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| Location | Sheffield,England |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′31″N1°21′04″W / 53.342°N 1.351°W /53.342; -1.351 |
| Opening date | March 1988 |
| Owner | Britel Fund Trustees Ltd |
| Floor area | 635,000 sq ft (59,000 m2) (shopping centre) and 77,800 sq ft (7,230 m2) (retail park)[1] |
| Floors | 2 |
| Public transit |  B Crystal Peaks or Beighton / Drakehouse Lane |
Crystal Peaks is ashopping centre and retail park inSheffield,South Yorkshire,England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year.[2]
Crystal Peaks Shopping centre has approximately 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) of retail space and food outlets with a range chains and a supermarket. The centre has an indoor market of smaller businesses (operated bySheffield City Council), a medical centre, veterinary surgery, bus station as well as other facilities and services.
The nearby retail park has a number of larger stores, restaurants and warehouses as well as a gym. Nearby is Moss Way police station, Beighton Community Hospital and theSheffield College Peaks Campus, the latter of which has stopped teaching activities.[3]
Bee hives have been placed on the shopping centre's roof and bee-friendly flowers planted to help the local bee population, other environmental projects include the installation of swift bird boxes on the building, creating a nature reserve and supporting the village ofBeighton in Britain andYorkshire in Bloom competitions.[4]
Crystal Peaks also has a dedicated 'charity of the year'. In 2010, the centre raised over £8,000 forBluebell Wood Children's Hospice. The centre's adopted charity for 2011 wasMacmillan Cancer Support.[citation needed]
Crystal Peaks first opened in 1988, being developed in phases. Opening ceremonies attracted large crowds to seeRoland Rat and thenEddie "The Eagle" Edwards do the honours. TheOlympic ski jumper Edwards performed a stunt on wires from the top of the atrium above the escalators.
Originally, the centre had a central waterfall, stream, clock tower modelled lift andmodel railway. Sheffield's first ten screen cinema, was also part of the complex until 2003.[5]
Since opening, the centre has developed substantially. There was a western extension in 1998. The supermarket was relocated to the in 2006 for further extensions to the north and east opened in early 2007.
Interior shots of the shopping centre were used for the 2010 filmFour Lions, in which a character is depicted as working as a shopping centre security guard.[6]
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Crystal Peaks bus station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Peaks Mount,Mosborough Sheffield (S20 7JD) England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°20′30″N1°21′14″W / 53.3418°N 1.3540°W /53.3418; -1.3540 | ||||
| Owned by | Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre | ||||
| Operated by | Travel South Yorkshire | ||||
| Bus stands | 8 | ||||
| Bus operators | First South Yorkshire,Stagecoach Yorkshire,TM Travel | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes (free, in shopping centre) | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1988 | ||||
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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.
As of July 2022[update], the stand allocation is:
| Stand | Route | Destination |
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| CP1 | 27 | Rotherham   |
| 30a | Plumbley | |
| 55 | Plumbley viaWestfield andMosborough (TM Travel) | |
| 73, 74 | Clowne | |
| CP2 | 26, 26a | Thorpe Salvin (circular) |
| 80 | Chesterfield | |
| CP3 | 55 | Frecheville viaHackenthorpe (TM Travel) |
| 252 | Sheffield Interchange | |
| CP4 | 120 | Halfway viaWaterthorpe (Stagecoach) |
| CP5 | 7 | Ecclesfield |
| 30, 30a | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | |
| CP6 | 8, 8a | Ecclesfield |
| 120 | Fulwood | |
| CP7 | 80 | Sheffield, Moor Market |
| CP8 | – | no services allocated |
Crystal Peaks tram stop is located inWaterthorpe on theSheffield Supertram system, and serves Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre and Retail Park,Drakehouse Retail Park, and Waterthorpe. It consists of two platforms.
| Preceding station | South Yorkshire Supertram | Following station | ||
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| Moss Way towards Malin Bridge | Blue Line | Beighton/Drake House Lane towards Halfway |
Crystal Peaks is also served by the Beighton/Drake House Lane tram stop, which is located behind the "Green" car park.
