Cartmel Racing

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:36 am

Heading up there on a jolly next week but haven't been racing before.

1) Can you take your own booze in?
2) Can you take your own BBQ in?
3) Is there a dress code?

50p each way

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:55 am

Been a good while wince I've been to Cartmel. There isn't a dress code, but that might stop you getting into the grandstand if you wanted to try that out.

They sell BBQ's (and the meat to cook on 'em) - You can take your own if you want.

Not sure re: booze, I suspect with it being point to point, and the fact that you can take your own barbies/picnic boxes etc. that it shouldn't be a problem.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:02 am

Aye that was my hope too - ain't paying £3 a beer when there's an offie just down the way

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:28 pm

You can take your own booze to Cartmel, and food, deck chairs, bbq's, bouncy castles, whatever you want - and no dress code either. thats why it attracts coach loads of lads on stag do's who are splatted before they even get there. its just a bit rough, all burger vans and plastic pint pots, fairground rides and arcade machines. Shame really because the setting is well nice. dont get me wrong ive been on them coach loads, and been on my own with the wench too. depends what you want, its good for a lads jolly but probably not the best course for your first experience of the races. you wanna get togged up and Visit Chester Races in the sunshine! Tremendous.

Bijou Bob · Post by **Bijou Bob** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:48 pm

We went last year and had a top day out.

Top tips:

Take a gazebo with you so it doesn't matter if it pishes it down

Take chairs, fold up table, beer and your own bbq

Wellies!!

Get there early ie before 10am to get a place at the side of the track in a decent location not too far from the Tote.

dave1980 · Post by **dave1980** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:37 pm

Make sure you call at the village shop and buy a sticky toffee pudding!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:23 pm

Worthy4England wrote:Been a good while wince I've been to Cartmel. There isn't a dress code, but that might stop you getting into the grandstand if you wanted to try that out.

They sell BBQ's (and the meat to cook on 'em) - You can take your own if you want.

Not sure re: booze, I suspect with it being point to point, and the fact that you can take your own barbies/picnic boxes etc. that it shouldn't be a problem.

What is point to point? Serious question.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:28 pm

William the White wrote: What is point to point? Serious question.

Simply a race from one point to another, regardless of what obstacles are in the way.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:58 pm

William the White wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:Been a good while wince I've been to Cartmel. There isn't a dress code, but that might stop you getting into the grandstand if you wanted to try that out.

They sell BBQ's (and the meat to cook on 'em) - You can take your own if you want.

Not sure re: booze, I suspect with it being point to point, and the fact that you can take your own barbies/picnic boxes etc. that it shouldn't be a problem.
What is point to point? Serious question.

It derived from racing steeple to steeple between villages. Nowadays, it's generally round a track

It was usually one "grade" of racing below National Hunt.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:07 pm

load of old donkeys and shirehorses!

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:09 pm

and that's just the wimmin

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:33 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
William the White wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:Been a good while wince I've been to Cartmel. There isn't a dress code, but that might stop you getting into the grandstand if you wanted to try that out.

They sell BBQ's (and the meat to cook on 'em) - You can take your own if you want.

Not sure re: booze, I suspect with it being point to point, and the fact that you can take your own barbies/picnic boxes etc. that it shouldn't be a problem.
What is point to point? Serious question.
It derived from racing steeple to steeple between villages. Nowadays, it's generally round a track

It was usually one "grade" of racing below National Hunt.

Ta... So, it's no longer point to point (steeple to steeple and back?). Just rubbish horses?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:45 pm

William the White wrote:
Ta... So, it's no longer point to point (steeple to steeple and back?). Just rubbish horses?

it's a load of old Neds - in a field.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:48 pm

Less of the old godbotherer

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:52 pm

Okilly-dokilly! Absatively posilutely.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:55 pm

Cartmel isn't point to point

It's NH rules

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:19 am

CAPSLOCK wrote:Cartmel isn't point to point

It's NH rules

This is correct - I did say it had been a good while since I went. Like Plumpton, I thought they used to have point to point meetings too in the 1980's. Didn't realise it had gone all NH when I made the original post.

Lofthouse Lower · Post by **Lofthouse Lower** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:21 am

Well it was ace.

Nice weather, shit booze, BBQ dinner, AP McCoy winning me a small fortune, sunburn.....great day

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:06 am

Absolutely top day out, Cartmel. I'd say that you're best off staying over in a B&B though and having a nosebag at L'enclume (unless you've lost on the nags).

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