Southwell Racecourse

#7535 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Southwell Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located 2 miles east of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of only six racecourses in the UK to have an all-weather track and is the only one with a Fibresand surface. Fibresand is a mixture of sand and wispy fibres. Southwell has applied to change the track surface from Fibresand to Tapeta in 2021. ()

Coordinates: 53°4'11"N, 0°54'27"W

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Southwell Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Southwell Minster, Southwell Racecourse, The Workhouse, Holy Trinity Church.

1.9 miW
12th-century Romanesque minster
Southwell Minster, Southwell
50 min walk • Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated 6 miles miles from Newark-on-Trent and 13 miles from Mansfield.
0.4 miSE
53°3'59"N • 0°53'58"W
Southwell Racecourse, Southwell
11 min walk • Horse track, Gambling, Golf
1.5 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
The Workhouse, Southwell
40 min walk • The Workhouse, also known as Greet House, in the town of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, is a museum operated by the National Trust, opened to the public in 2002.
0.6 miSE
Church
Holy Trinity Church
17 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Rolleston is a parish church in the Church of England in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire.
3.5 miSW
Monastery
Priory Church of St Peter
90 min walk • The Priory Church of St Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular or "Black Canons" and now a Church of England church in Thurgarton Nottinghamshire. They were called "Black Canons" because they wore Black Cassocks, Black Capes and Hoods.
3.6 miSE
Church
All Saints' Church
91 min walk • All Saints' Church, Elston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Elston, Nottinghamshire, England.
2.3 miW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Southwell
58 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Southwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
2.9 miNE
Church
St Wilfrid Church
75 min walk • St. Wilfrid's Church, Kelham is a parish church in the Church of England in Kelham, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
3.6 miE
53°4'8"N • 0°49'18"W
Sconce and Devon Park, Newark
91 min walk • Park
3.5 miSE
Church
Elston Chapel
89 min walk • Elston Chapel is a redundant Anglican church to the north-east of the village of Elston, Nottinghamshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.5 miN
Forts and castles
Winkburn Hall
90 min walk • Winkburn Hall is a Grade I listed country house which stands at the corner of an estate a few miles north-east of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, off the Hockerton to Kirklington road. It was built for the Burnell family circa 1700 as a two-storey mansion in red brick with ashlar dressing and a hipped slate roof.

Southwell Racecourse

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Southwell Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)