# List of British racecourses

This List of British racecourses gives details of both current and former horse racing venues in Great Britain. As of 18 January 2025, there are 59 racecourses operating in Great Britain (excluding Point-to-Point courses). Hereford racecourse reopened in October 2016 having been closed since 2012. Towcester racecourse is not operating as a horse racing venue as of 2024 and the future of racing there is uncertain.

## Current

| Down RoyalDownpatrickclass=notpageimage| Northern Ireland's racecourses | HuntingdonChelmsford CityNewmarketAscotEpsom DownsBrightonFontwell ParkGoodwoodKempton ParkLingfield ParkSandown ParkPlumptonclass=notpageimage| South East England's racecourses |
| AyrHamilton ParkKelsoMusselburghPerthclass=notpageimage| Scotland's racecourses | HuntingdonChelmsford CityNewmarketAscotEpsom DownsBrightonFontwell ParkGoodwoodKempton ParkLingfield ParkSandown ParkPlumptonclass=notpageimage| South East England's racecourses |
| YorkWolverhamptonWetherbyUttoxeterThirskRiponRedcar PontefractSouthwellNottinghamNewcastleMarket RasenLudlowLeicesterHexhamHaydock ParkGreat YarmouthFakenhamDoncasterChesterCarlisleCatterickCartmelBangor-on-DeeBeverleyAintreeBath Chepstow CheltenhamExeterHereford Ffos LasNewburyNewton AbbotSalisburyWincantonStratford $^{-on-Avon}$ Warwickclass=notpageimage| Wales and rest of England's racecourses | |
The following British horse racing courses are in operation as of 18 January 2025:
| Racecourse | County | Country | Code | Opened | Surface | Owner |
| Aintree | Merseyside | England | National Hunt | 1829 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Ascot | Berkshire | England | Mixed | 1711 | Turf | Independent |
| Ayr | Ayrshire | Scotland | Mixed | 1907 | Turf | Independent |
| Bangor-on-Dee | Clwyd | Wales | National Hunt | 1859 | Turf | Chester Race Company |
| Bath | Somerset | England | Flat | by 1728 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Beverley | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | Flat | by 1767 | Turf | Independent |
| Brighton | East Sussex | England | Flat | 1783 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Carlisle | Cumbria | England | Mixed | 1904 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Cartmel | Cumbria | England | National Hunt | by 1856 | Turf | Independent |
| Catterick | North Yorkshire | England | Mixed | 1783 | Turf | Independent |
| Chelmsford City | Essex | England | Flat | 2008 | Polytrack | Independent |
| Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | England | National Hunt | 1831 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Chepstow | Gwent | Wales | Mixed | 1926 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Chester | Cheshire | England | Flat | 1539 | Turf | Chester Race Company |
| Doncaster | South Yorkshire | England | Mixed | by 1595 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Epsom Downs | Surrey | England | Flat | by 1661 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Exeter | Devon | England | National Hunt | by 1804 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Fakenham | Norfolk | England | National Hunt | 1905 | Turf | Independent |
| Ffos Las | Dyfed | Wales | Mixed | 2009 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Fontwell Park | West Sussex | England | National Hunt | 1924 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Goodwood | West Sussex | England | Flat | 1802 | Turf | Independent |
| Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England | Flat | 1810 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Hamilton Park | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Flat | 1782 | Turf | Independent |
| Haydock Park | Merseyside | England | Mixed | 1899 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Hereford | Herefordshire | England | National Hunt | 1771 | Turf | Herefordshire Council |
| Hexham | Northumberland | England | National Hunt | c.1740 | Turf | Independent |
| Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire | England | National Hunt | 1886 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Kelso | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Scotland | National Hunt | 1822 | Turf | Independent |
| Kempton Park | Surrey | England | Mixed | 1878 | Turf & Polytrack | Jockey Club |
| Leicester | Leicestershire | England | Mixed | 1883 | Turf | Independent |
| Lingfield Park | Surrey | England | Mixed | 1890 | Turf & Polytrack | Arena Racing |
| Ludlow | Shropshire | England | National Hunt | by 1725 | Turf | Independent |
| Market Rasen | Lincolnshire | England | National Hunt | 1924 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Musselburgh | East Lothian | Scotland | Mixed | 1816 | Turf | Musselburgh Joint Racing Committee |
| Newbury | Berkshire | England | Mixed | 1905 | Turf | Independent |
| Newcastle | Tyne and Wear | England | Mixed | 1882 | Turf & Tapeta | Arena Racing |
| Newmarket | Suffolk | England | Flat | 1667 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Newton Abbot | Devon | England | National Hunt | 1866 | Turf | Independent |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | England | Flat | 1892 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Perth | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | National Hunt | 1908 | Turf | Independent |
| Plumpton | East Sussex | England | National Hunt | 1884 | Turf | Independent |
| Pontefract | West Yorkshire | England | Flat | 1801 | Turf | Independent |
| Redcar | North Yorkshire | England | Flat | 1870 | Turf | Independent |
| Ripon | North Yorkshire | England | Flat | 1900 | Turf | Independent |
| Salisbury | Wiltshire | England | Flat | 1584 | Turf | Independent |
| Sandown Park | Surrey | England | Mixed | 1875 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Sedgefield | County Durham | England | National Hunt | by 1732 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Southwell | Nottinghamshire | England | Mixed | 1850 | Turf & Tapeta | Arena Racing |
| Stratford | Warwickshire | England | National Hunt | 1755 | Turf | Independent |
| Taunton | Somerset | England | National Hunt | 1927 | Turf | Independent |
| Thirsk | North Yorkshire | England | Flat | 1923 | Turf | Independent |
| Uttoxeter | Staffordshire | England | National Hunt | 1907 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Warwick | Warwickshire | England | National Hunt | 1707 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Wetherby | West Yorkshire | England | Mixed | 1891 | Turf | Independent |
| Wincanton | Somerset | England | National Hunt | 1867 | Turf | Jockey Club |
| Windsor | Berkshire | England | Mixed | 1866 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | England | Flat | 1887 | Tapeta | Arena Racing |
| Worcester | Worcestershire | England | National Hunt | by 1718 | Turf | Arena Racing |
| York | North Yorkshire | England | Flat | 1709 | Turf | Independent |
* ↑ Newmarket has two courses, the July Course and the Rowley Mile. Part of the racing surface is shared but each course has its own finish and spectator facilities.

