Wolverhampton Racecourse
Wolverhampton Racecourse
Wolverhampton Racecourse
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
Closed
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369 reviews
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John C
37 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
A really nice compact and friendly race course with a hotel next door. It was our first visit and it definitely wont be our last. The staff in the bar were very efficient and drinks prices were not extortionate as they can be at larger courses. An enjoyable experience.
Written March 24, 2024
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Paul K
10 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
It was my 56th birthday, we usually visit Doncaster. We tried something different a visit to Wolverhampton races. The travel is double the journey. The racing in November is National hunt compared to flat racing in Wolverhampton. Wow I was blown away, the Wolverhampton restaurant was fantastic, the service 2nd to none, we both enjoyed the menu, it was Christmas themed, the food was delicious. The tables are well spaced, seating comfortable, windows panaramic. Great views of everything, just in case a TV monitor, covering each race built in. There were 9 races, tiwlight coverage under floodlights, a singer who
rocked the venue. To be honest it's the best hospitality experience I have enjoyed. I have been to grade one courses Kempton park,boxing day, York, Dante meeting, Doncaster, paid 10 times the money per head, Wolverhampton races wins. Fantastic value, best food, great entertainment and experience. I will visit again soon.
rocked the venue. To be honest it's the best hospitality experience I have enjoyed. I have been to grade one courses Kempton park,boxing day, York, Dante meeting, Doncaster, paid 10 times the money per head, Wolverhampton races wins. Fantastic value, best food, great entertainment and experience. I will visit again soon.
Written December 17, 2023
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Blackthorn B
Wolverhampton, UK32 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
We booked the keep warm package £25 with a drink and pork bap or vegetarian equivalent. The Pilsner on tap tasted like pipe cleaning fluid but at least I didn't have to pay for it, the pork bap was fantastic I could have eaten several it was so nice.
The drinks were priced about what you'd expect, the cider was good as were the soft drinks. Being in the keep warm package meant we weren't subject to the long queues we saw from the balcony and had quick and easy access to the toilets.
All the staff were friendly and helpful, the fireworks themselves were amazing, we had a fantastic night last night worth every penny.
The only 2 negatives were the Pilsner I already mentioned and no quick access to the ground area we were told we'd have to go down and round.
We left the car at home, given the amount of people walking on the roads and queues for cars leaving it was a good job.
(Kinda missed the bonfire they used to have at West Park)
The drinks were priced about what you'd expect, the cider was good as were the soft drinks. Being in the keep warm package meant we weren't subject to the long queues we saw from the balcony and had quick and easy access to the toilets.
All the staff were friendly and helpful, the fireworks themselves were amazing, we had a fantastic night last night worth every penny.
The only 2 negatives were the Pilsner I already mentioned and no quick access to the ground area we were told we'd have to go down and round.
We left the car at home, given the amount of people walking on the roads and queues for cars leaving it was a good job.
(Kinda missed the bonfire they used to have at West Park)
Written November 6, 2022
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Teach82
18 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
I am absolutely discusted with this venue. They don't tell you that kids are free when you are booking, but just let you book tickets and find out afterwards. And when you do find out that you've booked 5 tickets unnecessarily, you will speak to someone called Amanda who is the most abhorrent, nasty, rude person I have ever dealt with. Amanda told me I should have checked the frequently asked questions, or better still, phoned them to find out the prices. I explained that they should be transparent with their pricing instead of hiding the prices and not ripping families off at Christmas! Not one apology, or ounce of empathy, a truly awful person who claimed to be in customer service. I wouldn't spend a single penny on a company who treat their customers like this.
Written December 21, 2024
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sprout22
Halesowen, UK122 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
We decided to attend an evening event, and taking my next elderly next door neighbour who don’t get out much, travelled there paid to get in and no race cards left. We had to spend most of the time indoors looking at the newspaper which most people was looking at. very disappointed.
