Newcastle Racecourse & Conference Centre Review

Good night out if you go mid week and avoid the drunks who have no interest in horse racing

Attended a Living North magazine spring event. Very good

We really enjoyed ourselves and the staff were very hospitable. Great place for functions and would highly recommend for everyone to go there.

I picked the wrong night to come as it was very quiet, still enjoyed it all the same

Great racecourse. Small enough so everything is nice and close together like the parade ring etc. Loads of parking and plenty of bookies to choose from. Well kept public areas and decent choice of food and drink. Loads of great viewing positions between the stands and the finish line. Good events on too (fireworks in November were spectacular).

Not the best race course I've been too big screens set to far back from grandstand could only just make out what was happening could easily take 30 minutes to get a drink

Great day as always. Lovely meal. Good company. No winners though.

Attended the first student night event (not a student but was on a stag). Different to the other races I have been to but good fun, very lively and a good experience.

Great day for ladies day, extremely busy. Atmosphere was brill, highly recommend for a day out with friends.

Northern fair
Good time with stands for many goods but not enough on home wears
Cooking demos excellent

Went for the car show. Very dissapointig.....the "fun fair" consisted of 2 rides.....couldn't even get on them for the queues.

Nice venue, food depends on which vendors are there on the day

The day was good at's races but the service was poor at the bar waiting for a hour to get a drink so did enjoy the horse racing

All in all we had a nice time until the security started getting aggressive
Be warned the entrance price does not entitle you to ride the horses . Apparently that's not what your supposed to do.
Anyway after that confusion was sorted out we had a nice time. I met a lively gentleman who asked if I wanted to see his special tip, unfortunately there was a long que for the toilets where I was supposed to meet him so I never actually got my hands on his tip. The ladies race was well worth a flutter . And there are some lovely people up in the VIP area who kindly provide cooling water for the peasants below

Great day out. Could do with more staff and more indoor space at times though.

A great day out

Will call again

brilliant race course with excellent facilities and a really friendly atmosphere

Great in Parts.

We went for an evening meeting that included Dinner, 7 Races and UB40.

I called ahead as we had a mobility issue and my companion could not walk far. It was very disappointing to find so little provision for disabled access especially as the car park was quite soggy and muddy.

The food was very good and we had an excellent selection and good quality. Serving staff members were efficient and friendly. Sadly it was rather too tightly laid out. Again this raised difficulties for using the Walker.

Racing was enjoyable and we enjoyed UB40.

It seems wrong to me to limit disabled access while allowing owners, trainers and others to drive up to the Hospitality Suite. A potential 4 or even 5 star review downgraded as a result. I will be writing to the Racecourse.

A keen lifelong horse woman, Muriel got chatting to one of the trainers who offered her a couple of races he wants her to take part in. She's very excited as he's going to drop his jockeys and enter her in Newmarket.

Fab family day out with the kids. fireworks were amazing.

Visited 12/1 to take my Mum for covid vaccine. Very organised, marshall's etc very helpful. The only issue we weren't told you couldn't access from Gosforth side so had to drive around. Not their fault but may help others!

Excellent xmas party night out, would highly recommend

Despite the rain it was a very good evening! Looks a bit dated and drinks in the public bar are well over priced.

Been there for horse racing get. We really enjoy everything it's good fun

Great little course. Soft drinks expensive. Disappointed only one food venue open. Could be that it was due to night meeting and weather not to good.

we were in a restaurant which overlooks the racecourse. I'd never been to a racecourse before and it was a great experience

Beautiful and friendly staff. The place is very nice and clean. Food is really good and it is also a very good place to held an event like reunion of friends or christmas party. It is also a nice place to bet and gamble and an unforgettable experience on witnessing a horse race. Wine is also good and a lot of choices too. Will be back there soon.

The race course hosted a Gin festival. The event was very organised with the appropriate staff and security. The Gin was great, but just a little pricey - which was made up by the free gin samples and the excellent entertainment. The food served was mediocre. Overall a good experience.

Amazing place for the races, and a wonderful experience each and every time, the food is cracking and the staff are so helpful !

Owners and trainers, needs to be that bit more special, sorry to say. Thirsk have got it right, Newcastle needs some TLC and work.

Incredible dining, incredible atmosphere)here and a very worthy day out with friends.
Fabulous and great staff.

The kids loved the Newcastle stampede at the weekend loads of fub

Went there to attend a function, food very good but drinks far too expensive

Great wee racecourse where we had an enjoyable day at very reasonable prices. Not York or Ascot but the prices reflect that! Facilities like toilets were more than adequate for the size of the course. Recommended!

Loved the hospitality and the meal was good. Staff were very friendly.

Tip top all weather course. Close to rail, bus and plane links. Lots of weekly events. Don't miss Ladies Day, Northumberland plate, Fighting fifth and other big meets. Lots of bars and food outlets.

Had not been for years but was so taken by the curtious staff.. Not like many years ago. To have two winners was a nice change toooooo !

No racing on when I was here, but the pub was open!

I was as work there and the layout was great. Friendly staff, as well as helpful. It was a beautiful. Scenery and plenty to do

Very organised event. Bit of a queue getting out. Good food selection

Superb Christmas party, circus themed. Performers were amazing! Dinner was 3 courses, very tasty and just that little but different to normal Christmas Fayre. Ticket gave us a drinks package, basically free bar all night for soft drinks, More

Attended Plate day. We had booked the premiere enclosure with a two course meal included in the price at the The Grand hotel. Couldn't fault the meal, the food and the service was very good. However after a long walk to the premiere enclosure we found there were no seats at all and no hope of getting one. There were thousands of people and less than a hundred tables. The first race wasn't until 1.50. God knows what time those people arrived to get a seat. The three of us stood on the grass in our finery waiting for our men folk getting a drink. They got back 40 minutes later!!! The queue was under a plastic roof (not the best in that heat). One of them stood in a different queue for 25 minutes and when he got to the front was told they'd run out of gas and the drink his wife wanted. This went on for the rest of the day. Between queueing for drinks bets and toilets they didn't see a single race. Come on Newcastle Races you must have known how many people were going to be there and could have had extra staff. You should also either point out on the tickets that you recommend people bring something to sit on or even better provide more seats. We paid a lot of money for premiere enclosure but ended up in front of the winners circle far away from the track so we could sit on the stone steps (there was just enough room left for 3). 9 hours is a hell of a long time to stand.

Had a great day out at Newcastle races. Great atmosphere in the Premier enclosure, and good value for money on the drinks and food.

Great venue for a day out. Staff and the place is very freindly. (The weather was glorious so may have seen it through rose tinted glasses)

First time at Newcastle races staff were very helpful and friendly

Great service, staff friendly and helpful, make you feel welcome and good racing, what more do you want

A stunning venue to hold a wedding reception party for a newly married couple. The service from the staff there was amazing.

There for my dads vacation so was a great place but as a rule its a great place in normal times