Where horses race
Kempton Park racing track comprises of 210 acres of flat grassland surrounded by woodland with two lakes in its centre. It has adjoining inner and outer courses for flat and national hunt racing.
The racecourse was the idea of 19th Century businessman S.H. Hyde, who was enjoying a carriage drive in the country with his wife in June 1870 when he came across Kempton Manor and Park for sale. He leased the grounds as tenant in 1872, and six years later in July 1878 Kempton opened as a racecourse.
This was the feudal lord's demesne of a manor recorded in the Domesday Book, and has had at least four variant names. Some early Victorian gateposts remain, but no manor house buildings.
Red arrow: Location of first pic., and direction of shot
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