Description
The Vench Pump Track is a compact asphalt pump park inside The Vench adventure playground and community centre on Romney Avenue, Lockleaze, Bristol. Velosolutions UK built it for Groundwork South, with low berms and features for younger and newer riders and extra features for skateboarders.
The Track
- It is a pump park: a 45 metre perimeter pump track around a fully surfaced asphalt area, about 400 square metres in all.
- Berms and features are kept low, so it suits younger riders and beginners building confidence.
- For skateboarders there is a volcano, a concrete ledge with galvanised coping and a flat bank.
- It was designed and built by Velosolutions UK.
Access
The track is inside The Vench, a staffed adventure playground, youth and community centre run by Groundwork South, and it is ridden when the playground is open: play sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in term time, and longer daytime openings in the school holidays. Sessions are aimed at children and young people from Lockleaze, and children under 8 must be with an adult. It is not a turn-up-and-ride public track at other times, so check The Vench on Facebook for current opening times, or contact the centre on 07710 392078 or lockleaze@groundwork.org.uk.
Getting Here
The Vench is at Romney Avenue, Lockleaze, Bristol BS7 9TD, just off the M32. It is about a 26-minute ride from the city centre via the Concorde Way cycle route, and is also reachable by bus and train. There is no dedicated car park listed, so park considerately on the surrounding residential streets.
Local Organisations
- The Vench: the adventure playground and community centre, managed by Groundwork South.
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