We're looking forward to welcoming you to Newcastle Racecourse on Friday the 3rd of April for our Good Friday Family Funday!
Timings
Gates Open: 11:45
Bars & food outlets open from: 12:15
Family Entertainment: 11:45
Yorkshire Glory and Aisling Oscar parading 12:30
First Race: 13:15
Last Race: 16:45
7 Flat Races
Entertainment
We have an array of FREE entertainment and activities planned to ensure that everyone has a blast:
PARADE RING
12.30pm – Aisling Oscar and Yorkshire Glory our Horse of the month parading
GRANDSTAND HALL
11.45am – 1.15pm – Rapunzel & Spiderman Meet & Greet with Easter Eggs
11.45am -12.30pm, 1pm – 2pm and 3pm – 4pm – Meet & Greet the K-POP Queens in the Grandstand Hall
All Day – Collect your Treasure Hunt Map from the Coffee Shop in Grandstand Hall, hand it back in on completion to get your prize!
All Day – Face painter (chargeable)
All Day – Mimi’s Ice Cream (chargeable) and meet Mimi the mascot
GRANDSTAND LAWNS
Funfair Rides – Swing Chairs, Hook a Duck, Cups and Saucers, Toyzone Carousel, Rodeo Bull, Total Wipeout, Twister
Live Circus Shows
12:00 – The Wheelnuts
12:55 – Cabaret
14:00 - The Wheelnuts
15:05 – Cabaret
11.45am – 4pm - Live Circus Workshops, learn how to juggle, spin plates, hula hoop
3pm – The Big Top Family Restaurant Meet & Greet and performing from The Wheelnuts circus act
All Day - K-POP Hair Braiding (Chargeable)
All Day – Face painters (Chargeable)
SILVER RING GRANDSTAND AREA
Funfair Rides – Inflatable Slide, Bouncy Castles, Giant Slide, Fun-house, Waltzer
50% Drinks Offer!
For the first hour of gates opening, we're offering up to 50% off: including soft drinks, lager, cider, bitter and Guinness and 10 pounds off any bottle of house wine, Prosecco, Champagne or jug of Pimms!
**Up to 50% off drinks terms and conditions: Offer strictly available for 1 hour after the advertised gate opening time only. Offer only available for general attendance customers including annual members and owners & trainers. Offer can be withdrawn upon the racecourse's discretion at any time. Please speak to a member of the team for further details where needed. Please drink responsibly.
Transport
Before your arrival we wanted to let you know some important information regarding travel and key timings on the day.
Our car parks are free of charge to use. Stewards will be on site to aid those who need accessible parking. Please be aware some of our car parks are on grass and are very wet. Should you become stuck please put your hazard lights on and one of our grounds team will assist.
There will be a FREE Park & Ride service if you park at Newcastle Great Park, NE13 9RN. From there you can get on our free shuttle service which will drop you off at the racecourse - this will be running on a continuous loop from 11:00am until 6:00pm. The pick-up point for the bus to return to your car will be in our Annual Members car park, there will be stewards on hand on the day to direct you to this area.
We also will be running a FREE shuttle bus from both the Regent Centre and Four Lane Ends Metro Stations, operating 10:45am – 1.45pm prior to racing and 3.45pm – 5:45pm after racing.
Food and Concessions
We have a range of catering outlets available across the site, including our Fish and Chip Shop in Grandstand Hall along with a food vans including Street Burger, Crispy Fried Chicken, Coffee & Donut and Loaded Fries. We do allow picnics to be brought in, however, they can only be eaten outside in the grandstand enclosure, only sealed bottled water can be brought in with your picnic.
Tickets
All tickets for the event are e-tickets, a PDF file you can either print off or show on your phone.
To avoid any entry delays, if you are attending with your tickets on your phone, make sure you have downloaded the PDF. Screenshots will not be accepted and mobile signal may be weak. If you have a cracked phone screen, please print your tickets, as the barcode will not scan from a cracked screen.
Please allow plenty of time for entry procedures, ticket checks and bag searches.
If you have a Hospitality Restaurant/ Private Box/ Premier Enclosure/ Annual Member or Owners & Trainers ticket, please enter via The Brandling House Reception.
Tickets and Ticket upgrades
Need extra tickets? Tickets are still available for purchase online and on the day at the gate. Click Here To Get Your Tickets!
If you wish to upgrade your ticket on the day please speak to a member of staff.
Payment
Please note, all bars and eateries are card only. On-course bookmakers will still be accepting cash.
Your Questions Answered
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