Go karting for 3 year olds
6 of the 137 tracks we list will take a 3 year old, across 5 counties.
Height matters more than age
This is the part that catches people out. Nearly every track sets a minimum height alongside the minimum age, and both have to be met. A child needs to reach the pedals with enough leg left to brake hard, and see over the wheel, and a kart has almost no adjustment.
What turning 3 unlocks
6 tracks open up at this age that would not take a 2 year old:
All 6 tracks that accept age 3
Aviemore Kart Raceway
Aviemore, Highlands and Moray
A 550-metre outdoor circuit at Aviemore with the Cairngorms as a backdrop, and one of the more interesting layouts in Scotland: six metres wide for overtaking, sweeping bends on positive camber, undulations, and a long straight down one side.
Brentwood Karting
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood Karting runs an 825-metre floodlit outdoor circuit at Warley Gap, about fifteen minutes' walk from Brentwood station and half an hour from central London. It holds the International Rental Karting Award for Best Customer Experience.
Price not published
Karting Guernsey
St Sampson, Guernsey
Karting Guernsey is on Victoria Avenue in St Sampson, Guernsey. It has a 440m outdoor circuit with floodlights for evening racing, and a separate electric track for small children.
Kartworld at Adrenalin Quarry
Liskeard, Cornwall
Kartworld is the karting operation at Adrenalin Quarry, an outdoor activity park beside the A38 at Menheniot near Liskeard in east Cornwall. The main track is an 800m all-weather circuit, and a separate 80m track is used for the smallest drivers.
Price not published
Lakeside Karting
Purfleet, Essex
Lakeside Karting sits on the A1306 Arterial Road at Purfleet, about half an hour from central London and a few minutes from Lakeside Shopping Centre. It holds the International Rental Karting Award for Best Customer Experience, and is run by Lets Go Active, who also operate Brentwood Karting.
Price not published
Rye House Kart Raceway
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Rye House at Hoddesdon is one of the best known circuits in British karting, and the operator leans on that history, describing it as the track where champions began their careers. It runs a main GP circuit and a separate bespoke junior circuit.
Before you book
- Measure them. Height rules out more children than age does.
- Check which circuit they would be on. Several venues run a separate junior track with its own limits.
- Ask whether juniors race separately from adults, or whether sessions are mixed.
- Budget for compulsory extras. Balaclavas and gloves are often required and rarely in the headline price.
- Allow more time than the session length. An hour on site for thirty minutes of driving is typical.
Our guide to karting with children covers all of this in more detail, including what they should wear and whether it is safe.