UK Racecourse · North West
Cartmel Racecourse
Cartmel, Cumbria
Photo credit: “Cartmel Racecourse” by Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
A festival atmosphere in the Lake District
Cartmel is a unique National Hunt racecourse tucked away in the Lake District, hosting just a handful of meetings each year that draw huge, enthusiastic crowds. The tight, left-handed track sits beside the famous Cartmel Priory and its meetings have a festival feel that is unmatched in British racing.
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Cartmel at a glance
Cartmel Guides & Articles
Everything written about Cartmel, grouped by what you came for.
Start here
1The full guide to the course, if you only read one thing.
Going racing
1Tickets, getting there, what to wear and what the day is like.
Racing and betting
1How the track rides, the angles that matter, and where to bet.
History and legends
2How the course got here, and the horses that made its name.
- The History of Cartmel RacecourseOver 165 years of racing at Cartmel — from the first Whitsun meeting in 1856 to the Lake District's unique jumps venue.
- Tonto's Spirit at Cartmel: The Complete StoryHow a £700 castoff became the most successful horse in Cartmel racecourse history, winning eight times at the Cumbrian track.
The big races
3The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- Cartmel Cup: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Cartmel Cup — the signature race at Cartmel Racecourse, run during the August Bank Holiday weekend.
- Cartmel Festival: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Cartmel Festival — the August Bank Holiday meeting, the Cartmel Cup, and the Lake District's biggest jumps weekend.
- Whit Bank Holiday Monday at Cartmel: The Complete GuideCartmel's Whit Bank Holiday Monday: the most festive day in jump racing, with the Cartmel Cup, the Cartmel Chase and 10,000 people in a Cumbrian village.
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