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Chauffeur to Chelmsford City Racecourse
Chelmsford City Racecourse stages flat racing. Stansted Airport is about 20 minutes away by car. The nearest station named by the organisers is Chelmsford / Braintree (Chelmsford station is about a 20-minute cars ride, Braintree about 10 minutes. Walking from Great Leighs along the A131 is not advised). By road, the closest National Rail station is Braintree (BTR), about 13 minutes' drive. Its biggest days include Easter Festival (Easter (March/April)). The 2027 fixture list is not yet on the course's own site.
How the day runs
From Mayfair the drive is about an hour and 21 minutes via the A12, M11 and A120; from Heathrow, about an hour and 22 minutes via the M25, M11 and A120. From Oxford it is about an hour and 57 minutes (111.7 miles). Dress: general admission is informal (beach flip-flops discouraged). Fairwood Restaurant: no shorts or trainers. Club Lounge: jacket, shirt and tie for men. 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 Chelmsford City Racecourse1 hr 21 min, 52.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Chelmsford City Racecourse1 hr 22 min, 80.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Chelmsford City Racecourse1 hr 57 min, 111.7 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.comArena Racing Company took a multi-year lease from freeholder Chelmsford City Racecourse Ltd in October 2026.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.ukThe BHA licensed ARC to race here on 23 October 2026; racing resumes Monday 2 November 2026.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.ukThe 2026 Easter Festival was abandoned at the BHA's discretion during a dispute over a licence transfer.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.ukFloodlit all-weather track staging evening and daytime racing year-round.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.ukStansted Airport is about 20 minutes away by car.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.ukBHA 2027 list: 19 all-weather Flat fixtures.
Source: media.britishhorseracing.comGeneral admission is informal (beach flip-flops discouraged). Fairwood Restaurant: no shorts or trainers. Club Lounge: jacket, shirt and tie for men.
Source: chelmsford-racecourse.co.uk
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Questions
How far is Chelmsford City Racecourse from London?
About an hour and 21 minutes from Mayfair (52.6 miles) in clear traffic.
What racing is held there?
Flat racing. Its biggest days include Easter Festival (Easter (March/April)).
Which station is nearest?
Chelmsford / Braintree (Chelmsford station is about a 20-minute cars ride, Braintree about 10 minutes. Walking from Great Leighs along the A131 is not advised).
Which airport is closest?
London Stansted Airport, about 57 minutes by road.
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