Clairefontaine racecourse — Attraction in Lisieux

Absolutely lovely course and very easy to immerse yourself in the experience from viewing the horses led round before the race, where jockeys then mount; you quickly head up to the stand and they're off! The race card was excellent showing the runners for the day and we also got a little leaflet which explained how to bet, but you do need a bit of French to place one as none of the tellers spoke English. The bars and restaurants aren't up to much but ok just to get a beer between races. But in all other respects,a top notch experience (especially as I was €40 up...

We had never been to horse races, but since we were staying nearby gave it a go. For €5 entry fee and €3 parking, no reason not to. Didn't expect it, but we've been there almost the entire day!

It's very accessible, friendly staff and with a race every half an hour or so, there's enough to keep you entertained.

The restaurants were a bit too fancy to our liking, but you can go in and out as you please as long as you get a stamp on your arm. There's a great bakery a short walk to...

Totally worth the five bucks to get in. Little kids are free and they give them free popcorn and cotten candy and have a bouncy house and games set up. The only thing I would caution about is the prerace guided tour. It's only in french so you really have to speak well to follow, and it is pretty in depth, so like if you really care about Thier weigh in process and anti doping testing procedures, great tour, but that was a little too much for a six year old...