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Chester · Cheshire
A day at Chester Racecourse
Flat 🎟 Under-18s free 👨👩👧 Family-friendly
- 15racedays in 2027
- 15Flat
- 0Jumps
- 0Premier Racedays
🏇 The course
Very tight, flat left-handed circuit of just over a mile on the Roodee, Britain's oldest racecourse still in use; low draws favoured.
- Track
- Left-handed · Turf
- Big races
- Boodles May Festival (Chester Cup, Chester Vase, Ormonde Stakes, Cheshire Oaks)
👨👩👧 A family day out
Children aged 17 and under go free with an adult in general admission; not admitted to The Garden or Winning Post; hospitality needs a pre-booked child ticket.
Family days: Summer Family Fun Day (August) with inflatable play zones, funfair, crafts and music workshops
- 🛝 Play area: family days only
- 🧺 Picnics: some enclosures/car parks
- 🐕 Dogs: assistance dogs only
📍 Getting there
- Address
- The Racecourse, Chester, CH1 2LY
- By train
- Chester station, about 1.5 km walk
- Parking
- £12 per car on racedays (card on arrival); can't pre-book on Family Day
- Tickets
- £10 Open Course/Dee Stand ticket (2023)
Worth knowing: Picnics on the Open Course (Roodee) and in the car park picnic area only, not the Dee Stand. Dress codes vary by enclosure and are strict in some areas; May Festival and Saturdays get busy and lively.
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Hotel
Crowne Plaza Chester
Chester, Cheshire · 0.4 miles from Chester Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
The Hotel Chester
Chester, Cheshire · 0.6 miles from Chester Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Chester – Racecourse
Chester, Cheshire · 0.6 miles from Chester Racecourse
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Hotel
The Mill Hotel & Spa
Chester, Cheshire · 1.3 miles from Chester Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Chester 2027 fixtures
May
- Wed 5 Flat Next
- Thu 6 Flat
- Fri 7 Flat
- Sat 29 Flat
June
- Fri 11 Flat
- Sat 12 Flat
- Sat 26 Flat
July
- Fri 9 Flat EVE
- Sat 10 Flat
- Sat 24 Flat
August
- Sun 1 Flat
- Sat 21 Flat
September
- Fri 10 Flat
- Sat 11 Flat
- Sat 18 Flat
From the BHA 2027 Fixture List. Dates can change – check with the racecourse before you travel.