## Former

Through the centuries, racing has taken place at various courses throughout Britain which have since closed down. Some were very significant in their day and held major races which persist to this day. For example, the flat season's traditional curtain raiser, the Lincolnshire Handicap was once held at the racecourse that gave it its name in Lincoln but is now held at Doncaster.

### 21st century

Two racecourses have closed in the 21st century. Closed date refers to the last date on which racing took place at the venue.
| Racecourse | Location | Country | Code | Opened | Closed | Notes |
| Folkestone | Kent | England | Mixed | 1898 | 18 December 2012 | |
| Towcester | Northamptonshire | | National Hunt | 1928 | 2018 | Greyhound racing still takes place at the course |

### 20th century

Between 1900 and 1981, 98 racecourses closed their doors. Opened and closed dates refer to the first and last dates on which racing took place at the venue.
| Racecourse | Location | Country | Code | Opened | Closed | Notes |
| Aldershot Racecourse | Hampshire | England | | | 13 April 1927 | Staged military racing from 1928 to 1939 and point-to-point racing from 1948 to 2012. Also known as Tweseldown Racecourse. |
| Alexandra Park Racecourse | North London | England | Flat | 30 June 1868 | 8 Sep 1970 | |
| Anglesey Racecourse | Anglesey | Wales | National Hunt | 1757 | 4 November 1903 | Located first in Llangefni, then moved to Beaumaris |
| Atherstone Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | National Hunt | 1905 | 24 March 1909 | |
| Banbury Racecourse | Oxfordshire | England | National Hunt | | 24 April 1929 | |
| Blackpool Racecourse | Lancashire | England | National Hunt | 1 August 1911 | 27 April 1915 | Also known as Clifton Park Racecourse, now the site of Blackpool Airport |
| Bogside Racecourse | Ayrshire | Scotland | Mixed | 7 June 1808 | 10 April 1965 | Staged point-to-point racing until March 1994 |
| Bournemouth Racecourse | Hampshire | England | National Hunt | 17 April 1925 | 11 April 1928 | Also known as Ensbury Park Racecourse |
| Brocklesby Hunt Racecourse | Lincolnshire | England | National Hunt | | 6 April 1935 | Bona fide Hunt meetings were staged from 1937 to 1939 |
| Bromford Bridge Racecourse | Birmingham | England | Mixed | 14 June 1895 | 21 June 1965 | |
| Buckfastleigh Racecourse | Devon | England | | 21 June 1883 | 27 August 1960 | The dilapidated main grandstand survives, and is a well known local landmark, and the fields around it are still in use for point-to-point races. |
| Cardiff Racecourse | Glamorgan | Wales | National Hunt | 30 May 1855 | 27 April 1939 | Also known as Ely Racecourse. Staged Flat racing in the 19th century |
| Chelmsford Racecourse | Essex | England | National Hunt | Bef. 1840 | 29 April 1935 | An oval course, just under 2 miles in circumference |
| Chesterfield Racecourse | Derbyshire | England | | | | |
| Colwall Park Racecourse | Worcestershire | England | National Hunt | 10 May 1900 | 25 May 1939 | Pony racing took place in 1949 and point-to-point racing was staged between 1960 and 1963 |
| Croxton Park Racecourse | Leicestershire | England | Mixed | Bef. 1821 | 2 April 1914 | Only Flat and hurdle races were run |
| Derby Racecourse | Derbyshire | England | | by 1707 | 9 August 1939 | Three different venues, the last of which opened in 1848. Still open parkland known as the Racecourse Playing Fields. The County Cricket Ground, located within the track, is still in use. |
| Durham Racecourse | County Durham | England | | Bef. 1840 | | Held three day meeting at beginning of May |
| Eglinton Racecourse | County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | | | | |
| Eridge Racecourse | Sussex | England | National Hunt | 26 April 1886 | 17 April 1911 | At Eridge Park. Hosted military racing from 1921 to 1948 and point-to-point racing from 1947 to 1952. |
| Gatwick Racecourse | Sussex | England | Mixed | 7 October 1891 | 28 March 1940 | The land is now part of Gatwick Airport. |
| Grafton Hunt Racecourse | Northamptonshire | England | | | 1928 | |
| Hambleton Racecourse | Yorkshire | England | | | 1911 | |
| Harpenden Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | Flat | 21 June 1848 | 7 May 1914 | The land is now the site of Bamville Cricket Club. |
| Hawthorn Hill Racecourse | Berkshire | England | National Hunt | 16 April 1888 | 4 April 1939 | Used for Household Brigade racing. The course staged pony racing from 1947 to 1951 and in 1961, and Arab racing in 1979 |
| Hethersett Racecourse | Norfolk | England | National Hunt | c1888 | 4 May 1939 | The course staged point-to-racing from 1953 to 1970 |
| Hooton Park Racecourse | Cheshire | England | National Hunt | 22 May 1899 | 17 April 1915 | Subsequently the site of RAF Hooton Park and Vauxhall Ellesmere Port |
