Events
Royal Ascot by chauffeur
Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse. In 2027 it runs 15–19 June. Four enclosures are offered: Royal Enclosure, Queen Anne Enclosure, Village Enclosure and Windsor Enclosure. The Royal Enclosure is open only to members and their invited guests. The Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy. From Oxford, where Ravensley is based, the venue is about an hour and 7 minutes by road (48.6 miles).
How the day runs
For drop-off, the organisers' rules apply. At Royal Ascot, Royal Enclosure guests are dropped off and collected at Car Park 1 or Car Park 3; guests in all other enclosures use the drop-off points at Car Parks 3 and 6. Car parking is pre-booked via the racecourse. On dress, the guidance reads: strict and enclosure-specific. Royal Enclosure gentlemen wear black, grey or navy morning dress with waistcoat, tie and black or grey top hat; the Windsor Enclosure has no formal dress code. The chauffeur stays within reach for the whole day and brings the car round when you are ready to leave. Journeys from: Coworth Park (8 min); Royal Berkshire (8 min); Pennyhill Park (16 min); The Castle Hotel (16 min); Slough (21 min); Heathrow Airport (27 min).
Worth knowing
The 2027 meeting runs over five days, Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027.
Source: ascot.comFour enclosures are offered: Royal Enclosure, Queen Anne Enclosure, Village Enclosure and Windsor Enclosure.
Source: ascot.comThe Royal Enclosure is open only to members and their invited guests.
Source: ascot.comThe Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
Source: ascot.comQueen Anne identified the site at East Cote as a racecourse in 1711; the first race, Her Majesty's Plate, was run that August.
Source: ascot.comThe Royal Procession travels around the Parade Ring in front of the Ascot Grandstand.
Source: ascot.comThe racecourse adjoins Windsor Great Park and is roughly 50 minutes from London by car or train, near the M3, M4, M40 and M25.
Source: ascot.comA helicopter landing facility close to the course operates on event and non-event days, subject to permission; it is not suitable for fixed-wing aircraft.
Source: ascot.com
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Journeys to and from Royal Ascot
- Mayfair, London 50 min
- Kensington, London 41 min
- the City of London 1 hr 2 min
- Heathrow Airport 27 min
- Oxford 1 hr 7 min
- Coworth Park 8 min
- Pennyhill Park 16 min
- Royal Berkshire 8 min
- The Castle Hotel 16 min
- Cliveden House 32 min
- Oatlands Park 29 min
- The Adria 42 min
- Milestone Hotel 43 min
- Royal Garden Hotel 43 min
- The Ampersand Hotel 43 min
- The Pelham London 43 min
- Baglioni Hotel London 43 min
- The Exhibitionist Hotel 43 min
- The Kensington Hotel 43 min
- Blakes Hotel 43 min
- Sydney House Chelsea 44 min
- Egerton House Hotel 44 min
- Number Sixteen 44 min
- Bristol 1 hr 29 min
- Greenwich 1 hr 15 min
- Brighton 1 hr 21 min
- Southampton 1 hr
- Swindon 1 hr 2 min
- Milton Keynes 1 hr 10 min
- Northampton 1 hr 22 min
- City of Westminster 50 min
- Luton 53 min
- Portsmouth 1 hr 9 min
- Croydon 58 min
- Chelmsford 1 hr 27 min
- Ilford 1 hr 12 min
- Slough 21 min
- Reading 27 min
- Watford 43 min
- Wembley 44 min
- Ascot 4 min
- Bracknell 11 min
- Lightwater 13 min
- Windsor 15 min
- Egham 17 min
- Frimley 18 min
- Camberley 18 min
- Wokingham 19 min
- Blackwater 19 min
- Farnborough 20 min
- Eton 21 min
- Staines-upon-Thames 21 min
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Questions
When is Royal Ascot in 2027?
In 2027 it runs 15–19 June.
Where are cars allowed to drop guests at Royal Ascot?
At Royal Ascot, Royal Enclosure guests are dropped off and collected at Car Park 1 or Car Park 3; guests in all other enclosures use the drop-off points at Car Parks 3 and 6. Car parking is pre-booked via the racecourse.
Which is the nearest airport?
London Heathrow, about 29 minutes by road.
Is there a station nearby?
Ascot — 7-minute walk to the racecourse; direct trains from Reading (27 min) and London Waterloo (52 min); Oyster/contactless not valid.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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