boardwalk'.

'The Boardwalk' nearing completion in early June 2007.

'The Boardwalk' on opening day - 14 June 2007.

To ensure the centre maintains its competition with the newer (and what is perceived by some as more 'upmarket') Bluewater shopping centre, which lies just over the Thames in Greenhithe, Lakeside has recently undergone major refurbishment at a cost of £30 million. This included new Italian porcelain flooring, new lighting, a new ceiling and new glass roofs which allow much more natural light into the shopping centre. There are now also new, faster elevators, and 4 more escalators along with automatic entrance doors. A non-smoking policy across the whole shopping centre was also introduced in January 2004. The refurbishment has also encouraged refitting of many shops so that they complement the new surroundings. In September 2005, Next opened an 18,600 sq ft (1,730 m²). extension to their store. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 563 pixel Image in higher resolution (896 × 631 pixel, file size: 495 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of The Boardwalk, a new entertainment complex under construction at Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock (Taken 3rd September 2006 by McDRye) I, the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 563 pixel Image in higher resolution (896 × 631 pixel, file size: 495 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of The Boardwalk, a new entertainment complex under construction at Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock (Taken 3rd September 2006 by McDRye) I, the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 531 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (847 × 957 pixel, file size: 736 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Construction on the new decking at Lakeside Shopping Centre for The Boardwalk opening Summer 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 531 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (847 × 957 pixel, file size: 736 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Construction on the new decking at Lakeside Shopping Centre for The Boardwalk opening Summer 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 488 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Boardwalk development nearing completion at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 488 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Boardwalk development nearing completion at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (850 × 638 pixel, file size: 497 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Boardwalk on opening day (14 June 2007). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (850 × 638 pixel, file size: 497 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Boardwalk on opening day (14 June 2007). ... Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping mall located in Greenhithe in the borough of Dartford, just outside London in north-west Kent. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Greenhithe is a village in Dartford District of Kent, England. ... Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ...

The Lakeside Pavilion was an area adjoined to the main shopping centre via a covered bridge - this area had a 'market' feel to it, with various stalls selling novelty gifts, paintings and collector items adjacent to a small food court. By the beginning of 2006 this had been closed and partly removed for the construction of a new entertainment area named ‘The Boardwalk’.

Re-opened on Thursday June 14, 2007, The Boardwalk provides an additional 59,000 sq ft (5,500 m²). of retail space for 10 new restaurants along with more retail and leisure space, as well as a 10 metre boardwalk, offering external seating which overlooks Alexandra Lake. The newly refurbished Old Orleans bar and restaurant was open on the same day, with new features including a rooftop bar.

Vue cinema formed part of the old Lakeside Pavilion, with a 7 screen cinema. This closed on 11 January 2007 to be refurbished, and was re-opened on Friday June 15, 2007; the refurbishment resulted in 9 state of the art screens with stadium seating, including a premium "Gold Class" screen housing luxury reclinable armchair-style seating, and a special screen that would show major sporting, music and gaming events as well as key films. This 'Evolution Screen', with a combination of giant beanbags and sofas, is the first of its kind in the UK. In computing, Visual User Environment (VUE or HP-VUE) was Hewlett-Packards Desktop environment for the X Window System. ...

Other units at The Boardwalk are:

• Bella Italia
• Cafe Rouge
• Giraffe
• Gourmet Burger Kitchen
• Hannah Banana
• La Tasca
• Nandos
• Spur Steak & Grill
• Strada
• Wagamama

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Retail parks

There are also two retail parks nearby called the Lakeside Retail Park and The Junction. Lakeside Retail Park has a number of stores such as: A retail park is a grouping of three or more retail warehouses with associated car parking. ...

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• American Golf Discount
• Asda Living a non-food Asda store
• Comet
• Decathlon Sports
• Halfords
• Natuzzo
• Odeon Cinema
• TK Maxx
• M&S Outlet
• Caffe Ritazza located inside Asda Living

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Docusoap

In 1998, Lakesiders was a BBC docusoap narrated by Pauline Quirke following the activities of management, shopkeepers and staff of the shopping centre. The fractious working relationship between Essex FM's breakfast show DJ Martin Day and his boss Paul Chantler also featured. The theme music was by Simon May. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... ... Essex FM is a British radio station. ... Paul Chantler (born 12 October 1959) is a radio programming consultant based in the United Kingdom. ... Simon May is a British musician and composer, best known for composing some of British televisions best known theme tunes, including EastEnders and Howards Way. ...

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External links

• Official site
• Full list of shops in the Retail Park