Pontefract visitor guide | The EBF Flying Fillies Stakes, The Tote Silver Tan guide
Pontefract Racecourse is a horse racing venue located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
The racecourse stages 16 fixtures each year including 3 Sunday meetings and 3 Evening meetings.
Extensive improvements over the years have made Pontefract one of the most popular courses of its kind in the country. There are 4 enclosures: the Premier Enclosure, the Grandstand & Paddock Enclosure, the Silver Enclosure and the Picnic Enclosure.
There are also modern bars and refreshment areas in all enclosures.
The closest major city to Pontefract is Leeds, which is 18 miles away. You can take a local train from Leeds Railway Station to Pontefract Monkhill station, which is just 5 minutes from the racecourse.
Alternatively, Wakfield and York also run local train services to stations near the racecourse.
For this wishing to drive, Pontefract can be accessed via the A1, which runs from London to Edinburgh. Driving from London to Pontefract would take approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.
For those travelling by air, the nearest airport is Leeds Bradford, which has flight connections to various cities in the UK, Europe and beyond. The airport is 18.5 miles from Pontefract.
For those wanting to arrive in style, helicopters can land at the racecourse by prior agreement. Multiflight, based next door to Leeds Bradford Airport, provides charter flights to Pontefract.
