Silverkart Budapest

In Budapest, in the Kőbánya district, in the east of Pest, Silverkart is both a covered karting track and an events centre. You drive petrol karts here, on a sheltered layout drivable whatever the weather, which makes it an easy outing all year. It is a venue built for groups, birthdays and corporate outings as much as for drivers out to race their friends.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, a helmet, and you head off to find your best lap on the covered layout. The mix of racing and events space lets you extend the outing on site, after the runs. Everyone tries to set the best time, and people happily come back to beat it. For opening times and prices, it is best to check before coming, as it gets busy at weekends.

Kőbánya is a district in the east of Pest, a former industrial part of Budapest, now well linked to the rest of the city by metro and tram. The historic centre of the capital is minutes away: the neo-Gothic Parliament, Buda Castle, the Chain Bridge, Andrássy Avenue and the great thermal baths such as Széchenyi. Budapest, crossed by the Danube and UNESCO-listed for its riverbanks, is one of the finest capitals in Europe, to explore once the race is over.