First rate tennis, hockey and off road mountain biking will be a lasting legacy after the London 2012 Games on Lee Valley’s Eton Manor site. The 27 acre site will be owned, funded and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority along with the neighbouring VeloPark and the White Water Canoe Centre being constructed north of the M25 (between Waltham Abbey and Waltham Cross). Eton Manor is one of the “entrances” to Olympic Park and the first area you come to from the north. There will be a hockey stadium (able to accommodate World Championships) with two competition pitches – being developed in partnership with England Hockey – and a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts plus five a side football pitches being developed in legacy by the Park Authority.
The mountain bike trails, forming part of the VeloPark, will extend onto Eton Manor. It will also be home to one of the most iconic components of the London 2010 Games, the 110 metre wind turbine generating sustainable energy for Olympic Park – and visible for miles around.
The different activities on site at Eton manor will be designed to be accessible to all and to attract people of all ages and abilities. We’ll ensure that Eton Manor is well used by a variety of target groups from beginners to elite athletes with guaranteed extensive community use, outreach and sports development programmes. It will join other regional sports venues the Authority owns and manages to create a chain of sporting excellence along the 26 mile long Lee Valley Regional Park. During the Games, Eton Manor will be one of the main training areas with temporary swimming pools and other training facilities. During the Paralympic Games, it will host the Wheelchair Tennis.
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