Newbury Racecourse: BOYLE Sports Lockinge Day and Coral Gold Cup Day
Newbury's big race days from Cirencester
Bound for Newbury's big race days, starting in Cirencester. Newbury Racecourse is 53 minutes from Cirencester (43.1 miles) via the A419, M4 and A339. It comes round again 14–15 May 2027. The Lockinge Stakes was first run in 1958; the Hennessy Gold Cup (now Coral Gold Cup) was first run at Newbury in 1960. Gates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates. Cirencester's nearest station by road is Kemble (KEM), 8 minutes away. Cirencester is a market town. Water here means the River Churn, which passes Cirencester.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Cirencester address, timed to the day's start. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Getting back to Cirencester takes 53 minutes on clear roads. From the Oxford base, Cirencester is 44.9 miles and 1 hour 6 minutes via the A420 and A34.
- Cirencester to Newbury Racecourse53 min, 43.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Newbury Racecourse to Cirencester53 min, 43.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.ukGates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukThe closest National Rail station to Cirencester by road is Kemble (KEM), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgCirencester is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgCirencester lies on or beside the River Churn.
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.ukCirencester is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Cirencester for Newbury's big race days?
53 minutes and 43.1 miles in clear traffic via the A419, M4 and A339; allow more on the day.
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.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 44.9 miles from Cirencester; it is in place before your collection time.
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