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Last update: December 2024

Located in Oadby, Leicestershire, The Leicester Racecourse is a charming wedding venue. This property is situated within 200 acres of picturesque land while still being close to the city with great transport links and hotels. So if you are looking for a unique location for your big day in combination with impeccable customer service, look no further than The Leicester Racecourse.

Facilities and Capacity

With the capacity to hold up to 600 guests, The Leicester Racecourse can host all types and styles of celebrations. This venue has many indoor and outdoor event spaces for you to choose from to suit your wedding vision.
The Nelson Suite and Club Suite have incredible panoramic views of the Racecourse, while The Club Suite has a beautiful terrace, where your guests can enjoy drinks overlooking the winning post. Their beautiful Paddock pavilion is licensed for civil ceremonies and perfect for a wedding reception. In the summer months, the lawn area with rattan furniture is ready for glamourous champagne welcome. For larger weddings, The Kube dining hall might be more suitable. It boasts ceiling and wall drapes plus coloured lighting, making it an attractive space for customising your style and theme.

Services Offered

The dedicated team and wedding planner at The Leicester Racecourse will tailor a package to suit your requirements and will be on hand to help with all aspects of your wedding day. The venue offers a self-hire room option, allowing you to arrange your preferred caterer and provide your own alcohol, with a small corkage charge. Event rentals such as tables, chairs, linens, and much more are provided. For more information about this fantastic facility, you can contact the team, who are more than happy to help!

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Sporting
Asian wedding
Landmark
Marquees and tents
In the city
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Leicester Racecourse

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Seema S. Sent on 21/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding coordinator

I worked alongside Rahima @racecourse, she recommended her client to me and I was so impressed working with her. Her professionalism and approach was really good definitely recommend the Leicester racecourse for your events.
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Zuber O. Sent on 02/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely outstanding

We viewed the pavillion after cancelling another venue out of Leicester due to date clashing with another wedding.

We viewed keythorpe manor also other venues to .

Rahima showed us the options available and we had site viewing , looking at the location and what we were able to do for our guests including outdoor seating and carpark , Leicester Racecourse was the most ideal venue.

We booked provisionally and then confirmed at a later date , our caterers visited the venue to organise there side .

We had pre booked kids play , doughnut stall also strawberry chocolate stall amazing lawn area for them , being a hot summer day it was just fantastic , I would definitely book this in the future again and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rahima also the racecourse premises manager on the day also the stewards , fantastic team you have , well done to all
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Shabbir H. Sent on 23/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

good experience

We are very thanks to have this venue good service good car parking beautiful view
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Imtiaz P. Sent on 26/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great venue, great service, thank you for an amazing day!

Raheema was amazing from the moment we called to visit the site. The service was great throughout. Had all our questions answered and supported every step of the way. Took away a lot of the stress and plenty of support offered for other aspects of the wedding. The venue comes highly recommended and well worth the price we paid
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Sarah Sent on 08/03/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect day!

Thank you to all the staff at Leicester Racecourse for making our day!
During the planning stages, Tracey and the events team were there to guide us along the way, and provide us with their wealth of knowledge in all things wedding in Leicester. On the day, Tracey and her team made sure that everything went smoothly and just how we wanted it to be........just perfect!
The food & drink were absolutely awesome! We got so many compliments regarding the catering, venue and the day in general. It was great to feel confident that our guests felt well looked after, and we can't thank the team enough for this.
We hired the Nelson Suite for our day, and the expanse of windows and access to the Grandstand and grounds provided great views over the course for our guests. The grounds are beautifully maintained and provided a beautiful backdrop to the day and of course our photos!
There's also a little play area which kept the younger kids happily entertained, and their parents able to relax and enjoy the day too!
I would definitely recommend the venue to Bride & Grooms to be!
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Claire Sent on 08/07/2014
5 out of 5 rating

Thank-you Leicester Racecourse

Thank-you to Tracey and all the helpful staff at leicester racecourse for making our wedding day so wonderful. Nothing was to much and the advice was helpful to achieve the best. The weather was beautiful so the setting was lovely having photos with the racecourse in the back ground.
The menu suited our requirements and the other companies we used had ease of gaining info and access to set up .
I would tell anyone to consider this venue.
Many thanks to all at the racecourse Mrs & Mr Jones x 21/06/2014
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T&K Sent on 23/03/2014
5 out of 5 rating

Great venue to get married

Our wedding at the racecourse was really amazing, the venue, food and staff were outstanding!!!
Tracey the wedding planner was so helpful and really deserved a medal!
Great place we highly recommend this as a place to get married xx
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