Chester Racecourse

Chester Racecourse, also known as the Roodee, is a racecourse located in Chester, England. The horse racing venue is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the "oldest racecourse still in operation".

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Type: Sports venue
Description: horse racing venue in England
Also known as: “The Roodee”
Address: Watergate Square, Chester, CH1 2LY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Castle and Grosvenor Museum.

Chester Castle

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Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. Chester Castle is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Chester Racecourse.

Grosvenor Museum

Museum

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Grosvenor Museum is a museum in Chester, Cheshire, in the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Grosvenor Museum is situated 1,600 feet east of Chester Racecourse.

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church

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Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Chester Racecourse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chester and Abbot’s Meads.

Chester

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Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.

Abbot’s Meads

Suburb

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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester.

Saltney

Suburb

Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished.

Chester Racecourse

Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.18706° or 53° 11′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.89936° or 2° 53′ 58″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

9C5V54P2+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 251213860

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=horse_racing

GeoNames ID

8378823

Wikidata ID

Q5093694

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In Other Languages

“Chester Racecourse” goes by many names.

Japanese: “チェスター競馬場”

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