The Town Moor reaches Spital Tongues and the city centre to the south, Gosforth to the north and Jesmond to the east (where it meets Exhibition Park).

[3] The Hoppings, said to be Europe's largest travelling fun fair, is held on the Town Moor during the last week in June.

[4] Since the 18th century the Town Moor has hosted a significant number of sports and recreational events including rabbit coursing, horse racing and running.

In 1800 a permanent stone grandstand was built at the north end of the racecourse; a fire damaged it for a short time in 1844.

[11][12] On 8 April 1921 a hangar at the aerodrome was destroyed by arson by an Irish Republican Army team led by Edward Kerrigan, after they overpowered the airfield's night-watchman.