Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre

Where is it?

The Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre will be on the edge of the 1000-acre River Lee Country Park - part of the 26 mile long, 10,000 acre Lee Valley Regional Park in Hertfordshire, 30km north of the Olympic Village. It is directly linked to the Olympic Park by the River Lea.

The venue will have excellent public transport links.

Find the venue on the London 2012 map:

Getting ready

The Canoe/Kayak Slalom courses will be created, including a permanent 300m competition course and a 100m warm-up course.

The courses will be located within a wider parkland setting and will be entirely artificial with a new water body constructed and the white water created through a system of pumps.

Construction started in July 2009 and will be completed in time for Test Events in 2011 and pre-Games training.

It will be the only new Olympic venue which the public will be able to use ahead of the 2012 Games. They will be able to enjoy white water canoeing and white water rafting at the site - 40 minutes from central London.

During the Games

Up to 12,000 spectators will be able to enjoy the Canoe/Kayak Slalom races. Read more about the sport

After the Games

Both the competition course and the warm up course will remain, leaving behind a world-class Whitewater Canoe Centre at Broxbourne for elite athletes and beginner/intermediate level canoeists alike. It will also be a major leisure attraction for whitewater rafting, owned managed and funded by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. It will feature an extensive sports development programme, a first rate white water rafting experience and will be used by the community.

The administration building will also remain but the temporary seats will be removed.