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BLACKPOOL Squires Gate

Squires Gate Lane, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire. POSTCODE----------------------------------FY4 2QS LOCATED------------------------------------About half mile east of sea front on land now occupied by Blackpool Airport. ORIGINAL...

CARLISLE Brampton

Hayton Lane End, Nr Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria CA8 9JB Eight miles east of Carlisle is the small market town of Brampton. It is known that a handful of Greyhound Racing enthusiasts, known as the East Side Greyhound Company, promoted meetings two miles southwest of...

CARLISLE Sheepmount

maybe Sheepmount Athletics Stadium, Mayor's Drive, Carlisle CA3 8XL Another venue to host greyhound racing within the boundaries of Carlisle was the one known as the Sheepmount greyhound track. The area of Sheepmount itself was a cluster of playing fields and a...

CARLISLE Cummersdale

The Signal Box Field, Cummersdale Station, Cummersdale, Carlisle, Cumbria The Cumbrian village of Cummersdale, lies about two and a half miles southwest of Carlisle's city centre, in an area that proudly boasts some beautiful countryside. During the mid-1950's it...

CARLISLE Longtown

Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 The small Cumbrian town of Longtown lies roughly eight miles north of Carlisle and becomes another addition to the Northwest of England’s flip tracks. Newspaper advertisements prove that Greyhound Racing did take place on a straight...

NEW BRIGHTON Tower Grd

Tower Ground, New Brighton, Wallasey CH45 2PP It is known that greyhound racing took place at New Brighton, a coastal town found on the north western edge of the Wirral in Cheshire, The venue was known as The Tower Grounds a sporting entertainments complex that...

EARLESTOWN Football Grd, Newton-Le-Willows

Earlestown, Newton-Le- Willows, Merseyside WA12 9ED The small town of Earlestown lies on the outskirts of Newton-Le-Willows, a town situated in the northwest of England between Manchester and Liverpool. The Greyhound Racing venue that I am about to reveal can only be...

BARROW Little Park

Little Park, Roose, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA13 Another of the less established Greyhound Racing venues in the northwest was the one that operated on the outskirts of Barrow-in-Furness. It was known as Little Park, a venue found in the district of Roose, an area...

NORTH WEST Temporary Tracks

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...

NEWCASTLE TOWNELEY PARK

This local press caption is dated May 11th 1928. Without doubt when discussing greyhound racing in the city of Newcastle it comes as no surprise that Brough Park instantly comes to mind. Yet looking back in time, information reveals greyhound racing did take place at...

WOLSINGHAM & WEAR Showgrounds

Wolsingham and Wear Valley Showgrounds, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland DL13 3JF The small market town of Wolsingham lies roughly 12 miles west of the City of Durham heading out along the A689 trunk road. An advert printed in The Greyhound Star dated August 1992, suggests...

HETTON-LE-HOLE

Riding Club Feld, near Band Hall, Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, County Durham DH5 The small town of Hetton-le-Hole lies roughly nine miles southwest of Sunderland in County Durham. It is in this town that dog racing took place during the Summer of 1969. It was on a...

STOCKTON Portrack

The Portrack Athletic Ground, Portrack Lane, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 2PS The first known venue to host dog racing in the town of Stockton-on-Tees was the one at Portrack Athletics Ground. The venue was located about half a mile north of Stockton town centre. It is known...

BIRTLEY

Birtley Welfare Football Ground, County Durham The village of Birtley lies roughly three miles north of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. Probably the village is more associated with its close proximity to the Pelaw Grange Greyhound Stadium just over a mile to the...

HEBBURN

Hebburn. Tyne and Wear NE31 1UN. The small mining town of Hebburn become another town in the northeast to host Greyhound Racing. Plans had been passed in 1944 to construct a venue worthy of accommodating 6,000 patrons. Little is known regarding location and...

STANHOPE Agricultural Grd

Stanhope Agricultural Ground, Unthank Park, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 2PQ It is known that Greyhound and also Whippet Racing took place at the Agricultural Society, at Stanhope, near Bishop Auckland in County Durham. Information offers that the...

STOCKTON Victoria Ground

Victoria Football Ground, Tynedale Street, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham TS18 The industrious town of Stockton-on-Tees is located four miles west of Middlesborough in the Northeast of England. It is known that Greyhound Racing took place at a number of venues in the...

