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Overall - Stadia

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Oldest Sporting Venues Still in Use

This list features historic sporting venues that continue to operate as some of the oldest in the world.

RANK

VENUE

ORIGIN

AGE

LOCATION

SPORT TYPE

1

Kiplingcotes Racecourse

1519

505 years

Kiplingcotes, UK

Horse Racing

2

Royal Tennis Court

1528

496 years

Hampton Court, UK

Real Tennis

3

Chester Racecourse

1539

485 years

Chester, UK

Horse Racing

4

Falkland Palace Tennis Court

1541

483 years

Fife, Scotland

Real Tennis

5

Palio de Siena

1590

434 years

Sienna, Italy

Horse Racing

6

Doncaster Racecourse

1614

410 years

Doncaster, UK

Horse Racing

7

Newmarket Racecourse

1636

388 years

Newmarket, UK

Horse Racing

8

Epsom Downs Racecourse

1661

363 years

Epsom, UK

Horse Racing

9

Ascot Racecourse

1711

313 years

Ascot, UK

Horse Racing

10

Sandygate Road

1804

220 years

Sheffield, UK

Football (Soccer)


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References

Fontwell Park Racecourse. (2025). A Quick History of Horse Racing. Available at: https://www.fontwellpark.co.uk/news/racing/a-quick-history-of-horse-racing (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Historic Royal Palaces. (2025). Royal Tennis at Hampton Court. Available at: https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/royal-tennis-at-hampton-court/#:~:text=History%20of%20the%20Royal%20Tennis,one%20of%20Cardinal%20Wolsey's%20originals(Accessed: 1 December 2025). Chester Racecourse. (2025). About Us. Available at: https://www.chester-races.com/about-us/#:~:text=During%20the%20reign%20of%20Henry,in%201533%2C%20with%20horse%20racing.&text=The%20Roodee%20hosted%20its%20first%20race%20on%20Shrove%20Tuesday%20in%20February%201539 (Accessed: 1 December 2025). National Trust for Scotland. (2025). Tennis Court at Falkland Palace. Available at: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/falkland-palace/highlights/tennis-court (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Britannica. (2025). The Palio. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/sports/the-Palio (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Racecourse Directory. (2025). Notable Facts about Doncaster Racecourse. Available at: https://www.racecoursedirectory.co.uk/2016/05/notable-facts-about-doncaster-racecourse.html (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Newmarket. (2025). History of Racing in Newmarket. Available at: https://newmarket.org.uk/history-of-racing-in-newmarket/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025). The Jockey Club. (2025). The History of Epsom Downs Racecourse. Available at: https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/epsom/about/history/#:~:text=Epsom's%20earliest%20racedays%20were%20in%20the%201640s&text=Under%20the%20Commonwealth%20(1649%2D60,the%20presence%20of%20Charles%20II (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Ascot. (2025). About Ascot Racecourse. Available at: https://www.ascot.com/about (Accessed: 1 December 2025). StadiumDB. (2025). Sandygate Road. Available at: https://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/eng/sandygate_road (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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