Huntingdon Racecourse
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Huntingdon Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in The Stukeleys
near Huntingdon
, Cambridgeshire
, England
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It is also the venue for the annual Mascot Grand National
, a race between the mascots of various football and other sports teams.
Every five years, a week long scout camp called CamJam is held at Huntingdon.
The Stukeleys
The Stukeleys is a civil parish in the district of Huntingdonshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, consisting of the villages of Great Stukeley and Little Stukeley. The two villages are just north-west of Huntingdon....
near Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It is also the venue for the annual Mascot Grand National
Mascot Grand National
The Mascot Grand National is an annual race over hurdles between the mascots of various football and other sports teams. It is held at Huntingdon Racecourse in The Stukeleys near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England....
, a race between the mascots of various football and other sports teams.
Every five years, a week long scout camp called CamJam is held at Huntingdon.