| Hull Racecourse | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | | 1883 | 11 September 1909 | Also known as Hedon Racecourse |
| Hurst Park Racecourse | Surrey | England | Mixed | 19 March 1890 | 10 October 1962 | |
| Ipswich Racecourse | Suffolk | England | Mixed | 1710 | 29 March 1911 | In 1840 it was holding a two-day meeting in early July, highlights of which were a 100 guineas Queen's Plate (dating from at least 1727) and a Town Members' Plate for 50 sovereigns |
| Keele Park Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | National Hunt | 16 May 1895 | 18 October 1906 | Now the site of Keele services |
| Lanark Racecourse | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Flat | c. 1100s | 18 October 1977 | |
| Lewes racecourse | East Sussex | England | Flat | Bef. 1727 | 14 September 1964 | Situated on the chalk downs near the town, it was also home to the East Sussex Hunt. Held a Royal Plate Race for 6 year olds from 1727 at the latest. A stand was erected in 1772. In 1840, the course was "one of the finest four mile courses in the kingdom". Races took place in mid-August. |
| Lichfield Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | | | |
| Lincoln Racecourse | Lincolnshire | England | Flat | 1773 | 21 May 1964 | Used for point-to-point races from 1967 to 1991 |
| Maghull Racecourse | Lancashire | England | | | | |
| Manchester Racecourse | Lancashire | England | Mixed | 1681 | 7 November 1963 | There was racing at three successive sites in Manchester, the last being at Castle Irwell. Various plans to create a new racecourse on rural land such as Kersal Moor have been put forward in recent years. |
| Melton Racecourse | Leicestershire | England | National Hunt | | 27 March 1939 | Located at Burton Lazars |
| Newport Racecourse | Monmouthshire | (Wales) | National Hunt | Bef. 1845 | 17 May 1948 | Also known as Caerleon Racecourse |
| Northampton Racecourse | Northampton | England | | Bef. 1840 | 31 March 1904 | A one and a half mile oval, with a straight half mile run in. In 1840 was holding a two-day meeting at the end of August. |
| Northolt Park Racecourse | Middlesex | England | Pony racing | 4 May 1929 | June 1940 | |
| Pershore Racecourse | Worcestershire | England | National Hunt | 6 October 1847 | 1 May 1939 | Staged one Flat meeting in 1847 and National Hunt racing from 1899 to 1939 |
| Plymouth Racecourse | Devon | England | | c. 1827 | 4 September 1930 | A spring meeting was held in May, and a grand two-day meeting in August |
| Portsmouth Racecourse at Farlington | Hampshire | England | Mixed | 21 June 1891 | 17 April 1915 | Closed during World War I and turned into an ammunition dump for the War Office.Also known as Portsmouth Park Racecourse. |
| Portsmouth Racecourse at Paulsgrove | Hampshire | England | | 1920s | c. 1946 | The land was redeveloped as a housing estate. |
| Rothbury Racecourse | Northumberland | England | | Bef. 1759 | 10 April 1965 | Held one meeting a year. |
| Rugby Racecourse at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore | Warwickshire | England | National Hunt | 1862 | 18 March 1936 | Still used annually for point-to-point races |
| Seamer Moor | North Yorkshire | England | | 28 August 1868 | 18 May 1907 | Used for point-to-point races until 1935 |
| Shincliffe Racecourse | Durham | England | National Hunt | 15 May 1895 | 6 May 1914 | |
| Shirley Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | National Hunt | 1 May 1899 | 11 March 1940 | Staged pony racing from 1947 to 1953. The land is now the home of Shirley Golf Club |
| South Brent Racecourse | Devon | England | National Hunt | 4 June 1889 | 25 May 1912 | |
| Southend Racecourse | Essex | England | | | 1931 | |
| South Wold Racecourse | Lincolnshire | England | National Hunt | | 1 April 1909 | At Brackenborough, near Louth. Racing also took place at Horncastle from 1892 to 1903. |
| Stockton Racecourse | Durham | England | | Sep 1855 | 16 June 1981 | This was the third course in Stockton. The first dated from 1724. Known as Teesside Park from 1967 to 1979 |
| Tenby Racecourse | Pembrokeshire | Wales | National Hunt | 25 August 1847 | 29 October 1936 | |
| Torquay Racecourse | Devon | England | | | | |
| Totnes Racecourse | Devon | England | National Hunt | Bef. 1799 | 1 September 1938 | The scheduled 1939 meeting was cancelled due to the outbreak of war. Requisitioned by the Admiralty, it was sold in the early 1950s. At this course long distance steeplechases involved crossing the River Dart and the Totnes-Newton Abbot road. Sometimes called the Totnes and Bridgetown races |
| Whitehaven Racecourse | Cumberland | England | | 1852 | | |
| Wrexham Racecourse | Denbighshire | Wales | | | | In 1840, it was holding a two-day October meeting which included a 100 sovereign Gold Cup |
| Woore Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | | 1 June 1963 | |
| Wye Racecourse | Kent | England | | 29 May 1849 | 2 May 1974 | |

