Overview
- ⏱️5 hoursApproximate duration
- 🏟️Small sizedVenue capacity is 3,000
Children 17 and under go free to the races when accompanied by an adult. Children do not require a ticket in advance and a free ticket will be issued on the day.
Concession discounts are only available on the day of the race. For more information, please contact the venue directly on 01636 814481.
🏟️ Address: Southwell Racecourse, Station Road, Rolleston, Southwell, NG25 0TS, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
The best postcode for Sat-Nav users attempting to reach Racecourse Road is NG25 0QB. Due to local authority restrictions, Occupation Lane and Station Road in Rolleston cannot be used as a means of access for Sunday and all Floodlight race meetings, so please follow the yellow diversion signs.
There is ample parking available at the racecourse and it is free.
There are also disabled car parking spaces in car parks A and B.
There is an excellent and very frequent bus service from Nottingham to Southwell 7 days a week, This is the No. 26 service from stop K1 at Nottingham Bus Station.
The racecourse welcomes coach groups to the racecourse. On arrival, coaches will be directed to allocated coach parking.
The nearest station is Rolleston which is adjacent to the course (just a 80 m (1 min) walk from the entrance). Rolleston Train Station lies on the Nottingham to Lincoln line. If you arrive at Newark Station, then it is about a 9-mile journey to Racecourse Road, Southwell. The operator East Midlands Trains runs additional train services calling at Rolleston on racedays in line with the first and last race times. For more details on the scheduled times please go to: www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk.
As Southwell Racecourse is located in such a rural area, it is not advised that racegoers walk to or from the course, but instead driving or use public transport.
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