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Getting Help and Assistance

For a map of The Rowley Mile course please click here (new tab).
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff receive disability awareness/equality training.
There is not a member of staff trained in British Sign Language.
Staff do not receive deaf awareness training.
There is an assistance dog toilet or toileting area at the venue/nearby.
Water bowls for assistance dogs are available.
There are mobility aids available.
There are three wheelchairs available for hire from the Course Office. It is advisable to book in advance for the use of this service.
Hearing loop systems are provided at various locations across the racecourse. A loop system is available in the Course Office as well as the Bistro, The Millennium Suite and the Champs Gallery. Temporary induction loops are available for use by customers on site. The induction loop we provide is a neck loop. If required please inform the Customer Relations team in advance of your arrival.

By Road View
- The A11 and A14 provide easy access from the major cities of East Anglia and from the M11 and A1 / M1 respectively. If you are travelling along the M11 from London please use the following directions: Merge onto the A11 at junction 9, signposted Newmarket and Norwich. After 10 miles branch left and merge onto the A1304, signposted Newmarket. After 5 miles take the third exit at the roundabout. Travel along the Cambridge Road for 1 mile and then turn left, signposted Rowley Mile Conference Centre. Turn left again and you will be on the Rowley Mile drive. Sat Nav postcode: CB8 0TF
By Bus View
- There is not a bus stop within 150 metres of the venue.
By Train View
- The nearest Railway Station is Newmarket.
- A complimentary shuttle bus service runs on all race days between Newmarket town centre and the racecourse. Starting approximately 2 hours before the first race, the service picks up outside Hughes Electrical Store on the High Street and at the train station. The return journey's from the racecourse commence around 45 minutes before the last race and continue for up to 2 hours. The bus will drop off at the train station and at the bus stop on The Avenue (just off the High Street). At the Racecourse the shuttle bus service will drop off and pick up at the Grandstand and Paddock Entrance on The Rowley Mile.
- For more information on National Rail please click here (opens new tab).

Approach View
- The surface of the approach is tarmac and block paving.
Ramp/Slope View
- There is a ramp/slope on the approach.
- The ramp/slope is permanent, has a slight gradient.

There is step free access throughout the Trackside area.
The surface of the flooring is concrete and grass.
There is a slight slope leading from the rear to the front of the Trackside area.
There is bench seating available.

The steppings are located in front of the Main Grandstand.
There is step free access to the front of the steppings from the Trackside and to the rear of the steppings from the Millennium Grandstand.
There are 1 to 15+ steps from the front of the steppings to the rear.
The steppings are 14cm high.
There are stanchions available.

The steps are located at the front of the Head on Stand.
There is step free access to the front of the steppings from the Trackside and rear of the steppings from the Head on Stand First Floor.
There is bench seating at the rear of the first floor steppings.
There are 1 to 15+ steps from the front of the steppings to the rear.
The height of the steppings are 20cm.