Teesside Park is one of the region’s best-known destinations for shopping, eating out and entertainment.
Home to more than 70 retailers, visitors can find everything from fashion and footwear to electronics and homeware.
Here’s everything you need to know before visiting Teesside Park.
Charles Clinkard at Teesside Park (Image: GOOGLE)
What shops are at Teesside Park?
Teesside Park is home to a range of high-street and big-name retailers covering fashion, beauty, technology, homeware and more.
Current retailers include Primark, Boots, Clarks, Currys, B&M, Barker and Stonehouse, Hobbycraft, Holland & Barrett, Card Factory, EE and Asda Living.
The full and most up-to-date retailer directory can be found on the Teesside Park shopping and dining page.
Teesside Park (Image: City Press)
Where can you eat and drink at Teesside Park?
A visit to Teesside Park doesn't have to be limited to shopping, with cafés, restaurants and fast-food options spread across the site.
For those looking for a coffee and cake or a quick snack while shopping, the main retail park has two Costa Coffee shops, with one in the car park and another inside Next.
There are also Greggs, Bubble CiTea and Asda Café outlets.
Nando's at Teesside Park (Image: CONTRIBUTOR)
For those looking for something more substantial, the main park is also home to Nando's and Wagamama's.
Elsewhere around the park, fast-food options include McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Five Guys and KFC, and main restaurants including TGI Fridays and PizzaExpress.
Tim Hortons (Image: Agency)
What time does Teesside Park open?
General opening hours are:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 7pm
Sunday: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Opening hours may vary between individual shops and restaurants.
Is parking free at Teesside Park?
Teesside Park parking (Image: Provided)
Yes, parking at Teesside Park is free, although time limits vary between car parks.
The main Retail South car park has a four-hour limit, with visitors staying longer required to register at the visitor centre.
The Retail North car park does not have a time limit.
Can you get to Teesside Park by bus?
Service X60 to Teesside Park. (Image: Tees Valley Combined Authority)
Stagecoach's 36, 37 and 38 services connect the park with areas including Billingham, Norton and Hartlepool.
Arriva’s X12 runs every 30 minutes from Sedgefield, Coxhoe, Middlesbrough and Stockton to Teesside Park, stopping outside DFS and Currys.
The number 16 links Ingleby Barwick and Thornaby with Teesside Park, continuing to Middlesbrough Bus Station up to every 30 minutes.
In September 2026, the X60 joined the routes serving Teesside Park, providing a direct link from Darlington.
Is there a cinema at Teesside Park?
Showcase Cinemas (Image: Teesside Park)
Yes. Showcase Cinema de Lux is based at Aintree Oval in the leisure area of Teesside Park.
The complex also features Hollywood Bowl and a Ninja Warrior UK course, with plenty of entertainment on offer for a family day out.
Ninja Warrior Teesside Park (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)
When did Teesside Park open?
Although it is now a familiar part of the Teesside landscape, the shopping park only arrived towards the end of the 20th century.
The development began in the late 1980s, backed by the Teesside Development Corporation.
Hollywood Bowl (Image: Google)
What was there before Teesside Park?
Before becoming the shopping and leisure destination familiar to visitors today, Teesside Park was developed on the former site of Stockton Racecourse.
Its history can still be spotted by eagle-eyed visitors, with road names around the park, including Aintree and Goodwood, borrowed from famous racecourses.
Is Teesside Park in Stockton or Middlesbrough?
The answer is actually both.
Teesside Park crosses the boundary between Stockton and Middlesbrough.
While the retail park falls on the Stockton side, the leisure park falls within Middlesbrough.
The Old River Tees also runs through the development and marks the boundary between the two local authority areas.
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How has Teesside Park changed over the years?
Toys R Us closed in 2018 (Image: Provided)
Northern Echo archive pictures show former Teesside Park stores including Shoe City in 1997, The Computer Shop in 2005, Mamas & Papas in 2006 and HMV in 2013.
Toys R Us was another popular name at Teesside Park, opening in September 1990 and remaining there until the business entered administration in 2018.
The unit now home to Oliver Bonas was previously occupied by ProCook for around five years, from 2021 to 2026.