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Chingford Road
Tube: Walthamstow Central
London
England
Tel: 44 20 8498 3300
Concierge.com's insider take:
For a singular insight into a very particular London subculture, attend a greyhound race at Walthamstow Stadium—voted Race Course of the Millennium (whatever that means). You can get into the stands for a £1 or about $1.90) or, far better, reserve a table at the Paddock Grill restaurant. The place is terraced with a giant window-wall, so all seats at all tables overlook the track and there's tote betting service—i.e., waitpersons in jazzy vests take your gambling order along with your food one. The dogs make several outings per night, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, chasing a scented mechanical hare to the finish line. It's a firmly working-class pursuit, with a side of East End gangsters, as you'd gather if you stayed on after the last race to visit the track's nightclub, Charlie Chans.
Tues, Thurs, Sat opening at 6:30 p.m.; admission £6 (about $11.50)
Mon opening at 1:15 p.m.; free admission
Fri opening at 10:30 a.m.; free admission
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