Chelmsford City Racecourse, Chelmsford

Name: Chelmsford City Racecourse
Address: Moulsham Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM3 1QP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1245 360300

#1 among attractions in Chelmsford

Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

Chelmsford City racecourse, originally known as Great Leighs Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Great Leighs near Chelmsford, Essex, England. When it opened in April 2008, it was the first entirely new racecourse in the UK since Taunton opened in 1927. It went into administration in January 2009, and racing did not resume until January 2015. ()

Opened: 20 April 2008 (16 years ago)Coordinates: 51°50'29"N, 0°30'46"E

Address

Moulsham Hall LaneBoreham and The LeighsChelmsford CM3 1QP United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1245 360300

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Chelmsford

Day trips

Chelmsford City Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cressing Temple, Blake House Craft Centre, Braintree Library, Leez Priory.

4.2 miE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Cressing Temple, Braintree
107 min walk • Cressing Temple is an ancient monument situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, close to the villages of Cressing and White Notley.
3.3 miNW
51°52'54"N • 0°28'19"E
Blake House Craft Centre, Braintree
84 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Playground
3.1 miNE
Library
Braintree Library, Braintree
78 min walk • Braintree Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Square in Braintree, Essex, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Braintree and Bocking Urban District Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.9 miW
Monastery, Historical place
Leez Priory, Chelmsford
50 min walk • Leez Priory is a 16th-century mansion in Little Leighs, a small parish in the district of Chelmsford in the county of Essex, England.
2.9 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Warner Textile Archive, Braintree
75 min walk • The Warner Textile Archive is a UK-based collection of textiles, designs and paper records operated by Braintree District Museum Trust. It opened in 1993 and is the second largest collection of publicly-owned textiles in the UK.
3.7 miSE
Park
Terling Place
94 min walk • Terling Place is the Georgian family seat of Baron Rayleigh and the largest house in the village of Terling, Essex, England. It was built for John Strutt, MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of John Johnson.
4.8 miNE
Windmill
Bocking Windmill, Braintree
123 min walk • Bocking Windmill or Bocking Churchstreet Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill at Bocking, Essex, England which has been restored.
4.5 miS
Park
Little Waltham Meadows, Chelmsford
115 min walk • Little Waltham Meadows is an 8.9 hectare nature reserve south of Little Waltham in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.
3 miNE
51°52'44"N • 0°32'59"E
George Yard Shopping Centre, Braintree
78 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.1 miNE
51°52'42"N • 0°33'15"E
Braintree District Museum, Braintree
79 min walk • Art gallery, Natural history museum, Museum
3.1 miNE
51°52'5"N • 0°34'20"E
Namco Funscape Braintree, Braintree
80 min walk • Bowling alley, Game and entertainment center