Fit and Active

Inspired by the founding principles of keeping residents active, Letchworth offers an array of sporting and leisure facilities from golf courses and tennis clubs to bowling greens and a healthy living centre

For the more experienced golfer Letchworth Golf Club is one of the county’s finest 18-hole courses, set in wonderful parkland. Nearby Letchworth Par 3 Family Golf Centre is a relaxed and informal golf club that caters to beginners and families.

Set around an idyllic wooded courtyard, Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living offers yoga and pilates, Tai Chi and dance, alongside children’s classes, complementary therapies and workshops. It is also home to a great café offering homemade vegetarian cooking from seasonal and locally sourced foods.

Another great draw, for fun runners and serious athletes alike, is the annual autumn North Herts Road Runners’ Standalone 10K, which offers a chance to run rings around Letchworth Garden City. A challenging, undulating circuit which draws hundreds of runners, the race starts and finishes at Standalone Farm. There’s always a great atmosphere and wonderful community support to see you through.

The town boasts a 50-metre heated outdoor pool, on the edge of the green haven Norton Common. There is a separate toddlers pool, inflatables and floats, plus a large grassed sunbathing area and raised poolside terrace as well as a refreshment kiosk. It is open seven days a week in the summer months.

Nearby North Herts Leisure Centre has an indoor pool with wave machine and slide, as well a gymnasium and sports hall used for everything from racquet sports to roller skating.

Letchworth Golf Club

Letchworth Lane, SG6 3NQ www.letchworthgolfclub.com

Letchworth Par 3 Family Golf Centre

Willian Way, SG6 2HJ www.letchworthpar3.co.uk

Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living

Hitchin Road, SG6 3NA www.letchworthcentre.com

North Herts Leisure Centre

Has an indoor pool with wave machine and slide, fitness suites and courts for hire for everything from badminton to roller skating, basketball and trampolining.

Baldock Road, SG6 2ER www.stevenage-leisure.co.uk

Teamworks Karting

Indoor go-kart racing on a huge 550m indoor circuit, offering races for one to 100 drivers.

Pixmore Avenue, SG6 1JS www.teamworkskarting.com/ letchworth

Letchworth Sports and Tennis Club

Indoor and outdoor tennis courts, with squash, badminton, gym and croquet facilities. Plus café and licensed bar.

Muddy Lane, SG6 3TB www.letchworth-tennis.co.uk