The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Carshalton
A chauffeured day at the Derby at Epsom, leaving from Carshalton. The run is 6.4 miles, 18 minutes on a clear road via the A232, A217 and A2022. Dates for 2027: 4–5 June 2027. Only Queen Elizabeth II Stand and Grandstand ticket holders can access the Parade Ring. Cash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers. Rail reached Carshalton station in 1868. Historic England lists 19, Park Hill, 0.5 miles from Carshalton's centre, at Grade II*. Carshalton is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 30,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Carshalton address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Epsom Downs Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Getting back to Carshalton takes 18 minutes on clear roads. Positioning from Oxford to Carshalton is 1 hour 32 minutes, built into the booking.
- Carshalton to Epsom Downs Racecourse18 min, 6.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Carshalton18 min, 6.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Only Queen Elizabeth II Stand and Grandstand ticket holders can access the Parade Ring.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCash is not accepted on the racecourse except for betting with bookmakers.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCarshalton station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.org19, Park Hill, 0.5 miles out from central Carshalton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCarshalton had about 30,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCarshalton is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Carshalton for the Derby at Epsom?
18 minutes and 6.4 miles in clear traffic via the A232, A217 and A2022; allow more 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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.