SOUTH SHIELDS

Horsley Hill Road, Westoe, South Shields, Tyne & Wear. POSTCODE----------------------------------NE33 3JF LOCATED------------------------------------One mile south of South Shields town centre in the district of Westoe along the B1301 Horsley HAill Road. ORIGINAL...

NEWCASTLE WHITE CITY

White City Stadium, Chainbridge Road, Blaydon, Newcastle- upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear. POSTCODE----------------------------------NE21 5SS LOCATED------------------------------------Four miles west of Newcastle City centre, and south of the River Tyne, just off the A695...

WILLENHALL

St Annes Road, Willenhall, West Midlands. POSTCODE----------------------------------WV13 1EG LOCATED------------------------------------About half a mile north east of Willenhall town centre. ORIGINAL SITE-----------------------------Originally known as The Spring...

TAMWORTH

Deer Park, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire. POSTCODE----------------------------------B78 3SU LOCATED------------------------------------Two miles south west of Tamworth town centre, just south of the A5404 off Fallow Road in the district of Fazeley. ORIGINAL...

BIRMINGHAM PERRY BARR Aldridge

Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands. POSTCODE----------------------------------B42 2ET LOCATED------------------------------------Three miles north of Birmingham city centre, and about a quarter of a mile north east of Perry Barr Railway Station,...

BIRMINGHAM Perry Barr 1

Perry Barr Stadium, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands. POSTCODE----------------------------------B42 1AA LOCATED------------------------------------About three miles north of Birmingham city centre, opposite Perry Barr Railway Station just off the...

BIRMINGHAM KINGS HEATH

Alcester Lanes End, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands. POSTCODE----------------------------------B14 6EB LOCATED------------------------------------Four miles south of Birmingham City centre, and about a mile south of King's Heath town centre just off Alcester...

CRADLEY HEATH

Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley Wood Road, Netherton, Nr Dudley, West Midlands. POSTCODE----------------------------------DY2 0DX LOCATED------------------------------------The district of Netherton is found roughly twelve miles west of Birmingham city centre, heading out...

STOKE COBRIDGE

Cobridge Stadium, Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. POSTCODE----------------------------------ST6 3LL LOCATED------------------------------------About one mile south of Port Vale Football Club's Stadium opposite Christchurch Vicarage just off the...

CHESTERTON, STOKE

Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. POSTCODE----------------------------------ST5 7LB LOCATED------------------------------------About two and a half miles north west of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, and about one mile south of Chesterton...

STOKE HANLEY

Sun Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. POSTCODE---------------------------------.ST1 4NB Nearest LOCATED------------------------------------About half a mile south west of Hanley town centre. The town of Hanley is found roughly two miles north east of...

NORTON CANES

Hednesford Road, Norton Canes, Nr Brownhills, Staffordshire. POSTCODE---------------------------------WS8 7NB LOCATED------------------------------------Four miles south west od Cannock along the B4154 between Chasewater Lake and the M6 Toll Road. ORIGINAL...

COALVILLE Victory Track

Staplefords Recreation Ground, Mantle Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 Further investigation regarding greyhound racing in Coalville reveals a third venue. The Belvoir Road venue still remains as the town’s established track, with a lesser-known venue staging...

PETERBOROUGH Newark

Newark, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 The parish of Newark is located roughly one and a half miles northeast of the Cambridgeshire town of Peterborough. It is known that greyhound racing took place during the early 1930’s, with a local press cuttings reporting...

PETERBOROUGH Star Road

Star Road, Peterborough, Cambridgehire, PE1 5HT Probably the least known greyhound racing venue within the vicinity of Peterborough, was the one known as Star Road. Its name given no doubt to where it was located, roughly half a mile east of Peterborough city centre,...

MIDDLE ENGLAND – SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS & THE EAST.

 SELECT AN AVAILABLE TRACK IN BLUE BELOW THEN CLICK ON TRACK NAME. MIDDLE ENGLAND - EAST MIDLANDS ALL EAST MIDLANDS TRACKS CLOSED EXCEPT NOTTINGHAM Colwick Park GREYHOUND DERBY FINALS                                             1927 onwards BOSTON Sports Stadium     ...

COALVILLE Town Ground

Town Cricket Ground, Off Blackwood, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 4RF Confusion regarding the dates of the first meeting of greyhound racing in the town of Coalville has been debated over the years. Two dates have appeared in various books and on the internet, namely...

