Stadiums · Northern Ireland
New Grosvenor Stadium
New Grosvenor Stadium — multi-purpose stadium in Northern Ireland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Derriaghy · 1.2 km
About
New Grosvenor Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "multi-purpose stadium in Northern Ireland". Coordinates: 54.5359°, -6.0037°.
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From the Wikipedia article
New Grosvenor Stadium and Drumbo Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Ballyskeagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is currently used for football matches and greyhound racing, the latter is operating under the name Drumbo Park. The stadium currently has a total capacity of 1,500 which 790 can be seated, however this is split to a capacity for football matches of 1,500 (540 seated) and a capacity of 1,000 (250 seated) for greyhound racing.
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Background
History
The stadium was built originally as a trotting venue in the village of Ballyskeagh on the outskirts of Lisburn and was acquired by Distillery Football Club and converted into a football ground in 1980. The club named the venue New Grosvenor Park after their previous home in Belfast, which had been damaged by a fire bomb attack in 1971 and was then demolished to make way for the building of a motorway link through the city in 1972. The stadium was modified in the mid-1980s to accommodate greyhound racing under the operating name of Ballyskeagh Greyhound Track, rebranded as Drumbo Park in 2009, and continues to be a dual venue accommodating both soccer and greyhound racing as independent…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5359, -6.0037
- District
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Postcode
- BT27 5TE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lagan Valley
- Established
- 1980
- Nearest railway station
- Derriaghy — 1.2 km
- Official site
- drumbopark.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1982605 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Grosvenor Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: New Grosvenor Stadium Stand - geograph-1445542.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Grosvenor Stadium?
- New Grosvenor Stadium is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT27 5TE).
- When was New Grosvenor Stadium built?
- Built or established in 1980.
- Who owns New Grosvenor Stadium?
- New Grosvenor Stadium is owned by |operator =.
- How do I get to New Grosvenor Stadium?
- The nearest railway station is Derriaghy, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT27 5TE.