Newbury Racecourse: BOYLE Sports Lockinge Day and Coral Gold Cup Day
Newbury's big race days from The Ampersand Hotel
From The Ampersand Hotel to Newbury's big race days, door to drop-off. Guests at The Ampersand Hotel, London, are collected from the hotel entrance. The hotel has 111 rooms. By rail, the closest stop is West Brompton, 5 minutes' drive. On the map the run is 59.4 miles and about an hour and 7 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A4, M4 and A339. That is 7 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. Newbury's big race days returns 14–15 May 2027. By road, the closest National Rail station is Newbury (NBY), about 8 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Your car is at the door of The Ampersand Hotel before you come down. You travel in an executive saloon for couples and small parties. Leaving The Ampersand Hotel, the car picks up the A4 and keeps to the main roads. At Newbury Racecourse the car uses the drop-off point the organisers set for your ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. Home to The Ampersand Hotel is about an hour and 8 minutes once clear of the venue traffic.
- The Ampersand Hotel to Newbury Racecourse1 hr 7 min, 59.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Newbury Racecourse to The Ampersand Hotel1 hr 8 min, 59.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
By road, the closest National Rail station is Newbury (NBY), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPre-booked drop off and pick up on Racecourse Road beside the East Entrance; the rank is directly outside the East Entrance. Free on-site parking on all racedays; enter via Hambridge Road (RG14 7PN) from the M4 or Racecourse Road (RG14 7GL) from the A339.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukNo strict dress code; the racecourse wants racegoers to feel comfortable and offers dress recommendations. No dress code for Members or under-12s.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukThe Ampersand Hotel has 111 rooms.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to The Ampersand Hotel by road is West Brompton (WBP), about 5 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe first race meeting at Newbury was held on 26-27 September 1905, the same day its railway station opened.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukThe Lockinge Stakes was first run in 1958; the Hennessy Gold Cup (now Coral Gold Cup) was first run at Newbury in 1960.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.ukGates typically open two hours before the first race; car parks open 30 minutes before the gates.
Source: newburyracecourse.co.uk
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Questions
How long is the drive from The Ampersand Hotel to Newbury's big race days?
About an hour and 7 minutes and 59.4 miles in clear traffic, via the A4, M4 and A339; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 11 minutes from The Ampersand Hotel; the car is positioned before your collection time.
When is Newbury's big race days in 2027?
14–15 May 2027.
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