Castle Coombe Circuit Guide

Circuit Statistics

Founded: 1950
Circuit Length: 2.18 miles (3.5 km)
Circuit Direction: Clockwise
Number of Corners: 7

Circuit Address

Castle Combe Circuit
Castle Combe
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 7EY

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Circuit Contact Info

Tel: 01249 782 417

Castle Coombe Onboard Lap

Circuit Background

Circuit Layout

Castle Combe Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Bristol. The circuit used to be the perimeter track of a World War II airfield, and opened to racing in 1950.

The Castle Combe airfield opened in May 1941. The land which the airfield occupied belonged to the Castle Combe estate, which was owned by the Gorst family. The airfield functioned for seven years before being decommissioned in 1948. Castle Combe Circuit opened in 1950, and the first meeting was staged on July 8 by the Bristol Motorcycle & Light Car Club. Over the next few years, the circuit attracted star names such as Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Roy Salvadori and John Surtees.

Where to stay	How to get there
Fosse Farmhouse Tel: 01249 782 286? Google Map: SN14 7NJ The Hermitage Tel: 01225 744187 Google Map: SN13 8DT	The circuit is 5 miles west of Chippenham on the B4039 just half a mile from the village of Castle Combe. The circuit is situated close to Junctions 17 & 18 of the M4 motorway and is clearly signposted using the brown tourist signs marked with a chequered flag. london is approximately 90 miles, Birmingham 80 miles and Cardiff 60 miles.