located
in North Kent, in Medway, in the centre of the Kent area of
the Thames Gateway (a Government Priority area for regeneration)
and the largest conurbation in the south east outside London,
with a population of over 250,000.
2 miles
from the M2, with direct dual carriageway access to J4 and
the national motorway network beyond.
1.5 million
square feet of business accommodation providing everything
from small workshops to major distribution units; from office
suites to HQ buildings.
airports
Gatwick, Heathrow, City and Manston can all be reached within
1 hour.
7 ports
for freight and passengers in Kent, including Chatham and
Thamesport, (Europe’s biggest container terminal) are
in Medway itself.
brussels, paris and amsterdam
less than 2.5 hours by rail, via the Eurostar at Ashford International.
The Channel Tunnel is only 46 miles away. The proposed new
Channel Tunnel Rail link station at Ebbsfleet will be only
about 12 miles away.
tesco superstore
opposite, Hempstead Valley (with M&S, BHS and many other
retailers), within a 3 minute drive.
award winning
mature landscaping with over 150,000 trees, 750,000 shrubs
and 20,000 bulbs planted so far. |
the Medway Campus
in Chatham accommodates both the University of Greenwich
and the University of Kent at Medway: over 5,000 university
places should be available by 2006.
local leisure
facilities on or within 5 miles of the Park include sports
centres, ten pin bowling, an ice rink, golf courses, dry
ski slope, all weather sports ground and 3 yacht marinas.
over 1.2 million
people within a 45 minute drive and over 13.1 million within
2 hours. The workforce of Medway alone is estimated at approximately
150,000.
prominent location
and excellent roads to and through the park show in excess
of 12,000 vehicle movements during the week and 8,000 movements
at the weekends.
3,000 (approx)
people work on the park.
95 thriving
businesses including Lloyds TSB, Telewest, RHM Frozen Foods,
Royal Mail, Fuji Seal, Hochiki Europe and Heinz Wagner.
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