Lake Sumter is just one of the hundreds of amenities residents enjoy within The Villages of Florida.
Active adult communities range from intimate neighborhoods to sprawling resorts, but The Villages is in a class of its own. Though this sizable Florida town began in 1978 as a small neighborhood, The Villages will contain approximately 75,000 homes upon completion. What’s more, this impressive age-restricted community spans three counties, three zip codes and over 20,000 acres.
The Villages is a fully functioning town with its own shopping, restaurants, post offices, banks and recreational attractions, as well as the amenities that active adults come to expect in a resort-style community. There are 26 executive golf courses and 9 championship golf courses. There are tennis facilities and sports courts including bocce ball, pickleball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, basketball and volleyball. Not to mention the softball and polo fields, fishing lakes and biking trails.
Additional amenities include social rooms for billiards and cards, hobbies and games, and arts and crafts. There are woodworking shops, computer labs, sewing rooms, auditoriums, outdoor amphitheaters, bowling alleys, movie theaters and much more. Residents can stay in shape in one of the many state-of-the-art fitness centers, take classes in an aerobics studio, or swim in one of the more than 50 community swimming pools.
To make it easy for residents to access all of the amenities at The Villages, these amenities are spread across several recreation centers throughout the community. There are also two Town Squares: the Spanish Springs Town Square, and the Lake Sumter Landing Market Square. Each of these town centers has its own unique personality and attractions.
The Villages boasts over 200 retail establishments, 60 restaurants, 35 golf courses and 50 swimming pools!
With seven shopping centers, The Villages provide residents with plenty of shopping and dining opportunities within the community boundaries. The community has over 60 restaurants and more than 200 retail establishments. There are also 10 places of worship and a hospital.
The Villages is situated in the heart of central Florida. The community is only 90 minutes from Tampa, Orlando, the Atlantic coast, and the Gulf of Mexico. This makes it easy to visit hot spots like Universal Studios, the Kennedy Space Center, Sea World and Disney World. Closer to home, residents can explore the nearby lakefront towns of Leesburg and Mount Dora.
This age-restricted community is open to homeowners aged 55 and better. As with other active adult communities, children are welcome to visit The Villages. There are even community playgrounds to entertain young visitors. However, there are restrictions on how long visitors under the age of 19 are allowed to visit each year. This allows residents to enjoy visits with family while still maintaining the relative quiet of an age-restricted community.
Some active adults prefer the intimacy of a small neighborhood or the diversity of a community that is open to all ages. Yet year after year, new residents from all over the country choose to make The Villages their home. For these active adults, The Villages is paradise.
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We are yet to find the “community playgrounds to entertain young visitors.” We’ve searched and searched online as well as driven around and asked the local “Villagers.” We’ve been visiting family here for over 10 years. Where are the playgrounds?