It is known that this region staged Greyhound Racing at other venues other than the ones listed in the MAIN TRACK list, the reason mainly due to them staging just a handful of meetings on a temporary license which would have been issued by their local council and allowed betting on one particular designated site on 8 occasions per betting year. These were generally known as ‘Flip Meetings’ or ‘eight-day tracks’.
The list also includes venues that may have been a permanent venue with a betting license, yet limited information defies it from being amongst other permanent venues.
If sufficient information is obtained, then the track will be transferred into the permanent section. I have to make it clear also that some venues obtained betting licenses but failed to stage meetings and therefore may not be included in the listings.
A SUMMARY TABLE for this region now added at the end.
CORNWALL
DEVON
BIDEFORD Shebberton Racecourse
ELBURTON, Plymouth Newly listed 28.08.2019
SALTASH 4 Captions added 21.12.2019
TORQUAY Rugby Ground Newly listed 27.08.2019
DORSET
THREE LEGGED CROSS Heathlands Farm
SOMERSET
BATH Twerton Park Newly listed 01.09.2019
FROME Football Grd 2 Captions added 26.08.2019
SUMMARY TABLE with details of first and last meeting dates
| BUDE | 20 MAY 1936 | Maybe 1936 | Short Lived Venture |
| BARNSTAPLE Braunton | 03 APR 1931 | 1930s | Short Lived Venture |
| BARNSTAPLE Bickington | 06 FEB 1937 | Rac JUN 1939 | Short Lived Venture |
| BARNSTAPLE Rugby Grd | 09 MAY 1931 | Rac AUG 1936 | Short Lived Venture |
| BIDEFORD Shebbertown Racecourse | 01 SEP 1927 | Rac APR 1929 | Short Lived Venture |
| COLLUMPTON | TBC (n/k) | TBC (n/k) | FLIP 8 day track |
| ELBURTON, Plymouth | Rac JUN 1961 | Maybe 1961 | FLIP 8 day track |
| EXETER Oak Marsh | 20 JLY 1928 | n/k | Short Lived Venture |
| PLYMOUTH Devonport | + 10 OCT 1931 | Rac AUG 1932 | Short Lived Venture |
| PLYMOUTH Plymstock Park | 26 MAY 1931 | Rac 19 SEP 1931 | Short Lived Venture |
| PLYMOUTH Roborough | 07 APR 1928 | 07 APR 1928 | Short Lived Venture |
| SALTASH | Rac JLY 1993 | Maybe AUG 1934 | FLIP 8 day track |
| TORQUAY Rugby Grd | Rac JLY 1960 | Maybe 1960 | FLIP 8 day track |
| BLANDFORD FORUM | 31 MAY 1969 | Maybe 1969 | FLIP 8 day track |
| BOURNEMOUTH 1949 | Rac SEP 1949 | Maybe 1949 | FLIP 8 day track |
| CHICKERELL nr Weymouth | JAN 1950 | Maybe 1950 | FLIP 8 day track |
| SUTTON POYNTZ nr Weymouth | JUN 1951 | Maybe 1951 | FLIP 8 day track |
| THREE LEGGED CROSS Heathlands Farm | 22 JUN 1992 | Maybe 1992 | FLIP 8 day track |
| THREE LEGGED CROSS Home Farm | Rac AUG 1983 | Rac JUN 1992 | FLIP 8 day track |
| BATH Twerton Park | Rac APR 1963 | Maybe 1963 | FLIP 8 day track |
| FROME Football Grd | 15 AUG 1981 | Maybe 1981 | FLIP 8 day track |
| GLASTONBURY Dyehouse Lane | 23 JLY 1952 | Rac 10 SEP 1952 | FLIP 8 day track |
| GLASTONBURY Fairfield | 27 MAY 1950 | Rac JLY 1951 | FLIP 8 day track |
| ILMINSTER STADIUM | Rac 30 NOV 1935 | Rac MAY 1937 | Possible upgrade |
| WINTERBOURNE ZELTON | 18 SEP 1982 | Maybe 1982 | FLIP 8 day track |
| YEOVIL Barwick Field | 22 AUG 1931 | By MAR 1932 | Short Lived Venture |
| YEOVIL Huish Football Grd 1 | 12 MAY 1928 | ~ Early 1930s ~ | Short Lived Venture |
| YEOVIL West Hendford | + JAN 1932 | + 1932 | Short Lived Venture |
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