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Miller Homes - Kingsmoor
Off Yarm Road, Stockton-On-Tees TS18 3LJ

    About this development

      Sport and leisure

      There is wide selection of health and leisure centres within a mile of Kingsmoor, including Fitness First in Yarm Road where in addition to extensive health and fitness facilities there is a sauna, a steam room and relaxation areas. There are several golf courses in easy reach, including the picturesque and challenging Eaglescliffe Golf Club which lies alongside the River Tees with the Cleveland Hills in the background. Teesside Leisure Park, around two miles from the development, includes a tenpin bowling alley.

      Fitness First

      Idec House, Yarm Road

      01642 617 773

      Eaglescliffe Golf Club

      Yarm Road

      01642 780 238


      Transport


      Stockton-on-Tees is a convenient commuter base for Middlesbrough, Darlington and even Tyneside. Thornaby Station, approximately a mile from Kingsmoor, has regular services to Middlesbrough and the east coast, Darlington and Manchester. Durham Tees Valley Airport is less than six miles from the development.

      Outdoor activities

      Kingsmoor is only around half a mile from the superb Ropner Park, a traditional Victorian leisure area that has recently been restored to its past splendour. As well as providing a peaceful retreat where you can enjoy a relaxed stroll through the trees, the park includes a lake with lots of bird life, a café, an adventure playground, tennis courts, a bowling green and a bandstand where concerts are held during the summer. There are several nature reserves and countryside sites in the borough, and the River Tees, around half a mile to the east of the development, offers miles of pleasant riverside walks and cycling as well as a comprehensive choice of watersports at the Tees Barrage. For more adventurous outings, North Yorks Moors National Park is around 10 miles to the south.

      Tees Barrage

      Navigation Way, Thornaby

      01642 633 273

      Culture and entertainment

      One of the more unusual attractions of the area is the Wynyard Planetarium and Observatory, located in Wynyard Woodland Park just outside the town, which presents a fascinating programme of special events as well as opportunities to enjoy serious astronomy at first hand. There is a multi-screen Showcase cinema in the Teesside Leisure Centre, around two miles away. Stockton has a wide choice of bars, clubs and restaurants, and a fine museum set in 100 acres of parkland at Preston Hall, with displays covering art, armour and social history, including a recreated local street of the 1890s.

      Wynyard Planetarium and Observatory

      Wynyard Woodland Park,

      Thorpe Thewles

      01740 630 544

      Preston Hall Museum and Park

      Yarm Road

      01642 781 184

      Shopping

      There is a convenience shop and food store in Northcote Street, less than quarter of a mile from Kingsmoor. The short walk into the pedestrianised High Street around half a mile away, one of the widest in England, brings access to a vibrant and varied selection of independent traders, local food specialists and speciality shops spread throughout the High Street, the Castlegate Shopping Centre, Wellington Square and the surrounding streets. The High Street is also the setting for the town’s open-air market, one of the largest in the UK, held every Wednesday and Saturday, with a smaller version held on Fridays. Larger furniture and DIY stores can be found in Portack Lane, and Teesside Retail Park, with its major high street names and larger outlets, is only around two miles from the development.

      Education

      Stockton has a Schools Effectiveness Service Group that works in partnership with schools to maintain the highest educational standards and create a vibrant learning community in the town. Schools convenient for Kingsmoor include the following.

      Oxbridge Lane Primary School

      Oxbridge Lane

      01642 607 421

      St Cuthbert’s RC

      Parkfield

      01642 393 532

      Stockton Sixth Form College

      Bishopton Road West

      01642 612 611

      Health care

      The Woodlands Family Medical Centre, less than half a mile from Kingsmoor, is a well established practice founded in 1922. There are currently eight GPs based in the Centre, and the practice offers a comprehensive range of specialist clinics and advisers. There is also a selection of dental surgeries in Yarm Road.

      Woodlands Family Medical Centre

      Yarm Lane

      01642 607 398

      Avente House Dental Surgery

      1-3 Yarm Road

      01642 676 089

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