Stadiums · London
Riverbank Arena
In or near City of London.
Riverbank Arena is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hackney Wick · 0.7 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Riverbank Arena is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5494°, -0.0206°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Riverbank Arena was a stadium in the Olympic Park, in Hackney Wick, London, United Kingdom, containing a water-based astroturf.
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Background
History
The Riverbank Arena was built with two venues for field-hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics with capacities of 15,000 and 5,000, respectively, and venues for the football 7-a-side and football 5-a-side competitions at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The budget for the stadium was £19 million. Plans were made to scale down the venue after the Olympics, converting it into a 5,000-seat arena and a training pitch in Eton Manor, a sport and leisure venue in Leyton, Waltham Forest. In January 2011, Leyton Orient F.C. expressed an interest in moving into the stadium after the games. In May 2012, it opened with a test event, a men's and women's invitational hockey tournament. Riverbank…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5494, -0.0206
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- E15 2HB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Established
- 2012
- Nearest railway station
- Hackney Wick — 0.7 km
- Official site
- archive.is
Sources
- wikidata: Q841617 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Riverbank Arena (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Riverbank Arena, 4 August 2012.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Riverbank Arena?
- Riverbank Arena is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E15 2HB), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- What is Riverbank Arena?
- Riverbank Arena is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Riverbank Arena?
- The nearest railway station is Hackney Wick, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode E15 2HB.
- When was Riverbank Arena built?
- Built or established in 2012.
- Who owns Riverbank Arena?
- Riverbank Arena is owned by | operator =.
- How do I get to Riverbank Arena?
- The nearest railway station is Hackney Wick, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E15 2HB.