Limekilns gallops newmarket

[dadofjess]

hi coming to newmarket in a couple of weeks for a few days .i fancy the idea of going to the limekilns gallops in the morning to witness events.would appreciate any guidance and ncessary protocol in attending ie location, start times or any available article on the internet to help..tia regards

[Helcatmudwrestler]

If you search Newmarket gallops on you tube theres loads on there ,Sir Mark Prescott has decent walk around and gives good idea . Also watched one yesterday Old Newmarket from about 50s , was very interesting

[Triptych]

Head to Warren Hill located off the clock tower roundabout and past the Heath Court Hotel, best time to be there would be from 8.00 onwards or earlier. No car parks just pull over to a convenient place and walk across to watch the strings of racehorses out for their daily gallop.
There are still horses to be seen around 10.00am so don’t worry if you are a bit late getting there all the yards have time slots booked for their horses and with around 80 trainers and almost 3000 horses in training you’ll get to see
all you want and might even get to notice who’s yard they are from by the initials on their saddleclothes.

Hope you are also going to visit the National Stud where Stradivarius and Time Test are currently standing, located up by the entrance to Newmarket’s July Course just off the roundabout with the statue of the rearing horse and handler in the centre. You may have to ring ahead to book but it is well worth a visit for 2-3 hours.

Back in the Town don’t forget to visit the Newmarket Horseracing Museum located at Palace House, the old training yard of Sir Mark Prescott where you will see an amazing full size bronze statue of Frankel located within the grounds just before you enter the Museum, there is a Cafe restaurant there called The Tack Room where you can get coffee and lunch if you wish. Parking for the Museum is off of Rous Road in the TKMaxx car park
£2.50 for 4 hours.
The Museum also houses several horses under the Retraining Of Racehorses scheme and a small tour to meet the current residents is free with your entrance ticket.

Enjoy your day and if you drive a little further up Warren Hill you will find on the left hand side Warren Place, Sir Henry Cecil’s
old home, now sadly owned by Godolphin who turned his lovely rose garden into a car park, but his beautiful old house is still standing.

Enjoy your visit there is so much history in the town and you can even visit the churchyard opposite the Rowley Mike racecourse where the grave of Fred Archer is located and whose ghost is said to haunt it and has reportedly been seen by a few locals (probably after a good night out ) Jac

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[chestnut]

Is it easy to find Fred Archers grave?

I have been in there a couple of times and wandered around aimlessly and not been able to find it.

[Triptych]

I must admit chestnut although I pass the Cemetery every time I go to the Rowley Mile I haven’t yet ventured in.

I know he is buried with his wife Helen Rose (Nellie) and baby and the grave was restored about 3 years ago so it would now be easier to find.
From this screenshot I took it looks to be near to a bordering hedge so should make it easier to locate for future visits.

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[moehat]

Just to say don’t be surprised if you don’t see any horses in Newmarket itself. We were staying right next to George Margasons stable and still didn’t see any (apart from when we did a stable visit; in fact we didn’t even realise there was a stable there) and then realised there were secret walkways for the horses to go up to the gallops. There were horses and stables everywhere hidden away!

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