Newbury Racecourse: BOYLE Sports Lockinge Day and Coral Gold Cup Day
Newbury's big race days from Amersham
Amersham to Newbury's big race days: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Amersham: 1 hour 5 minutes for the 56.9 miles. Diary note: 14–15 May 2027. Gates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates. 0.7 miles from Amersham's centre stands High and Over, listed Grade II*. Historic England lists The Gables, 0.8 miles from Amersham's centre, at Grade II*. The London–Aylesbury line serves Amersham.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Amersham. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Amersham is 56.9 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Amersham takes 51 minutes.
- Amersham to Newbury Racecourse1 hr 5 min, 56.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Newbury Racecourse to Amersham1 hr 5 min, 56.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Gates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukHigh and Over, 0.7 miles out from central Amersham, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe Gables, 0.8 miles out from central Amersham, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAmersham station is on the London–Aylesbury line and Metropolitan line.
Source: wikidata.orgNo strict dress code; the racecourse wants racegoers to feel comfortable and offers dress recommendations. No dress code for Members or under-12s.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukThe first race meeting at Newbury was held on 26-27 September 1905, the same day its railway station opened.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukThe Lockinge Stakes was first run in 1958; the Hennessy Gold Cup (now Coral Gold Cup) was first run at Newbury in 1960.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukAmersham is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Amersham for Newbury's big race days?
1 hour 5 minutes and 56.9 miles in clear traffic via the M40, A404 and M4; allow more on the day.
When is Newbury's big race days in 2027?
14–15 May 2027.
Is there a dress code at Newbury's big race days?
No strict dress code; the racecourse wants racegoers to feel comfortable and offers dress recommendations. No dress code for Members or under-12s.
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