Oulton Park Track Days.
Private Motorsport Experiences with Merrills Motorsport.
Drive one of Britain's most picturesque circuits, carved into the Cheshire countryside.
The Country Estate That Became a Racing Circuit
One of the Most Visually Striking Circuits in Britain.
Oulton Hall, the ancestral seat of the Grey-Egerton family - Lords of the Manor since Henry VII - stood in these grounds for centuries before fire took it in 1926.
What remained was parkland: rolling Cheshire countryside, mature woodland, a lake, and the estate's access roads threading through it all. During the war, the land became a staging camp for the US Army in the run-up to the Normandy landings. General Patton was based here. His physical training instructor was Joe Louis - Heavyweight Champion of the World - who gave exhibition bouts in the valley at Deer Leap, the same dip in the landscape that drivers still carry flat today.
When the army left, members of the Mid-Cheshire Car Club looked at the estate roads and saw a circuit. With Sir Philip Grey-Egerton's permission, they mapped one out in early 1953. By August it was ready. Tony Rolt won the inaugural Formula Two race. A year later, the Gold Cup was established - and it quickly attracted the leading drivers in the world.
Stirling Moss won it five times, the first in 1954 in a Maserati 250F delivered that morning from the factory, the last in 1961 in the four-wheel drive Ferguson P99. Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, and Jackie Stewart all raced here in the Gold Cup's Formula One era.
The circuit today runs 2.692 miles in International configuration, following the natural contours of the estate through Old Hall, Cascades, Shell Oils, Hislop's, Knickerbrook, Hamilton, Deer Leap, and Lodge. It is hilly, technical, and among the most visually dramatic circuits in Britain - a place where the landscape itself is part of the challenge.
What to Expect at Oulton Park
Oulton Park sits near Little Budworth in Cheshire, accessible from Junction 18 or 19 of the M6, with Manchester and Liverpool both within 40 minutes.
Manchester Airport & Liverpool John Lennon Airport are each less than 25 miles from the circuit.
Helicopter landing is available on-site, with arrangements coordinated in advance through your Merrills experience coordinator, who will also handle all paddock access and circuit logistics ahead of your arrival.
The Fogarty Moss Centre sits in the heart of the circuit overlooking Cascades - a purpose-built hospitality and conference facility with views across the circuit and over 500 square metres of floor space, capable of hosting intimate private dinners or events for up to 600 delegates.
The Old Hall Suites at the exit of the pit lane offer a more private alternative - three floors of enclosed suites with windows on three sides and sightlines across the start-finish straight, Old Hall corner, and Deer Leap.
The Chequers Bar and Restaurant provides on-site dining throughout the day.
WiFi coverage extends across the pit garages and paddock.
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Oulton Park is one of 27 circuits available through Merrills Motorsport, spanning the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.
Whether you're drawn to the history of Spa, the heat of Yas Marina, or a private test day closer to home, our team will arrange it around you.