Crookham Common Athletic Track

Thatcham

Crookham Common Athletic Track

Thornford Park
Crookham Common
THATCHAM
RG19 8ET

Telephone: 01635 862609 (enquiries, not at track)
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Type: Synthetic, 400m, 6 lanes, 6 lane straight

Authority: West Berkshire
Ceremonial County: Berkshire

NUTS Name: Thatcham

Electronic Map Links:
Multimap 1:10,000 (Street Level)
Multimap 1:25,000 (Area Level)
Multimap 1:50,000 (Area Level)
Multimap 1:100,000 (Road Level)
Multimap 1:200,000 (Road Level)
Streetmap (Street Level)
Streetmap (Area Level)
Streetmap (Road Map)

OS National Grid Reference: SU 522649
National Grid Reference: 452200, 164900

Paper Maps:
A-Z Berkshire 4H 103
A-Z Newbury 2D 18
OS Explorer Map: 158
OS Pathfinder Map: 1187
OS Landranger Map: 174
OS/Philip's Berkshire 132 C3
OS/Philip's North Hampshire 7 E3

Train: Thatcham

Opening Times: Club times (strictly exclusive) Newbury AC: Tue & Thu eves, Sat AM, Sun PM, Team Kennet: Mon & Wed eves. No public times.
Is track locked/unavailable for casual use at other times: Yes
Charges: Membership fee of Newbury AC and/or Team Kennet

Track Diagram: Click here
Field Event Facilities: Limited - 1 HJ, 2 PV (1L-CE, no rails), 2 LJ/TJ (1L-DE), 1 SP (no board), 1 DT/HT (no cage), 1 JT
S/C Water Jump: Inside track, height fixed but the barrier has bee

Changing: None
Floodlights: Track only lights exist but do not work although there is enough surrounding light to permit track only use at night
Seating: None

Track Certification: None

Clubs: Newbury AC, Team Kennet

Pictures: Please browse the selection here.

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Other Info:
The track was built in 1987 and was originally part of the school attached to the USAF Greenham Common airbase which closed when the Americans left in the early 1990s. The land was sold on the understanding that Newbury AC could continue to have use of the track. This land is now Thornford Park which provides low-security private health care and is owned by Elysium Health Care but the track is separated from it. The finish of the 110H is ten metres past the normal finish line as 100 and 110 metre races start at the same place. Other than internal club events, meetings are not staged here. There used to be a uncovered bleacher type stand but this was removed in 2000 as it was unsafe.

Last update: 25/06/2025

Please send any amendments to Tim Grose