Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Ilford
A chauffeured day at Royal Ascot, starting from Ilford. Collection is from any address in Ilford, Greater London. Ilford is a place of roughly 168,000 people. By rail, the closest stop is Ilford, 3 minutes' drive. Expect about an hour and 12 minutes on the road via the M11, M25 and A30, a distance of 66.5 miles. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 22 minutes more in the car. In 2027 it runs 15–19 June. The Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
How the day runs
In Ilford, the car pulls up at your address. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the M11, M25 and A30 to Ascot Racecourse. Drop-off at Ascot Racecourse follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. Home to Ilford is about an hour and 14 minutes once clear of the venue traffic.
- Ilford to Ascot Racecourse1 hr 12 min, 66.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Ilford1 hr 14 min, 66.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
Source: ascot.comAt 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.
Source: ascot.comStrict 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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 168,168.
Source: openstreetmap.orgIlford is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Ilford by road is Ilford (IFD), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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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Questions
How far is Royal Ascot from Ilford?
About an hour and 12 minutes and 66.5 miles in clear traffic, via the M11, M25 and A30; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 33 minutes from Ilford; the car is positioned before your collection time.
When is Royal Ascot in 2027?
15–19 June 2027.
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.