Hadleigh Farm

United Kingdom / England / Canvey Island /
 olympic venue, farm

Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm overlooking the Thames estuary to the south and adjoins Hadleigh Castle, built in the 1230s during the reign of King Henry III, and one of the most important late-medieval castles in Essex, now preserved by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

hadleighfarm.org.uk
london2012.com/venue/hadleigh-farm

Hadleigh Farm was confirmed in 2008 as the venue for the mountain biking competition in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The original proposed venue at Weald Country Park had been deemed insufficiently challenging by the International Cycling Union, who were described as being delighted with Hadleigh. During the games temporary grandstands for 3,000 people will be built.
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Coordinates:   51°32'51"N   0°35'53"E

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