6th June 2026 - Abbey View Athletics Track Update

Visitors to Verulamium Park may have noticed a large building recently installed beside the Abbey View Community Athletics Track.

The structure, which has been relocated to the site and is currently awaiting conversion work, will become temporary changing rooms, toilets and support facilities for users of the track. It has been brought in to replace a former 1960s building that could no longer be used following the discovery of RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete).

While this facility will provide a much-needed interim solution, the long-term ambition is to replace it with a permanent building on the site of the original changing rooms once funding and plans are in place.

Although the building currently retains the appearance of its previous life as a housing marketing suite, it will eventually be transformed with timber cladding and landscaping, as shown in the design images.