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Chauffeur to Huntingdon Racecourse
Huntingdon Racecourse stages jumps racing. About 20 miles north-west of Cambridge and 22 miles south of Peterborough. Helicopters can land on racedays with prior permission. Part of The Jockey Club. Its biggest days include Peterborough Chase (December), Boxing Day raceday (December). 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 43 minutes via the A41, A1 and C54; from Heathrow, about an hour and 33 minutes via the M25, A1(M) and A1. From Oxford it is about an hour and 53 minutes (84.7 miles). Dress: no formal code; dress for the weather. Hospitality and restaurant guests asked to dress smart casual, avoiding ripped denim and trainers. 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 Huntingdon Racecourse1 hr 43 min, 67.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Huntingdon Racecourse1 hr 33 min, 78.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Huntingdon Racecourse1 hr 53 min, 84.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It stages jumps racing.
Source: media.britishhorseracing.comJump racing has been held here, near Brampton, from 1886.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Peterborough Chase, a Grade 2, was first run in 1969; Desert Orchid is among its winners.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukAround 18 fixtures a year, with the season running from October to May.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukOne main enclosure gives access to all facilities.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukReached from the B1514 off the A141, close to the A1/A14 Brampton Hut interchange; free on-site parking.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukAbout 20 miles north-west of Cambridge and 22 miles south of Peterborough.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukHelicopters can land on racedays with prior permission.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How far is Huntingdon Racecourse from London?
About an hour and 43 minutes from Mayfair (67.6 miles) in clear traffic.
What racing is held there?
Jumps racing. Its biggest days include Peterborough Chase (December), Boxing Day raceday (December).
Which station is nearest?
Huntingdon (On the King's Cross main line, about 2.5 miles away; the station shuttle is not running).
Which airport is closest?
London Luton Airport, about an hour and 16 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.