South West

Bath

Next raceday Fri 26 Mar 2027 Flat

• 20 racedays

🏆 Bank-holiday Family Fun Days (e.g. Easter and May Day 2026) and summer evening flat fixtures; no Group races.

• ↻ Left-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Very family-friendly
• 🧺 Picnics welcome

🚆 Bath Spa station; race day shuttle bus (First Bus) from outside the station, under 15 min, £6 return, under-16s free with a paying adult

The course and family days

The track: High hilltop left-handed oval of about 1m 5f on Lansdown with a long, gently rising home straight that has a kink.

Family days: Family Fun Days (Easter egg hunts, May Day 2026 climbing walls and Inflatable World, themed Dinosaur/Superhero days); most fixtures have free funfair rides, bouncy castles and face painting

Cheltenham

Next raceday Fri 1 Jan 2027 Jumps

• 16 racedays
• 8 Premier

🏆 The Cheltenham Festival (March, Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle); The November Meeting; The International (December); Festival Trials Day (January); New Year's Day.

• ↻ Left-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly
• 🧺 Picnics in some areas

🚆 Cheltenham Spa, about 3 miles; Festival shuttle buses from the station and Stagecoach bus D

💷 From £13.50 (New Year's Day 2027, advance)

The course and family days

The track: Two undulating left-handed courses (Old and New) of about 1m 4f in a natural amphitheatre below Cleeve Hill with a stiff uphill run-in; separate Cross Country course.

Family days: Family Fun Racedays (e.g. New Year's Day) with complimentary kids' entertainment and live music in the Club/Tatts enclosure; free Junior Jumpers club for under-18s

Exeter

Next raceday Fri 1 Jan 2027 Jumps

• 16 racedays

🏆 Haldon Gold Cup (Grade 2 chase, November); Family Raceday (March) and Easter raceday.

• ↻ Right-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Very family-friendly

🚆 Exeter St Davids, about 8 miles; one free raceday bus from St Davids and Exeter bus station (first come, first served)

💷 Family ticket £28 for 2 adults plus children (2026, advance); single adult from £14 advance (2019)

The course and family days

The track: Undulating right-handed oval of about 2 miles on the Haldon Hills, Britain's highest course, with a downhill sweep into an uphill home straight.

Family days: Family Raceday (March 2026) with children's race, Shetland pony race, soft play, mini golf, crafts, entertainer and Discovery Trail; Easter raceday family fun; Devon Air Ambulance raceday activities

Newton Abbot

Next raceday Sat 27 Mar 2027 Jumps

• 18 racedays

🏆 Summer jumps season (racing through the summer months), including Easter and bank holiday fixtures.

• ↻ Left-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Very family-friendly
• 🛝 Play area
• 🧺 Picnics in some areas

🚆 Newton Abbot station, about 1 mile

💷 From £13 (2026, Course Enclosure advance; £15 on gate)

The course and family days

The track: Tight, flat left-handed oval of about 1m 1f with short straights, favouring handy horses.

Family days: Family Raceday/Family Fun Days (e.g. late October Sunday/half-term); Christmas Fayre with Santa's grotto

Salisbury

Next raceday Sun 2 May 2027 Flat

• 15 racedays

🏆 Bibury Cup (June); Sovereign Stakes (Group 3, August); summer holiday and evening fixtures.

• ↻ Right-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly
• 🧺 Picnics in some areas

🚆 Salisbury station, about 3 miles; free courtesy bus on racedays (single bus, first come first served)

💷 From £12 (2023 Father's Day fixture)

The course and family days

The track: Right-handed loop joining a straight mile that rises to a stiff uphill finish; races up to 1m 6f use the loop.

Family days: Summer Holiday Racing days with free children's entertainment; past themed days such as Father's Day Dino Day (2023) with dinosaur shows, mini rides and inflatables; some fixtures state no extra children's facilities

Taunton

Next raceday Wed 13 Jan 2027 Jumps

• 14 racedays

🏆 Winter jumps fixtures (roughly autumn to spring); no major races confirmed in sources.

• ↻ Right-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Check child prices
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

🚆 Taunton station, about 4 miles; courtesy bus (Berrys Coaches) from the station 90 min before the first race

The course and family days

The track: Right-handed oval of about 1m 2f with two long straights and two tight bends.

Family days: Family Fun racemeetings reported previously (April 2017: ferret racing, fairground, face painting, goody bags)

Wincanton

Next raceday Sat 9 Jan 2027 Jumps

• 16 racedays

🏆 Badger Beer Chase (November); Boxing Day meeting; Kingwell Hurdle (February); Season Finale and Family Fun Day (April).

• ↻ Right-handed · Turf
• 🎟 Under-18s free
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly
• 🐕 Dogs welcome

🚆 Templecombe station; complimentary raceday courtesy bus meets trains (Bruton about 4 miles also listed)

💷 From £18 (2027 season advance, Shared Ownership Raceday)

The course and family days

The track: Fairly flat, right-handed rectangular track of about 1m 3f with easy fences that suits speedy jumpers.

Family days: Season Finale and Family Fun Day (18 April 2027) with live music and local producers; no specific kids' activities listed