Southwell Racecourse Guide

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About Southwell Racecourse

Flat / National Hunt / All Weather

All-Weather and Turf

Southwell Racecourse is best known for its all-weather track, which is the only one of the six in the UK laid with Fibresand – a surface similar to American dirt tracks. It also has a turf course for National Hunt racing that runs inside the all-weather.

Pony Racing

Historically, from the mid-1800s Southwell Racecourse hosted pony racing alongside some Thoroughbred races; as the latter increased, the Southwell Race Company was formed in 1886 and a grandstand erected.

Relocated to Rolleston

Just over 10 years later the track was judged unsafe and the racecourse relocated to Rolleston, for racing to resume in 1989. A new grandstand was built in 1965, and a hurdles track three years later also featured a new watering system. In 1989, Southwell became the first course in Britain to hold a Jumps race on an artificial track but they were discontinued for safety reasons.

Hayley Turner

Jockey Hayley Turner grew up locally and got her first job with a trainer based next to Southwell racecourse.

Important Races/Festivals

May – Ladies Day

Directions

  • Road: The course is just outside the village of Rolleston, near Nottingham, off the A617, between the M1 and A1.
  • Rail: Rolleston Station is five minutes’ walk from the course.
  • Website: www.southwell-racecourse.co.uk
  • Telephone: 01636 814481

The Southwell Racecourse Directory - Local Services

Travelling to Southwell Races? Want to know where to stay, where to eat, where to get your hair and nails done? How about where the best pubs are and the name of a reliable taxi? We can help. Check back frequently – this section is updated on a regular basis. 

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