### 19th century

Many courses that were prominent in earlier times did not survive into the modern era. The list below is a selection of these, taken from Whyte's History of the British Turf. Where dates are not given for closure, it is possible they were still extant in the 20th century. No distinction has been made between enclosed courses of the type that are familiar now and those that were run over unenclosed courses, more akin to point-to-point racing. Indeed, some of these racecourses or parts of them are still used for that purpose.
| Racecourse | Location | Country | Code | Opened | Closed | Notes |
| Aberystwyth Racecourse | Cardiganshire | Wales | | not known | not known | A mid-August meeting was well and fashionably attended on a meadow near Gogerddan about three miles from the town. |
| Abingdon Racecourse | Berkshire | England | | 1767 | 1875 | Early records show that racing took place at Abingdon as early as 1767.The flat, oval racecourse had a circumference of 10 furlongs and a separate 6 furlong section for sprint races. |
| Ashford Racecourse | Kent | England | | not known | not known | Held a one-day meeting in September, with a £50 town plate being the principal race |
| Bedford Racecourse | Bedfordshire | England | | not known | not known | Two annual meetings recorded in 1840 |
| Belford Racecourse | Northumberland | England | | not known | not known | Run at a course one mile south-west of the town, on the site of what is supposed to have been a Danish camp. Formerly at Beadnell. |
| Bibury Racecourse | Gloucestershire | England | | not known | not known | |
| Bicester Racecourse | Oxfordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a day-long meeting at the end of September, including a Town Plate of £50 |
| Birmingham Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a 'poorly-attended' two-day meeting in early October |
| Bishop's Castle Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | not known | not known | Near Ludlow, it held a day's 'inferior' racing in mid-July |
| Blandford Racecourse | Dorset | England | | not known | not known | Held a meeting towards the end of August which included the 100 sovereign Dorsetshire Gold Cup |
| Bodmin Racecourse | Cornwall | England | | not known | not known | Held one day's racing in September |
| Brecknock Racecourse | Brecknockshire | Wales | | not known | not known | A course near the town, with a 'commodious' stand held races for two days in late September |
| Brenwood Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing at the end of September |
| Bridgenorth Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the start of August; the course was in bad repair in 1840 |
| Bromyard Racecourse | Herefordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a day long race meeting in mid-August |
| Burnley Racecourse | Lancashire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing in the middle of August, including a Gold Cup of 100 sovs |
| Burntwood Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | 1838 | 16 October 1839 | Held one day's racing in mid-October. Held the 'Ordinaries' at The Star Inn, Burntwood. |
| Burton-upon-Trent Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | From 'a very early period' | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the end of August which included the Bretby Cup, given by the Earl of Chesterfield |
| Burton Constable Racecourse | Worcestershire | England | | not known | not known | A small hunter racecourse |
| Buxton Racecourse | Derbyshire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing in June |
| Canterbury Racecourse | Kent | England | | not known | not known | Held on Barham Downs, within 3 miles of the city. Had a 'commodious stand'. Was awarded a King's Plate by George II in 1729. |
| Cardiff Racecourse | Glamorganshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Held mid-July meetings for two days. |
| Cheadle Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held one day's 'inferior racing' at the beginning of September |
| Chesterfield Racecourse | Derbyshire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing at the start of October |
| Clifton and Bristol Racecourse | Gloucestershire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing at the beginning of May |
| Clitheroe Racecourse | Lancashire | England | | 1821 | not known | The first record of racing was 1617 http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Clitheroe%20Racecourse.html the link has a map too. |
| Coventry Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | | not known | not known | Two-day race meetings were held in March with a Silver Cup and £100 in prize money |
| Croxton Park Racecourse | Leicestershire | England | | not known | not known | Held amateur races at the beginning of April |
| Croydon Racecourse | Surrey | England | | 1871 | not known | Site now occupied by Long Lane Estate and Ashburton Playing Fields. |
| Dorchester Racecourse | Dorset | England | | not known | not known | Held two days' racing in the middle of September |
| Dove House Races at Harrow-on-the-Hill | Middlesex | England | | 1836 | not known | Held in mid-August |
| Dudley Racecourse | Worcestershire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days racing at the end of June |
| Dumfries Racecourse | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | not known | not known | Alternately held the Caledonian Hunt meeting, along with Ayr, Edinburgh and Musselburgh |
