Cinder, 440y, 5 lanes, 5 lane straight Access Restricted

Dagenham

Dagenham Arena

Track Information

Updated

Address

Old Dagenham Park, Pavilion, Vicarage Road, DAGENHAM, RM10 9SA

Telephone

020 8593 3635 (Park Pavilion), 020 8592 4500 (number mentioned on park sign)

Opening times

Unknown

Charges

None

Facilities

Changing Rooms
None

Seating
None

Additional Information

The track is in fair condition and is obviously still used as 6 lanes are marked out although it is really only 5 lanes wide. It is surrounded by a 6 foot spiked fence although there are a few gaps in it. It is noteworthy for being 440y and so the 400m start point is in front of the finish. One straight has a sprint extension which suggests it was the home straight but the track has been marked out with this as the back one. The infield is a grass pitch which is probably used for football in the winter. All the runways and sand pits in the infield have been grassed over although there is the remnants of a synthetic run up & pit just to the outside of the track. It was used by Essex Beagles until 1953. The ground was used by Dagenham FC and there used to be a stand but it was demolished in the 1980s. There are still 3 rows of overgrown terracing alongside what is used as the home straight.