The Maidstone Studios, Maidstone

Name: The Maidstone Studios
Address: Maidstone, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1622 600000

#49 among attractions in Maidstone

Performing arts, Design, Film studio

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Facts and practical information

The Maidstone Studios, formerly called TVS Television Centre, is the UK's largest independent television studio complex, and is based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent, UK. It has been home to a varied selection of independent British television programming including Later.. with Jools Holland, Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Take Me Out, Catchphrase, as well as popular children's shows such as Mister Maker and Let's Play for CBeebies. ()

Opened: 1982 (42 years ago)Coordinates: 51°16'46"N, 0°32'55"E

Address

Boxley (Weavering)Maidstone United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1622 600000

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Day trips

The Maidstone Studios – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fremlin Walk, The Mall, Maidstone Museum, Maidstone Town Hall.

1.2 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fremlin Walk, Maidstone
32 min walk • Fremlin Walk is an outdoor shopping centre in Maidstone town centre, Kent, England. It opened in 2005 after several years of development by Centros Miller to include 350,000 sq ft of shopping and a 760 space car park.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall, Maidstone
28 min walk • The Mall Maidstone is a covered shopping centre in Maidstone, the county town of Kent. The centre has 535,000 square feet of floor space, ranking it as the joint 60th largest shopping centre in the UK according to a 2008 survey by Retail Week.
1.2 miW
Museum, History museum
Maidstone Museum, Maidstone
32 min walk • Maidstone Museum is a local authority-run museum located in Maidstone, Kent, England, featuring internationally important collections including fine art, natural history, and human history. The museum is one of three operated by Maidstone Borough Council. The building is Grade II* listed.
1.2 miW
City hall
Maidstone Town Hall, Maidstone
32 min walk • Maidstone Town Hall is a municipal building in Middle Row, Maidstone, Kent, England. The town hall, which is a meeting place of Maidstone Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1 miS
Park
Mote Park, Maidstone
26 min walk • Mote Park is a 440-acre multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park.
~970 ftSW
Park
Vinters Valley Park, Maidstone
5 min walk • Vinters Valley Park is a 30.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Maidstone in Kent. It is owned by Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council and managed by the Vinters Valley Trust.
1.2 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
31 min walk • The Hazlitt Theatre is one of the main theatres in Maidstone, Kent. It was named after William Hazlitt, the famous essayist, who was born in Maidstone in 1778. It opened in 1955.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone
34 min walk • The Archbishop's Palace is a Grade I listed historic 14th-century and 16th-century building on the east bank of the River Medway in Maidstone, Kent.
1.3 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Maidstone
33 min walk • All Saints is a parish church in Maidstone, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building, and has been described as the grandest Perpendicular style church in Kent.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Tithe Barn, Maidstone
33 min walk • The Tithe Barn in Maidstone, Kent, is a large two-storey stone building on the east side of Mill Street. It was constructed in the 14th century as a tithe barn for the nearby Archbishop's Palace and was later used as the palace's stables. Construction is attributed to Archbishop Courtenay, who died in 1396.
1.3 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Martin of Tours Church, Maidstone
35 min walk • St Martin of Tours is a parish church in Detling, Kent. Dedicated to Martin of Tours, the building was constructed in the 12th century with 13th and 15th-century additions and restoration carried out in the late 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building.