When it comes to leisure and recreation,
Maidstone has something for everyone: sports, countryside,
nightlife, shopping and much more!
Sports and Leisure
Maidstone offers an excellent selection of sport
and recreation facilities, catering for all skill and fitness
levels, from beginners to enthusiasts. Maidstone
Leisure Centre is one of the best-equipped in the South East,
with four swimming pools, two water slides and an air-conditioned
Fit Zone Gym. The centre also offers a whole host of sports such as
tennis, basketball and judo. Elsewhere further leisure facilities
include Topnotch Health Club, The David Lloyd Health & Fitness
Club, AMF ten pin bowling and a number of golf courses with a mix
of both private clubs and public sessions.
Shopping
Already home to a wide selection of famous names
and specialist shops, Maidstone’s town centre continues its
dramatic transformation with a major new shopping development open
in March 2005. The Fremlin Walk Centre is
attracting all the top retailers including House of Fraser,
Topshop, Zara and H&M and along with The Mall Chequers,
launches Maidstone into the top 50 shopping locations in the UK,
with more shop floorspace then Bluewater. In short –
Maidstone is a shopaholics dream!
Nightlife
Maidstone boasts a vibrant nightlife with a wide
range of entertainment to suit all tastes, including stylish cafés,
restaurants and bars, nightclubs, cinema, theatre and comedy
venues. Enjoy a relaxing meal, meet friends for drinks or
dance the night away – the choice is yours! Alternatively why not
visit the Hazlitt
Theatre and The Exchange, which offer a varied programme of
contemporary drama, live music, comedy, ballet and children’s drama
or check out the latest Hollywood blockbuster at the 8-screen Odeon
multiplex cinema in the Lockmeadow Entertainment
Centre.
Countryside
Located in the heart of the Garden of England,
Maidstone successfully combines its contemporary urban culture with
picturesque rural landscapes offering a variety of leisure
activities. The
Maidstone
Millennium River Park features idyllic riverbank walks
stretching 10km along the River Medway from Teston to Allington,
while
Mote
Park, an attractive landscaped park and lake located close to
the town centre, provides a wide range of recreational activities
including cycling, pitch and putt and a children’s play area.
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