The Village's Grandest Day Out | Right on Your Doorstep
There's no need to travel far this Boxing Day. Pull on your boots, wrap the little ones up warm, and take the short walk over to Lingfield Park for the return of the countryside's best-loved festive fixture. While the rest of the country waits for the trains to start running again, the finest afternoon out in Surrey is happening quietly at the end of your lane; top-class racing, funfair rides, festive characters and Christmas cheer, all within strolling distance of home.
The racing - bigger than ever:
This year there's an extra reason to come. The celebrated listed Quebec Stakes, long the jewel of our New Year card, makes its Boxing Day debut. It's one of the standout middle-distance races of Arena Racing Company's winter all-weather season, the campaign that sends the season's finest horses down the road to All-Weather Championships Finals Day and its £1 million showpiece at Newcastle on Good Friday. Genuine top-class racing, drawing some of the country's best middle-distance runners and finest jockeys, right here on your doorstep.
For the whole family
While the grown-ups follow the form, there's a full programme of festive fun to keep younger racegoers glowing. Our funfair rides bring a swirl of colour, lights and laughter between races; our roving magician dazzles up close with tricks that'll have them gasping, and there are festive characters wandering the enclosures to meet, wave to and remember. It all turns a day at the races into a proper Christmas outing, the kind the children will talk about all the way home.
Leave the car on the drive
With the trains resting and the roads wonderfully quiet, Boxing Day is the one day of the year the countryside slows down and there's never been a better excuse to keep it local. If you're lucky enough to call the Lingfield countryside home, the races are quite literally a walk away. Take in the crisp winter air, greet a few familiar faces at the gate, and let us do the rest. A grand day out, with none of the getting there.
Beat the Boxing Day quiet with the warmest welcome in the village.
🎟️ The Festive Family Ticket, £40 for the best day out in the village this Christmas. Two adults and up to four children, one price, a whole afternoon of festive fun. Limited availability, so don't miss out!