| Egham Racecourse | Surrey | England | | not known | not known | Situated on the plain of Runnymede where King John signed Magna Carta, Egham races were often attended by royalty. The course was a two mile flat oval. |
| Eglistoun Park | Ayrshire | Scotland | | not known | not known | |
| Enfield and Pinner Races | Middlesex | England | | not known | By 1836 | Replaced by Dove House meeting |
| Gloucester Racecourse | Gloucestershire | England | | not known | not known | A mile and a half oblong course in a meadow on the banks of the River Severn, with a straight, 400 yard run-in |
| Gorhambury Park Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | | 1838 | not known | Had four courses ranging in length from 5 furlongs 136 yards to two miles |
| Great Marlow Racecourse | Buckinghamshire | England | | not known | not known | |
| Hampton Racecourse | Middlesex | England | | not known | not known | Three-day meetings held in the middle of June on Moulsey Hurst next to the river |
| Hastings and St. Leonards Racecourse | Sussex | England | | 1827 | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the end of September which included the Town Plate and St. Leonard's Plate, both of 50 sovereigns |
| Haverfordwest Racecourse | Pembrokeshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Situated on a common near the town called Portfield or Poorfield. Two-day meetings were held at the beginning of August. |
| Heaton Park Racecourse | Lancashire | England | | not known | not known | Held three days 'excellent' racing in late September |
| Hednesford Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | 1835 | Monday 30 October 1871 | Races were held on the 'heathy downs' at Cannock Chase which had long been famed for racehorses. A day long meeting was held in early July and again in October and November. These races did not run from 1835 to 1871 consecutively. The first meeting was on Tuesday 27 October 1835 and ran for seven years until Tuesday 8 November 1842. Another meeting was held on Tuesday 26 November 1850 with the final meeting being on Monday 30 October 1871. |
| Hertford Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | | not known | not known | Races took place at the beginning of August for two days |
| Hippodrome Racecourse, Bayswater, London | Middlesex | England | | 3 June 1837 | not known | A 'vast establishment' also called the Metropolitan Racecourse |
| Holywell Racecourse | Flintshire | Wales | | 9 November 1769 | 20 October 1852 | Hunt races took place in the middle of October for two days. |
| The Hoo Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | | 1821 | not known | Racing, mainly hunter chases, took place at the end of April and for a short time in the 1820s and 1830s the course was very fashionable |
| Kingston Racecourse [sic] (Kington) | Herefordshire | England | | not known | not known | An 'inferior' racecourse, with meetings at the end of July |
| Knighton Racecourse | Pembrokeshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Held two-day race meetings in mid-June. |
| Lancaster Racecourse | Lancashire | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting in late July |
| Lee Racecourse | Kent | England | | not known | not known | Held races that were only 'of local interest' in 1840 |
| Leith Races | Lothian | Scotland | | 1504 (or earlier) | 1816 | Races were held on the sands at low tide in late July or early August for four or five days, until the events were moved to Musselburgh. A 4 mile King's Plate was run at Leith from at least 1728 |
| Lenham Racecourse | Kent | England | | 13 September 1848 | Friday 29 June 1860 | First held a one day race meeting: The Lenham and Mid Kent meeting, in 1848 on a course of barely 6 furlongs circumference. The final meeting took place on Friday 29 June 1860. |
| Leominster Racecourse | Herefordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held meetings at the end of August |
| Lichfield Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | The course was on the Tamworth road, about two miles from the city and raced at the end of March and in mid-September. Was awarded a King's Plate for 5 year olds by George II in 1748. |
| Mansfield Racecourse | Nottinghamshire | England | | 21 August 1734 | 13 July 1874 | The course was situated just over a mile east of the town, the area between the straights (which crossed both Eakring Road and Southwell Road) is still used for recreational purposes. |
| Market Weighton Racecourse | North Yorkshire | England | | 6 March 1857 | 14 March 1859 | A four mile course on Selby High Road. |
| Middleham Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | Races were held annually in November on Middleham Moor, but in 1840 they were deemed 'of little interest'. Middleham is still home to many racing stables. |
| Monmouth Racecourse | Monmouthshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Situated on the banks of the River Wye near the junction with the River Monnow on Chippenham meadow. A two-day meeting was held in mid-October. |
| Morpeth Racecourse | Northumberland | England | | not known | not known | Races took place over two days at the beginning of September at Cottingwood to the north of the town. |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Racecourse | Shropshire | England | Mixed | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting in early August |
| Newport Racecourse | Shropshire | England | Mixed | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the end of July |
| Newport Paynel [sic] Racecourse | Buckinghamshire | England | | not known | By 1840 | |
