Overview
- ⏱️5 hoursApproximate duration
- 🏟️Large sizedVenue capacity is 50,000
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Children aged 17 and under go free to the races when accompanied by an adult (some exclusions apply for Festival fixtures and Live After Racing events). Children do not require a ticket in advance and a free ticket will be issued on the day.
🏟️ Address: Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6BB, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
Car Park A is just a 320 m (4 min) walk to the course entrance. Parking here costs £5 per car.
Parking is free in Car Park C at Doncaster Racecourse except for during the St Leger Festival. This Car Park is at the family entrance at the bottom end of the course and is a slightly longer walk to the entrance than Car Park A.
The Coach Park is located at the family entrance and is free parking for coaches.
Doncaster Racecourse can be reached by public bus routes 57c, 57f, 58a, and 58c from the town centre. Alight at the Bawtry Road/Leger Way stop which is a 320 m (4 min) walk to the course entrance.
A shuttle bus service runs between the racecourse and Doncaster Interchange (Train Station) for all race meetings. It will commence from the Interchange at approximately the time when the gates open and continue until approximately 30 mins before the first race. The return journey (which will stop at a designated point on sound of the bell) will start just after the penultimate race, and continue until approximately 1 hour after the last race. If there is entertainment following racing the service will continue until this has finished.
Doncaster Racecourse is easily reached by train due to the connections at Doncaster Train Station. Services from CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, LNER, Northern Trains, and TransPennine Express connect the town to destinations countrywide including London, Manchester, and Edinburgh.
From Doncaster Train Station, it is only a 2.4 km (29 min) walk to the course, or you can take the complimentary shuttle bus service.
For helicopter landing permission at Doncaster Racecourse, please contact Rachel Crabtree at rcrabtree@arenaracingcompany.co.uk. Permission will not be granted until Doncaster Racecourse Management Company Ltd are in possession of, and has confirmed receipt of, a completed Insurance Indemnity Form and a General Aviation Report.
As the racecourse is handily located within the town, it is just a 1.8 km (21 min) walk to the town centre where there are sites, eateries, bars, and shops.
Doncaster is a small northern town with a number of mid-range and budget hotels, b&bs, and guesthouses. The majority are located in Doncaster town centre where the best bars and restaurants can be found.
Doncaster’s primary airport is Doncaster-Sheffield Airport (DSA) which offers direct flights to and from many major European cities. Those travelling from…
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