ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈɪknɪk pˈɑːɹlɚɹ æt hˈɛmpstɛd vˈæli wʌzðə jˌuːkˈeɪz sˈɛkənd fˈuːd kˈoːɹt ðə fˈɜːst ˈoʊpənɪŋ æt bɹˈɛnt kɹˈɔs ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ænd ðə sˈɛntɚ wʌz mˈɑːdəld ˌɔn səksˈɛsfəl kˈɑːmplɛksᵻz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.
The original Picnic Parlour at Hempstead Valley was the UK's second food court (the first opening at Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 1976) and the centre was modelled on successful complexes in North America.