York Racecourse

Up to
250 guests

York Racecourse is a unique venue in a fantastic setting, perfect for your wedding celebrations. With excellent facilities, first-class service and a picturesque setting, York Racecourse has everything you could need for a memorable wedding day.
The venue boasts a great selection of function spaces for your celebrations, ranging from the traditional to the modern. Whether you’re planning a relaxed, intimate event or a larger, more extravagant occasion, we can offer the perfect space for you. Our bigger suites can accommodate up to 500 guests for a grand affair, and many of the spaces boast wonderful views of the racecourse, providing the perfect backdrop for your day.
As the venue is licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships, you can hold your whole wedding day here. In the warmer months, your ceremony can be held outside on the balcony against a gorgeous backdrop of the view across York Minister.
For your wedding breakfast, our caterers will provide dishes of an exceptional quality. Having gained a fantastic reputation for their service and hospitality, you can rest assured that your wedding breakfast is in safe hands with our caterers.
We have recently introduced a stunning new addition for wedding celebrations. Our Parade Ring Restaurant is a stand-alone facility with its own exclusive entrance through our Henry Cecil gates. It is a modern, timber clad suite with a beautiful feature roof on the top floor of our Weighing Room and overlooking the Parade Ring with views up the racecourse.
We offer a range of set packages to help with your plans. Alternatively, we have the flexibility to customise and tailor each aspect of your wedding to you, ensuring that you have the day of your dreams.
Situated near the city centre, the venue is conveniently located for travelling guests with excellent transport opportunities and ample free parking.
Contact us today to find out more about booking York Racecourse for your big day.

Capacity & layout

Standing

up to 250

Theatre

up to 250

Boardroom

up to 20

Cabaret

up to 250

Location

Reviews

Julie Hunter
August 2024
Amazing first racing experience! Felt like a Queen - the staff treated me so well :) Very well organised and nice food and drinks. Won three times too!! Will be back every year now 😍
Emma Boast
September 2024
Attended a Antique book fair event at the race course and it was brilliant! Lots of traders, all of who were lovely to talk too. The cafe staff were helpful and friendly. With the homemade sausage rolls tasting delicious. Very much recommend this event and the space was used exceptionally well. Will definitely return.
Daniel Williams
August 2024
Had a fantastic day at the races with work colleagues. Very enjoyable experience all round. Food was readily available and there were self serve drink stations which I had never seen before!
Mick Saunders
August 2024
Great day out with friends at Ebor races. Good card and some exciting racing. We had Premium tickets so access to the champagne bars and hospitality areas which made the day. Lots of video screens around the course and hospitality areas. Busy but good natured crowd and did wait log at the many bars to be served. Queen Camilla also graced us with her attendance as one of her horses was running.
Katie P
June 2024
Came here for parkrun. Make sure you arrive with enough time to walk to the start line. Not sure I found the toilets , walked this as we had plans for afterwards but the course was lovely and so were the volunteer team.