We have a long track record of running award-winning sports venues. Our key sports venues are Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Lee Valley Riding Centre and Lee Valley Ice Centre:
The world class Lee Valley Athletics Centre is one of only two UK Athletics National Performance Centres and is home to half of Team GB. It has a track record of turning out top flight medal winners, as well as delivering vast amounts of community usage.
Lee Valley Riding Centre was the first equestrian centre in the country to be awarded a Quest accreditation. It is a British Horse Society Accredited Riding School and Examination Centre, attracting riders across the region and providing lessons for local children, people with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds and a selection of London’s University equestrian teams.
Lee Valley Ice Centre is hugely popular, open 19 hours a day, seven days a week. It is home to an internationally recognised team of professional coaches, is the Regional Centre of Excellence for South East England and is extensively used by the National Governing Body for coaching and training.
Towards London 2012
We will turn our 2012 venues into successful, viable and inclusive facilities for the community, region and the nation. We will run four popular world class 2012 venues for the people of Britain after the Games. They are being developed in partnership with each National Governing Body and will be long lasting, of the highest quality opening up sporting opportunities for thousands of people.
We will open:
Lee Valley White Water Centre in spring 2011 – a unique pre-Games legacy for the UK. This will be the best centre in the world and will then be the first 2012 venue to reopen after the Games, by spring 2013. There will be two courses suitable for users of varied abilities to enjoy the thrill of rafting and canoeing.
Lee Valley VeloPark in 2013 which will cater for cyclists of all disciplines – a Velodrome for track cyclists, a BMX track, a one mile road cycle circuit and mountain bike tracks creating an iconic cycling hub in the heart of the Olympic Park.
Lee Valley Hockey Centre in 2014 – a venue which will host events ranging from community hockey to international competition accommodating up to 15,000 spectators.
Lee Valley Tennis Centre in 2014 – the Paralympic tennis venue will be a new regional centre for tennis with a tennis development programme for all levels.
Sports venues and activities in Lee Valley Regional Park:
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