Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from The Ampersand Hotel
From The Ampersand Hotel to Royal Ascot, door to drop-off. The Ampersand Hotel stands in London. It is a 111-room hotel. By rail, the closest stop is West Brompton, 5 minutes' drive. On the map the run is 26.7 miles and about 43 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A4, M4 and A30. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 7 minutes less in the car. Royal Ascot returns 15–19 June 2027. During Royal Ascot a 20mph limit applies on Ascot High Street and coaches are barred from part of it.
How the day runs
At The Ampersand Hotel the concierge will know the car is outside. You travel in a luxury people-carrier for families and groups. From there it is the A4, M4 and A30 to Ascot Racecourse. At Ascot Racecourse the car uses the drop-off point the organisers set for your ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. Home to The Ampersand Hotel is about 43 minutes once clear of the venue traffic.
- The Ampersand Hotel to Ascot Racecourse43 min, 26.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to The Ampersand Hotel43 min, 26.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
During Royal Ascot a 20mph limit applies on Ascot High Street and coaches are barred from part of it.
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.comThe Ampersand Hotel has 111 rooms.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to The Ampersand Hotel by road is West Brompton (WBP), about 5 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgQueen 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
How long is the drive from The Ampersand Hotel to Royal Ascot?
About 43 minutes and 26.7 miles in clear traffic, via the A4, M4 and A30; allow longer on the day.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 29 minutes from Ascot Racecourse by road; an airport collection can be added.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 11 minutes from The Ampersand Hotel; the car is positioned 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.