Please find full information about your
visit to Chester Races below – just click on the relevant
title.
To find out further information about Race Days at Chester
Racecourse, please email: enquiries@chester-races.com.
If you have any suggestions about the type of information you
feel should be included in this area of the website, please
email your suggestions to the above email address.
Betting bars and catering
There are numerous open air and covered bars, catering
services and betting facilities in all areas of the Racecourse.
Personal stocks of food and drink, including alcohol, are
not permitted in any enclosure other than the Open Course.
Alcohol is only permitted in the Open Course area for personal
consumption. Private stocks of alcohol are not permitted
in any other area of the course. In the County Stand, the
Tattersalls Stand and the Paddock area, the consumption of
all drink, including alcohol, is restricted to designated
areas. In the County Stand Long Room seating area, no drinks
are permitted, except on certain racedays.
Booking deadlines and expected sell out time scale
Annual Members’ badges and County Stand badges for the May Festival Thursday and Friday are likely to sell out in January. We would like to advise Annual Members wishing to purchase extra County Stand badges that availability cannot be guaranteed after 31st December.
Car Parking
Car parking is on the Open Course and only for cars with a car pass. Car passes can be purchased in advance from the ticket office or from pay lane booths on race days. On Sunday Funday only, car parking will be operated on a first come first served basis. Please see the price list in the Tickets & Badges section for car park prices.
Children
Children accompanied by an adult, below the age of 16 are admitted free of charge to all stands and enclosures for all fixtures.
Coach Parking
Coach parking is available on the Little Roodee, next to the Racecourse. This is only for coaches with a coach pass. Passes must be purchased in advance from the ticket office. The Little Roddee is a 10-minute walk from the Watergate Square main entrance to the Racecourse. Coaches must not drop off outside the Racecourse. A coach pass costs £10.
Disabled Racegoers
Click here for Disabled Racegoers information
Dogs
Dogs (except aide dogs) are not allowed into the course on
racedays.
Dress Code
Customers in the County Stand: Long Room and Concourse and in all hospitality and restaurant facilities, are required to observe a strict dress code. Gentlemen are required to wear a suit jacket, collar and tie. Ladies are required to wear smart dress. The Racecourse reserves the right to prohibit racegoers who are incorrectly dressed from entering designated areas.
Enclosures & Entrances
Click here for Enclosures information
First Aid
First Aid posts are situated in the Open Course near to the main Paddock Entrance at the far end of the Parade Ring, on the Open Course and in the Dee Stand. The main Medical Centre is located behind the Leverhulme Stand in the Director´s Car Park.
Helicopters
For helicopter landing facilities, please call Chester Race Company on 01244 304 610 or for light aircraft landing facilities, please call Air Traffic Control on 01244 522 012/3. Helicopters are not allowed to land on the course on the following racedays: Saturday 28th June of Sunday 3rd August.
Lost or stolen Badges or Tickets
Unfortunately, these cannot be replaced. Please ensure your
badge / ticket is kept safe at all times. Please refer to our terms
and conditions.
Refunds and Cancelations
Chester Race Company Ltd cannot refund tickets or hospitality
reservations for which payment has already been received. Refunds
will only be made in the event that racing is abandoned. Please
refer to our terms
and conditions.
Picnics
Families are welcome to bring picnics to the Open
Course during race meetings.
Security Checks of Tickets and Badges
All tickets and badges will be clipped on entry. Numbers
on metal badges issued to Annual
Members will also be recorded on entry. We cannot guarantee
the validity of any tickets
/ badges purchased anywhere other than Chester Racecourse.
Chester Racecourse reserves the right to refuse admission.
Please refer to our terms
and conditions.
Senior Citizens & Students
Discounted tickets are available to Senior Citizens and NUS Cardholders (on proof of identity). These tickets allow a £5 discount on Tattersalls tickets and a £2 discount on Dee and Open Course tickets. Please note, this is subject to availability on the race day itself. It is not possible to benefit from this discount on tickets purchased in advance.
Smoking Policy
To create a comfortable environment for all of our racegoers, a smoking ban will be implemented in all of Chester Racecourse’s enclosed public spaces on race days.
Transfer and Upgrades
Subject to availability, it is possible to upgrade to another enclosure on
racedays via the transfer gates. Should visitors wish to upgrade
to the County
Stand, their standard of dress must comply with the dress
code. |
