NEHL - Whippet racing commenced on this site, when miners from nearby Bishops Park Colliery established a small circuit close to the pit. With the growth of greyhound racing in the North East, the landowner established a permanent track in the 1930s and successfully obtained a license in 1938.

The track continued to hold meetings through the Second World War also, with races running during daylight hours.

Through the 1960s the site's popularity dwindled thanks to bad practice and publicity. A local business bought the track in efforts to renew its peak days but lack of funds meant the track closed in 1970. The track bed is now grazing land, though some buildings and kennels remain as storage on the farm that has taken its place.

The course of the track can still be faintly seen on satellite imagery.