MIDDLE ENGLAND – EAST MIDLANDS & THE EAST Temporary Tracks

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...

RETFORD

Retford, Nottinghamshire Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire located seven miles east of Worksop. A cutting printed in The Greyhound Owner of June 1953 suggests that meetings were being staged regularly at a venue in the town. Its exact location or how long it...

SYSTON (Flip)

Another one of the Leicestershire temporary greyhound tracks, was the one found in the town of Syston, a small town situated roughly six miles northeast of Leicester. Syston was also home to a permanent greyhound track which is situated about half a mile east of its...

NEWTHORPE, Nottinghamshire

Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire The Nottinghamshire village of Newthorpe is found six miles northwest of the city of Nottingham. It is known that greyhound racing took place at a temporary level during the summer of 1953. Its exact location or how it operated has yet to be...

INKERMAN, near Selston

Inkerman, near Selston, Nottinghamshire It is known that a temporary greyhound track was laid in the vicinity of Inkerman near Selston in Nottinghamshire. The district of Inkerman lies ten miles northwest of Nottingham, with a cutting from a Greyhound Owner newspaper...

READING Riverside Track

Scours Lane, Oxford Rd, Tilehurst, Reading The suburb of Tilehurst is located west of Reading town centre. More known to its link to greyhound racing with the old, licensed track known as the Tilehurst Stadium. But what is revealed by past newspapers is that a...

SALTASH

 Carkeel, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 Captions printed in The Greyhound Star and The Greyhound Owner shows that greyhound racing was staged during the Summer of 1993, on a temporary track at a venue situated close to the Cornwall and Devon border. The venue lay east of...

BATH Twerton Park FC Grd

Twerton Park, Twerton, Bath, BA2 1DB This city of Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, more known for its tourism and its Spa, and lies eleven miles southeast of Bristol. Yet it Is a city that could add its name to the list of staging greyhound racing,...

ELBURTON, Plymouth

Sherford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 The village of Elburton lies five miles southeast of the City of Plymouth in Southwest Devon. An advert printed in The Greyhound Owner dated June 1961 shows that greyhound racing took place at avenue along Sherford Road east of the...

TORQUAY Rugby Ground

Torquay Stadium, Newton Road, Torquay, Devon TG2 The holiday resort of Torquay continues to attract holidaymakers of all ages throughout the year, with the tourist industry recognising it as The English Riviera on the South Devon Coast. The town can boast that...

SUTTON POYNTZ, near Wymouth

Sutton Poyntz is a village found in Dorset located about three miles north east of Weymouth. An advert suggests that greyhound racing took place at a temporary level during June 1951. Further information regarding its exact location or how it operated remains...

CHICKERELL, near Weymouth

The Dorset town of Chickerell is found three miles north west of the resort of Weymouth. It is known that greyhound racing took place at a temporary level during the late 1940's and early 1950's. Its exact location or how it operated has yet to be determined. This...

BOURNEMOUTH (1949)

Evidence shows that a temporary greyhound track was laid in the surrounds of Bournemouth in Dorset during the late 1940's. A cutting printed in a Greyhound Owner newspaper of September 1949, suggesting that meetings had already taken place. No further information...

GLASTONBURY Dyehouse Lane

Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9LZ It is known that a temporary greyhound track was laid amongst the meadows adjacent to Dyehouse Lane during 1952. The venue lay about half a mile west of Glastonbury town centre, at the rear of the old Railway Station. Yet...

GLASTONBURY Fairfield

Fairfield, Glastonbury, BA6 9NH An advert found in the Shepton Mallet Journal of May 26 1950, advertises greyhound racing at Fair Field in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. It has yet to be proved but it is thought Fairfield lies half a mile west of the town, and...

CAPEL Greyhound Racing Track

Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone This advert printed in the local press dated November 24th 1934. Newspaper cuttings from 1934 unearths another short lived greyhound racing venue. It was found in the vicinity of Capel Le Ferne, a village located two miles east of Folkstone...

SHOLING

Grange Lane, off Botley Road, Sholing, near Southampton Sholing is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. A Greyhound Owner newspaper dated September 5th 1963, advertises greyhound racing on Grange Lane just south of Sholing....

HAMBLE-on-RICE

T The Hampshire village of Hamble-on-Rice is situated roughly three miles south east of Southampton city centre. A cutting from a June 1953 edition of The Greyhound Owner suggests that a series of meetings were stages at Hound Corner just off Hamble Lane about a mile...