Written July 25, 2024
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Karen S
Stafford, UK13 contributions
Dec 2022 • Friends
Awful Christmas party night. Started with the free glass of fizz by being told that they had run out 🤷🏻♀️ The food was just ok but the DJ was terrible, they had the football on big screens to kill the atmosphere and then left all the lights on for the remainder of the evening. £35 for a bottle of cheap Prosecco We left 2 hours before it finished, glad to get out of there and certainly not worth the £50 per head. Will never book again
Written December 11, 2022
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Karen H
Wigan, UK25 contributions
Sep 2022
Went to the races on Saturday night, Madness were playing and there was a huge crowd.
The atmosphere was amazing.
The venue was so well organised from, getting food, drinks and going to 'spend a penny'. The toilets were spotless which is a fantastic achievement at this type of venue.
Thank you Wolverphampton races, a lot of other racecourses could learn from you.
The atmosphere was amazing.
The venue was so well organised from, getting food, drinks and going to 'spend a penny'. The toilets were spotless which is a fantastic achievement at this type of venue.
Thank you Wolverphampton races, a lot of other racecourses could learn from you.
Written September 5, 2022
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psteer
Prescot, UK419 contributions
Nov 2021 • Family
Just writing in to inform of some concerns we had over the standard of service at the Horizon restaurant 13/11/21. We booked a party of six, four adults and two children to celebrate a belated 40th birthday after Covid restrictions were relaxed. We suffered numerous issues on this occasion. Firstly the started arrived and the kids starters were missing. After we had already finished ours still no sign of the kids food. Asked repeatedly and were told they were on the way. We then asked for the manager who went to the kitchen himself and brought out the starters for them. They waited over 30 minutes which was not really acceptable. Main meals passed without issue. Then asked for deserts in which the adult deserts arrived but no signs of the kids deserts. Again and again we were told they would be coming but no sign. Again the manager went to the kitchen and brought them out around 30 minutes after we finished ours. We ordered a bottle of wine and prochecco for the meal which arrived 30 minutes after we finished and only arrived after another supervisor got involved and brought them personally with more apologies. We ordered a second bottle of wine and two pints of larger, never arrived for an hour after multiple complaints, to be told yours are the drinks we didn’t know which table they were for. Towards the end of racing we ordered more drinks but we never got them. We did check the bill at the end of the night and they hadn’t been added so paid what we owed.
This whole experience did ruin the birthday celebrations overall as we felt frustrated during the whole evening. We have been so many times previously and spoke so highly of previous experiences that we decided this would be were we wanted to celebrate. After travelling to race meeting up and down the country for last 20 years this has been the worst experience. I do feel the whole experience has made us think twice about trying this service again.
We have emailed in our concerns/complaint but have heard nothing back.
This whole experience did ruin the birthday celebrations overall as we felt frustrated during the whole evening. We have been so many times previously and spoke so highly of previous experiences that we decided this would be were we wanted to celebrate. After travelling to race meeting up and down the country for last 20 years this has been the worst experience. I do feel the whole experience has made us think twice about trying this service again.
We have emailed in our concerns/complaint but have heard nothing back.
Written November 19, 2021
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Dear Guest,
I am sorry to read of your poor experience in our Horizons restaurant. I ask you email your concerns to info@wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk with your details and a member of the team will be in touch
Kind regards
Samuel
Written November 20, 2021
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Amy J
3 contributions
Nov 2021 • Friends
Unprofessional staff members, only a handful of staff were polite & did their job properly. The rest of them didn’t have a clue or were too busy flirting with the race goers! The man in the flat cap was miserable & rude. The food was an absolute disaster from starter to dessert! Missing items on each course so even though different people on the tables had ordered the same dish the food served was completely different. We had to ask numerous times for our food. The Food was cold, drinks were overpriced & warm! We were a party of 50 quests dining in the horizon restaurant we used to attend yearly before Covid & always enjoyed the evening but we have all said we will never return. So AVOID AVOID AVOID! Only gave 1 star as couldn’t leave 0/5
Written November 29, 2021
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Dear Guest,
It is extremely saddening and disappointing to read your visit was not a great one. We always strive to give the best experience at Wolverhampton Racecourse, and clearly we dropped the ball here.
I ask, if you could email some more details of your visit to info@wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk and one of our team will be in touch with you.
