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Ashford in General

Newest Review: ... the centre a little safer, it is definitely confusing for any visitors and any safety benefits were hilariously outweighed by the council's road-sharing system where pedestrians were encouraged to walk out in front of traffic! Apparently this was meant to make drivers more careful. Shopping in Ashford has definitely improved over the last 10 years but still isn't particularly great. Next to the station is the Mcarthur Glen shopping centre which looks like a huge tent and is full of mostly uninspiring retail outlets. This place is just outside the town centre and much more easily accessible than the town centre. Its highlights include a G... more

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Ashford in General: Not a bad place to live but not much to offer for visitors. (806 words)
by - written on 06/09/09 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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Ashford - Gateway to Europe? Well I guess that's not a bad tagline as it suggests that the town's main purpose is enabling people to get to somewhere better. Fortunately after 19 years of living there I did manage to get somewhere better; although I do return to Ashford several times a year to visit friends and family. Ashford is a medium-sized Kentish town on the train line and motorway from London to Dover and the South Coast. It has an international station through which the Eurostar passes to London, France and Belgium. I've never really understood why anyone would want to get off at Ashford; although it is a convenience for those needing to go to the ... Read the complete review

Location,location and Location ! (463 words)
by - written on 08/08/01 (Very useful, 202 readings)
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I have been to Ashford in Kent-the Gateway to Europe-on numerous occasions since it is the birthplace of my father. Usually he goes to watch Ashford Town at the Homelands and although I have been there twice,usually I wriggle out of having to watch soccer and go off and explore the town. Clearly Ashford is a fast expanding town and certainly possesses a good infracture including an Orbital road, a sparkling International rail station,a huge factory outlet known as McArthur Glen, a multiplex cinema,modern athletics stadium-the Julie Rose Stadium- numerous hotels and a number of industrial parks. The signage in the town is very good and it is easy to ... Read the complete review

Ashford in General: Ashford, gateway for Europe (1529 words)
by - written on 16/05/01 (Very useful, 600 readings)
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Ashford maintains a serious hold on my affections; nevermind that it's nothing like the town I grew up in from 1960 until I left for the big wide world in 1979. No other town I know has changed so much in the last 25 years. I still visit regularly as my parents live just outside in the ancestral seat (well, 4 generations of the family know it) and there always seems to be something new or something missing. As a boy in the '60s, I can remember going to town and walking down the broad High St (at 120' one of the widest in the country, built originally to accommodate the market, the oldest chartered company in the country) to have a cup of ... Read the complete review