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Eton Dorney

Eton Dorney will be the venue for Rowing, Paralympic Rowing and Canoe Sprint events during the London 2012 Games.

Where is it?

Key facts

Sport: Rowing, Paralympic Rowing, Canoe Sprint
Capacity: Up to 30,000
Location: Eton Dorney is near Windsor Castle, around 25 miles west of London
New or existing?: Existing with enhancements

During the Games

Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake is a world-class venue that will be used for the Rowing events during the London 2012 Games.

The venue is a 2,200m, eight lane rowing course with a separate return lane constructed to international standards. It is set in a 400-acre park with a nature conservation area. In 2006, it hosted the Rowing World Championships, with high praise from both competitors and spectators.

The venue’s existing facilities will be enhanced to provide improved facilities for athlete warm-up and Canoe Sprint events during the Games. These works include the installation of a new 50m-span bridge over a widened entrance to the return lake for vehicles and pedestrians.

A cut-through between the competition lake and the return lake, and a new bridge over this cut-through area also being constructed. The new cut-through enables rowers to move between the rowing course and return lake.

To facilitate these works, the existing gravel/stone access road to the competition venue is being upgraded.

Getting to Eton Dorney during the Games.