Gloucester Park, Basildon
Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester, who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s a 6-acre (24,000 m2) artificial fishing lake was made in the park. Since 2001 it has held the annual , which moved from Wat Tyler park. It is also the training facility of Basildon Amateur Athletics Club who boast an all-weather stadium and train mostly on a Monday and Wednesday night. Other facilities at the park include a swimming pool, netball and tennis courts, bowling green, children's playground, cricket and football pitches with astro turf.
A sporting complex was built on the northern edge of the Park, initially serving as a training camp for the Olympic Games in London 2012.
The park is frequently used for cross country events throughout the year.
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Coordinates: 51°34′26″N 0°27′02″E / 51.574°N 0.4506°E
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- Parks and open spaces in Essex
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