Elwick Place is a 100,000 sq.ft. leisure, cinema and restaurant complex located in the heart of Ashford town centre where Elwick Road meets Bank Street in the 'shared space' area. Other occupiers include Macknade Foods, Matches Sports Bar, The Gastronomist Club and Snap Fitness. Ashford, one of Kent's designated growth centres, currently has a population of approximately 75,000 inhabitants and is set to grow substantially in the next 20 years. The town is centrally located within the county, benefitting from a fine communications network via the A20/M20 and five mainline railways. Ashford International Passenger station gives direct access to northern continental Europe via Eurostar and London is some 38 minutes distant via HS-1.