Barnet Copthall
Allianz Park
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| Location |
Hendon London, NW4 England |
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| Coordinates | 51°36′12.62″N 0°13′25.11″W / 51.6035056°N 0.2236417°WCoordinates: 51°36′12.62″N 0°13′25.11″W / 51.6035056°N 0.2236417°W |
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 Mill Hill East Mill Hill Broadway
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| Owner | Barnet Council |
| Capacity | 10,000-15,000 |
| Surface | SIS - Rugger |
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| Renovated | 2013 |
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Saracens Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Barnet & District Athletic Club |
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Barnet Copthall is a leisure complex in Hendon, London NW4, near the border with Mill Hill. At its centre is a stadium known for sponsorship reasons as Allianz Park, the home ground of rugby union Premiership side Saracens since February 2013.
Today, the complex houses a local authority-owned swimming pool and gymnasium facilities next to the new Allianz Stadium which is primarily used for Rugby and Athletics. It is also used by some local schools for sports training sessions. There is also a private golf driving range on the site.
To arrive by public transport at Barnet Copthall (Allianz Park) the nearest tube & rail station is Mill Hill East tube station which is on the Northern line. On match days a Saracens Shuttle Bus runs from Edgware tube station, Mill Hill East tube station and Mill Hill Broadway railway station to within walking distance of the stadium. A regular bus service, the 221, stops at the same bus stop near the stadium (Pursley Road).
Prior to the involvement of Saracens, the complex perhaps achieved its greatest fame when London Crusaders (now the London Broncos) made the athletics stadium their home for two seasons of second division professional rugby league between 1993 and 1994.
The stadium is today home to two athletics clubs, Barnet & District AC and Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Before Saracens took over the stadium, it was also home to non-league football club Kentish Town.
In November 2010, Saracens, searching for a new home after their landlord Watford F.C. activated a break clause in their groundshare agreement, revealed they were in discussions with Barnet Borough Council about a move to the stadium. Under the plan, Saracens would redevelop the stadium into a modern facility with 3,000 permanent seats. Demountable stands would allow a capacity of 10,000 for rugby matches whilst retaining the stadium's ability to host athletics events. Finally, the plans called for the use of an artificial pitch, the first in English rugby union.
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