Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre


Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre is located in the north of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
The £30 million Centre was opened in June 2014. It is made up of two outdoor hockey pitches and four indoor and six outdoor tennis courts. It was designed by architects Stanton Williams.
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre is located on a part of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park known as Eton Manor which during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games staged the Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Competition. The primary hockey pitch has a capacity of 3,000 which can be increased to 15,000 for major events.

Major events

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre has staged a number of major international events. These include the European Hockey Championships in 2015, the Women’s Champions Event in 2016, the Men’s World League Round 3 in 2017Hockey Women’s World Cup in 2018 and the Mens and Ladies World Pro-League from 2019 and ongoing.
It has already staged the Wheelchair Tennis Masters competition in November 2014, 2015 and 2016, comprising the world’s leading tennis players.

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Eton Manor, the site on which Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre stands, was the only purpose-built Paralympic venue. The venue was made up of nine competition courts and four warm-up courts.
There were a total of 10,500 seats for spectators, with a 5,000 capacity centre court. The 27 acre site also housed temporary training pools for participants in aquatics events, including three 50m pools for swimmers and smaller pools for synchronised swimmers and water polo competitors.

Eton Manor poem

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy was commissioned to write a poem which has been installed at Eton Manor, to celebrate its history and the legacy it will leave for the community after the Games.
The poem is erected onto a brass plaque at the entrance to the venue and was part of the Winning Words initiative, a national poetry scheme inspired by London 2012 which integrated permanent and temporary poetry on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Community and other Centre Users'

The Centre offers Pay and Play sport to the local community and nationally. There are two England National League clubs that play their hockey at Lee Valley. These are East London Hockey Club and Wapping Hockey Club. In addition Crostyx Hockey Club, Tower Hamlets Hockey Club and Waltham Forest Hockey Club also play a significant amount of matches during their league season.
There is a strong University Sport presence at Lee Valley with teams from the Queen Mary University London, St. Barts & the Royal London, London School of Economics, London School of Oriental and African Studies, City University, South Bank University, University of the Arts, East London University, Goldsmiths University London and Kings College London. Many of these teams compete annually for the Lee Valley University Cup, a competition held in early October.