FAQs

At Brighton Racecourse, we’re popular with groups and offer up to £5 offer each General Admission ticket for groups of 10+, on Feature Fixtures, Weekends & Bank Holidays, and up to £3 off each General Admission ticket for Monday to Friday Fixtures.

If you're booking General Admission for a bigger group (40+ people), please get in touch with our sales team on 01273 603580 for a bespoke offer.

Yes! We encourage advance booking – it will give you an average of £5 off the gate price. Early Bird tickets offer a further discount and are available from the launch of the fixture until approximately 30 days out.

Yes! Online tickets remain open during each fixture and can be bought on the day. You’re also welcome to buy a ticket on the gate (card payment only).

The tickets you’ve booked for Brighton Racecourse will be sent to you via email (this includes tickets for restaurant and hospitality bookings). You will receive your ticket(s) within 7 days prior to the fixture you are due to attend.

If you’ve booked your tickets within 7 days of the fixture, these will be sent before the morning of the fixture. Please note, these can sometimes land in your junk folder so please check before getting in touch.

There’s no need to print your tickets off for your visit to Brighton Racecourse – we can scan e-tickets on your mobile devices (mobile phones & tablets). If you prefer to print them off that is fine.

Once you’ve purchased tickets for Brighton Racecourse, refunds or transfers on tickets and any other online purchases will only be available in the case of fixture abandonment or event cancellations and not for any other reason.

Please see our terms and conditions of entry for full details.

Transferring between Enclosures at Brighton Racecourse will depend on capacity at each fixture. Please visit our racecourse office and if it’s possible to upgrade your ticket, they’ll be able to organise this for you.

Brighton Racecourse has two types of admission ticket, those for the Grandstand and Paddock Enclosure and those for the Premier Enclosure.

The Grandstand and Paddock Enclosure gives you access to the Grandstand, Grandstand lawns and seating, the Parade Ring, the Long Bar, Tote Betting facilities, trackside bookmakers, a picnic area and a wide range of food units.

A Premier Enclosure ticket gives you access to all of the above, plus the Premier Bar, Silks Restaurant (if you are a Restaurant guest) and the Parade Ring Lawn.

Simply take a look at our upcoming fixtures and choose the date you’d like to visit. Select the tickets for this fixture and add them to your basket.

At checkout, enter your unique Gift Voucher code for full or part payment in the 'Add Gift Voucher Code' field.

If you’d like to use your Gift Voucher for one of our many restaurants or a hospitality package, please call us on 01273 603580 with your gift voucher number to hand. Your gift voucher can be used as full or part payment over the phone.

If there is any balance left, it will be credited to your account to use at a future event.

Your ticket(s) will be emailed to you – please check your junk mail if they haven’t arrived 2 weeks before your chosen event.

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At Brighton Racecourse, we’re a family-friendly, community course and are very happy to welcome children to the races. As well as our annual Family Fun Day, we also have lots of free child-friendly activities at a number of fixtures ensuring everyone has an enjoyable day out! Children under 18 are free to enter when accompanying a ticket-paying adult some exclusions apply for Festival fixtures and Live After Racing events). Adults should collect their child’s/children’s tickets from the ticketing office or turnstile on the day of the racing (there is a max.3 children per adult).

A stone’s throw from Brighton University, and popular with students, we’re pleased to share they receive a £4 discount, which is applied against the on the day racing ticket and is only available for Grandstand tickets. Valid student ID is needed.

We also offer the same concession to adults over the age of 60, when presenting their ID.

Typically, at Brighton Racecourse, we open the gates two hours before the first race. For feature and festival fixtures, gates may open earlier.

Check our what’s on page for the date you’re attending for the most up-to-date times, as race times are subject to change.

Races take place at different times and can also change last minute, so please check your specific fixture.

Typically, Brighton racecourse, along with our bars and food outlets, close shortly after the last race. For our Live After Racing nights or our themed race nights with music after racing, the live act will perform for an hour to 90 minutes after the last race and the racecourse will close shortly after the performance.

There is no set dress code at Bright Racecourse (please note that sporting tops are not permitted). Racing from April to October, our priority for all visitors is that you are comfortable – make sure to check the weather as our race meetings are predominantly outdoors – consider wrapping up in cooler climes and bringing suntan lotion in the summer months!

Brighton enjoys a flamboyant and vibrant culture and at Brighton Racecourse, we encourage you to embrace this!

Please click here to view our dress code guidance.

A short distance from Brighton city centre – with a steep hill to climb to get to us, we recommend travelling by car, air, train or bus. Check out all the different transport options on our Get Here page. Alternatively, you can find our full address on our Contact Us page.

Yes, absolutely. We welcome coach groups to Brighton racecourse. On arrival, coaches will be directed to our allocated coach parking.

