Lifestyle

At its best...

One of the most attractive aspects of living and working in Ashford is the quality of life it has to offer.

Ashford is a thriving town in the heart of some of the region’s most enchanting countryside, that offers an easy pace of life with an exciting programme of development to make it an even more tempting place to live, work and do business.

A multi-million pound investment programme is fast creating a town centre of pedestrianised streets, first-class leisure facilities and popular tourist attractions. And with High Speed rail link connecting the town to central London in just 37 minutes, Ashford offers a real alternative to people wanting to escape the headache of city life but still remain connected to the captial's businesses and nightlife.

High street shopping in Ashford town centre has recently been improved with the expansion of the new County Square Shopping Centre, while the impressive Ashford Designer Outlet already attracts over 3 million visitors per year.

The Stour Leisure Centre has undergone a multi-million redevelopment and provides the community with a superb sports centre, gym and leisure pool facilities. The Julie Rose Stadium is an international standard athletics stadium. In addition, Ashford has Kent’s largest combined cinema and leisure complex and an 18 hole golf course at Chart Hills, which plays host to the English Ladies Open.

Beyond the town centre, the area has a wealth of countryside, natural heritage and woodland areas waiting to be explored. It offers everything from charming villages to hopfields and vineyards that stretch as far as the coast. With ready access to charming rural countryside and Paris just two hours away, Ashford provides an unrivalled quality of life.