Teesside Park


Teesside Park is a retail superstore and leisure development in Thornaby-on-Tees, built in 1988. Located just off the A66 near the A66/A19 interchange, it is split between the unity authorities of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough with the line of the Old River Tees, which runs down the middle of the development, forming the boundary between the two authorities. The development has an eye-catching central building that was constructed in 2008.

Site

The Stockton-on-Tees section is within the town of Thornaby-on-Tees and is all located within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. The driving force behind its growth was originally the Teesside Development Corporation in the late 1980s when the two current unitary authorities were part of the county of Cleveland. The park's location is often incorrectly listed as Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, Cleveland or Middlesbrough.
It is built on the former site of , hence many of the park's roads being named after famous racecourses such as Aintree and Goodwood. It is home to a number of retail chains and has a Morrisons supermarket. Its catchment area covers much of the Tees Valley and much of the north of North Yorkshire. There is a new development in the central car park with two new inner buildings. Construction started in March 2012. The two new units are occupied by Greggs and Carphone Warehouse, which moved from an outer building. The two new units Officially opened in August 2012.

Transport

Teesside Park is served by Arriva bus services between Stockton and Middlesbrough. The nearest railway station is, where some of the services call at on their way to and from Stockton.

Retail park

Current retailers