Folkestone Sports Centre Trust Closure Statement
This evening we have heard the hugely sad news the independent Folkestone Sports Centre Trust has called in the administrators and ceased trading. We await to hear from the administrators about when the centre might reopen, and what facilities it will then provide.
In the meantime our thoughts are particularly with the staff of the Trust who learned last night the centre was closing.
https://www.folkestonesportscentre.co.uk/
However, until we learn more about that, there are still many sports and leisure facilities available throughout the summer locally (and of course our beaches and open spaces!). We've compiled a list below of the ones we could think of at short notice, and many of them are free, but we're sure there will be more!
East Cliff Sports
Open air sports facility on Folkestone's East Cliff, has stunning views over the town and across to France.
Great for all ages and abilities; for family fun or the more serious enthusiast.
You can just turn up – there will be someone in the on-site kiosk selling tickets.
- Eight lawn tennis courts
- An 18 hole pitch and putt course
- An 18 hole putting green
- Six lane bowling green
https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/sports-leisure/eastcliff-sports-facilities
Radnor Park: free facilities
- Wide open spaces for informal recreation activities
- Goal posts
- Fishing and boating ponds
- Bowls club
- Two modern play areas
- Drinking fountain
- Stream
- Family events such as the fun fair, circus and Donkey Derby
- Tea Room
- Toilet facilities (including RADAR access and baby changing)
- Picnic tables (and grass areas for picnics)
- Fenced dog run
- Floral displays
- Childrens Play Area play area
- A 20 metre long zip line, a raised hill, and climbing equipment including a six metre high pyramid net for eight to 12 year olds.
https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/parks-beaches-open-spaces/radnorpark
Three Hills Sports Centre
A state of the art sports facility or multi-purpose events venue, with sports hall, netball courts, cricket pitches, astro and 3G pitches, gym & athletics track.
Whether you’re looking to play cricket, hockey, football, netball, basketball or more, sporting facilities are open to the public for casual and block bookings.
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Indoor Skate Park (the world's ONLY multistorey indoor skate park!), Climbing Centre & Boxing Club.
Lower Leas Coastal Park
The area in the centre of the park has the south east's largest play area. There's a large main play structure with tube slides, towers, net tunnels and aerial slides and 5 smaller themed areas. The Bounty shipwreck, climbing walls, a toddler's construction area, sand diggers, a harbour with rocking boats and a unit suitable for children of all abilities complete the fun zone. All free!
Owners are asked to keep dogs on leads.
https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/parks-beaches-open-spaces/lowerleas-coastal-park
Folkestone Harbour Arm Adventure Golf
Open 10am-6pm every day over the summer holidays.
https://folkestoneharbourarm.co.uk/outlets/adventure-golf/
Hythe Swimming Pool
- 25 x 11 metre pool
- 9.5 x 4.5 metre learner and baby pool
- Cardio Zone fitness suite (equipment includes treadmills, cross trainer, rowing machines and exercise bikes)
https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/sports-leisure/opening-times-prices-hythe-pool
Hythe Town Council South Road Sports Pitches, Play Areas and Skate Park
Adult, junior and mini football pitches, grass and hard tennis courts and a bowling green which are available to hire in the summer months.
https://www.hythe-tc.gov.uk/venues/south-road-sports-facilities/
Also play areas and free skate park.
https://www.hythe-tc.gov.uk/parks-and-open-spaces/
Hythe Royal Military Canal Rowing Boat Hire & Electric Boat Trips
Open 10am-5pm all days through the summer holiday. Rowing boat hire £20 per boat per hour (discounts avilable for Hythe residents and senior citizens).
https://www.electricboathythe.co.uk/
Sandgate Park and Fremantle Park
A range of free acilities across two sites, including children’s play areas, children’s zip wire, multi-use games area, picnic area including BBQ stands (please take all your litter home with you), Petanque (boules) court, and a fenced dog run (please keep dogs on leads in the rest of the park and away from the children’s play area).
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