Events
Chauffeur to Bath Racecourse
Bath Racecourse stages flat racing. Helicopters may land on racedays with prior permission. Part of the Arena Racing Company group. The course lies in Somerset. Its biggest days include Ladies Day (June), Good Friday Raceday (March/April). The 2027 calendar includes Good Friday Raceday (26 March); Ladies Day (12 June).
How the day runs
From Mayfair the drive is about 2 hours via the A4, M4 and A46; from Heathrow, about an hour and 38 minutes via the M4, A46 and A420. From Oxford it is about an hour and 34 minutes (79.3 miles). Dress: not strict; no sports team shirts or offensive fancy dress, and ripped jeans or old trainers best avoided. The chauffeur sets you down at the entrance for your enclosure, waits nearby through the card and is ready after the last race.
- Mayfair, London to Bath Racecourse2 hr 1 min, 111.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Bath Racecourse1 hr 38 min, 99 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Bath Racecourse1 hr 34 min, 79.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It stages flat racing.
Source: media.britishhorseracing.comDescribed as England's highest racecourse, at 780 feet above sea level on Lansdown Hill.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukLeft-handed oval track of just over one mile.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukFlat racing only, with around 20 fixtures between March and October.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukResults of a Bath meeting first appear in the Racing Calendar in 1728; the track moved to its present site in 1831.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukFree on-site parking; about six miles south of M4 junction 18 and two miles north of the city centre.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukHelicopters may land on racedays with prior permission.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.ukPart of the Arena Racing Company group.
Source: bath-racecourse.co.uk
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Questions
How far is Bath Racecourse from London?
About 2 hours from Mayfair (111.9 miles) in clear traffic.
What racing is held there?
Flat racing. Its biggest days include Ladies Day (June), Good Friday Raceday (March/April).
Which station is nearest?
Bath Spa (Raceday shuttle bus runs from outside the station to the course in under 15 minutes).
Which airport is closest?
Bristol Airport, about 49 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.