With the likes of our Silk Restaurant, Prince Regent Restaurant and Hospitality Suites, there’s food & drink for every budget at Brighton Racecourse. If you prefer something a little more casual, we have a variety of different bars and food outlets that will be open depending on how busy the fixture is likely to be.

Our concessions can vary week to week, dependent on how busy the fixture is. For customers who are gluten free or require dietary advice, please get in touch with the team on info@brighton-racecourse.co.uk or 01273 603580, who will be able to give you the correct information dependent on the fixture you are attending.

A popular option with many of our family visitors, particularly on our Family Fun Day, picnics are allowed in the Grandstand & Paddock external areas of the Racecourse. They are not allowed in the Premier Enclosure. Please note that no drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) may be brought into any area of the Racecourse.

No alcohol can be brought into the racecourse. We have a wonderful a range of bars open selling a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Barbecues are not allowed at Brighton Racecourse.

We do all we can to ensure our visitors with accessibility needs enjoy their day at Brighton Racecourse. This includes making the majority of our facilities on the ground level, with wheelchair access to main public areas and toilets, as well as designated accessible parking near the entrance and lift access to all levels. Click here for more information.

At Brighton Racecourse, Personal Assistants and Carers receive free admission when accompanying a paying guest with accessible needs.

Please bring proof of accessible needs on the day of racing e.g. Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance (AA) or Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP). Personal Assistant Tickets will be available to collect from the entrance on arrival.

We ask that you email info@brighton-racecourse.co.uk at least 24 hours in advance with your name and details of the fixture you wish to attend to arrange these tickets.

Yes, we do. We have an accessibility viewing platform from our 3rd floor Grandstand, please use the Premier suite lift to access this area, the areas are well signposted and our staff will assist where needed.

You can read more on our Venue Accessibility page.

As a family-friendly racecourse, we absolutely have baby changing facilities. They are located in both the men’s and women’s toilets in the Grandstand & Paddock enclosure.

If you wish to join in the time-honoured tradition of betting on your horse, there are a number of places across Brighton racecourse where you can do so – either with the tote, which is a pool betting option (similar to the lottery) or with the on-course bookmakers.

Find out more about betting at the racecourse.

Yes – bookmakers accept cash, and some will also accept debit cards. There are no cash machines on the racecourse so if cash is your preferred method, please ensure you bring this with you. There are a number of ATMs a short drive from the racecourse, including at the Post Office on 80 Islingword Rd and the Post Office at 6 Lewes Rd.

No – there are no cash machines on site at Brighton Racecourse. All of our food & drink outlets accept debit or credit card payments only. The tote, along with bookmakers do accept cash payment and some may also accept debit card payments (no credit cards).

While our bookmakers accept cash, the rest of Brighton Racecourse is cashless, including our food & drink outlets, which will accept card and contactless payments only.

View and download your free, digital Brighton Racecourse racecard on the morning of your visit here. Printed racecards will be available to purchase on-site.

There is a limited seating across Brighton Racecourse. If you’d like a seat, we recommend booking a ticket with a reserve seat included, a restaurant package or a hospitality package.

We don’t allow chairs to be brought into Brighton Racecourse for weekend fixtures, unless for medical reasons. For all other fixtures, it depends on the number of visitors that day, and it is down to the discretion of our safety officer.

At Brighton Racecourse, smoking is only permitted in the allocated smoking rings across the course. It is not permitted in the grandstands.

A popular tourist spot, Brighton offers a real wealth of options when it comes to places to stay. Visit Brighton’s Tourist Information for options and availability.

The health and safety of all participants and horses at Brighton Racecourse is our top priority. If the racing surface is deemed unraceable (this could be due to waterlogging, frozen surfaces or even too hard a surface) or extreme weather conditions are unsafe, a fixture will be abandoned. If this happens, customers will be alerted and the information will be available immediately on our website – there is no need to call.

Full or partial refunds will be automatically provided according to our refund policy, available on our terms and conditions of entry.

With the exception of Guide Dogs of the Blind and other Assistance Dogs, dogs are not allowed at Brighton Racecourse. We also request that no dogs are left in cars during your visit to the racecourse.

We understand you want to capture your day at Brighton Racecourse but at all meetings we ask that no flash photography takes place near the horses.

Otherwise, you are welcome to take photographs for personal non-commercial use only. During live music and entertainment, the artists' management retain all image rights. Any photographer that is felt to be impeding or contravening these rights without accreditation and prior written consent will be requested to leave the premises.

You cannot take images for commercial purposes without prior permission from the racecourse and the provision of press accreditation.

Note

Professional filming and photography takes place here at the racecourse for various publications and broadcasting and race goers (including families) consent to being filmed, photographed and otherwise recorded by the Racecourse or any authorised third-party. By entering the racecourse, you accept our terms and conditions of entry, which authorised by the Racecourse the right to broadcast, publish, licence and use any photographs, film, recordings or images of you without payment or other compensation in any promotional literature produced by Arena Racing Company. Full copies of our Terms & Conditions are available here.