Summer Family Raceday 18 Aug 2027

Free car and coach parking is available close to the racecourse. Please follow the directional signs to the public car parks as you approach the racecourse. The racecourse opens between 2 and 2.5 hours before the first race.

Disabled parking is also signposted and is located in the North Car Park just across from the Premier Entrance to the racecourse.

The course is fully signposted from Junction 42 of the M6 and from the surrounding areas.

Racegoers can arrive and leave by taxi, but it is advised that taxis are pre-booked.

Carlisle Racecourse can be reached via public bus service 400. Alight at Carlisle Racecourse stop which is directly outside the entrance to the course.

The racecourse is 2.2 miles from Carlisle Station, a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 miles south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles north of London Euston.

Stagecoach (01228 597222) operate a bus service to the course from Carlisle (route 65 or 66). Alternatively, the racecourse is only a short taxi ride or a slightly longer walk away (3.5 km (42 min)).

Helicopter landing at the racecourse is available by prior arrangement only.

Although the racecourse lies outwith the city of Carlisle, you can walk to/from the course. It is a 3.7 km (44 min) walk.