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Active families make time for outdoor play at Horsted Park

17th July 2014 Print
Playground at Horsted Park

Buyers looking for a new home where the whole family can enjoy a healthy active lifestyle should take a look at the exciting collection of properties available at Horsted Park in Chatham, Kent. Surrounded by acres of parkland, 6.5 acres of open space and a newly opened children’s playground, the development offers the perfect place for both adults and kids to enjoy playing outdoors to keep fit.

As highlighted by research from the Welcome Trust, only half of seven year olds get enough exercise , with two out of three boys doing the recommended hour of physical activity a day and only a third of girls. For adults, only 66% of men and 56% of women claim to meet the recommended 2.5 hours per week of activity. With so many different ways for families to keep fit and healthy, including cycling, walking and running, Horsted Park offers the perfect place to enjoy an active life.

There are a host of additional sports and leisure facilities within the surrounding area including the newly invested King’s Rochester Sports Centre and Lordwood Leisure Centre in Chatham. Children can also enjoy the newly opened playground in the open space just on the doorstep of the homes at Horsted Park with a climbing net, slide, fireman’s pole, ladder and bridge.

Active families will enjoy The Burnham which is a fantastic four bedroom, three storey home with a substantial living room and full height glazing on the double doors to the rear garden. The superb fully glazed conservatory provides natural light to the dining area and the fully fitted kitchen benefits from integrated appliances and floor tiling.

On the first floor, there are two double bedrooms and a bathroom whilst on the second floor, both bedrooms have sloping ceilings that add character to these high-ceiling rooms. The master bedroom has a crisp, stylish en-suite shower room and the remaining double bedroom has two skylights that flood the space with light.

Horsted Park benefits from all of the amenities that both Rochester and Chatham have to offer. In the city centre of Chatham, Pentagon Shopping Centre has over 100 shops to browse as well as a fitness centre and indoor bowling alley to enjoy.

Local theatres, The Brook and Central, provide regular evening entertainment for all ages, whilst the bars, restaurants and pubs are a great way to spend the evening.

The ancient Cathedral City of Rochester, home to Victorian novelist Charles Dickens is unique in the fact it boasts a wide range of independent shops rather than the usual high street names. The events calendar also has a lot to offer, including the famous Rochester Sweeps festival, Summer Dickens festival and the popular Rochester Castle Summer Concerts. The attractive Chatham Maritime is also sure to impress, offering a range of retail outlets, eateries, Dickens World, a marina and the historic dockyard.

The M2 is less than a mile away giving rapid access to the M20, M26, M25, the Dartford Crossing and London Airports as well as the channel ports and tunnel.

The Help to Buy scheme is available on all properties at Horsted Park. The scheme is available to all, not just first time buyers, and means that buyers only need a 5% deposit to buy a new home. What's more the Government will provide an equity loan of up to 20% of the purchase price, interest free for the first five years, all of which helps to make buyers monthly mortgage repayments more affordable.

Prices form the Burnham start from £415,000 and is available through Help to Buy. For further information, visit horstedpark.co.uk.

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Playground at Horsted Park