It was built on the former site of the municipal Prince Edward Playing Fields in Canons Park in the London Borough of Harrow.

The stadium is home to National League football club Barnet, London Bees of the FA Women's Championship and formerly Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

The stadium's official total capacity is 6,500 and its current record attendance is 6,215, set on 28 January 2019 for Barnet's 3–3 draw with Brentford.

chairman Anthony Kleanthous had sought to move the club from its long term home at Underhill Stadium since the 1990s due to the poor facilities at the ground.

[2] Construction of a stadium at the Harrow council-owned Prince Edward Playing Fields in Canons Park had originally begun in early 2003, specifically intended as a new home for local non-league club Wealdstone F.C.

A new training ground and centre of excellence for Barnet, which they named the Hive, was opened at the site by Trevor Brooking and the then England manager Fabio Capello in 2009.

In round 2 of the 2014 Super League season Broncos played their first match at the Hive, against Salford Red Devils.

[11] Some aspects of previous planned works are incomplete, a rear extension on the west stand is still expected to be built in the near future.

On 6 November 2017 planning applications were submitted for the next phase of stadium development [1] Archived 16 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine which will bring capacity up to 8,500.

[14] Due to its geographical proximity to Wembley Stadium, the Hive has been used as a base for several foreign international teams prior to playing against England, and was also selected as the venue to coordinate and coach the referees taking part in the 2012 Olympics football tournament.