Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium
And Lancaster Avenue Rec
The Homes Of Luton Town Belles
Stockwood Park
Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium
Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium is situated in Stockwood Country Park in the south of Luton. The park was at one time a private estate with a large mansion house. The stable block from the original house still stands adjacent to the stadium car park. In its later days as a private estate it belonged the Ross - Skinners, a prominent Luton family. During the second world war the house was converted for use as a hospital. Soon after the war the owners then donated the park to the people of Luton for recreation and leisure purposes. There are several rugby, football and gaelic football pitches in the park. As well as an 18 hole golf course, a museum and the athletics stadium
Autumn In The Park

The Belles first started using Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium as their home ground at the start of the 2000/01 season. Since our formation in 1997 we had a rather nomadic time using various locations to play our home matches until that time. But after negociations with Luton Borough Council we secured the use of the stadium. It was vital to our progress as a club that we came to this agreement as there were no other football facility in Luton that offers seperate male and female changing and toilet facilties, which is a must for most of the leagues in which we play in. At the beginning the pitch was not in very good condition, but various council employees championed our cause and made sure that improvements were made to the playing surface. Despite that, the lack of drainage on the pitch often meant that in wet weather parts of the playing surface became unplayable. However we were able to secure a grant from Sport England to have new drainage installed during the Summer of 2003 which will in the long term do much to improve the surface
Other Veiws Of Stockwood
Stockwood From The Air
Match In Progress
Directions To Stockwood
Via M1 North and South
Leave motorway at junction 10 (Luton Airport) At the end of motorway spur road, turn left. At the traffic lights carry straight on and follow the road down the hill for about 400 yards. Then take the first turning on the left (Whitehill Avenue) Continue along Whitehill Avenue to the end. Then turn left into Farley Hill. At the top of the hill turn left into the park. Follow the road through the park until you get to the museum car park. The athletics stadium is then just a minute or two walk from there
Via A 505 From The West
After coming through Dunstable, follow signs to the M1. At M1 join southbound and follow directions above.
Via A 505 From The East
After coming into Luton along dual carridgeway carry straight on at the first roundabout. At the second roundabout turn left towardss Luton Airport. At the third roundabout carry straight on. At the next roundabout turn right and follow signs for M1 carrying straight on at the next two roundabouts. At the next roundabout (M1 spur road) turn right. Then follow directions above

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Lancaster Avenue Rec
A view of the pavillion and changing rooms at Lancaster Ave
A veiw in the other direction
Lancaster Ave from the air
 
Directions To Lancaster Avenue
Via The M1 From The South
Leave M1 at Junction 10 turning right over the M1 and follow M1 Spur Road to the roundabout.
Turn left at roundabout (London Road) and follow through traffic lights down the hill passing a Shell Garage on your right.
Proceed straight over the traffic lights and then left at the roundabout over a flyover.
Follow through one set of traffic lights and then turn right towards Bedford at the roundabout with a concrete walkway above (Telford Way).
At traffic lights turn left under railway bridge (New Bedford Road) and continue along this road through and straight over two sets of traffic lights, one roundabout, two sets of traffic lights and another roundabout.
You will then come to a mini roundabout with traffic lights and a BP garage on the left.
Proceed straight over and the Warden Tavern is on your left.
Second turning on the right is Lancaster Avenue and the ground is 50 yards straight ahead.
From The East Via A505
Should you be entering Luton on the A505 from Hitchin then follow the signs to the Town Centre past the Fire Station on your left.
At the roundabout go straight over following the road to the next roundabout with the Royal Oak and Jolly Topers pubs on it.
Turn right into Stockingstone Road which becomes a steep downhill.
Follow down the hill, the road sweeps sharp left and go straight through the traffic lights.
At the roundabout turn right signposted Bedford and follow the same directions.
You will then come to a mini roundabout with traffic lights and a BP garage on the left.
Proceed straight over and the Warden Tavern is on your left.
Second turning on the right is Lancaster Avenue and the ground is 50 yards straight ahead.