Harpenden Races

1840s to 1914

Occasional races took place on Harpenden Common during the 1830s and 1840s.  Regular annual Harpenden Races started in 1848 and finished with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.  The story of Harpenden Races has been told by Eric Brandreth in one of our publications.  

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