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Holiday Park (Durham)

Holiday Park (Durham) in England North East, United Kingdom.

Durham, Framwellgate Waterside - geograph.org.uk - 5356098

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Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h

About

Holiday Park (Durham) is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Holiday Park was a football ground and greyhound racing stadium in Durham in England. It was the home ground of Durham City between 1923 and 1939.

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Background

History

Holiday Park opened in 1923 when Durham City left their Kepier Haughs ground. The club brought the wooden seated stand from the previous ground, which remained the only spectator facility at Holiday Park during the club's spell in the Football League. The first League match at the ground was played on 1 September 1923, with 4,000 spectators watching a 0–0 draw with Rochdale. The ground's record attendance of 7,182 was set soon afterwards for an FA Cup qualifying match against West Stanley on 17 September 1923. Durham were voted out of the Football League in 1928 and the last Football League match was played at Holiday Park on 5 May that year, when 5,000 spectators saw Durham beat Crewe…

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Coordinates
54.7807, -1.5769
Address
Durham, England
Established
1923

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Holiday Park (Durham)?
Holiday Park (Durham) is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7807°, -1.5769°.
When was Holiday Park (Durham) built?
Holiday Park (Durham) dates to 1923.