Duke of York's Track
Chelsea
5 lane hard track in London, Greater London · SW3 4SD
Athletics and running track in London
Duke of York's Track serves runners, clubs and schools around London, Greater London. You'll find it at Territorial Army, Duke of York's Headquarters, King's Road, London, SW3 4SD. Access is restricted, so check with the operator or a resident club before turning up. No club is currently listed as training here. If you know of one, you can add it from this page. No floodlighting is recorded here, so plan winter sessions for daylight. Facilities, lane count, surface and charges are all listed below, along with any upcoming events, so you can work out whether it suits the session you have in mind before travelling.
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More about Duke of York's Track
This running track in Chelsea used to be cinder and was once the training venue of Roger Bannister and Chris Chattaway, who are shown running here in the film Four Minute Mile. It's thought to be 363y round and about 5 lanes wide. The oval is still there, but the surface was tarmacked over in about the early 1990s, and the only users now seem to be local junior school children running round it during games lessons. The site belonged to the Cadogan family until the 19th century, when the Crown built the Royal Military Asylum to educate soldiers' orphans. The school, later renamed the Duke of York's Military School, left in 1909, and the forerunners of the Territorial Army took over in 1911, renaming the site the Duke of York's Headquarters. When the track was built isn't clear, though it's thought to have been there since the early days of the TA's residency. The TA site sold in early 2000 for £66 million, to be developed as shops, offices and housing, with work starting in May 2000 and a planned completion date of summer 2002. The track area has been sectioned off, however, and along with the listed porticoed Headquarters Building will stay in TA occupation until at least 2003.
Common questions about Duke of York's Track
Can anyone use Duke of York's Track?
Access to Duke of York's Track in London is restricted, so check with the operator or a club that trains there before you go.
When is Duke of York's Track open?
Duke of York's Track in London has no public opening times. The note on record says: Not open to the public.
What surface is Duke of York's Track, and how many lanes does it have?
Duke of York's Track in London is a hard running track with 5 lanes.
Does Duke of York's Track have floodlights?
Not as far as we know. Duke of York's Track in London has no floodlighting recorded, so plan winter sessions for daylight.
Does Duke of York's Track have changing rooms?
Not as far as we know. No changing facilities are recorded at Duke of York's Track in London.
Where is Duke of York's Track?
Duke of York's Track is at Territorial Army, Duke of York's Headquarters, King's Road, London, SW3 4SD.
What other running tracks are near Duke of York's Track?
The nearest other running tracks to Duke of York's Track in London are Millennium Arena, Battersea Park (0.7 miles), Hurlingham Stadium (2.3 miles) and Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technical College Track (2.6 miles).
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