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Thorpe Business Park
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Thorpe Business Park, (often simplified to Thorpe Park), is a large business park in Colton, East Leeds. The business park has been developing since 2001, and has good connections with Leeds, Wakefield and Wetherby by the adjacent M1 and Selby by the A63. Approximately a third of what will be developed has already been built or is under construction. The site will also eventually include a new 110 acre green park. The development has been unpopular with many residens in Colton, as Thorpe Park along with the Colton Retail Park and the new houses around Colton have surrounded the former village with urban development as appose to the green fields of ten years ago. All of Thorpe Park is developed on Green Field land. Companies based at Thorpe Business Park Since opening, Thorpe Business Park has attracted the interest of many large companies, and the park contains offices owned by Northern Gas Networks, National Grid, United Utilities, IBM, Republic, Taylor Woodrow, University of Leeds, Laing Construction, General Electric and Regus. Ammenities The Four Star 'Thorpe Park Spa Hotel' is based at the Southern end of the business park, and offers 123 rooms as well as conference and catering facilities. The hotel also features a swimming pool, gym and spa. There is also a Texaco filling station on site, and the nearby Colton Retail Park boasts a large Sainsbury's, Boots and Argos. Transport Roads The business parks lies East of Leeds, on Junction 46 of the M1, on the A63 and nearby the Leeds Outer Ring Road. The business park has its own exit/entrance from junction 46, enabling commuters coming from the North to miss out the busy Selby Road roundabouts. Rail It has been debated whether to build a railway station on site when the park is complete. Currently the nearest railway station is Cross Gates with services to Leeds, York, Selby, Goole, Bradford Interchange and Hull. Air The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford International Airport. This is a short drive away of accessible by bus (changing in Leeds City Centre. Buses The First Leeds number 8 route passes Thorpe Park every five minutes at peak times. This route connects Thorpe Business Park with Leeds City Centre. The new X69 shuttle bus service commenced on the 12 May 2008, linking Thorpe Business Park with Cross Gates. See Also
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