| Northallerton Racecourse | North Riding of Yorkshire | England | Mixed | not known | not known | Racing took place in mid-October for two days, and included a £100 Gold Cup and £50 Silver Cup. |
| Oswestry Race Course | Shropshire | England | | early 1700s or 1804 | 1848 | Racing started on the common west of the town over a unique figure-of-eight course. A grandstand was built at the start of the 19th century. but the last meeting was held in 1848. Its regular meeting was two days in September and included the Shropshire Stakes and a Gold Cup. |
| Oxford Racecourse | Oxfordshire | England | | not known | not known | An oval of two miles, quite flat |
| Pontypool Racecourse | Monmouthshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Situated between the River Avon and the canal to Newport, Wales. A two-day meeting was held at the start of August. |
| The Potteries Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the start of August including a Stewards' Plate of 100 sovs. |
| Richmond Racecourse | Yorkshire | England | Mixed | not known | not known | Racing took place for two days in mid-September on Whitcliffe Meadow, an area of common ground, which was "an excellent course". The link below provides a wonderfully detailed description of the course and plans to transform it into a conservation area:- https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/media/4936/richmond-racecourse-conservation-area-study.pdf |
| Rochester and Chatham Racecourse | Kent | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the beginning of September |
| Royston Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a one day meeting in the middle of May, for 'half-bred horses' of local interest only |
| Shiffnal Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days of 'inferior racing' at the end of May |
| Shrewsbury Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | 1730 | 5 November 1886 | Situated on Bicton Heath, 2 miles west of Shrewsbury. It was 1 mile 185 yards round. Races took place in mid-September for 3 or 4 days and included a Queen's Plate of 100gs. In Chris Pitt's book, A Long Time Gone, he states the meetings began in 1774 but there is evidence on John Slusar's website, The Greyhound Derby, that shows it was 1730. |
| Southampton Racecourse | Hampshire | England | | 31 July 1804 | 28 June 1881 | Situated on Southampton common on land given by the corporation. Held a two-day meeting at the beginning of August. |
| Stafford Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | A one mile course, almost completely oval except for a quarter mile straight run-in. Held 'very inferior' races at the start of October. |
| Stamford Racecourse | Lincolnshire | England | | not known | not known | A mile in circumference on Wittering Heath near the town, held a three day mid-June meeting. The grandstand of 1766 survives |
| Staverton Racecourse | Wiltshire | England | | not known | not known | A meeting of merely local interest was held at the end of April |
| Stockbridge Racecourse | Hampshire | England | | 1839 | 1898 | Dates given are for most significant incarnation of the course. There had been racing at another site in Stockbridge from 1775 or earlier |
| Stone Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting in early October. |
| Stowebridge Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | | not known | not known | Held two days of racing at the end of August. Had a Cup Stakes of £100 in value. |
| St. Albans Racecourse | Hertfordshire | England | | not known | c. 1838 | Held at a place called Noman's Land. Home to the St. Albans' Steeple Chase. Racing ceased on the establishment of Gorhambury Park. |
| Swansea Racecourse | Glamorganshire | Wales | | not known | not known | Commonly called 'Swansea and Neath races', the course was on Cremlyn Burrows on the Neath Road. Meetings were held at the end of August. |
| Tavistock Racecourse | Devon | England | | not known | not known | An oval, hilly, two mile course with a one day meeting at the beginning of May |
| Tenbury Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | | not known | not known | Racing of a 'very inferior' nature, with the principal race being a £50 plate. |
| Tiverton Racecourse | Devon | England | | not known | not known | Held a two-day meeting at the end of August |
| Tunbridge Wells Racecourse | Kent | England | | not known | not known | Held a well attended two-day meeting at the end of August on the common |
| Upton-upon-Severn Racecourse | Warwickshire | England | | not known | not known | Races took place at the end of August |
| Walsall Racecourse | Staffordshire | England | | 1755 | 13 August 1876 | The majority of race meetings were held over two days at the end of September although some years the meeting was held in October and towards the end, in August. |
| Wem Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | not known | not known | Held a 'very inferior' race meeting at the beginning of October |
| Wenlock Racecourse | Shropshire | England | | not known | not known | Held one day's racing at the end of July |
| Weymouth Racecourse | Dorset | England | | 1821 | not known | Well attended meeting held at the end of August. The course was considered 'very good' |
| Winchester Racecourse | Hampshire | England | | Bef. 1727 | Circa 1914 requisitioned during WW I and remains in military ownership | Races were held on Worthy Down, 4 miles from Winchester for two days in the middle of July. Held a Royal Plate race for 6 year olds from at least 1727. |

