| Newmarket - Suffolk - is a famous market town | | | | found on land a few miles away. |
| situated some sixty five miles outside of London. It is | | | | There is even an artistic culture that has developed |
| famous the world over for its association with horse | | | | around horses and racing. Many famous painters such |
| racing and breeding. The history of racing horses at | | | | as John Wooton, Peter Tillemans, and James |
| Newmarket can be traced back as far as 1174. It was | | | | Seymour lived and worked around the town. There |
| during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I | | | | are some classic pieces of art that date back to the |
| that its popularity as a racing venue for thoroughbred | | | | eighteenth century that have the sport of horse racing |
| horses increased. The Royal association has continued | | | | as their theme. |
| to present day with Queen Elizabeth II opening a | | | | Newmarket has excellent transport connections to the |
| breeding centre in the town, The National Stud. | | | | rest of the country as has been the case for |
| The population of Newmarket currently stands at | | | | hundreds of years. The railway station is a stop on the |
| around 15, 000 people but the number of racehorses is | | | | main Cambridge to London route since 1848. The |
| around 2, 500. As you may imagine many industries in | | | | arterial roads can quickly take you to the main |
| the town cater to horses both directly and indirectly. | | | | motorway network and you can be in London in less |
| There are even special horse paths around the town | | | | than ninety minutes. |
| so that the animals can get to and from specific | | | | The town has been well set up to cater to visitors and |
| establishments safely and quickly. | | | | regularly has influxes of domestic and foreign guests |
| Most of the stables that house the racing horses are | | | | that come to enjoy the races. There is |
| located within the town's boundaries whereas those | | | | accommodation available to suit all tastes and budgets. |
| that serve the thoroughbred breeding industry are | | | | |