Leisure and arts

Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
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Leisure and arts

Leisure and arts

Abingdon skatepark

Find out about Abingdon’s skatepark which opened in summer 2007 following four years of hard work and fundraising.

The Vale’s Arts Development Team supports a range of arts projects and programmes across the District. These pages give details of some of the events and initiatives going on, as well as information about the many pieces of public artwork that are located around the Vale. You can also get details of rural touring theatre events and find out how easy it is for a community centre, school or village hall to join this scheme and benefit from professional performances of theatre, music and dance.

Cycling in the Vale

See this page for details of cycling routes around the Vale, and for links to other useful cycling websites.

Landscape services

Find out about the work carried out by the Landscape Section to protect and enhance the Vale's varied landscape.

Parks and open spaces

This section gives information about the parks, open spaces and play areas in the Vale, as well as the work that is carried out to look after these important areas.

Sports and fitness facilities

There are a range of sporting centres in the Vale, including leisure centres in Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage; the Tilsley Park football and athletics centre in Abingdon, and the outdoor swimming pool and children’s water feature in Abbey Meadows, Abingdon. Details of all these facilities can be found on these pages.

Sports development

Find out about the support that the Sports Development Team can give to clubs, coaches, schools and youth groups to help encourage children to take part in sporting activities. The team also organises holiday programmes, as well as several sporting tournaments and events, including hosting the Oxfordshire Youth Games.

Tourism

The Vale has a dedicated tourism website listing the range of attractions, events and accommodation on offer in the District.

Vale halls to hire

Find out about the facilities available for hire at the Guildhall and Fitzharry’s Common Room in Abingdon, and at the Wantage Civic Hall.