The Checkatrade.com Stadium is home to the Gatwick
Diamond’s only professional football club, Crawley Town
FC. There are also 3G floodlit, all-weather pitches available
for hire at either Broadfield or Maidenbower.
Crawley is surrounded by a number of good golf clubs.
Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, set in the magnificent
Tilgate Park, is one of the best public Pay & Play courses
in the south.
Tilgate Park is also home to Go Ape, the UK’s number one
forest adventure.
Arts and culture
The Hawth Theatre has one of the liveliest and most
diverse programmes in the south east. With a wide range
of performance spaces, it offers a huge variety of
entertainment from West End shows to comedy nights
and outdoor festivals.
Also in the town centre is the £15 million modern library
and cultural centre. A new, multi-million pound museum
is being built in the historic High Street, with the help of
a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Work is expected to start in spring 2015.
The new museum will provide lots of exciting opportunities
for volunteers and businesses to get involved.
Parks and open spaces
Crawley has a number of fantastic parks and open spaces,
many of which have been awarded the prestigious Green
Flag status. The Memorial Gardens in the heart of the town
centre and Goffs Park to the west provide ideal spots to relax.
Tilgate Park is the largest of the parks and an impressive
flagship. It’s set in 400, historic acres with lawns, lakes
with fishing facilities, ornamental gardens, nature centre,
a beautiful Walled Garden with a café and craft units.
Discover the hidden treasures of Crawley by walking the
Greenways; a series of walks with varying levels of
difficulty will reveal a different side of Crawley via Gatwick
Nature Reserve, Grattons Park, Worth Way, Old Crawley
and the Worthlodge Walk.
Our Let’s FACE it! volunteering campaign works with
businesses and the community to improve the local
environment. Thanks to the achievements of the
programmes throughout the town, Crawley has achieved
highly successful results in both the South and South East
in Bloom and Britain in Bloom awards throughout the years.
Living in Crawley
A wide range of housing to suit all tastes and needs can be
found in Crawley and the surrounding area. From modern
new starter homes, to family-friendly houses and larger
executive homes, offering a vibrant urban and suburban
lifestyle to a more relaxed village feeling.
Crawley’s housing market is continually expanding and
the town is seeing some exciting new developments. New
neighbourhoods Kilnwood Vale, providing 2,500 new
homes, is almost complete and work is underway at Forge
Wood to construct 1,900 homes.
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