We are very excited to share our beautiful venues, many newly upgraded and expanded in 2023. The Club Restaurant and Lounge has undergone a major refurbishment, offering spectacular panoramic views of the grounds in decadent surroundings. Our dedicated in-house catering team offers the finest cuisine and exquisite wines and drinks to elevate your event experience. Our Summer Marquee has almost doubled in size, with upgraded facilities including brand-new bars and buffet stations, multiple cloakroom areas, fantastic new equipment, and toilet facilities to support hosting up to 3000 guests for standing receptions or up to 1100 guests for served sit-down dining. These improvements make the space the largest purpose-built indoor event venue in East Anglia. It will also be the home of immersive private Christmas parties in December this year, do get in touch to book.
Kate Grimes-Hillbrown
Head of Private Events & Weddings
More than horseracing
Our Venue
With 10 amazing spaces to choose from, set in the Essex countryside, we can guarantee an unforgettable event with the added options of delicious food, drink and fi rst-class entertainment
The facilities at Chelmsford City Racecourse have been conveniently designed to be fully accessible to all guests and we offer direct venue access for the load-in and load-out process.
The versatility of our private hire spaces makes us the first choice for large events in Essex. We can facilitate indoor and outdoor events throughout the year on nonracedays and private spaces on racedays for corporate entertaining, fundraisers and private functions.
In 2022, we reopened our Fairwood Brasserie after a full refurbishment and upgraded our entire external lighting system. We also now offer extremely high-speed internet across all venues and the wider site.
Followed by major renovations to our Summer Marquee and Club Restaurant in 2023, we are committed to continually improve our site in 2024 and beyond.
Owners & Trainers Suite
Sports Bar
This perfect all-weather, year-round venue is ideal for conferences, presentations, product launches, exhibitions and much more
The Lobby
Fairwood Brasserie
The Club Restaurant & Lounge
Summer Marquee
Our largest, year-round marquee with heating facilities available, offers a fully flexible space for events of all styles and a noteworthy 66m private terrace
Located immediately on the right as guests enter the racecourse, the Summer Marquee is a supremely convenient location for any event.
Featuring a central, fully equipped kitchen, two large bars, two toilet blocks and cloakroom within the space, everything you need is at your fingertips. Perfect for weddings, conferences, trade shows, fairs, large parties and spectacular dinners that will wow your guests from start to finish. Impressive in size, this venue
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to create multiple rooms for your event.
Queen Charlotte Marquee
Featuring a charming wraparound private terrace overlooking the fi nal straight, experience breathtaking views as the horses gallop past
This spectacular marquee provides everything you could want for a successful event, inclusive of private toilets, comprehensive kitchen and a dazzling Art Deco bar.
Relish in the thrill of racing inside our quintessential raceday venue. Perfectly situated alongside the track and equipped with private betting facilities to ensure an optimal experience.
Parade Ring Marquee
Located at the heart of the site, this marquee is perfect for privately viewing the Pre-Parade Ring during raceday events
they embark onto the track.
Venue Hire Fees
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this can be refunded to you or used on the night as a drinks tab.
• A bank holiday supplement fee of £1,000 + VAT is applicable to your hire if taking place during peak dates
• If you require the use of our hardstanding for your event (i.e for outdoor stands,
Private Raceday Entertaining
Private raceday entertaining is our speciality. Ideal for corporate entertaining, charity auctions, your summer party or a unique teambuilding offering.
A variety of luxury marquees are available to accommodate private groups from 100 to 1,100 guests. Packages can be tailored to best suit each event and your requirements.
All packages include:
• Private use of your event space
• Private terrace with parasols
• Private betting facilities within your space
• Televisions throughout the space to ensure no-one misses the action
Race Sponsorship
Want to add something extra special? Race sponsorship will give you a unique opportunity to showcase and immerse your brand in the events of the day. This includes:
• Admission to the racecourse
• Access to all areas of the site, including premium viewing from the Home Straight Terrace and Parade Ring (excludes entry to the grandstand restaurants)
Our most popular package at £125 per person includes:
• Engaging Tipster Talk to kickstart the event
• Sound system for speeches and background music
• Racecard per guest
• Lucky dip tote wallet per guest
• Welcome glass of prosecco and half a bottle of wine per guest
• Served three course meal
• Change the race name to a race of your choice i.e. The ‘Your Company’ Handicap Stakes
• This would be listed in all racecards on the day
• On Racing TV nationally and internationally
• Through all national press
• Over 7,000 UK betting shops
• Through social media from the racecourse on the day
• Half page racecard advert
• Champagne in the winning connections box for up to 6 people (for your race)
• Judging and presenting a prize to the best turned out horse
• Presenting the prize to the winning representative in our parade ring
• Interview with Racing presenter
Please reach out to your Event Manager to discuss availability and pricing for your Raceday.
Approximate timings for a weekday afternoon raceday is as follows:
• 1pm Client access to the racecourse
• 3pm Guest arrival and welcome prosecco
• 4pm Tipster talk
• 5pm First race
• 5.15pm Dinner service commences
• 8:30pm Last race
• 8:45pm Last orders at the bar
• 9pm Bar close and guests depart
• 9:30pm Venue closes Timings
In-House Equipment Hire
Medium Package
Preferred Suppliers
Power
Fusion Electrical
Wayne Jeggo jeggowayne@fusionelectricalandplumbing.co.uk 07843 280 291
