Musselburgh Racecourse
Musselburgh Racecourse is a horse racing venue located in the Millhill area of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to the River Esk. It is the second biggest racecourse in Scotland and is the fourteenth biggest in the UK.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Horse racing
- Description: horse racing venue in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Musselburgh Race Course”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pinkie House and Brunton Theatre.
Pinkie House
School building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pinkie House is a historic house, built around a three-storey tower house located in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. The house dates from the 16th century, was substantially enlarged in the early 17th century, and has been altered several times since. Pinkie House is situated 1,200 feet south of Musselburgh Racecourse.
Brunton Theatre
Theater building
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Garden
Photo: Renata Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inveresk Lodge Garden is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, in the village of Inveresk, East Lothian. The lodge lies about 10 km south-east of Edinburgh, and for over a century was one of the homes of the Wedderburn family. Inveresk Lodge Garden is situated 1 mile south of Musselburgh Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Musselburgh and Fisherrow.
Musselburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musselburgh is the largest town in East Lothian in central Scotland, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. It's an old fishing port which is now part of the commuter belt, with a population in 2020 of 21,100.
Fisherrow
Suburb
Photo: Scyrene, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fisherrow is a harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, to the east of Portobello and Joppa, and west of the River Esk.
Inveresk
Village
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inveresk is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated 5⁄8 mi to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a conservation area since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the north bank of a loop of the River Esk.
Musselburgh Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue, tourism, tourist attraction, and sports location
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.946° or 55° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.04339° or 3° 2′ 36″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C7RWXW4+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 217628435OpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8378825Wikidata ID
Q6943106
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Musselburgh Racecourse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Scots—“Musselburgh Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬瑟爾堡賽馬場”
- French: “Hippodrome d’Édimbourg Musselburgh”
- Japanese: “マッセルバラ競馬場”
- Scots: “Musselburgh Racecoorse”
- Scots: “Musselburrae Racecoorse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Millhill and Windsor Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Epperston Restaurant and Musselburgh Race Course.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Race Tracks to Discover
Uncover intriguing race tracks from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Musselburgh Racecourse”. Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.