Marne Barracks is located at the site of the former RAF Catterick

RAF Catterick

RAF Catterick is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Catterick, North Yorkshire in England.-History:Catterick airfield first opened in 1914 as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome with the role of training pilots and to assist in the defence of the North East of England...

 alongside the A1 on the outskirts of Catterick Village

Catterick, North Yorkshire

Catterick , sometimes Catterick Village, to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England...

. Operationally it falls under the command of Catterick Garrison

Catterick Garrison

Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...

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Currently the 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 8th Regiment, Royal Logistics Corp are stationed at the barracks.

A number of establishments exist on the barracks, including a HUB bar, a Londis

Londis

Londis is the name for two convenience store franchises operating in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The stores form a symbol group and are all owned on a franchise basis.-Great Britain:...

 shop, a PRI shop, a hairdressers, and a new 'State Of The Art' gymnasium. However, with the much larger Catterick Garrison being within walking distance a lot of the facilities are located on the larger base.

The barracks have had upgraded accommodation installed as part of Project SLAM (Single Living Accommodation Modernisation). This has been undertaken by Corus

BAM Construction have also undertaken the conversion of some of the old RAF hangers to maintenance depots for the Land Rovers utilised by the two regiments.