Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames to Royal Ascot: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Sunbury-on-Thames: 25 minutes for the 19.5 miles. Royal Ascot returns 15–19 June 2027. 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. Rail reached Sunbury (Surrey) station in 1864. Among Sunbury-on-Thames's listed buildings is Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade II*). Sunbury-on-Thames is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 18,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Sunbury-on-Thames in good time for the gates. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Sunbury-on-Thames is 19.4 miles away for the trip home. From the Oxford base, Sunbury-on-Thames is 59.4 miles and 1 hour 3 minutes via the M40 and M25.
- Sunbury-on-Thames to Ascot Racecourse25 min, 19.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Sunbury-on-Thames25 min, 19.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Four 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.comSunbury (Surrey) station opened in 1864.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, in central Sunbury-on-Thames, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSunbury-on-Thames had about 18,000 residents in 2011.
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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Ascot Racecourse from Sunbury-on-Thames?
19.5 miles via the M3, A322 and A332: 25 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Royal Ascot in 2027?
15–19 June 2027.
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.
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