Carlisle Racecourse

#7530 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Carlisle Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in the village of Blackwell just outside Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The course has been on its present site since 1904, when it moved there from the area known as The Swifts close to the centre of Carlisle. The course is 1 mile and 4 furlongs in circumference, right-handed, and hosts flat racing in the summer and National Hunt racing over the winter months. The last half mile is up a steep incline. The going can get very heavy in the winter. ()

Coordinates: 54°51'44"N, 2°55'59"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Castle, Brunton Park, Carlisle Golf Club.

2.3 miN
Medieval cathedral with daily services
Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle
58 min walk • Carlisle Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133. Carlisle is the second smallest of England's ancient cathedrals.
2.4 miN
Grand 12th-century fortress and prison
Carlisle Castle, Carlisle
63 min walk • Carlisle Castle is in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history.
2.4 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Brunton Park, Carlisle
62 min walk • Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium flooded completely in 2005 and again in 2015.
3.6 miNE
54°53'51"N • 2°51'55"W
Carlisle Golf Club, Carlisle
93 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.3 miN
Art museum, Museum, History museum
Tullie House, Carlisle
60 min walk • Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Carlisle, England. Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893, the original building is a converted Jacobean mansion, with extensions added when it was converted. At first the building contained the museum and also a library, an art school and a technical school.
2.4 miN
City hall
Carlisle Civic Centre, Carlisle
63 min walk • Carlisle Civic Centre is a municipal building in the Rickergate, Carlisle, England. It is the headquarters of Carlisle City Council.
2.2 miN
City wall
Carlisle city walls, Carlisle
57 min walk • Carlisle city walls were a defensive structure surrounding the centre of Carlisle, Cumbria. The city walls ran from Carlisle Castle in the north-west of the city to The Citadel in the south-east. Between these points, the city was protected by the former North and East Walls and the West Walls which remain largely intact.
3 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
76 min walk • St Mary's Church, Wreay is the Church of England parish church of Wreay in Cumbria. It was designed by Sara Losh in about 1835 and built between 1840 and 1842. It is notable as the earliest known example in Britain of a revival of Lombard architecture. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.9 miN
City hall
Cumbria House, Carlisle
50 min walk • Cumbria House is a municipal building in the Botchergate area of Carlisle, England. It is the headquarters of Cumbria County Council.
2.3 miN
Music venue, Nightlife, Market
Carlisle Market Hall, Carlisle
60 min walk • Carlisle Market Hall is a market hall located in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was built between 1887-1889 for Carlisle Corporation by Arthur Cawston and Joseph Graham, both of Westminster, with ironwork manufactured by Cowans, Sheldon & Company.
4.2 miE
Monastery
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
109 min walk • Wetheral Priory Gatehouse is a 15th-century stone fortification in Wetheral, Cumbria. The priory was founded at the start of the 12th century and the gatehouse controlled the entrance to its outer courtyard.