Newbury Racecourse: BOYLE Sports Lockinge Day and Coral Gold Cup Day
Newbury's big race days from Lechlade
Lechlade to Newbury's big race days: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 37.7 miles, 52 minutes on a clear road via the A361, A419 and M4. It comes round again 14–15 May 2027. Gates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates. Lechlade's nearest station by road is Swindon (SWI), 27 minutes away. Gloucestershire is Lechlade's county. With about 3,100 residents, Lechlade is a small place of under 5,000 people.
How the day runs
A Lechlade pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Getting back to Lechlade takes 52 minutes on clear roads. The car sets out from Oxford, 27.0 miles from Lechlade.
- Lechlade to Newbury Racecourse52 min, 37.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Newbury Racecourse to Lechlade52 min, 38 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.ukThe closest National Rail station to Lechlade by road is Swindon (SWI), about 27 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLechlade is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgLechlade had about 3,100 residents in 2021.
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.ukChurch of St Lawrence, in central Lechlade, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Lechlade for Newbury's big race days?
52 minutes and 37.7 miles in clear traffic via the A361, A419 and M4; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 27.0 miles from Lechlade; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Newbury's big race days in 2027?
14–15 May 2027.
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