The Midnight Plumbers Gallery
Welcome to the Midnight Plumbers Gallery.
Come with us on a pictorial journey to the finest racecourses in Europe and beyond.
- Marvel at the chic and elan of Paris!
- See farmers wearing bunnets in the Scottish Borders!
- Thrill to the excitement of the Irish Grand National!
- Wonder at the size of the Yorkshire puddings in Thirsk!
The Galleries
The Dublin Gallery
The Dublin Gallery brings to life all the glamour of the Irish Grand National. Dodgy bookies, women in hats, bundles of cash, corporate hospitality and whisky all blend together into a miasma of noise and colour. Come with the Midnight Plumbers on a journey of personal discovery, culture and Guinness.
Meet Ray the Taxi. Experience the thrill that is the open-top bus tour of Europe's smallest capital city! Drop in on Ireland's best football team and wonder why Glenn Crowe is never picked for the Republic. If you're planning a trip there yourself then be sure to check out our Travel Guide to Dublin. It's packed full of wit and insight.
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The Kelso Gallery
See 'Britain's friendliest racecourse' in action in the Kelso Gallery. Farmers, tweed, Border tarts and Guinness. And none the worse for that.
Tucked away in the Scottish Borders, Kelso offers a magnificent, if twee, day out for racegoers young and old. It's long been the Midnight Plumbers favourite racecourse and this gallery will show you why. If you're looking for a day out then look no further than here. Need a bit more persuasion or some directions to get there? Check out our renowned travel section for further details. Or go directly to the Kelso Guide.
The Longchamp Gallery
Relive the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the Longchamp Gallery. Champagne, hats, Frankie Dettori and Guinness!
Nestled in the very bosom of the Bois de Boulogne, Longchamp plays host to Europe's richest and best flat race - the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe. The Longchamp Gallery brings you the glamour and the glitz. See the start of Rock of Gibraltar's mind-boggling run of seven straight Group One wins as he powers down the home straight to get the Plumbers meeting off to the perfect start.
And marvel as tiny Frankie Dettori leaps like a spring salmon following Sakhee's majestic performance in the race of the day.
Planning a trip to the French capital? Be sure to check out the Midnight Plumbers Guide to Paris
The Yorkshire Gallery
We're talking Yorkshire puddings here. Any they're big and they're inedible but that's about all that's on offer in the culinary desert that is Yorkshire.
From the Saddle Room Buffet at Thirsk Races to the restaurants in York, join the Midnight Plumbers in their quest to try and find something, anything, decent to eat.