Newbury Racecourse in West Berkshire

Fun night out attending Thames Valley ABC Boxing gala dinner. Friendly staff and a fun time had by all.

Went there for a company event. Great views and nice food.

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Brilliant day out and some winners over the course of the day too make it better

I had a great time at Newbury Racecourse! The atmosphere was lively and there was plenty to do, from exploring the various betting stands to watching the races on the giant screen, which gave everyone a great view. It was well-organized and really enjoyable overall. The only downside was the food-it was tasty, but definitely on the pricey side. Still, a fantastic day out and worth the visit!

Great afternoon. Food / drink is pricey but as expected.

I know Newbury racecourse well. There was a bumper turnout for the Greenham meeting yesterday (Saturday the 12th of April 2025). Management have been promoting the meeting more than usual in targeting people from the locality. It added to the atmosphere, and the profits of the course. It did make it a bit tight on the stands and around the pre-parade paddock (I prefer the old one!) but well done. Newbury should be bold and have a mixed flat/jump meeting in the spring and autumn. They used to have a three day autumn mixed meeting, flat on Thursday, Jumps on Friday and both codes on the Saturday. I keep being told that it’s not popular, that’s why mixed meetings, barring the Haydock Swinton Hurdle meeting, have stopped. The mixed meetings were poorly promoted and the narration over the tannoy on the day does little to inspire and stoke up the intrigue of the crowd at Haydock, unlike the once mixed Whitbread Gold Cup meeting at Sandown… they even had a jump vs flat jockey race. A flat and jump meeting would both attract and be educational for a bumper weekend/family crowd, many new to racing. Newbury is the perfect venue for such a venture.

We are members of Newbury Racecourse and attend regularly, we dine in the Hennessy and I can honestly say it is now not value for money the staff are lovely, although the menu is very limited, the parking for members is now reduced to a car park and not the grass which members could park on and where we have parked for 30+ years. The commentary in the Hennessy Restaurant is non existent today and has been pretty poor on other meetings - it is not difficult to get it right. It’s such a shame that whoever is in control seems to be getting it so wrong. It’s such a shame !!

It's a beautiful racecourse. Lunch for owners was good but not excellent. Hotter food would have been preferable. I had to approach the staff to ask for items for our table. They were lovely and got what was required, but them approaching the table to check would have been preferable. Clearing tables littered with glasses was initially slow. Sorry to be picky, but I'm being honest about our experience. Here,I go again. It would have been a valued touch to offer afternoon tea as many racecourses do. Many of us had travelled between two to four hours to get there and had a long journey home. We didn't leave until 6 pm. So few sandwiches, cake, and scones that sort of thing would have been appreciated. We have been to Newbury a few times and will continue to return. Thanks to everyone for their efforts and hard work it is appreciated.

The usual queues for food and beer. Inexperienced staff for the craft beer festival and a general lack of organisation. The bar manager didn't have a list of beers and tried to tell me that they had many different lagers. All the beers were cask ales. It is great to have local beers, but if the staff are clueless about the offering it's not ideal.

First ever visit. Very enjoyable day helped by lovely weather. I found the facilities very good, food was lovely and plenty of places for a drink! The staff were lovely, helpful and professional. Great day out.

Very nice racecourse! A lot of food options both for meat and non meat eaters - a great atmosphere when the horses run! Always a great day out in Newbury

Great day, a little pricey for pints.

Nice clean modern well otherwise racecourse, free parking, helpful staff

Great day out, and didn't come back broke 🙃

Dropped my son there looked ok.

Expensive food and drink getting on to main road at the end of racing week days can be a pain.

We absolutely rocked the corporate event at Newbury Racecourse last weekend! The staff were extremely helpful and friendly, making setting up our equipment a breeze. This venue is top-notch for private events, and we cannot wait to return!. Highly recommend booking your next event here and if your looking for a DJ, drop us a message!!

Love this place. Good memories and a great day out with friends and family.

A large racecourse with good views from anywhere. Plenty of outdoor seating and food available, as well as indoor facilities. Good for families, as there is plenty of room to run around!

Great day spent there. Good atmosphere

Great course our local! Go with friends from 'The Valley' superb day out!

Great day out with some friends price of the food is a let down for the portion you get though and the alcohol needs improving as i had a pint of guinness that was like water then changed to madri which then tasted off.

Great day out fantastic place to go

Facilities very good but let down by the chaotic entrance procedures. No signage for prebooked ticket holders to enter. Very bad organisation.

Had a great time at Newbury racecourse.stayed at The Lodge which was comfortable and the staff very friendly.

Good fun, not to be taken seriously by most of us..

