Entertainment

From water slides to woodland walks, there is plenty to entertain the visitor to Bracknell Forest.

Bracknell town centre is within walking distance of the Odeon Cinema and the Hollywood Bowl, bowling alley, both at The Point, Skimped Hill, Bracknell, visit www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk.

Five minutes drive from the town centre is John Nike Leisure Sport Complex with a dry ski slope, ice skating and other winter sports activities, visit www.bracknellskislope.co.uk.

Bracknell Forest Council also runs several activity sites around the borough. Log on to www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk for more information on these. One of these is the tranquil and recently restored Lily Hill Park with its open vistas and great dog walking.

For a taste of culture then head out of town to South Hill Park Arts Centre, which is not only home to artists and sculptures but also has a theatre, a restaurant and amazing gardens. Visit www.southhillpark.org.uk for more information.

For the more adventurous visitor to Bracknell then there is Go Ape, located just on the edge of Swinley Forest, where the high ropes come into a world of their own. Visit www.goape.co.uk for more information.

There are also many golf courses to choose from including the Blue Mountain Golf Club and Downshire Golf Course. (Visit www.bluemountaingolf.co.uk and www.golfclubwebsites.net)

To ample away an afternoon, then take a stroll through some of the beautiful woodland surrounding the town of Bracknell or stroll through one of the Green Flag awarded parks or one of the maintained copses, full of flora and fauna.