Rushmoor Arena
Rushmoor Arena is an outdoor arena in Aldershot. It is a secure area of 28 Hectares (68 acres) surrounded by a security fence which is mainly hidden by trees. The central arena is a grassed level area of 4 Hectares with grassed amphitheatre banking on 3 sides.[1] The arena was built by the British Army in 1923 for The Aldershot Military Tattoo.[2] The venue has been used as a filming location and hosted many events, including The Aldershot Command Tattoo, The Aldershot Army Show, a three-day festival, stunt shows, car shows, Rally Car racing, and road running relays.
Motor Sports
[edit]An oval race track has been built on one of the arena's car parks, and regularly holds Stock Car Racing organised by Spedeworth.[3] The main arena has been used for rally car racing events such as the Tempest Rally, and also supercar driving experiences.
The Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo
[edit]The Tattoo originated from a special display for Queen Victoria in 1894[4] and soon became an event in itself. Its growing popularity required the building of a venue to cater for the large numbers of people attending. Rushmoor Arena was built in 1923 and the Tattoo became a national spectacle with over 5,000 soldiers taking part. The Tattoo had annual crowds of up to 500,000 people, and over 58,000 cars.[4]
Since the 1980s, Road Running Aldershot Farnham and District Athletics Club have staged road relays, including the southern championship, and on a few occasions, the national championship. The relays used 3 km circuits.
Location
[edit]Rushmoor Arena is located on the West side of Aldershot off Bourley Road, close to the Wellington Statue. There is space for 10,000 cars near the arena. Aldershot station is a walking distance of about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometres).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Landmarc Event Locations". Landmarc. 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Army Show History". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ "Spedeworth Motorsports". Spedeworth.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo". .hants.gov.uk. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.