Kind regards
Samuel Blount
Hotel Front of House Manager
Written November 30, 2021
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joannef15
Birmingham, UK87 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
We have been visiting this race course for a few years ( when allowed # covid ) with friends for a Christmas night out. We book a meal / disco and nights stay. This year we arrived checked in and weren’t told that despite our room and the restaurant being on the 3rd floor that the lift wasn’t working.
We were seated in the restaurant and the tables were very close together and was a pain when ever anyone needed to get up the people on the next table also needed to move to allow us to get out. The bar in the restaurant needed more stock didn’t have any lime ran out of bottles of lager, the poor waiting staff didn’t seem to have had much training. The only really good thing was the food it was delicious. The disco was good but we decided to pop down to the bar area in the hotel which also seemed to be lacking in stock no Bacardi no Baileys.I get were going through a pandemic but they should have the bar basics. The breakfast was good as usual. It’s always a good night but just a few niggles this time.
We were seated in the restaurant and the tables were very close together and was a pain when ever anyone needed to get up the people on the next table also needed to move to allow us to get out. The bar in the restaurant needed more stock didn’t have any lime ran out of bottles of lager, the poor waiting staff didn’t seem to have had much training. The only really good thing was the food it was delicious. The disco was good but we decided to pop down to the bar area in the hotel which also seemed to be lacking in stock no Bacardi no Baileys.I get were going through a pandemic but they should have the bar basics. The breakfast was good as usual. It’s always a good night but just a few niggles this time.
Written December 19, 2021
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Thank you for your review.
I am sorry to read the lift not working at the time hindered your experience with us. I am pleased however, to let you know the lift has been fixed. Unfortunately this was an issue that was simply out of our control.
I am sorry you had a poor experience with our Horizons team, I have passed on your feedback to our catering manager.
Unfortunately we no longer stock Bacardi White Rum, but now stock Captain Morgan's White Rum.
I am pleased to read however our breakfast was good and you had a good food experience in Horizons.
I am sorry once again for the shortfalls you experienced during your stay, despite this, I hope we can welcome you again soon.
Sam Blount - Hotel Manager
Written February 11, 2022
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hi
if you hire a box during a meeting for a birthday (approx 14 people) do you pay per person for a package or do you pay for the box plus food and drink costs ? What is the approx costs ..thanks
Written January 27, 2019
Hello,
A hospitality box at Wolverhampton Racecourse costs £82.50 per person +VAT, and it includes four-course choice meal, admission, racecard, fully waitressed service, TV screen in private box and access to a shared balcony.
Drinks are not included in the price but can be purchased on the day. Alternatively, you can purchase a silver or gold drinks package which includes unlimited drinks from arrival to the start of the last race. Our silver package includes beer, wine & soft drinks and costs £41.66pp +vat, and our gold package includes beer, wine, house spirits & soft drinks for £49.99pp +vat.
We hope to see you at Wolverhampton Racecourse very soon. If you would like more information, to check availability or to book, please call 01902 390 009 and we'll be more than happy to help.
Written January 29, 2019
Coming to an evening meeting- not sure what to wear. Think we will be going in the restaurant. Smart casual?
Written August 19, 2018
Hello,
Restaurants operate a smart casual dress code, jeans are allowed as long as they are not ripped.
Hope you have a lovely time!
Written August 20, 2018
Hi does anyone know if there is a dress code when tribute nights are on? I'm looking to come for a hen night and a few of us wanted to dress up,
Written July 14, 2016
Hi no worries dress code casual so get dressed up and enjoy !!!!
Written July 16, 2016
Hi, we have a range of food offerings to suit all budgets. If you are considering hospitality with food included in the package, these start from £34.95 depending on the selected restaurant and date. All prices are listed within the individual fixture listing on our website.
Written March 28, 2016
Hello, will all race meeting in January be free if so how do you order tickets , came in January 29 2015 had a great night bit cold but loved it , look forward to your reply THANK YOU :)
Written November 20, 2015
Check the website. It normally is free in Jan and you book tickets on line. You can either pick tickets up from reception in hotel or have them posted out.
Written November 22, 2015
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