Caird Park Velodrome, Dundee

#70 among attractions in Dundee

Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

The Caird Park Velodrome is an outdoor 402.25-metre concrete velodrome in Dundee, Scotland. Adjacent to the velodrome is an athletics stadium with a 400-metre running track, 18- and 9-hole golf courses, several football pitches and a rugby pitch, whilst in the centre of the velodrome is a football pitch, as it is one of two major outdoor sport complexes in the city. ()

Coordinates: 56°28'60"N, 2°57'17"W

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Dundee United Kingdom

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Caird Park Velodrome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tannadice Park, Dens Park, Baxter Park, Mains Castle.

0.8 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Tannadice Park, Dundee
21 min walk • Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C. who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909.
0.9 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Dens Park, Dundee
24 min walk • Dens Park, officially known as Kilmac Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775.
0.8 miS
Park
Baxter Park, Dundee
21 min walk • Baxter Park is a 37 acres park located in the east of Dundee, Scotland. It was designed between 1862-63 and is the only complete park wholly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton in Scotland.
~1040 ftNW
Forts and castles
Mains Castle, Dundee
6 min walk • Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the original western buildings no longer exist. The northern and eastern buildings are where the family would have lived, with the servants occupying the southern quarters.
1.3 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary, Dundee
33 min walk • St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church is Roman Catholic Parish Church in Dundee, Scotland. It was built from 1850 and opened in 1851, twenty-seven years before the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy. It is situated on Forebank Road, close to Ann Street. It is a Romanesque Revival church and a category B listed building.
1.2 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Dundee Museum of Transport, Dundee
31 min walk • The Dundee Museum of Transport, located in Dundee, Scotland is a self-sustaining Scottish Charitable Organisation. The museum has a collection of historical items covering transport in Dundee and across Scotland.
0.7 miNW
Park
Trottick Mill Ponds, Dundee
19 min walk • Trottick Mill Ponds and Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve located in the Trottick area in Dundee, Scotland. The nature reserve connects with the Dighty Burn and is voluntarily operated by Countryside Rangers as well as the Scottish Wildlife Trust and owned by Dundee City Council.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Powrie Castle, Dundee
32 min walk • Powrie Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle located in the north of Dundee, Scotland. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1971.
1.1 miSW
Library
Coldside Library, Dundee
30 min walk • Coldside Library is one of five Carnegie libraries commissioned in 1901 for the City of Dundee. The library was designed in 1906 by city architect James Thomson as one of the first two projects undertaken after his appointment to the post in 1904.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Hilltown, Dundee
30 min walk • Hilltown in Dundee, Scotland, is a mainly residential area to the north of the City Centre and lying to the south of the main circular road.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Claverhouse, Dundee
21 min walk • Claverhouse is a residential area located on the northern outskirts of Dundee, Scotland with the city centre located 2 miles from the area.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Caird Park Velodrome?

Nearby attractions include Mains Castle, Dundee (6 min walk), Pitkerro, Dundee (19 min walk), Trottick Mill Ponds, Dundee (19 min walk), Fintry, Dundee (20 min walk).