title: Calshot Activities Centre
text: # Calshot Activities Centre
  
  Calshot Activities Centre is located on Calshot Spit near Southampton. Indoor facilities include the oldest indoor velodrome in Britain, a dry ski slope and a climbing wall.
  
  ## Velodrome
  
  Calshot Velodrome is the oldest indoor cycling venue in the UK. It is located inside an old aircraft hangar, is unheated and has a reputation for being rather cold. The current wooden velodrome was built in 1996 to replace an older slightly smaller wooden track.
  
  The former wooden track was a shortened version of the London six-day racing track used at Earls Court in 1967 (not to be confused with a similar track used at Wembley from 1968 to 1980).
  
  The current track is 142.85 metres long with bankings of 45° and straights at approximately 20°.
  
  Calshot Winter Track League, run under British Cycling rules, is held weekly from October to February.
  
  