Things to do

Newmarket Tourist Information Centre

Palace House, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP, telephone: 01638 667200

 

 

 

 

Discover Newmarket 

Discover all of the best things to do in Newmarket by visiting the website https://discovernewmarket.co.uk/

 

 

Welcome to The National Horse Racing Museum

NHRM tells the story of horseracing from its earliest origins to the global phenomenon it is today. Visit their website https://www.horseracingmuseum.org/

 

Newmarket Racecourse, all eyes are on Newmarket
For the Cambridgeshire Meeting, Dubai Future Champions Festival, QIPCO Guineas Festival, the Moet & Chandon July Festival, Newmarket Nights and Summer Saturdays. For more information visit the website https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/newmarket/  

 

Kings Theatre 

Nomads is an amateur dramatic society that performs at the Kings Theatre in Newmarket with a full calendar of shows each year. For more information visit the website https://www.newmarketkingstheatre.com/index.html

 

 

Newmarket Community Arts

A non- profit community group dedicated to advancing the Arts in Newmarket.
For more information visit the website https://www.newmarketartscentre.co.uk/

 

 

School of Irish Dancing 

Irish Dance Classes for All!

Come and keep fit with an exciting new Irish Dance class in Newmarket. The Emma Collins School of Irish Dancing provides expert tuition in Irish Dance in a fun, relaxed and safe environment.

For more information visit the website http://www.emmacollinsirishdance.co.uk/index.php

 

The Apex 

Award winning live music & entertainment venue in Bury St Edmunds. For shows, tickets, and much more visit the website https://www.theapex.co.uk/

 

 

Cambridge Corn Exchange 

Cambridge Corn Exchange is Cambridge’s biggest venue for music, comedy, and entertainment run by Cambridge Live. For more information visit the website https://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/cornex

 

 

 

 

Cambridge Science Centre 

Cambridge Science Centre is all about empowering children and young people to discover science for themselves through hands-on activities. We are based at 44-45 Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7ED. Please go to our website for our opening hours, special events, and clubs. http://www.cambridgesciencecentre.org/

 

 

Ely Cathedral 

Only 25 minutes from Newmarket, visit Ely’s two magnificent towers. For more information go to the website https://www.elycathedral.org/

 

 

Burwell Museum & Windmill 

There’s something for everyone in this unique and unusual museum and newly restored mill. Visit the website for more information https://burwellmuseum.org.uk/

 

 

 

Bottisham Airfield Museum

The Bottisham Airfield Musume is the only UK museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States 8th Army Air Force and Belgian Air Forces.
https://www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk/

 

 

Mildenhall Museum 

Devoted to preserving artefacts from Fens and Breckland. For more information visit the website https://mildenhallmuseum.co.uk/

 

 

Moyse’s Hall Museum 

Steeped in history, Moyse’s Hall has looked out over Bury St Edmunds market place for almost 900 years. For more information visit the website https://www.moyseshall.org/

 

 

 

Duxford Cambridge Air Museum

IWM Duxford is Europe’s largest air museum. For more information visit the website https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

 

 

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village & Country Park

An Anglo-Saxon Village with 125 acres of unspoiled countryside, trails, heath, and woodland walks. For more information visit the website https://www.weststow.org/

 

 

Museum of East Anglian Life

Only 30 minutes from Newmarket, you can visit 17 historic buildings set in 75 acres of beautiful countryside, the Museum of East Anglian Life is the largest independent museum in Suffolk. For more information and opening times go the website http://eastanglianlife.org.uk/

 

Memorial Gardens Play Area

The Gardens in the heart of town that makes Newmarket a better place to live and visit. Opposite the Memorial Hall CB8 8JP.  Summer opening hours 7.30am- 7pm. Winter opening hours 7.30am – 4.30pm.

 

Newmarket Public Library 

Newmarket Public Library offers a wide range of items, programs and information for the community. For more information visit the website https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/visit/locations-and-times/newmarket-library/

 

Cinema at Newmarket

Films are shown on a Sunday and Monday once a month in the Stable, 65 High Street,  Newmarket. Doors open at 7:00 and films start at 7:30. Films are £5 concession, £6 full price with a reduction of £1 for members. For more information visit the website https://www.elyandnewmarketmethodists.org.uk/thestable.htm

 

 

Public Skate Park 

Skateboarding as an urban playing activity gives skaters in Newmarket a chance to recreate safely and it works as a positive escape route. Skatepark hours: sunrise to sunset. George Lambton Playing Fields, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7AH

 

 

Suffolk Ski Centre
Suffolk Ski & Leisure Park in Ipswich is the focus for Ski and Snowboard Activity in Suffolk. For more information visit the website http://www.suffolkskicentre.co.uk/

 

 

The Devil’s Dyke

It’s an excellent walk and one of the finest preserved Anglo-Saxon earthworks in England. For more information visit   http://www.devils-dyke.com/?page_id=61

 

 

The Stour Valley Path 

You can venture off part of the Stour  Valley Path between Newmarket to Stetchworth (5k). For more information visit https://www.dedhamvalestourvalley.org/visiting/visitor-information/visitor-guides/stour-valley-path/

 

Newmarket Jockey Cycle Trail 

This cycle ride starts from Newmarket. From here the route heads north west to the ‘Fen edge’ villages of Burwell, Reach and Swaffham Prior. For more information visit the website http://mediafiles.thedms.co.uk/Publication/ee-stp/cms/pdf/Jockey%20Trail%20-%20cycle%20route.pdf

 

 

Thetford Forest 

Only 20 minutes from Newmarket, Thetford Forest is the largest pine forest in Great Britain. For more information visit the website https://www.forestryengland.uk/thetford-forest

 

 

 

Brandon County Park 

With over 30 acres of parkland, there’s lots to see and do at Brandon Country Park. For more information visit the website https://www.whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk/parks/brandon-country-park/index.cfm

 

Keep Moving Suffolk 

Keep Moving Suffolk is still aimed at encouraging everyone to build movement into their everyday life. For more information visit the website https://www.keepmovingsuffolk.com/

 

 

National Trust – Day out Suffolk 

The National Trust in Suffolk plays an invaluable role in preserving history and unspoilt countryside. From inspiring historic houses, gardens and parkland to dramatic coastlines and nature reserves, there’s something for everyone. For more information visit the website https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/days-out/suffolk

 

 

Visit Suffolk 

Visit Suffolk is the official visitor website for Suffolk. For more information visit the website https://www.visitsuffolk.com/

 

 

Suffolk Coast 

The Suffolk coast is a popular destination for family holidays, nature lovers and beach-goers alike. For more information visit the website https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/