Plate Day and the rail strike – travel advice for those heading to Newcastle Racecourse

With travellers dealing with extra uncertainty because of the ongoing rail strike and deliberate engineering works, lots of these planning to attend Plate Day in Newcastle on Saturday shall be involved about how one can attain Gosforth Park.

The spotlight of the Northumberland Plate Festival takes place on Saturday and the annual occasion tends to see crowds begin to arrive from the second the gates open, as no person needs to overlook a second of the day. Often what to put on and the climate are the highest Plate Day issues for racegoers however this 12 months the RMT union rail strike dates shall be threatening many carefully-laid journey plans.

With rail strikes set to happen on Thursday, the opening day of the racing pageant, in addition to Plate Day itself, June 25, individuals shall be eager to work out their journey preparations in good time, because the fall-out is more likely to see extra strain upon various transport providers and a busy metropolis centre. Newcastle Racecourse has supplied some recommendation about transport choices in addition to extra measures to assist individuals attain the Gosforth floor.

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For these not travelling by street, the excellent news is that the North East has good Metro and bus hyperlinks to assist individuals attain Newcastle and Gosforth Park. As well as there shall be shuttle buses to the racecourse.

Be ready

The highest tip is to plan forward and to go away further time to journey to the racecourse. The gates will open two hours earlier than the primary race and the racecourse reminds folks that there shall be loads of bars and meals retailers additionally open from this time. Listed here are the timings for all three days of the pageant.

Thursday, June 23 – gates open 11am; first race 1pm; final race 4.30pm

Friday, June 24 – gates open 3pm; first race 4.55pm; final race 8.20pm. Choose Jules is offering the post-racing leisure.

Choose Jules will carry out reside from round 8.50pm to 10pm when the occasion ends.

Plate Day, Saturday, June 24 – gates open 11am; first race 1.15pm; final race 5.15pm. Pete Tong shall be taking to the stage after this.

Pete Tong – see him carry out reside from round 5.45pm till 7pm- 7.30pm. Observe that timings are approximate.

Buses

Bus numbers 43 and 44 depart from Haymarket Bus Station within the metropolis centre each couple of minutes and arrive at a cease simply exterior the racecourse street entrance.

There may be additionally a X15, X22, X21 and X11 from Haymarket and an X18 from Eldon Sq. bus station.

Shuttle buses

There shall be run shuttle buses operating from 4 Lane Ends and Regent Centre Metro stations. These start an hour and a half earlier than racing, till the primary race, then supply returns from the racecourse to the identical metro stations instantly after racing.

A later service will even run this 12 months to the official after-party at Aveika on the Quayside. This shall be accessible from the final race till the live performance finishes, with locations accessible on a first-come, first-served foundation. Racegoers can have free entry to the after-party on exhibiting their race ticket.

Taxis

A taxi from Newcastle Metropolis Centre to the racecourse is claimed to price round £10.

The racecourse provides: “We do strongly advise you to pre-book your taxis for the top of the night if required.” It recommends LA Taxis on 0191 2877 777. The taxi pick-up factors at Gosforth Park are situated at each the east and west facet of the property.

By Street

Brown and white vacationer board indicators bearing a horse and rider will determine Gosforth Park racecourse from the A1, A19 and essential strategy roads to Newcastle.

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