Guildford Spectrum 1498050 224921245 2008-07-11T00:35:53Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{unreferenced|date=May 2008}} {{Location map |Surrey |lat=51.24844 |long=-0.56288 |width=180 |float=right |caption=''Guildford Spectrum shown within [[Surrey]]''<br />({{gbmapping|TQ004509}}) }} '''Guildford Spectrum''' is a leisure complex in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]. Owned by [[Guildford Borough Council]], it was built in January 1993 at a cost of 28 million pounds. It is the home of [[Guildford International Volleyball Club]], [[ice hockey]] team the [[Guildford Flames]], basketball team the [[Guildford Heat]] and the [http://www.ussu.co.uk/waterpolo Surrey University Swimming and Water Polo Club]. In addition to its large indoor sports arena it has an ice rink, a [[swimming pool]] and a [[bowling alley]]. There is also a sports stadium adjoining the complex which is home to [[Guildford City F.C.]] who play in the [[Combined Counties Football League]]. The stadium has 135 seats under cover as well as having a standing capacity of around one thousand. ==Facilities== Although swimming, skating and bowling are the three activities most promoted to the public, the complex also features: *An indoor sports arena seating fifteen hundred spectators *Olympic ice rink with a capacity of over 2000. *An outdoor athletics track seating four hundred spectators *Health and fitness suites *[[Squash (sport)|Squash]] courts *Multi-purpose sports halls *[[American pool]] tables *A variety of restaurants *A children's play area and a [[lasertag]] game called Ice Station Zero ===Pools=== There are four pools in the facility: *teaching pool *competition pool *free-form beach-style "fun pool" with depths ranging from zero (beach entrance/exit) to 1.5 metres. This pool includes flumes, tyre ride, bubble beds, sprays and a wave machine, and three lane slide for racing *deep pool with springboard and platform The beach-style fun pool includes a [http://poseidon-tech.com/us/guidford.html computer-aided drowning detection system having eight overhead cameras]. ==See also== *[[Guildford Flames]] *[[Guildford Heat]] *[[Brunel Hurricanes]] ==External links== *[http://www.guildfordspectrum.co.uk Guildford Spectrum] official website *[http://www.guildfordcityfc.co.uk Guildford City FC] official website *[http://www.guildfordvolleyball.org.uk Guildford International VC] official website {{coor title d|51.24844|N|0.56288|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(TQ004509)}}<!-- Note: WGS84 lat/long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref --> [[Category:1993 architecture]] [[Category:Sport in Surrey]] [[Category:Basketball venues in England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Surrey]] [[Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in England]] [[Category:Guildford]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in England]]