Bath racecourse
At 780 feet (238 metres) above sea level, Bath is Britain's highest flat racecourse and is about three miles from the spa city, and 10 miles from Bristol.
A left-handed oval track of one mile four furlongs and 25 yards, it has a home straight of nearly half-a-mile. Evening meetings take place in the summer months and racing has been held on the present site at Lansdown since 1811.
| Address: | Bath racecourse, Lansdown, Bath BA1 9BU |
| Tel: | 01225 424 609 |
| Website: | http://www.bath-racecourse.co.uk/ |
| Email: | info@bath-racecourse.co.uk |
| Admission: | Premier £17; Grandstand and paddock £12 (OAPs £7); Centre enclosure £7; accompanied U16s free |
| Road: | 3m NW of Bath on A46. From M4, leave at Junction 18, take A46 for six miles |
| Rail: | Paddington or Bristol to Bath. Regular buses to track |
| Car park: | Free |
| Flat: | Left-handed track with a home straight of about half a mile. The uphill climb provides one of the stiffest sprint courses in the country. Draw favours low numbers in big fields but overall there is little effect. |
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