It is currently home to greyhound racing.
I took these photos by 'sneaking in' through a gap in an a derelict bar area in the corner, which was once the football club bar. I say 'sneaked in' because I took these on Saturday 22nd Augsut 2010, & there was a dogs meeting about to commence, & I didn't want to pay to get into that, as I wasn't staying for the meeting, I just wanted to try to get a few snaps of the ground, so here they are.
This is the impressive entrance.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qvK4oTII/AAAAAAAAC5I/liIOvJwShJc/s400/DSCF9521.jpg)
Club motto in the gates.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qxBJm4aI/AAAAAAAAC5M/-LE7fbiZw7M/s400/DSCF9522.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qzGbsYTI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/lHo4YhAbeHs/s400/DSCF9523.jpg)
I am guessing this road was only laid down when the stadium was built.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_q2ew89UI/AAAAAAAAC5U/QOvDjoy7l34/s400/DSCF9524.jpg)
This sign points the way to the current usage.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_q4sHiiKI/AAAAAAAAC5c/2PDRfhW31hA/s400/DSCF9526.jpg)
This is the back of the main stand, the current football ground, is down an access road, to the left of this picture.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qtQGznMI/AAAAAAAAC5E/cb-ra613zko/s400/DSCF9520.jpg)
Follow the sign if you want the football, away from the dog track.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qsO9ezpI/AAAAAAAAC5A/Dv7s0oTSDWg/s400/DSCF9519.jpg)
This leads down to the football.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qlasufEI/AAAAAAAAC44/8yqr0mlx95Q/s400/DSCF9517.jpg)
In the corner is this empty bulding, the old bar i mentioned. This is how we will get inside.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qoU792zI/AAAAAAAAC48/pl9Z8Cr3X1I/s400/DSCF9518.jpg)
Wrecked, & a storage area.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qiBGjAbI/AAAAAAAAC40/ND1CV7zO59o/s400/DSCF9516.jpg)
A complete mess.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qeMppoEI/AAAAAAAAC4w/lgO6Am8LqZE/s400/DSCF9515.jpg)
This was the old bar.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qbPhsPZI/AAAAAAAAC4s/cgnzmJoWYIs/s400/DSCF9514.jpg)
My mate Tony couldn't find the toilets! ;-)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qYzsS7UI/AAAAAAAAC4o/9TCFq6RnYio/s400/DSCF9513.jpg)
This is the balcony area in front of the bar, inside the ground.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qWr6lw0I/AAAAAAAAC4k/thsPvySTvYA/s400/DSCF9511.jpg)
To our right is the main stand.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_psxfa35I/AAAAAAAAC3k/rUXZTD7-RG0/s400/DSCF9494.jpg)
A similar shot, looking down the dog track, with the some open terracing at the far end in the distance.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_puwC7B2I/AAAAAAAAC3o/nk2PVhfDILs/s400/DSCF9495.jpg)
On the far side is a covered terrace.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_pwm4cPdI/AAAAAAAAC3s/EebdONPnYS0/s400/DSCF9496.jpg)
And to our left is an open terrace not wuite 'behind the goal', but on a curve.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_py2ea2UI/AAAAAAAAC3w/25Fk1DBsixI/s400/DSCF9497.jpg)
This is a close up of the main stand. I didn't attempt to get into it, as 'technically' we have just 'bunked in' to a dog meeting!
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_p2lPeFiI/AAAAAAAAC30/EblZBZEoarg/s400/DSCF9499.jpg)
Here we 'zoom in' to the directors box.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_p4noCIbI/AAAAAAAAC34/JcQ2OtODovg/s400/DSCF9500.jpg)
This is the large open terrace at the far end.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_p6qYP3cI/AAAAAAAAC38/xYvpMnwPmK4/s400/DSCF9502.jpg)
With the covered terrace on the far side.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_p8JbASII/AAAAAAAAC4A/sUzPHYK87As/s400/DSCF9503.jpg)
This is the terrace to our right, floodlights from the current Sittingbourne ground behind.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qBT6bE8I/AAAAAAAAC4I/CYigMWpyI6M/s400/DSCF9504.jpg)
We move along to the curved terrace, & look across the old pitch.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qFiRGiVI/AAAAAAAAC4M/5viJv7ZpCb8/s400/DSCF9505.jpg)
Here we look along it.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qKF5KiwI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/g3FilNRlUiE/s400/DSCF9506.jpg)
Andd round to the covered terrace. I don't risk going over there, as I don't want to get spotted by any stewards. This really was a case of 'get inside, take snaps & run!' ;-)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qOge1-NI/AAAAAAAAC4U/ihy8UZlYrio/s400/DSCF9507.jpg)
The impressive main stand. Hard to believe this once hosted Southern League football.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qQuZcehI/AAAAAAAAC4Y/FYq6S026d5Q/s400/DSCF9508.jpg)
Another shot of it, with the open terrace included.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qSrgY01I/AAAAAAAAC4c/1y7rCJv52JQ/s400/DSCF9509.jpg)
Another shot down the pitch, with both areas of cover either side. Ground covered, time to go!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VsAwAE2GbLc/TI_qUXf9GII/AAAAAAAAC4g/bKWVAxxsJ7s/s400/DSCF9510.jpg)
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