The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Eastleigh
Eastleigh to the Derby at Epsom: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 70.2 miles, 1 hour 12 minutes on a clear road via the M3, M25 and B280. In 2027 it runs 4–5 June 2027. The course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road. Epsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey. Eastleigh lies within Hampshire. Eastleigh is a town of 50,000 to 100,000 people, about 79,000 at the last figure. Trains stop right in Eastleigh, at Eastleigh.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Eastleigh address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Epsom Downs Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. The return to Eastleigh is 69.7 miles, 1 hour 11 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Eastleigh is 1 hour 25 minutes, built into the booking.
- Eastleigh to Epsom Downs Racecourse1 hr 12 min, 70.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Eastleigh1 hr 11 min, 69.7 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.ukEpsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgEastleigh is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgEastleigh had about 79,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Eastleigh by road is Eastleigh (ESL), within a couple of minutes' drive.
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.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Epsom Downs Racecourse from Eastleigh?
70.2 miles via the M3, M25 and B280: 1 hour 12 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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