by Graham | Apr 27, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Rugby Football Club, Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex The Middlesex borough of Staines became well known for being one of the most popular flapping tracks on the outskirts of London, although the venue lay in the boundaries of Wraysbury a few miles to the west....
by Graham | Apr 24, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Stanwell Village, Middlesex The Middlesex village of Stanwell is found on the southern borders of Heathrow Airport and just over two miles northeast of Staines yet adds itself to the list of towns that hosted a temporary greyhound track. Evidence is found during June...
by Graham | Apr 22, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Brockey Hill roundabout (A5 / A41) London end, opposite garage Probably one of the more known temporary Greyhound Racing venues in modern times was the Edgware Straights. Located roughly twelve miles northwest of London city centre, it staged its meetings in a meadow...
by Graham | Apr 2, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Hartsholme Cricket Ground, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln LN6 Hartsholme cricket ground became another of Lincoln’s Greyhound Racing venues, that would operate under temporary license organised by the Lincoln Ball Hare Promotions. The venue which still serves as a...
by Graham | Mar 31, 2019 | London Area Tracks
The Greyhound Owner newspaper advertises Greyhound Racing at a venue known as Old Crown Farm. Old Crown Farm is located between the parishes of Navestock and Noak Hill, roughly four miles northeast of Romford in Essex. Various adverts had been placed in the Greyhound...
by Graham | Mar 29, 2019 | London Area Tracks
The brief venture of the Battersea Greyhound Stadium had seen it in operation between 1933 and 1936. Little is known about this flapping track, but what is known is that the track was an irregular shape, with it eastern bend having a much larger radius than its...
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