Great day at the gold Cup, great atmosphere

Possibly the nicest racecourse I've been to for accessibility, atmosphere, easy access to bars. Plenty of places to grab a burger & fries or dine indoors. The grandstand views are brilliant, both for the course and the parade ring & winner's enclosure. I was lucky enough to have 3 winners including 'Kandoo Kid' in the Coral Gold Cup 🏆

One of the finer race courses in Great Britain

Great course at any time of the year

First time at Newbury went with friends and grandson. We had a great day out.

Came for the fireworks ,good parking ,good fireworks ,just wish I'd found the food stalls. Hidden round corner.

Great venue for a fireworks display

Race goers package is pricy but buffet style means you get decent choice and portions. Prosecco price is still ludicrous though.

Had a fantastic day at the Races! Wonderful facilities. A long time since I went racing at Newbury and the changes made are excellent!

Very impressive as a race course, a few glitches The races have horses and jockeys who both get injured. Well noticed art work for sale in side a warm building and I also noticed hats for sales in a warm building however the charity which supports the injured had to stand out on the cold. Not correct. This charity should have its own space in a building with light and warmth. I am a diabetic I need good quality food, not pre-made sandwiches. Nothing offered.

Good facilities and friendly, helpful staff. A fun day out.

Celebration with friends. Nice suite. Staff very helpful.

It felt like I was in the moment

We had a great day out here,we even won a couple of races,which was great. The Barstaff were brilliant, very friendly and efficient, and no queues. One of the better racecourses we have been to

A good day out but set your limit £££ No giving 5 stars as there's alot of drunken idiots gobbing off from the stands and lots of drunken idiots staggering around pushing women out their way in queues. My wife even looked at me at one point because she though I was going to hit a drunk for pushing my wife out of the way. But that would of ruined the whole day. Not sure if we'd go again because of this.

Attended and traded at Retrofest ........ great weekend for experiencing music, food and entertainment from the 50s to 90s

Had a nice day at the races nice view of the race and some nice variety of vendors to choose something to eat and I won couple of quid so all in all a nice day 👍🏼

So it may cost a bit, but the good thing is you can win it all back. Don't bet on the favourites...

Great fun afternoon at the races, we'll organised and entertaining, Not a cheap day out but worth doing once in a while. Easy to get to either walk from Newbury town centre or there is a train station at the racecourse.

Had a great day out with the team at Newbury. Hospitality was a good standard and great value compared to some race events. 👍

I visited for a wool show, loads of free parking, easy accessible, buildings clean and well presented. We did eat there and food was OK.

Great Southern Wool Show venue with lots of fantastic knitting and Crochet goodies

Premier race course, but this comes with Premier prices !!

Easy to get to, lots of decent parking. I visited the Southern Wool Show!

For anyone who has not experienced live horseracing, then Newbury racecourse is a superb starting point. The coarse has ample space to really enjoy your day. Staff are very helpful & experienced. Under 18 go free when accompanied by an adult.

A really nice setting for a great day out.

This was the first time I have been to this race track and was not disappointed even though I didn't pick any winners! I recommend going on the tour and seeing the start line and traps. I went on a Friday and wasn't so packed as a weekend, which I preferred.

A great day out, food & drink higher prices than the high street. If you like a flutter it's a great atmosphere, good choice of tic tac stands and tote services. Lots of security around for your safety. Prefer the Premier enclosure as not so busy as grandstand. Good well organised parking.

Excellent Horse race course Nice family Outing for a day

Nice place. But bring your card.

No problem with the racing but one of the most expensive racecourses I have visited £28 for a Friday afternoon 🤬🤬🤬 rip off

I went to Newbury Racecourse with some friends for a summer Race Day with a concert afterwards with Sigala. It was my first ever racing event, and I throughly enjoyed the experience (even though I lost all my bets!). The operation is slick, and they are well geared up to serving large numbers. There was over 10,000 visitors on the day we were there, but I didn’t wait more than a few minutes for any food, drink or toilets. The food and drink were priced as expected for an event, but I found that the quality of what I had was very good - the Pimms was great too! The atmosphere was fantastic, and the after event with Sigala was awesome. Overall, the whole day out was great fun, and gives you a good excuse to get a group of friends together to get dressed up!

Great day out. Can't wait to return.

Overpriced food & drink but as expected really. A day at the races, not far from home so can't complain

A great day out with family and friends!

Best race course in the country. Know how to look after you. Unreal

Lots of food options, and bars. £7.20 for a pint is quite steep especially after paying for entry. But overall enjoyed my time there.

Here for a conference. Fab facilities.

