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{{Short description|Shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
  | name              = Crystal Peaks
  | location          = [[Sheffield]], [[England]]
  | coordinates       = {{Coord|53.342|-1.351|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
  | image             = Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre - geograph.org.uk - 260282.jpg
  | caption           = Main entrance
  | image_width       = 240px
  | opening_date      = March 1988
  | developer         = 
  | owner             = Britel Fund Trustees Ltd
  | number_of_stores  = 
  | number_of_anchors = 
  | floor_area        = {{cvt|635,000|sqft}} (shopping centre) and {{cvt|77,800|sqft}} (retail park)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/Crystal-Peaks-Retail-Park-Sheffield|title=Crystal Peaks Retail Park|access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref>
  | floors            = 2
}}

'''Crystal Peaks''' is a [[shopping mall|shopping centre and retail park]] in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/record-number-of-shoppers-pass-through-centre-s-doors-1-6363303|title=Record number of shoppers pass through centre's doors|work=The Star|access-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Crystal Peaks Shopping centre has approximately {{convert|600,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of retail space and food outlets with a range chains and a supermarket. The centre has an indoor market of smaller businesses (operated by [[Sheffield 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 the [[Sheffield College]] Peaks Campus, the latter of which has stopped teaching activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} Peaks Campus FAQs {{!}}{{!}} The Sheffield College |url=https://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/news/peaks-campus-faqs#:~:text=The%20Sheffield%20College%20has%20decided,move%20to%20our%20other%20campuses. |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.sheffcol.ac.uk}}</ref>

==Community==
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 of [[Beighton, Sheffield|Beighton]] in Britain and [[Yorkshire in Bloom]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffield.towntalk.co.uk/news/d/63667/bees-create-a-buzz-at-crystal-peaks/|title=Bees create a buzz at Crystal Peaks|access-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>

Crystal Peaks also has a dedicated 'charity of the year'. In 2010, the centre raised over £8,000 for [[Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice]]. The centre's adopted charity for 2011 was [[Macmillan Cancer Support]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}
==History==
Crystal Peaks first opened in 1988, being developed in phases. Opening ceremonies attracted large crowds to see [[Roland Rat]] and then [[Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards]] do the honours. The [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] 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 and [[Rail transport modelling|model railway]]. Sheffield's first ten screen cinema, was also part of the complex until 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/cinema-at-crystal-peaks-to-close-1-347446|title=Cinema at Crystal Peaks to close|work=The Star|access-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>

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 film ''[[Four Lions]]'', in which a character is depicted as working as a shopping centre security guard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finding Four Lions in Sheffield|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1MAZZZwbqVYBfLOy9AYkkgrKOeg4&hl=en|website=Google My Maps|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>

==Public transport==
{{unreferenced|section|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name             = Crystal Peaks bus station
| symbol_location  = bus
| symbol           = 
| image            = Bus station, Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre - geograph.org.uk - 4378629.jpg
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| other_name       = 
| address          = Peaks Mount, [[Mosborough]]
| borough          = [[Sheffield]] ([[S postcode area|S20 7JD]])
| country          = England
| coordinates      = {{coord|53.3418|-1.3540|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| owned            = Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre
| operator         = [[Travel South Yorkshire]]
| bus_stands       = 8
| bus_operators    = [[First South Yorkshire]], [[Stagecoach Yorkshire]], [[TM Travel]]
| parking          = Yes (free, in shopping centre)
| bicycle          = Yes
| accessible       = Yes
| opened           = 1988
}}

===Bus station===
'''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.

====Services====
{{As of|2022|07}}, the stand allocation is:

