About the Active Quarter

Our mission: to support physical activity, health, and wellbeing in Northampton by bringing outdoor spaces and physical activity programmes together into a recognisable local area.

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What is the vision?

By bringing together outdoor spaces and physical activity opportunities across Northampton’s Active Quarter, we hope to make it easier for everybody to enjoy being outdoors and move more. Partner organisations can work together more effectively to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusivity of these spaces and programmes. Through this partnership, we hope to improve opportunities for health, active travel, economic growth, education and pride in Northamptonshire.

Where is the Active Quarter?

The Active Quarter goes from Far Cotton in the east of Northampton, to the large Brackmills Industrial estate in the west; from the new Northampton Mountain Bike Park at Hardingstone in the south, northwards toward the town and the beautiful Becket’s Park. It also includes Northampton Racecourse.