With a little over a year to go until the Olympic Games begin in London, fans will have already began to look at the options for accommodation. And while the prices for renting hotel rooms and apartments are guaranteed to be eye-watering, caravanners have a number of more affordable alternatives.
The Camping and Caravanning Club has now added a third site to its portfolio of event campsites on offer for the London 2012 Olympics. Westland Playing Fields in the London Borough of Havering is located close to Romford Train Station, giving a journey time of around 15 minutes to Stratford Station (located next to the Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium).
The event campsite will run from Tuesday July 24th until Monday August 20th and boasts 430 pitches on what has been described as “a state of the art facility”. Amenities include showers and toilets, catering and entertainment facilities, and changing areas.
Olympic fever
After a surge of interest in the campsites at Old Gravesendians Rugby Club in Gravesend (which offers 247 pitches) and Culverstone Recreation Ground (221 pitches) the Club moved to partner with the Borough Council to increase the range of accommodation for caravanners. Membership Services Director Paul Jones was “delighted” to add another Olympic campsite to the Club’s expanding collection, and spoke warmly of the area.
“Havering really does have something for everyone and is a great place to live and visit with a thriving community and a prosperous economy.
“The demand for Olympic tickets has been incredible and now that successful applicants are discovering which events they’ll be going to, I’m sure accommodation in and around the London area will be high on their list of priorities to organise and confirm.”
Things to see or do
As one of the largest boroughs in Greater London, Havering includes the town centres of Romford, Hornchurch and Upminster. Half of the borough is in the Green Belt and according to Councillor Andrew Curtin the area has “much to attract visitors during the Olympics and Paralympics”.
“From history and exhibitions at Havering Museum to the arts and drama at the nationally-renowned Queen’s Theatre, as well as historic villages at Havering-atte-Bower and Rainham and the chance to relax in our award-winning parks and sports facilities.
Councillor Havering added “We will be working hard to minimise disruption for residents during the Games, and hope that those visiting us enjoy our arts, history, parks and sports facilities.”
