Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is a Grand Prix motor racing circuit in the Kent countryside near West Kingsdown, roughly 20 miles south-east of central London. Its full Grand Prix loop measures 2.43 miles and runs to ten corners, dropping through a natural valley that gives spectators the amphitheatre-style views the venue is known for. The site has been used for sport for a century, since 1926, and today Brands Hatch hosts many of the country's leading touring car, sports car and club racing weekends.

Where is Brands Hatch?

Brands Hatch sits just off the A20 near West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, with a postal address of London Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 6FS. It is about three miles from junction 3 of the M25 at Swanley, which links the circuit to the M20 and M26 and keeps it within easy reach of London and the wider south-east.

What is the Grand Prix circuit like?

The Grand Prix circuit is the longer of the two layouts at Brands Hatch, at 2.43 miles with ten corners. From the start-finish straight the track drops and climbs across the valley, so much of the lap stays in view from the main spectator banking. The venue describes this natural bowl as an amphitheatre that gives wide, uninterrupted views of the racing.

Brands Hatch also runs a shorter Indy circuit that uses the start-finish area and the first part of the valley, and race weekends use one layout or the other depending on the championship. The first British Touring Car Championship race here was held in 1960, and the circuit has been part of British motorsport ever since.

What racing and hospitality happen at Brands Hatch?

Brands Hatch stages a full season of motor racing, from single-make club championships to the country's premier touring car series. Race weekends bring hospitality suites and raised viewing areas around the start-finish straight, together with on-site dining, so the circuit is a regular choice for corporate days out and client entertaining. Prestige Corporate Events arranges corporate hospitality around selected race weekends at the venue.

Getting to Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is easiest to reach by road, with a rail and shuttle option on major race days. The main routes are:

• By road: the circuit is on the A20 near West Kingsdown, about three miles from junction 3 of the M25 at Swanley, with links to the M20 and M26.
• By train: the nearest station is Swanley, with regular services from London Victoria. A taxi rank serves the station, and shuttle buses run between Swanley and the circuit on major race days.
• By coach: Go Coach route 429 runs Monday to Saturday between West Kingsdown and Dartford, passing the circuit.

Parking and accessibility at Brands Hatch

On-site spectator parking is available at Brands Hatch on race days. For sat-nav, enter DA3 8PE to reach the spectator parking areas, while the circuit's postal address uses TN15 6FS. Brands Hatch publishes dedicated information for disabled guests and carers, and because the venue sits in a natural valley some spectator areas are on sloping ground, so visitors with access requirements are best confirming arrangements with the venue ahead of a race day.