Racecourses

South East England has a range of breathtaking horse racing venues among the best in the UK that showcase top quality racecourses and family fun events throughout the year.

The UK horse racing schedule is one of the busiest on the sporting calendar with race days taking place almost every day attracting an ever growing audience from punters looking to beat the bookmakers to families after unique days out.

And it's not always about the sport itself. The beautiful surroundings offered by racecourses are widely appreciated by those who enjoy the great outdoors and make a stunning backdrop to the day's racing.

Racecourses in Berkshire

Royal Windsor Racecourse is a stone's throw from Heathrow Airport with 27 flat races from April to October. Themed and family days means there's more than just the racing to enjoy and spectators can choose from three enclosures to watch the action.

Ascot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse and hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and three Grade 1 Jumps races. Queen Elizabeth II attends Ascot several times a year.

Newbury Racecourse has year round racing and is an ideally located venue for Conferences and Events. It has courses for flat races and over jumps. It hosts one of Great Britain's 36 annual Group 1 flat races, the Lockinge Stakes.

Racecourses in Sussex

Plumpton Racecourse is located in East Sussex the course not only offers jump racing, but provides some of the most picturesque views of a sporting venue in the UK. A range of hospitality packages are also on offer and Plumpton is one of the most unique and memorable wedding venues in Sussex.

Also located in East Sussex is Brighton Racecourse. It is one of the most exciting, vibrant, race tracks in the South of England and with its fantastic location, the seaside course is perfect for a great day out with corporate clients, friends or family. 

Located in West Sussex, Fontwell Park racecourse offers a selection of jump racing throughout the year that usually attracts some of the leading jockeys and horses in the industry. It features the only figure-of-eight chase course in the UK and an oval hurdles course. Keep an eye out for concerts, firework displays and exhibitions at this versatile venue.

Racecourses in Surrey

Lingfield Park Racecourse is the busiest racecourse in Europe with over 80 fixtures across the year, with flat, jump and all weather racing. As well as being a popular racecourse, Lingfield Park Resort also boasts an onsite luxury 116-bedroom hotel & Leisure Club and a challenging 18-hole Golf Course, providing a fantastic leisure resort in Surrey.

Epsom Downs, which has a crowd capacity of 130,000 when taking into account people watching from the Epsom Downs, an area freely available to the public, is best known for hosting the Derby Stakes - Queen Elizabeth II normally attends this race day.

Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track together with a licensed entertainment and conference venue in Sunbury-on-Thames. 6 miles south-west of Charing Cross, London and on a border of Greater London. The site has 210 acres (85 hectares) of flat grassland surrounded by woodland with two lakes in its centre.

Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes.