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    A day at Wolverhampton Racecourse

    Flat 💡 All-weather 🎟 Under-18s free 👨‍👩‍👧 Very family-friendly

    Next raceday 2 Jan Saturday 2027 · Flat

    🏇 The course

    Tight, floodlit left-handed all-weather oval of about a mile with a short home straight.

    Track
    Left-handed · All-weather Tapeta
    Big races
    Lady Wulfruna Stakes (March); Easter Monday and Boxing Day fixtures; year-round floodlit racing

    👨‍👩‍👧 A family day out

    Children 17 and under free; up to three per full-paying adult, free child pass issued at the venue.

    Family days: Family Fun Days (e.g. Easter Monday, Summer Family Funday in June 2026) with bouncy castles, face painting, arts and crafts, pony rides; Panto raceday after Boxing Day

    • 🛝 Play area: family days only

    📍 Getting there

    Address
    Wolverhampton Racecourse, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 0PE
    By train
    Wolverhampton station, about 3 km
    Parking
    Free, 1,500+ spaces on site
    Tickets
    From £10 (2026, limited advance allocation)

    Worth knowing: Busy evening/party nights (Friday Night Live) less suited to young children; venue also hosts 200+ greyhound meetings from 2026. A 2023 raceday guide said picnics, chairs and tables can't be brought in, while family-day page suggests picnic blankets.

    4 places to stay

    Places to stay near Wolverhampton Racecourse, nearest first. Distances are from the racecourse, in miles.

    Wolverhampton 2027 fixtures

    January

    • Sat 2 Flat Next
    • Mon 4 Flat LIT
    • Tue 5 Flat LIT
    • Fri 8 Flat LIT
    • Sun 10 Flat
    • Mon 11 Flat LIT
    • Fri 15 Flat LIT
    • Sun 17 Flat
    • Mon 18 Flat LIT
    • Fri 22 Flat LIT
    • Tue 26 Flat LIT
    • Fri 29 Flat

    February

    • Mon 1 Flat LIT
    • Tue 2 Flat LIT
    • Mon 8 Flat LIT
    • Fri 12 Flat LIT
    • Mon 15 Flat LIT
    • Tue 16 Flat LIT
    • Tue 23 Flat LIT
    • Fri 26 Flat LIT

    March

    • Mon 1 Flat LIT
    • Fri 5 Flat LIT
    • Mon 8 Flat LIT
    • Sat 13 Flat
    • Tue 16 Flat LIT
    • Fri 19 Flat LIT
    • Sun 21 Flat
    • Tue 23 Flat LIT
    • Sat 27 Flat EVE
    • Mon 29 Flat
    • Tue 30 Flat LIT

    April

    • Mon 5 Flat LIT
    • Fri 9 Flat LIT
    • Mon 12 Flat EVE
    • Fri 16 Flat
    • Tue 20 Flat EVE
    • Mon 26 Flat EVE

    May

    • Tue 4 Flat EVE
    • Fri 7 Flat EVE
    • Mon 10 Flat EVE
    • Mon 17 Flat EVE
    • Mon 24 Flat EVE
    • Tue 25 Flat EVE

    June

    • Tue 15 Flat EVE
    • Fri 18 Flat

    July

    • Mon 5 Flat EVE
    • Tue 6 Flat EVE
    • Tue 13 Flat EVE
    • Tue 20 Flat EVE
    • Tue 27 Flat EVE
    • Fri 30 Flat

    August

    • Tue 3 Flat EVE
    • Tue 24 Flat EVE
    • Tue 31 Flat EVE

    September

    • Fri 10 Flat EVE
    • Fri 17 Flat LIT
    • Mon 20 Flat LIT
    • Mon 27 Flat LIT

    October

    • Fri 1 Flat
    • Mon 11 Flat LIT
    • Mon 18 Flat LIT
    • Fri 22 Flat LIT
    • Tue 26 Flat LIT
    • Fri 29 Flat LIT

    November

    • Tue 2 Flat LIT
    • Tue 16 Flat LIT
    • Mon 22 Flat LIT
    • Tue 23 Flat LIT
    • Mon 29 Flat LIT
    • Tue 30 Flat LIT

    December

    • Fri 3 Flat LIT
    • Mon 6 Flat LIT
    • Tue 7 Flat LIT
    • Fri 10 Flat LIT
    • Sat 11 Flat
    • Mon 13 Flat LIT
    • Tue 14 Flat LIT
    • Sat 18 Flat
    • Mon 20 Flat LIT
    • Tue 21 Flat LIT
    • Sun 26 Flat
    • Mon 27 Flat LIT
    • Thu 30 Flat LIT

    From the BHA 2027 Fixture List. Dates can change – check with the racecourse before you travel.

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