SALISBURY Castle Road

Castle Road, Salisbury It seems that the Wiltshire city of Salisbury has become the home to more than one greyhound racing venue during the sports pioneering years. This chapter describes the one known as Salisbury Stadium & Greyhound Track. It was located on the...

SALISBURY West Harnham

Salisbury The West Harnham Greyhound Track becomes the next venue to be discussed in this chapter. The suburb of West Harnham lies half a mile west of Salisbury city centre in Wiltshire, and it was just south of Netherhampton Road where the sport actually took place....

BOGNOR REGIS

Greyhound Stadium, South Bersted, Bognor Regis The Sussex seaside resort of Bognor Regis can add itself as a town that hosted greyhound racing also, proved by an advert found in the local press during June 1933. It showed that it would take pace in the district of...

RINGWOOD Football Grd

Long Lane, Ringwood The next temporary Greyhound Racing venture described was at Ringwood Football Club in Hampshire. The venue was located just off the B3347 Ringwood to Christchurch Road on Long Lane. The hounds were spot graded before contesting behind a Ball hare...

GUILDFORD Football Grd

St Joseph's Football Ground, Guidford The Surrey cathedral city of Guildford becomes another location to have experienced Greyhound Racing at a temporary level. It was at the St Joseph's Football Ground, the old home of Guildford City Football Club. The sport took...

GILLINGHAM Football Grd

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham In this present day of professional football it is very difficult to accept that greyhound racing would take place at a football ground, but during the decades between The Great Wars, it seems that a handful of venues did just that....

STEDLYN Schooling Track

Stedlyn, Sittingbourne, Kent The small hamlet of Lynsted is situated four miles south east of Sittingbourne in Kent. It is in this hamlet that the Stedlyn Schooling Track existed. The venue became very popular with licensed trainers from around the London area, having...

STEVENSTON Warner Park

Warner Park, Stevenston, Ayrshire KA20 The Ayrshire town of Stevenston’s links to Greyhound Racing is the Granvue Stadium, a venue that operated for around thirty post war years. Yet a glimmer of information proves that another venue within the town's vicinity took...

LOCHGELLY

Recreation Ground, Lochgelly, Fifeshire The Fifeshire town of Lochgelly lies roughly one mile northeast of the ex-mining town of Cowdenbeath, located just north of the A92 link road to Kirkaldy. The county of Fifeshire had become a hotbed for the uprising of greyhound...

NEW CUMNOCK

New Cumnock, Ayrshire The Ayrshire town of New Cumnock adds itself to the list of short-term greyhound tracks. The town itself should not be confused with its neighbour the town of Cumnock five miles away, both ex mining towns situated roughly 20 miles or so east of...

HAWICK Millers Knowes

Recreation Ground, Orchard Terrace, Hawick TD9 9LX First indication of greyhound racing held in the town of Hawick was a venue known as Miller's Knowes. Miller's Knowes is a recreation park that overlooks the town of Hawick half a mile away from the east. Little is...

BARRHEAD

"behind premises in Aurs Road", Glasgow Little is known regarding greyhound racing gatherings taking place in Barrhead, a town situated eight miles south west of Glasgow. Research reveals a date that events took place during July 1934, but it is my presumption that...

GLASGOW Olympic (Nelson)

Yate Street, Camlachie, Glasgow G31 4AE Two and a half miles southwest of Glasgow city centre is the district of Camlachie, a district that was once the home of a sports venue known as Glasgow Nelson. It was originally known as the Olympic Stadium but changed its name...

DUMFRIES

Dumfries Greyhound Stadium, Essex Park, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 The Scottish town of Dumfries becomes home to another Greyhound Racing venue that lasted for just a brief spell only. The sport took place in Essex Park, a location found on the east side of...

DUNFERMLINE Western 1

It may surprise many, but the Fifeshire town of Dunfermline and its surrounds have been host to a number of Greyhound Racing venues, such as the ones found at East End Park and the two confirmed named Western venues in Milesmark. Yet this chapter reveals a less...

KINCARDINE

One of only a handful of temporary tracks that is reported north of the border, is the one at Kincardine. The town of Kincardine lies on the northern banks of the Firth of Forth, twelve miles south east of Stirling. Information regarding its exact location or how it...

