Garthorpe racecourse

Garthorpe racecourse is situated 5 miles east of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire on the B676 and in Belvoir Hunt country. It is widely recognised as the finest point-to-point course in the UK, and also hosts other events such as the Belvoir Hunt team chase and hunter trials. The racecourse is managed by The Melton Hunt Club on behalf of Buckminster Estates, and hunt-related events at Garthorpe are held by invitation of the Belvoir Hunt.

The map opposite shows Garthorpe racecourse. It can be zoomed in and out by dragging the slider (keeping the left mouse-button depressed) up or down the vertical rack on the map's left-hand side, or by clicking on the '+' (zoom in) and '—' (zoom out) buttons at the ends of the slider rack. The map can be panned up, down, left and right in several ways:

• by clicking on one of the four arrow buttons
• by dragging the map
• by dragging the mini-map
• by dragging the square in the mini-map's centre

If you want to pan a large distance (e.g. from Garthorpe to Sleaford), you will find it much quicker to pan using the mini-map's central square.
Passing your mouse cursor over a marker will cause a 'balloon' to open with more details of that point of interest.
If you click on a marker, a mini-window will open (it will replace any balloon) with a close-up of the area around the marker. The close-up may be a road map or a more detailed satellite map, depending on the type of marker. This mini-window can be panned by dragging and can be zoomed using '+' and '-' buttons similar to the large map, and can alternatively show a street map instead of the satellite map. To remove the mini-window, click on the 'X' in its top right-hand corner (it will also vanish if you move your mouse over another marker or click on a markerless area of the map).
To avoid clutter on the map in places where markers would otherwise jostle to be visible or alternatively would obscure too much of the map, some markers are only displayed when the map has been zoomed in or zoomed out sufficiently. For the time being, however, only one marker — Garthorpe racecourse itself — is displayable.
Lastly, please be patient as the map loads — there is a great deal going on behind the scenes to provide you with a unique way to see the Garthorpe racecourse and explore the surrounding country