Kelso Racecourse
Kelso Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Kelso, Scotland. It is frequently described as "Britain's Friendliest Racecourse". It was voted the Best Small Course in Scotland and the North of England in 2007, 2012 and 2014 by the Racegoers Club.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Race track
- Description: horse racing venue in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kelso Race Course”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelso Abbey and Kelso Town Hall.
Kelso Abbey
Cemetery
Photo: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelso Abbey is a ruined Scottish abbey in Kelso, Scotland. It was founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. Kelso Abbey is situated 1¼ miles south of Kelso Racecourse.
Kelso Town Hall
Tourism office
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kelso Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square, Kelso, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Kelso Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building. Kelso Town Hall is situated 1 mile south of Kelso Racecourse.
Kelso Library
Library
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelso Library is situated 1 mile south of Kelso Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelso and Ednam.
Kelso
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelso is a small market town in the Borders region of southern Scotland, with a population of 6900 in 2020. Its name probably derives from Calk Heugh - the "chalk outcrop" which its two rivers cut through.
Ednam
Village
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Floors Castle is nearby. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water.
Sprouston
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sprouston is a village, parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire, located 2 miles north-east of Kelso. Sprouston is situated 1½ miles east of Kelso Racecourse.
Kelso Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue and sports location
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Kelso Racecourse” goes by many names.
- German: “Kelso Racecourse”
- Spanish: “Hipodromo de Kelso”
- Spanish: “Hipódromo de Kelso”
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