Rushden Lakes

Rushden Lakes is a major shopping and leisure complex in Rushden, Northamptonshire. It first opened in 2017 and work on further retail and leisure units is continuing including a Cineworld cinema which opened in 2019. It is situated just off the A45 on the northern outskirts of Rushden.

The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire have a visitors centre which overlooks the Skew Bridge lake. [1]

Retail

There are around 40 shops predominantly focusing on adding wheelchair access. The largest retailers are Primark, House of Fraser and Marks and Spencer. The latter being the last remaining M&S selling clothes in Northamptonshire since the closure of the branches in nearby Northampton and Kettering.

Restaurants

There are over a dozen cafes and restaurants, many of which overlook Skew Bridge Lake including Bill's, Five Guys, Nando's and Pizza Express.

Leisure

A leisure terrace includes a Cineworld cinema plus other activities such as indoor play centre, indoor golf and a climbing centre. It is also possible to hire a canoe or a swan pedalo at certain times of the year. Free activities include an adventure playground, lakeside walks and nature trails. A small splash park next to the lake is open when the weather is favourable.

Future

There are as yet unapproved plans to further extend the complex with a further extension dubbed by the owners as Rushden Living. Neighbouring councils have objected to these proposals.. The construction of Rushden Lakes has been blamed for a sharp drop in footfall in Northampton town centre.

References
  1. "New Visitor Centre at Rushden Lakes". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 7 November 2018.


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