LONGHAUGH, Dundee

Longhaugh, Dundee, Angus, DD4 9JX Already the City of Dundee is mentioned on having two Greyhound Racing venues, both situated around the cities Scottish Football League grounds, but newspaper evidence proves that it had a third track, although less luxurious as it...

LLANELLI Stradey Park

Stradey Park, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire A third greyhound racing venue has been identified in the South Wales town of Llanelly. It may have been for a brief spell only but greyhound racing featured at Stradey Park during 1929. Stradey Park is large recreation ground...

LLANELLI Llgad-yr-ych Park

Llgad-yr-ych Park, Llanelli Another of the South Wales track which has virtually been forgotten, was the one known as the Llygadyrych greyhound track. Not to be confused with the greyhound track at Stebonheath Park, The Llygadyrych greyhound track was one of three...

HIRWAUN Workmen’s Track

Hirwaun Workmen's Track, Aberdare, County of Glamorgan The village of Hirwaun lies roughly 4 miles north west of Aberdare in South Wales. Hirwaun becomes another temporary Greyhound Racing venue which existed throughout the mid 1930’s. The tracks exact location still...

PONTYPOOL Polo Ground

Polo Grounds (now Industrial Estate) Pontypool NP4 0TW Another South Wales venue that hosted greyhound racing was at The Polo Grounds, a sporting venue located on the outskirts of Monmouthshire town of Pontypool. On earlier maps the venue was recognised as New Park,...

MORRISTON Swansea

Beaufort Park, Swansea SA6 The district of Morriston is located on the outskirts of Swansea, roughly three miles north of the Swansea’s city centre. An application to stage dog racing at an old football ground in Morristown was refused during 1927. But it was during...

PORT TALBOT Central Athletic Ground

Manor St, Port Talbot SA13 1AB The South Wales town of Port Talbot lies eight miles east of Swansea, and is probably more famous for being the home to one of the largest steelworks in the world. It was during the early 1930’s that greyhound racing was staged at the...

ABERAVON Sandfields

Sandfields, Port Talbot The town of Aberavon lies in the district of Port Talbot in South Wales. It is during the early 1930’s that greyhound racing made its brief appearance there at a venue known as the Sandfields greyhound track. Having developed on wasteland at...

TIRPHILL New Tredgar

This Greyhound Racing venture described has totally come out of the blue. It is a Greyhound Owner newspaper dated May 4th 1961 that brings the venue at Tirphill near New Tredegar to light. The South Wales mining town of New Tredegar must not be confused with another...

MAESTEG Rugby Grd

The 7777 Stadium, Castle St, Maesteg CF34 9DS The Welsh town of Maesteg is situated in The Llynfi Valley and lies about twelve miles east of Swansea, and roughly twenty miles north west of Cardiff. Adverts printed in The Greyhound Owner newspaper proves that Greyhound...

ABERDARE

Ynys Park Greyhound Stadium, Aberdare, South Wales. POSTCODE———————————-CF44 7RP LOCATED————————————The town of Aberdare is situated roughly 20 miles north west of Cardiff and four miles south west of Merthyr Tydfil. The venue was located east of Aberdare, south of...

BRIDLINGTON Football Grd

Bridlington Football Ground, Queensgate, Bridlington, Yorkshire YO16 7LN It was during July of 1962 that an advert appeared in The Greyhound Owner newspaper, advertising Greyhound Racing at the seaside resort of Bridlington starting on 11 July 1962. Bridlington lies...

YORK Rugby League Grd

York Rugby League Ground, Clarence Street, York, North Yorkshire YO31 7DE The City of York maybe more world famous for its huge cathedral, yet it may come as a surprise to many that it once hosted greyhound racing within its boundaries. The Greyhound Owner newspaper...

MALTON The Showground

The Showground, Pasture Lane, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 The market town of Malton is situated in North Yorkshire, a smallish town located 20 miles southwest of Scarborough and 15 miles northeast of York. The Greyhound Owner newspaper reveals that greyhound racing...

MALTON Old Rugby Grd

near Pasture Lane, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17  The market town of Malton is situated in North Yorkshire, a smallish town located 20 miles southwest of Scarborough and 15 miles northeast of York. The Greyhound Owner newspaper reveals that greyhound racing was staged...

