Santa Pod Raceway
Santa Pod Raceway is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile and 1⁄8 mile racing. Located in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group.Photo: Dan santapod, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: Europe’s first permanent drag racing venue for 1/4 and 1/8 mile racing.
- Address: Airfield Road, Poddington, NN29 7XA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odell Great Wood and Sharnbrook Summit.
Odell Great Wood
Forest
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Odell Great Wood is an ancient woodland and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Odell in Bedfordshire. Located around the centre of the parish of Odell, the site was described by Natural England as "in many respects the best example in Bedfordshire" of wet ash-maple woodland, and in historical sources as "the noblest wood in this county".
Sharnbrook Summit
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharnbrook Summit is a nature reserve between the villages of Sharnbrook and Wymington in Bedfordshire. It has an area of approximately nine hectares, and it is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Wymington Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wymington Meadow is a nature reserve south of Wymington in Bedfordshire. It is approximately one hectare, and is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Wymington Meadow is situated 1½ miles north of Santa Pod Raceway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinwick and Hinwick House.
Hinwick
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick is a hamlet in northwest Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of Bedford and is about 1 km east of the county border with Northamptonshire which is also the postal county.
Hinwick House
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick House is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from Central London, near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote. Hinwick House is situated 1½ miles northwest of Santa Pod Raceway.
Souldrop
Village
Photo: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Souldrop is a village in the civil parish of Knotting and Souldrop, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England, located near the border with Northamptonshire. Souldrop is situated 2 miles east of Santa Pod Raceway.
Santa Pod Raceway
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Odell, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.23567° or 52° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.60077° or 0° 36′ 3″ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9C4X69PX+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 126127225OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=drag_racingGeoNames ID
11874273Wikidata ID
Q7419829
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- German: “Santa Pod Raceway”
- Swedish: “Santa Pod Raceway”
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