Guildford Spectrum

Guildford Spectrum is a leisure complex in Guildford, Surrey, England. Owned by Guildford Borough Council, it was opened on 23 February 1993 at a cost of £28 million. It is the home of ice hockey team the Guildford Flames, Aldwych Speed Club (short track speed skating) and other sports clubs. In addition to its large indoor sports arena it has an Olympic size ice rink, four swimming pools, a tenpin bowling centre, squash courts and football/athletics stadium.The stadium adjoining the complex has 135 seats under cover as well as having a standing capacity of around one thousand.In 2011 operation of Spectrum was outsourced to Freedom Leisure as part of a ten-year deal with Guildford Borough Council.