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Carlisle · Cumbria
A day at Carlisle Racecourse
Flat & Jumps 🎟 Under-18s free 👨👩👧 Family-friendly
- 22racedays in 2027
- 11Flat
- 11Jumps
- 0Premier Racedays
🏇 The course
Undulating, pear-shaped right-handed circuit of about 1m 5f with a stiff uphill finish.
- Track
- Right-handed · Turf
- Big races
- Cumberland Plate and Carlisle Bell (June); jumps season opener (autumn)
👨👩👧 A family day out
Under-18s free at most fixtures with an adult; must be with a responsible adult (21+ or parent), max three per adult; 15 and under stay with adult throughout.
Family days: Easter Family Raceday with bouncy castles, face painting and Easter egg hunts; summer afternoons with giant Jenga, Connect 4 and activity booklets
- 🛝 Play area: family days only
- 🧺 Picnics: some enclosures/car parks
- 🐕 Dogs: some days
📍 Getting there
- Address
- Durdar Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 4TS
- By train
- Carlisle station, roughly 3 km; free bus to city centre after racing
- Parking
- Designated car park; trackside parking with picnic area £20 per car, advance only (2025)
Worth knowing: No outside food or drink in the enclosures, but picnics allowed in trackside parking. Dogs were welcomed on at least one 2026 summer raceday, otherwise assistance dogs only; no adult price found (Ladies Night 2027 is £25).
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Hotel
Carlisle Station Hotel
Carlisle, Cumbria · 2.4 miles from Carlisle Racecourse
Price guide: under £50 a night
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Hotel
Crossroads Hotel
Carlisle, Cumbria · 2.0 miles from Carlisle Racecourse
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Hotel
ibis Carlisle City Centre
Carlisle, Cumbria · 2.5 miles from Carlisle Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
View details – ibis Carlisle City Centre Book Direct / Check Availability – ibis Carlisle City Centre (opens in a new tab)
Carlisle 2027 fixtures
February
- Mon 22 Jumps Next
March
- Wed 3 Jumps
- Sat 27 Jumps
April
- Sun 4 Jumps
May
- Mon 17 Flat
- Thu 27 Flat
- Fri 28 Flat
June
- Mon 7 Flat
- Wed 23 Flat
July
- Sat 3 Flat EVE
- Thu 8 Flat
August
- Thu 5 Flat
- Wed 18 Flat
- Thu 26 Flat
September
- Thu 9 Flat
October
- Thu 14 Jumps
- Thu 21 Jumps
- Sun 31 Jumps
November
- Mon 8 Jumps
- Tue 16 Jumps
- Sun 28 Jumps
December
- Sun 12 Jumps
From the BHA 2027 Fixture List. Dates can change – check with the racecourse before you travel.
