Dallas Burston Polo Club
The Dallas Burston Polo Club is a 600 acre[1] polo club based near the market town of Southam, Warwickshire. Opened in 1999,[2] and merged with the Stoneleigh Park club in 2003,[3] it was until 2012 named the RLS Polo Club.[4] It boasts 6 polo grounds, an all-weather SuperArena as well as a 3,000 person capacity conference and events venue which opened in 2014.[5] There are 15 paddocks and 26 stables for horses. In November 2015 it was announced that there would be a £122 million investment in the club over the next 12 years, adding a hotel, up to 100 holiday lodges and a re-vamped player's pavilion.[6]
In 2014 the club was used as a filming location for the E4 TV show "Made in Chelsea" when the cast go and watch a polo match together.[7]
References
- ↑ The club on the Warwickshire Weddings website
- ↑ A Coventry Evening Telegraph article on the club
- ↑ Laffaye, Horace A: The Polo Encyclopedia 2nd Edition, page 357. MacFarland, 2015
- ↑ Info on the club at the Hurlingham Polo club website
- ↑ Leamington Courier article on the club
- ↑ A Coventry Evening Telegraph article on the investment
- ↑ Information on the "Where in Chelsea" site
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