Palmer Park Velodrome
Palmer Park Velodrome is an athletics track in Earley, Wokingham, England which is located on Wokingham Road. Access is restricted and requires permission. Palmer Park Velodrome is situated nearby to Palmer Park Stadium, as well as near the sports venue Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Athletics track
- Also known as: “Reading Velodrome”
- Address: Wokingham Road, RG6 1LF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Park Stadium and Palmer Park.
Palmer Park Stadium
Stadium
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Palmer Park Stadium is located in Palmer Park, Reading. It contains an outdoor velodrome and an athletics stadium. Set in acres of parkland, the stadium provides a focal point for a variety of indoor and outdoor leisure activities.
Palmer Park
Park
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palmer Park is a public park in Reading, England. The land for the park was given to the town by the proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit firm and it contains a statue of George Palmer.
Statue of George Palmer
Monument
The statue of George Palmer stands in Palmer Park, in Reading, Berkshire. The statue, by George Blackall Simonds, was unveiled on 4 November 1891, though it was originally in Broad Street and only later moved to Palmer Park. Statue of George Palmer is situated 340 feet west of Palmer Park Velodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cemetery Junction and Newtown.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
Newtown
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.
Earley
Suburb
Photo: Virginia Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Earley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England. Along with the neighbouring town of Woodley, the Office for National Statistics places Earley within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area; for the purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside the area of Reading Borough Council.
Palmer Park Velodrome
- Categories: recreation area, cycle sport, and sports location
- Location: Earley, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.45195° or 51° 27′ 7″ northLongitude
-0.93711° or 0° 56′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3XF327+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 187306155OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cycling
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium and Palmer Park.
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