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Aintree
Liverpool · Merseyside
A day at Aintree Racecourse
Jumps 🎟 Under-18s free 👨👩👧 Family-friendly
- 8racedays in 2027
- 0Flat
- 8Jumps
- 3Premier Racedays
🏇 The course
Flat, left-handed Grand National course with big spruce fences, plus a tighter inner Mildmay course.
- Track
- Left-handed · Turf
- Big races
- Grand National Festival (April); Old Roan Chase (October); Becher Chase (December)
👨👩👧 A family day out
Under-18s usually free with an adult (tickets added at no cost) but paid on a limited number of racedays; child tickets may be limited at high-demand fixtures; responsible adult 21+ or parent, max three per adult.
Family days: Halloween Family Day (October) with pony races, creepy crafts, face painting and a tribute act
- 🛝 Play area: family days only
- 🧺 Picnics: some enclosures/car parks
📍 Getting there
- Address
- Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 5AS
- By train
- Aintree station, directly opposite
- Parking
- Free at non-Grand National meetings; must pre-book for the Grand National Festival
- Tickets
- From £32 (Nov/Dec 2026 fixtures)
Worth knowing: No outside food or drink; picnics only in the Embankment Car Park. Grand National Festival is very crowded and drink-heavy, so not ideal for small children; quieter autumn and winter fixtures suit families.
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Inn
Stables Inn
Aintree, Merseyside · 0.9 miles from Aintree Racecourse
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Hotel
Orrell Park Hotel
Liverpool, Merseyside · 1.2 miles from Aintree Racecourse
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Hotel
The Park Hotel
Liverpool, Merseyside · 1.3 miles from Aintree Racecourse
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Aintree 2027 fixtures
April
- Thu 8 Jumps 🏆 Premier Next
- Fri 9 Jumps 🏆 Premier
- Sat 10 Jumps 🏆 Premier
May
- Fri 14 Jumps EVE
October
- Sun 24 Jumps
November
- Sat 6 Jumps
December
- Sat 4 Jumps
- Sun 26 Jumps
From the BHA 2027 Fixture List. Dates can change – check with the racecourse before you travel.
