Fontwell Park Hireable Event Space

Located on the South Coast, just outside the picturesque town of Arundel in greenest Sussex, Fontwell Park Racecourse has plenty of outside space and flexible indoor facilities.

Set within 65 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside, we have experience in running successful, large-scale events. Indoors, this could be a conference or seminar, outdoors, perfect for a drive-in movie, food festival or even a winter wonderland.

With multiple entrance points including a reception area for paid attendance, extensive outdoor power supply and free parking for over 2,000 vehicles, YourVENUE is ready for anything.

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Below are just some of the highlights and spaces found at Fontwell Park Racecourse

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At A Glance

Picturesque location
Historic Building
2,000 car spaces

Picturesque location

Historic Building

2,000 car spaces

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Fontwell Racecourse Outdoor Events Venue

Premier Ground Floor
Premier First Floor
Premier Second Floor
Centre Course
Hard Standing

Premier Ground Floor

Perfect for any private function, the concourse measures over 600 square metres and includes its own bar and café, toilet facilities and terrace overlooking Fontwell gardens. Comfortably accommodating up to 500, the space also benefits from plasma screen, remote control AV and lighting and panoramic views across the course.

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Premier First Floor

This highly versatile room can seat up to 500 guests but can also be divided into three smaller rooms with separate entrances and soundproof partitions. There is a balcony overlooking the racecourse allowing plenty of natural light which can be minimised by black-out blinds if required. Plasma screens, a projector and built-in microphone system add to the appeal of this flexible space.

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Premier Second Floor

Consisting of 12 breakout rooms and one double box, these professional suites are perfect for meetings, training sessions and seminars, and each boast a balcony that offers stunning views across the racecourse. They also benefit from plasma screens, relaxed seating areas with sofas and views of the racecourse – perfect as your breakout area.

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Centre Course

Inside the course perimeter is a huge grassed area ideal for outdoor cinema, live music concerts or firework displays. Together with the infrastructure, our technical support, catering and broad range of reliable suppliers, we can help you turn your ideas into a large-scale event

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Hard Standing

The front car park area is ideal for large, covered events or gatherings. It is popular as a site for circuses, car auctions and as a starting point for cycling rallies and fun runs.

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Landscaped gardens, bars and more

Fontwell House

One of our most photogenic locations, this Grade II Listed building with its distinctive pillars and stepped, patioed entrance dates back to the 1920s and, set within landscaped gardens, is a favourite amongst guests as a tranquil area for reflection and group photos should you need it. Inside, the floor to ceiling windows flood the room with natural daylight providing a unique, intimate setting for social occasions or parties.

Paddock Marquee

This beautiful large suite is the perfect choice if you want an outdoor but covered venue, whether you wish to gather your employees together to celebrate achievements and talk future strategy, or if you wish to celebrate your wedding day with everyone you know. Comfortably accommodating up to 350 attendees with a bespoke BBQ and private bar on the decking, this is perfect for summer events.

Intimate Bars

Located inside the grandstand are our Figure of 8 Bar and National Sprint Bar. These are ideal for smaller gatherings and parties with views over the racecourse and beyond.

Access and directions

Fontwell Park is situated on the A27/A29 roundabout between Chichester and Arundel. Access to our main car park on racedays is from Fontwell Avenue (A29 towards Bognor Regis), the entrance is 300 yards from the roundabout on the right-hand side. Sat Nav: BN18 0SY (Main Car Park) BN18 0SX (Centre Course)

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We've encapsulated the variety and vibrancy of some of the events we've hosted over the last few years into a new brochure.

This also has all the information about our locations and how to get in touch with us. Download your copy below

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What People Are Saying...

We had over 50 stalls and 1000 colleagues attend the 2 day event. The whole team at Doncaster were brilliant to work with, great help and nothing was too much trouble for them. All in all a brilliant venue and we cannot thank the team enough for making the event so easy to pull together.

Philippa Hallard, JD Outdoor

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Thanks very much for your hospitality, a great day had by all and please thank your Catering Team who did a fantastic job looking after us all day. Will look to book up again for next year.

Toby Edwards, Key Account Manager

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We all had an absolutely brilliant time. It was so well organised, the decorations looked amazing and we just couldn’t fault it. All of the staff were amazing, from the moment we got out of the taxi to the moment we left. We will definitely be recommending it to others and be looking at what you’re doing next year.

Sonia Isard

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We have organised events at Wolverhampton racecourse for over 5 years and they are superb. We run over 400 events per year and we have raised over £23million for Cancer Research UK so we need to work with venues that are easy to deal with and the racecourse certainly ticks that box. The easy-to-deal-with sales staff combined with the fantastic on the day staff make this a great venue.

Jon Leonard, Ultra Events

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We had our dream outdoor wedding at Southwell Racecourse and it was divine! Thank you to Fredrick for helping us every step of the way & making it such a special day.

Gemma Andrews

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Black Country Chamber of Commerce are very proud to have Wolverhampton Racecourse as a long standing, supportive and valued premium member of our Chamber. We hold many Annual Awards, Exhibitions, Conferences & Networking Events at the Racecourse where the attention to detail is excellent and we welcome our members, safe in the knowledge that they will have a great experience as soon as they arrive.

Gail Arnold, Black Country Chamber of Commerce

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We teach 10 to 17 year olds to drive so adequate driving space & good facilities are key for us. We are very happy with the four venues that we use; easy to book, flexible and always happy to help. Lingfield is a great size with good hospitality facilities, Chepstow has good indoor hospitality facilities, Newcastle is a very good workable size & Sedgefield, a new venue for Young Driver but early feedback is very positive.

Sue Stait, Marketing

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