### Numbers in the 18th-19th centuries

| Year | England | Wales | Scotland | Ireland | Total |
| 1727 | 112 | 5 | unknown | unknown | 117 |
| 1800 | 66 | | 5 | 4 | 75 |
| 1816 | 84 | | 9 | 8 | 101 |
| 1839 | 132 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 153 |
* ↑ Taken from John Cheney's Historical list of all the Horse Matches &c. of 1727, cited in Whyte's History
* ↑ Excludes Ireland and Scotland
* ↑ includes Wales
* ↑ includes Wales

### 18th century

Whyte's History of the British Turf (1840) lists 48 places where racing was discontinued in the latter half of the 18th century:
* Alnwick, Northumberland
* Bedale, Yorkshire
* Bishop Auckland, Durham
* Bishop's Burton [sic], Yorkshire
* Bradford, Yorkshire
* Crabtree, Cheshire
* Egremont, Cumberland
* Follifoot, Yorkshire
* Hexam [sic], Northumberland
* Morpeth, Northumberland (still active in 1792 racing calendar)
* Newbig Link, Northumberland
* Northwich, Cheshire
* Ormskirk, Lancashire
* Stockton, Durham
* Selby, Yorkshire
* Stokesley, Yorkshire
* Wallesay [sic], Cheshire
Midlands
* Ashbourne, Derbyshire
* Dunstable, Bedfordshire
* Loughborough, Leicestershire
* Lowth [sic], Lincolnshire
* Newark, Nottinghamshire
* Rugby, Warwickshire
* Spalding, Lincolnshire
* Uppingham, Rutlandshire
London
* Artillery Ground, London
* Bellsize [sic], Middlesex
* Croydon, Surrey
* Hampstead, Middlesex
* Hownslow [sic], Middlesex
* Tothill Fields, Westminster
East
* Beccles, Suffolk (although this is still listed as active later on in Whyte's History)
* Hardmead, Hertfordshire
* Holt, Norfolk
* Lilly Hoo, Hertfordshire
* Odsey, Hertfordshire
* Romford, Essex
* Swaffham, Norfolk
* Wisbech, Norfolk
South
* Barnstable [sic], Devonshire
* Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
* Islip, Oxfordshire
* Lambourn, Berkshire
* Towcester, Northamptonshire
* Woodstock, Oxfordshire
West and Wales
* Ludlow, Shropshire
* Welch Pool [sic], Wales (still listed as active later on in Whyte's History)
NB Racing is recorded at various of these places after 1840. There is also reference to a Royal Plate race being held at Guilford [sic] from 1727 at the latest and Burford from 1755.

### Other sites

Race results from places not listed by Whyte can also be found in the historical record. These include:
* Blankney Races
* New Malton
* Radcliffe Bridge
* Tarporley Hunt
* Tewkesbury