Our branch is based in the heart of Northampton, which sits in the East Midlands region, and boasts one of Britain's largest and most historic market squares, along with two shopping centres in the town centre; the Grosvenor Centre, and Market Walk. Local information about Northampton
The Northampton Leisure Trust has four leisure centres across Northampton: Danes Camp, Lings Forum, Mounts Baths and Duston Sports Centre. Radlands Plaza is a new skatepark that opened in 2012. There are a total of 170 parks and open spaces around Northampton, which altogether span around 1,880 acres (761 ha). Popular parks include Abington Park, which is the town's oldest, and the Racecourse, which was used for horseracing (until 1904) and as a cricket ground (between 1844–1885) in addition to being the original home of Northampton Balloon Festival. Other parks include Becket's Park (which is named after Thomas Becket as are nearby Becket's Well and Thomas á Becket pub), Bradlaugh Fields (named after the Northampton MP Charles Bradlaugh), Dallington Park, Delapré Park Eastfield Park, Hunsbury Hill (which is built around an Iron Agefort), Kingsthorpe Park and Victoria Park. Popular annual events include Northampton Carnival, the Beer Festival, the Dragonboat Race, the Umbrella Fair, Diwali celebrations and St Crispins Fair. Northampton Music Festival has b...
