The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Canvey Island
Canvey Island to the Derby at Epsom: collected at home, set down at the gates. Epsom Downs Racecourse is 1 hour 11 minutes from Canvey Island (56.0 miles) via the A13, A282 and M25. It comes round again 4–5 June 2027. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road. Trains call at Benfleet, 8 minutes from Canvey Island by road. The London, Tilbury and Southend line serves Benfleet. For Canvey Island, the county is Essex.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Canvey Island in good time for the gates. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Home to Canvey Island is 1 hour 12 minutes once the event traffic clears. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 55 minutes from Canvey Island.
- Canvey Island to Epsom Downs Racecourse1 hr 11 min, 56 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Canvey Island1 hr 12 min, 56.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe closest National Rail station to Canvey Island by road is Benfleet (BEF), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBenfleet station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
Source: wikidata.orgCanvey Island is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Derby is run over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards on an undulating course.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe first Derby was run in 1780.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe race traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in June.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Epsom Downs Racecourse from Canvey Island?
56.0 miles via the A13, A282 and M25: 1 hour 11 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is the Derby at Epsom in 2027?
4–5 June 2027.
Is there a dress code at the Derby at Epsom?
A dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
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