Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Buckhurst Hill
Royal Ascot, with the car from Buckhurst Hill. Allow 1 hour 7 minutes via the M25, A30 and A329, before event traffic. Diary note: 15–19 June 2027. Ascot Racecourse lies in Berkshire. The Chingford branch line serves Chingford. The station at Chingford opened in 1873. Chingford (CHI) is the station to know: 7 minutes by road.
How the day runs
A Buckhurst Hill pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. Set-down at Ascot Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Home to Buckhurst Hill is 1 hour 6 minutes once the event traffic clears. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 25 minutes from Buckhurst Hill via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Buckhurst Hill to Ascot Racecourse1 hr 7 min, 57 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Buckhurst Hill1 hr 6 min, 56.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Ascot Racecourse lies in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgChingford station is on the Chingford branch line.
Source: wikidata.orgChingford station opened in 1873.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Buckhurst Hill by road is Chingford (CHI), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgStrict 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.
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.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Buckhurst Hill for Royal Ascot?
1 hour 7 minutes and 57.0 miles in clear traffic via the M25, A30 and A329; allow more on the day.
Is there a dress code at Royal Ascot?
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.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 79.7 miles from Buckhurst Hill; it is in place before your collection time.
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