Astley & Tyldesley's Cycle Speedway track sits in the heart of Gin Pit Village, adjacent to the Miners' Welfare Social Club and the Cricket pitch.

Arriving on the scene in 1989, A & T soon became a major player in the world of cycle speedway.  Today A & T can boast the following attributes:

  • North’s Regional Cycle Speedway Centre
  • North West's Cycle Speedway Academy
  • British Cycling Go-Ride Status
  • Sport England Clubmark Accreditation

 

For the club to attain such a high profile it had to meet the demands of the sports governing body, the local community, riders and spectators.

Facilities that are available at A & T:
 
  • Changing rooms
  • Showers
  • Clubhouse
  • PA System
  • Safety fence
  • Floodlights
  • Water supply
  
  • Licensed bar
  • Parking
  • Match programmes
  • Refreshments
  • Spectator seating
  • Toilets
  • Covered pits

  

In attendance at official matches / events are:

  • St. John Ambulance
  • Club Welfare Officer
  • British Cycling Club Coaches
  • Official Club Photographers / Video Cameraman

 
For those travellers wishing to stay overnight there are a number of hotels within easy reach of the track.  Some of the most popular are:
  • Greyhound Hotel, Warrington Road, Leigh, WN7 3XQ   Tel: 01942 671256
  • Queens Arms, 184 Chaddock Lane, Boothstown, Worsley, M28 1DN   Tel: 0161 7903455
  • Ross Arms, 130 Higher Green Lane, Astley, M29 7JB
  • Novatel, West Worsley Brow, Worsley, M28 2YA
  • Innkeepers Lodge, 322 Newton Road, Lowton, WA3 1HD

The nearest railway station to A & T is Atherton Station.

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