Newmarket Races & The National Stud

Newmarket is the historic "home of horseracing" offering a treasure trove of sights and sounds for the racing enthusiast. Here horseracing is lived and breathed on every street corner, there are more racehorses, trainers, stable staff, stud farms and racing organisations based in and around the town of Newmarket than anywhere else in the UK.

 

MARRIOTT HUNTINGDON (FOUR STAR)

This luxurious hotel is located on the outskirts of Huntingdon. Facilities include the Brooke's restaurant, a cocktail lounge and coffee shop, plus a leisure club with swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool and gymnasium, All bedrooms feature air-conditioning, the renowned Marriott Luxury Bedding, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer, room safe and tea/coffee tray. Lift available.

 

ITINERARY

Day One: We travel South to the famous university city of Cambridge where there will be some time for sightseeing. We depart again in the late afternoon and travel on to our hotel on the outskirts of Huntingdon.

 

Day Two: We drive across to Newmarket racecourse for a behind the scenes tour which will include the parade ring, winners enclosure and weighing room, plus some history about the racecourse and hints and tips for making the most of your day. Grandstand admission is included for the afternoon’s racing, then after the last race we travel back to the hotel.

 

Day Three: This morning we return to Newmarket for a guided tour of the National Stud, an opportunity to learn about the work that goes in to producing the future champions of the turf. We will then have an included ploughmans lunch before commencing our homeward journey.

 

PRICE INCLUDES

• Two nights accommodation with dinner and breakfast.

• Grandstand Admission ticket to Newmarket Races.

• Guided tour of the National Stud.

• Return travel by luxury air conditioned coach.