Ffos Las racecourse

The Ffos Las Racecourse & Conference Centre is a Welsh horse racing, equestrian sports and conferencing venue situated in Ffos Las, Wales. The Ffos Las racecourse was built at the site of an open cast coal mine after mining operations ceased.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: horse racing venue in Wales
Also known as: “Ffos Las Racecourse”, “Ffos Las Racecourse & Conference Centre”, and “Ffos Las Racecourse & Convention Centre”
Postal code: SA17 4DE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spudder’s Bridge and Llandyry Church.

Spudder’s Bridge

Bridge

Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spudder’s Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of Ffos Las racecourse.

Llandyry Church

Church

Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandyry Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ffos Las racecourse.

Smarts Quarry

Nature reserve

Smarts Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated in 1987 for its geological features. Smarts Quarry is situated 2 miles northwest of Ffos Las racecourse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carway and Trimsaran.

Carway

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carway is a village situated to the north-west of the town of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the Gwendraeth Valley. It is part of the community of Llangyndeyrn, and had a population of 1,403 in 2021.

Trimsaran

Village

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trimsaran is a community and former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Trimsaran is six miles from Llanelli, and 13 miles from Carmarthen.

Pontyates

Village

Photo: Gareth Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontyates is a village straddling two communities, situated in the Gwendraeth Valley half way between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. Pontyates is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ffos Las racecourse.

Ffos Las racecourse

Categories: horse racing venue and tourism
Location: Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7321° or 51° 43′ 56″ north

Longitude

-4.23704° or 4° 14′ 13″ west

Elevation

138 feet (42 metres)

Operator

Arena Racing Company

Open location code

9C3QPQJ7+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8866998483

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

8378821

Wikidata ID

Q5446232

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Satellite Map

Discover Ffos Las racecourse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Japanese to Welsh—“Ffos Las racecourse” goes by many names.

Japanese: “フォスラス競馬場”
Spanish: “Hipodromo de Ffos Las”
Spanish: “Hipódromo de Ffos Las”
Welsh: “Cwrs Rasus Ffos Las”

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Explore places such as Trimsaran Garden and Pontnewydd.

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