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 towcester town council

Towcester Town Council
86 Watling Street
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6BS

Tel: 01327 350995

www.towcester-tc.gov.uk




sports and leisure

Towcester Centre for Leisure, Springfields, Towcester. The Centre offers a range of facilities including a fully air-conditioned fitness studio, workout studio with sprung floor, creche, sports hall, 5-lane swimming pool and leisure pool with flume and wave machine. Also available is a Nordic sauna, steam room and relaxation area, tanning units and beauty therapy rooms, offering a range of treatments. Food is also available at a reasonable cost in our snack bar. Tel: (01327) 322480.

Towcester Racecourse, London Road, Towcester. Tel: (01327) 353414. Towcester Racecourse is located on the A5 southern approach; race meetings are held from October to May, with Arab horse meetings in the summer. The Course has a Civil Marriage Licence and there are also conference and banquet facilities available.

Towcestrian Rugby Club,
Greens Norton Road, Towcester.
Tel: (01327) 350141
, incorporates Tennis Club and Hockey Club as well, all of which cater for adults and juniors. Extensive pitches, a well-equipped clubhouse. The club enters league teams for rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis and children’s mini-rugby.

Towcester Junior Football Club 9-16 years Sunday League.
Tel: (01327) 352065.

Youth Coffee Shop A drop-in at Branson’s Lane, Towcester, held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Details of other sports and leisure activities/organisations in the town can be found at the Library or on the Town Council’s website www.towcester-tc-gov.uk. There are a range of youth organisations including Scouts, Guides and Badgers.

Silverstone Circuit This world famous motor racing course is the venue for the British Grand Prix. for further information and programme of events, please telephone 01327 857271.

Golf There are courses at Whittlebury Park (Tel: 01327 858092), Silverstone Golf Club (Tel: 01280 850005) and Farthingstone Hotel Golf & Leisure Centre (Tel: 01327 361291).

A5 Rangers Cycling Club The cycling club meets weekly at their clubrooms on Watling Street.
Tel: (01327) 352389.

Whittlebury Park leisure Complex Swimming Pool, Gym and associated facilities. Hotel and Restaurant. Tel: 01327 858300.

Sixfields Complex, Northampton.
A 15 minute car ride from Towcester along the A43 by-pass. Includes a Sports Stadium, which is home to Northampton Town F.C., and where a variety of athletics activities take place, a multi-screen cinema and assorted restaurants, fast-food outlets and bars.

Walking An extensive footpath network allows for the exploration of the surrounding countryside. In addition, the town marks the start of the Grafton Way and Knightley Way, long-distance footpaths travelling north and south. The nearby Nene Way stretches 67 miles alongside the banks of the Nene. Leaflets are available describing the walks from main libraries. South Northants Council organises a weekly “Health Walk”, for further information please contact Colin Hull on 01327 322337.

Theatres
Derngate, 19/21 Guildhall Road, Northampton.
Box Office 01604 24811.
The Royal Theatre, Guildhall Road, Northampton. Box Office 01604 32533
Milton Keynes Theatre, Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes. Box Office 01908 606090.


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