Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track
Blaydon
7 lane cinder track in Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Athletics and running track in Blaydon-On-Tyne
Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track serves runners, clubs and schools around Blaydon-On-Tyne, Tyne & Wear. You'll find it at Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne. It's listed as publicly accessible. 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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Facilities at Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track
1x high jump bed
2x long jump pits
1x shot put circle
1x discus cage
Inside track, height fixed
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More about Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track
This running track in Blaydon belonged to Blaydon Comprehensive School, which closed in 1999, with the school buildings demolished the following year. The swimming pool, sports hall and changing facilities next to the track were kept, and Gateshead Council have said they intend to turn the site into a leisure centre, keeping and improving the track as part of a borough-wide community facility. Either way, it's maintained in good condition and the lanes go down every summer. The infield is an astroturf football and hockey pitch. The track was shifted slightly and turned through 90 degrees at some point: the OS 1:10,000 shows it originally immediately southeast of the school site with the straights parallel to the A694, at grid reference NZ 199626, whereas now it sits immediately east of the site with the straights parallel to the A1. Old and new locations overlap a little, and the move seems to have been made to accommodate the interchange between the A1 and A694, which now takes up part of the old track's site. Blaydon Harriers are thought to have used it in the 1970s and 80s. There's car parking next to the track beside the sports hall.
Common questions about Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track
Can anyone use Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track?
Yes. Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne is listed as a public running track, so anyone can turn up and use it, and it's recorded as open all the time.
When is Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track open?
Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne is recorded as open all the time.
Is Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track free to use?
Charges on record for Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne: None for casual users.
What surface is Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track, and how many lanes does it have?
Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne is a 400m cinder running track with 7 lanes.
Does Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track have floodlights?
Not as far as we know. Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne has no floodlighting recorded, so plan winter sessions for daylight.
What field event facilities does Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track have?
Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne has a high jump bed, 2 long jump pits, a triple jump pit, a shot put circle, a discus cage and a steeplechase water jump (inside track, height fixed).
Where is Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track?
Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track is at Shibdon Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne.
What other running tracks are near Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track?
The nearest other running tracks to Blaydon Comprehensive School (formerly) Track in Blaydon-On-Tyne are City Stadum in Newcastle Upon Tyne (4.1 miles), North West Region of English Institute of Sport Indoor Track in Gateshead (4.4 miles) and Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead (4.5 miles).
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