CASTLEFORD SPORTS STADIUM Lock Lane

The West Yorkshire town of Castleford is found nine miles south east of Leeds city centre, the town itself more recognised with greyhound racing with the close by Whitwood Greyhound Stadium. Yet there is evidence that greyhound racing took place at the Castleford...

PICKERING Recreation Grd

Pickering Recreation Ground, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7DB The present-day Pickering Recreation Ground is more recognised as the venue to the towns cricket and football clubs. The grounds lie adjacent to Mill Lane, found within a few hundred yards, south of...

THORNTON-le-DALE, Caulklands Schooling Track

Caulklands Schooling Track, Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire Thornton-le-Dale is a small village found roughly three miles east of Pickering in North Yorkshire. The village was the home to the Caulklands Greyhound Track, a smallish track which had been constructed on...

TINGLEY Thorpe Lane

Thorpe Lane, Tingley, Wakefield WF3 Tingley is a small town located approximately six miles south of Leeds city centre, just off junction 28 of the M62. Evidence of Greyhound Racing is suggested in an advert found in The Greyhound Owner of May 1971. It was around this...

HULL Boulevard

The Boulevard Stadium, Airlie Street, Hull, Humberside HU3 3QT. Hull's Boulevard Stadium is already mentioned earlier in the listings as a venue for regular Greyhound Racing. Any information regarding its location and history is pointed out in that section. But one...

SCARBOROUGH Football Grd

Scarborough Athletic Football Club Ground, Seamer Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 4HF The McCain Stadium or The Seamer Road Football Ground as it was originally known, began life as a sporting venue during 1898. It would become the home to Scarborough Football...

LONDON HARROW, Stratford

maybe near High Street, Stratford, London E15, Essex The Harrow Greyhound Racing Track was based in the Borough of Stratford, roughly four miles northeast of London city centre, and just to make things clear, that its location had no links at all to the Borough of...

DARTFORD

Oakfield Park, Dartford For non-local residents, it is sometimes suggested that when the town of Dartford is mentioned, our thoughts are immediately triggered towards the Dartford crossing, a huge structure spanning the River Thames, which links the M25 Orbital...

LAMBOURNE END, Hoe Lane

4 miles from Romford, off B173, near Camelot Pub Lambourne End is located approximately 5 miles northwest of Romford in Essex. This greyhound racing venue was thought to be located just off the B173 on Hoe Lane at the rear of the Camelot Public House (now known as The...

LONDON PERRY HILL (Forest Hill)

Rubens St, London SE6 It is known that Greyhound Racing took place on a section of recreation land east of the A212 Perry Hill Road and half a mile north of Lower Sydenham Station, a site situated roughly six miles southeast of London city centre. The site became...

LONDON MITCHAM STADIUM

When sifting through the list of greyhound racing venues, now and again The Mitcham Stadium pops up to suggest greyhound racing did take place at the venue. My view is that intentions were there to promote greyhound racing, but no evidence shows that meetings were...

EALING Walpole Park

Walpole Park, Ealing, London Another brief encounter of greyhound racing in the capital was found in the Borough of Ealing, an area located roughly eight miles west of London city centre. Events took place during July 1931 at a venue known as Walpole Park, a large...

LONDON EDMONTON Houndsfield

Houndsfield, Edmonton, London, Middlesex The London borough of Edmonton ands itself to the list of hosting more than one Greyhound Racing venue in its surrounds. It took place on Houndsfield a district found half a mile north east of Edmonton centre on a straight...

STAPLEFORD ABBOTTS

Butchers Farm, Bourne Bridge Lane, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1LT It is known that a temporary greyhound track operated close to The Butchers Farm on the outskirts of Stapleford Abbotts in Essex. The venue was located four miles north of Romford along the side...

LONDON THE TRIANGLE

One mile from Clapton Stadium, on the marshes near River Lea It is known that events took place at a temporary greyhound track known to the locals as The Triangle. Its location was about a mile east of Clapton Stadium, and yet lay only two hundred yards north of the...

LONDON Bromley Common

A Greyhound Owner weekly newspaper of November 1984, reveals that Greyhound Racing also took place at Bromley Common in Kent. Bromley Common lies roughly one and a half a miles southeast of the London borough of Bromley virtually located on the Kent County border. The...

Memorabilia Gallery

Here’s just a few bits and bobs of memorabilia from the Greyhound Racing World.

View memorabilia from each race track on their relevant pages in the archives.