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Doric 4x4 - Pay and Play - Parkwood (Tong)

Web Site : Parkwood 4x4 Centre ( Tong )

Parkwood Outdoors Ltd is situated in the picturesque village of Tong in West Yorkshire, just 2 miles from the M62 and only 4 miles from Leeds and Bradford city centers, and is run by father and daughter team, Rebbecca and David Hoare, the site has been successfully hosting a wide range of events since 1993.

THE SITE IS NOT A FREE FOR ALL RUNAROUND SITE!, routes are marked out and must be followed. This is to ensure people have a safe and enjoyable visit. Routes are marked one way and must be followed. You will be given a window sticker with Blue, Red or Black on this will indicate what routes you are to follow dependant on your vehicles capabilities. BLACK routes are difficult and are only for modified 4x4 vehicles fitted with lift kit, Mud tyres and a WINCH! Please note: Recovery charge may apply to people using black routes in standard 4x4s.

Tong 4x4 as it is often refered to as one of the few off road sites that has the majority of the off road tracks through woodland. Where you are out of the woods you will generally find ponds - some of which are quite deep. If you do not have a snorkel check with a marshal before you attempt it. Where you find a water on a Blue route it will generally be shallow. On a Red route the water more prone to the weather. If there has been a week of rain before an event some of the Red routes are closer to a Red+ or Black than a Red. Extra care should be taken in these conditions.

Location :

Tong Village near Bradford and Leeds. Click here for a Streetmap map. Or here for a Google Earth Map.

Off Road Features :

  • Covers over 100 acres of woodland. These contain tracks of that have varying levels of nastyness and not all of them can be driven, some will require a winch.
  • Rubi-Tong Trail - a long rock crawling area - probably the 1st in the country.
  • Mud - Boat loads of it and it sticks well.
  • Side slopes - enough for several brown trouser moments. However these are easily avoidable.
  • Water - There are 2 large lakes which always draw a crowd. The smaller of the lakes can often be tackled without a snorkel. The larger of the two require very good door seals, a snorkel and it would be a good idea to attach a rope first if you plan on driving straight through the middle especially if it's rained recently.
  • A rally track - although you are discouraged from driving it at speed on play days. Contact Parkwood 4x4 if you wish to use this for its intended purpose.

Additional features offered by the site :

  • Driver Training - this includes anything from novice training to corporate training.
  • A helicopter landing pad for those of you lucky enough to afford one.
  • On play days there is usually a catering van which always gets busy around lunch.
  • Venue Hire - in the past the site has been taken over by various corporate companies, challenge event organisers, vehicle owners club festivals and local off road trials clubs.

Opening times and dates :

Please checkout their web site for the next opening date and times.

Pictures :

Clicking on a photogrpah will take you to the gallery thumbnails page for that event.

  
2008
 
Tong
Tong 26th July 2008
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 1623
 
Tong
Tong 29th June 2008
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 3499
 
Tong
Tong 13th April 2008
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 4496
 
Tong
Tong 9th March 2008
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 11768
 
Tong
Tong 3rd February 2008
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 5031
 
2007
 
Tong
Tong 30th December 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 8750
 
Tong
Tong 9th December 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 4181
 
Tong
Tong 4th November 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 4071
 
Tong
Tong 3rd November 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 959
 
Tong
Tong 3rd November 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 2757
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 14th October 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 7605
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 23rd September 2007
Photographer : Richard Spencer
Photographs Viewed : 5992
 
2004
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 14th March 2004
Photographer : Rob Horton
Photographs Viewed : 42
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 14th March 2004
Photographer : Nigel Spowage
Photographs Viewed : 1111
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 14th March 2004
Photographer : Nick Clayton
Photographs Viewed : 70
 
2003
 
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong
Parkwood 4x4 Centre - Tong 16th March 2003
Photographer : Brendan Brew
Photographs Viewed : 608
 
 
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