Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Burgess Hill
Leaving Burgess Hill for Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse. Allow 1 hour 8 minutes via the M23, M25 and M3, before event traffic. Diary note: 15–19 June 2027. The racecourse adjoins Windsor Great Park and is roughly 50 minutes from London by car or train, near the M3, M4, M40 and M25. A 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. With about 32,000 residents, Burgess Hill is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people. Burgess Hill (BUG) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Burgess Hill. One Burgess Hill landmark is St John the Evangelist's Church, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Burgess Hill address, timed to the day's start. At Ascot Racecourse, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. The return to Burgess Hill is 62.0 miles, 1 hour 7 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Burgess Hill is 1 hour 45 minutes, built into the booking.
- Burgess Hill to Ascot Racecourse1 hr 8 min, 61.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Burgess Hill1 hr 7 min, 62 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.comBurgess Hill had about 32,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Burgess Hill by road is Burgess Hill (BUG), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSt John the Evangelist's Church, in central Burgess Hill, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStrict 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.comDuring Royal Ascot a 20mph limit applies on Ascot High Street and coaches are barred from part of it.
Source: ascot.comAscot Racecourse lies in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Burgess Hill for Royal Ascot?
1 hour 8 minutes and 61.9 miles in clear traffic via the M23, M25 and M3; 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, 101.9 miles from Burgess Hill; it is in place before your collection time.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.