Great day, although we had a burger, it wasn't cooked fresh and when I tried to put sauce in it the cheese and roll were stuck together, there were no cooked onions which disappointed my other half. Not worth the money. We knew it would be expensive but thought the quality would be better! Loved our day though!

The Hong Kong Garden Performance Venue at Newbury Racecourse has opened and more Hong Kong singers will come to perform

Great vibe , delicious food and the area is kept clean constantly.

Great place to visit, great racing, great atmosphere

Held a company event here and it was well worth it. Location is obviously impressive but also the staff were super friendly and helpful. Would definitely run another event there.

Went as a visitor to a corporate event. Nice location, easy to get to. Decent event room with good facilities.

Amazing atmosphere good for a quick bite to eat

Great day out, and would go again

Great racecause loads of facilities. If you love racing, you'll love Newbury!

We booked a table in the Berkshire Lounge excellent service and food .All staff from bar staff to security very pleased and helpful,will be going back.Train station is right next to the course which is great

Staff were very good at reception Left early though as a 2 HR delay to racing following medical emergency and weather shocking

Great day out for the whole family.

We always have a really good day at Newbury Races, and this time was no exception. We took our young baby and, to our delight, were informed by several friendly staff of a room for breastfeeding. This was so unexpected but appreciated massively. Well done!

Excellent conference centre. Except their heating is poor

The staff were amazing couldn’t do enough for us . A lovely race course will be coming back

Had a student event on the 2nd March on a raceday. 1/2 the venue was off limits. We had no idea and were asked to leave an indoor area because we had no wrist bands?... the area was practically empty. Freezing cold day and no where to sit indoors as all non-students had no where to go....so glad I didn't take my child as I would of had to of left it was so cold! Will be giving this a miss in the future.

Newbury is an amazing Racecourse. The facilities are great and the view of the course is good. A great place.

I like the environment and hospital ity

Two experiences of Newbury: 1. Decent day of racing in Premier hospitality that was unfortunately ruined by inept security and safety stewards, who insisted on 'be seated' rules during the Tom Jones gig, only for them to allow pissheads to completely ignore and spoil it for everyone. Then gave poor attitude when we questioned this. 2. Exceptional experience in the Hennessey which could not be faulted. Simply loved it. Staff, food and racing were all A1. Lovely racecourse overall!

That was a great day out at the newbury races

Great place to go racing, good view of the track.

Absolutely incredible day at Newbury races. The first time visiting and had the opportunity to spend the day in the hospitality suite.

We went on a super Saturday betfair day.... I don't know anything about horse racing but it seemed to be a big deal. There are 2 tiers of entry ticket with the more expensive one giving you access to the finish line paddock. Plenty of bars and food around, pricey but not extortionate. Service was quick, but I don't think the venue was that full. What is good is that the train station is almost part of the race course, so it's less than a minutes walk. We were lucky with weather, so for us it was a good day out.

Thanks to Sky VIP for the free tickets! Really nice course which has its own railway station (Newbury Racecourse). But it's in quite a remote location, so don't get there too early otherwise you will be walking around until opening time. The hotel next to the course (The Lodge) doesn't open to race goers on race days but there is a nice cafe on the other side of the railway bridge through an industrial park about 15 mins walk away.

I'm not into horse racing per se but having been invited a couple of times I must say I had a fabulous day with an owner and thought the whole place was run very well, good food which was outstanding and very friendly staff and attendees were genuine horse enthusiasts, hope I get invited again

Great day out. Very old course and buildings, so full of character. Friendly staff and didn't eat, but the food looked and smelled lovely in the little grandstand cafe/restaurant. Lots of stands and viewing areas, many under cover for a decent view in bad weather. Short walk into town with plenty of good bars and restaurants.

Beautiful racecourse with good views of the entire racetrack. Good facilities.

Really nice Racecourse. Stayed in the Lodge on the course. Thoroughly recommended👌

Great day at the races, we had really friendly staff and enjoyed it all despite the weather.

Very easy to get to and always an enjoyable meet

Cashless apart from the Bookies,don't take your own food it will be Confiscated, buy your tickets in advance as its cheaper!

Great day, caught the train, which was a good choice due to fog and ice.

Our friends have just bought a flat overlooking the course. Massive flats all alongside the course now. I don't think any were built when I actually attended a meeting years ago. I won a few quid that time.

Very enjoyable day and the Hennessy Hospitality package was excellent. Unfortunately, leaving the racecourse had it's problems which is difficult to resolve.

A great place for a day out. Plenty of parking. Visited in December, plenty of food and drink outlets indoors and outdoors. Carousel free for all. And there's even an after party. You don't have to bet on the horses but if you do know your limits.