03 March 2025: Aintree Racecourse, part of The Jockey Club Venues, has won ‘Business Events Venue of the year’ at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards.  

Celebrating the best of the region’s visitor economy sector, the awards acknowledged Aintree as a standout venue because of its versatile event space, iconic views, and its ability to host a wide range of events.

Charlotte Jones, Head of Conference and Events Sales, said: “We are honoured to have been given this accolade, which recognises the outstanding facilities we have here at Aintree. Although we are renowned for the Randox Grand National, this award highlights our incredible conference and events facilities, as well our ability to host large-scale outdoor events in stunning surroundings.”

Situated in Sefton, Merseyside and home of the Randox Grand National, Aintree’s state-of-the-art meetings and events facilities are available for conferences of all sizes, as well as exhibitions, location filming and parties. In addition, Aintree’s acres of lush green surroundings, as well as its 3,700sqm hard standing exhibition space and parking for 1,800 cars make it a perfect location for all types of outdoor events and team building.

Jockey Club Venues is a collection of prestigious racecourse event and hospitality venues across the UK. It offers a wide variety of spaces overlooking glorious grounds, with the flexibility to stage large scale conferences, board meetings, exhibitions, small meetings, team-building events, Christmas parties, awards ceremonies, product launches, location filming, summer parties and much more.