Welwyn Garden City

Gosling Stadium

Gosling Sports Park
Stanborough Road
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
AL8 6XE

Telephone: 01707 331056
Fax: 01707 384300

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Type: Synthetic, 400m, 6 lanes, 7 lane straight

Authority: Hertfordshire
Ceremonial County: Hertfordshire

NUTS Name: Welwyn

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OS National Grid Reference: TL 235118
National Grid Reference: 523500, 211800

Paper Maps:
A-Z Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City 1H 15
A-Z Hertfordshire 2K 111
Collins London Comprehensive 29 CX11
OS Explorer Map: 182
OS/Philip's Hertfordshire 110 B2
Red Book Hertfordshire 50 C4

Train: Welwyn Garden City

Opening Times: Mon-Sun 0900-Dusk/2300. Club times (exclusive, floodlit) Tue & Thu 1830-2100, Cycle times (track closed) Fri 1830-2100. Always best to ring in advance as infield regularly booked for football which prevents track use.
Is track locked/unavailable for casual use at other times: No
Charges: Adult £3.30, Junior £1.90

Track Diagram: Click here
Field Event Facilities: Full - 1 HJ, 2 PV (1L-DE), 2 LJ/TJ (1L-DE), 1 SP, 1 DT/HT (2C-INT), 1 JT
S/C Water Jump: Inside track, height fixed

Changing: Full in adjacent Sports Centre
Floodlights: Yes
Seating: 500 (approx) covered

Track Certification: Restricted - valid until 31st Jul 2007 (no use of lane 6 between start/finish and 200m start)

Clubs: Herts Phoenix AC

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Other Info:
Gosling Sports Park which comprises numerous sports pitches and a ski slope was originally opened in 1959 and they have their own website. The track was originally cinder and was upgraded to synthetic in 1987 with the opening meeting on 31st August. There is a banked 460m cycle velodrome around the outside of the running track. The extra lane on the home straight is inside the others. The covered stand was closed during 2000 but in spring 2001 was fitted with new seats to reduce its capacity below 500 to take it outside the fire regulations for stands of that size. The track was also been cleaned for the 2001 season and some minor repairs completed. The external cage with a single circle is thought to have gone out of use in 2000 due to nearby building works.

Last update: 17/11/2003

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