Ashington Greyhound Track
Ashington in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear was an independent track that shared with the Ashington AFC. The stadium was called
Portland Park and the racing was held from October 3rd 1936 through to 1964 but opened again on August 16th 1984.
The circumference of the track was 380y and the bends were sharp, race distances were 270, 480, and 660y.
The second closure arrived during Match 1993 and the stadium was vacated by the football team in 2008.
The site was redeveloped into an ASDA store (1° 34′ 17.941″W 55° 11′ 4.591″N).
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