{| class="wikitable"
!'''Stand'''
!'''Route'''
!'''Destination'''
|-
! rowspan="4"|CP1
!27
| |[[Rotherham Interchange|Rotherham]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}} {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Beighton, Sheffield|Beighton]], [[Aston, South Yorkshire|Aston]], [[Swallownest]], [[Aughton, South Yorkshire|Aughton]],  [[Whiston, South Yorkshire|Whiston]] and [[Rotherham General Hospital]] ([[First South Yorkshire|First]])}}}}
|-
!30a
| |[[Plumbley]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Westfield, Sheffield|Westfield]] {{rint|sheffield}} ([[TM Travel]])}}}}
|-
!55
| |[[Plumbley]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Westfield, Sheffield|Westfield]] {{rint|sheffield}} and [[Mosborough]] ([[TM Travel]])}}}}
|-
!73, 74
| |[[Clowne]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Halfway tram stop (Sheffield)|Halfway]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Eckington bus station|Eckington]] {{rint|gb|bus}}, [[Killamarsh]], [[Spinkhill]], [[Renishaw, Derbyshire|Renishaw]] and [[Barlborough]] ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
! rowspan="2"|CP2
!26, 26a
| |[[Thorpe Salvin]] (circular) {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Waterthorpe]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Killamarsh]], [[Norwood, Derbyshire|Norwood]], [[Wales, South Yorkshire|Wales]], [[Kiveton Park railway station|Kiveton Park]] {{rint|gb|rail}}, [[Thorpe Salvin]], [[Harthill, South Yorkshire|Harthill]] and [[Woodall, South Yorkshire|Woodall]] ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
!80
| |[[Chesterfield coach station|Chesterfield]] {{rint|gb|bus}} {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Waterthorpe]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Killamarsh]], [[Norwood, Derbyshire|Norwood]], [[Mastin Moor]] and [[Staveley, Derbyshire|Staveley]] ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
! rowspan="2"|CP3
!55
| |[[Frecheville]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Hackenthorpe]] {{rint|sheffield}} ([[TM Travel]])}}}}
|-
!252
| |[[Sheffield Interchange]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}} {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Waterthorpe]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Halfway tram stop (Sheffield)|Halfway]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Eckington bus station|Eckington]] {{rint|gb|bus}}, [[Marsh Lane, Derbyshire|Marsh Lane]], [[Ridgeway, Derbyshire|Ridgeway]], [[Gleadless Townend]] {{rint|sheffield}}, [[Newfield Green]] and [[Arundel Gate Interchange|Arundel Gate]] {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}} ([[TM Travel]])}}}}
|-
!CP4
!120
| |[[Halfway tram stop (Sheffield)|Halfway]] {{rint|sheffield}} {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Waterthorpe]] {{rint|sheffield}} ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
! rowspan="2"|CP5
!7
| |[[Ecclesfield]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Beighton, Sheffield|Beighton]], [[Woodhouse railway station|Woodhouse]] {{rint|gb|rail}}, [[Manor, South Yorkshire|the Manor]], [[Sheffield City Centre]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}}, [[Hillsborough, Sheffield|Hillsborough]], [[Owlerton]] and [[Wadsley Bridge]] ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
!30, 30a
| |[[Royal Hallamshire Hospital]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Sothall]], [[Beighton, Sheffield|Beighton]], [[Woodhouse railway station|Woodhouse]] {{rint|gb|rail}}, [[Handsworth, South Yorkshire|Handsworth]], [[Sheffield City Centre]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}} and the [[University of Sheffield]] {{rint|sheffield}} ([[TM Travel]])}}}}
|-
! rowspan="2"|CP6
!8, 8a
| |[[Ecclesfield]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Birley]], [[Manor, South Yorkshire|the Manor]], [[Sheffield City Centre]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}}, [[Hillsborough, Sheffield|Hillsborough]], [[Owlerton]] and [[Wadsley Bridge]] ([[First South Yorkshire|First]])}}}}
|-
!120
| |[[Fulwood, Sheffield|Fulwood]] {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Frecheville]], [[Manor Top]] {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}}, [[Sheffield Interchange]] {{rint|gb|rail}} {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}}, the [[University of Sheffield]] {{rint|sheffield}}, the [[Royal Hallamshire Hospital]], [[Broomhill, Sheffield|Broomhill]] and [[Ranmoor]] ([[First South Yorkshire|First]] & [[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
!CP7
!80
| |[[Moor Market|Sheffield, Moor Market]] {{rint|gb|bus}} {{Nb4}} {{right|{{small|via [[Beighton, South Yorkshire|Beighton]], [[Woodhouse, South Yorkshire|Woodhouse]], [[Handsworth, South Yorkshire|Handsworth]] and [[Arundel Gate Interchange|Arundel Gate]] {{rint|sheffield}} {{rint|gb|bus}} ([[Stagecoach Yorkshire|Stagecoach]])}}}}
|-
!CP8
!–
|''no services allocated''
|}

===Tram stop===
'''Crystal Peaks tram stop''' is located in [[Mosborough#Waterthorpe|Waterthorpe]] on the [[Sheffield Supertram]] system, and serves Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre and Retail Park, [[Drake House (Beighton)|Drakehouse]] Retail Park, and Waterthorpe. It consists of two platforms.

{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}
{{s-rail|title=South Yorkshire Supertram}}
{{tram line|route=Blue Line |col={{Sheffield Supertram colour|Blue Line}} |previous=Moss Way<br><small>''towards Malin Bridge''</small>|next=Beighton/Drake House Lane<br><small>''towards Halfway''</small>}}
{{s-end}}
{{clear}}

Crystal Peaks is also served by the Beighton/Drake House Lane tram stop, which is located behind the "Green" car park.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.crystalpeakscentre.com Official website]
* [http://www.completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/3972 Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre on CompletelyRetail]

{{Shopping centres in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
{{South Yorkshire bus stations}}
{{Supertram}}

[[Category:Shopping centres in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sheffield]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in 1988]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in England]]