Monkey Island Estate
Season events from Monkey Island Estate
Race days and summer events near Monkey Island Estate. Henley Royal Regatta is around 25 minutes away (29 June – 4 July 2027). For Royal Ascot (15–19 June 2027), the drive is 9.6 miles. For Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn (usually Season April to mid-September; Cartier Queen's Cup runs late May to mid-June with the final on a Sunday (19 May-14 June in 2026)), the drive is 12.5 miles. The Chelsea Flower Show sits 44 min from the hotel; it runs 18–22 May 2027. Weddings are held on the island, set against its gardens and Thames views. Maidenhead is the railway station nearest by road, 2.4 miles off.
How the day runs
Take Henley Royal Regatta: from Monkey Island Estate it is 12.6 miles by way of the A308(M), A404(M) and A4130. Drop-off is wherever the organisers allow private cars for your ticket. The car stays on hand all day; it does not leave and come back. Back to the hotel in around 24 minutes once clear of event traffic. For an ordinary race day, Royal Windsor Racecourse (16 min) and Kempton Park Racecourse (35 min). Tickets and enclosures are booked with each organiser; Ravensley has no connection with any event.
- Monkey Island Estate to Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames25 min, 12.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Henley Royal Regatta course, Henley-on-Thames to Monkey Island Estate24 min, 12.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Weddings are held on the island, set against its gardens and Thames views.
Source: monkeyislandestate.co.ukThe estate covers seven acres of landscaped gardens, with 40 guest rooms looking towards the river.
Source: monkeyislandestate.co.ukThe Grade I listed Wedgwood Suite was redesigned by the New York studio Champalimaud Design.
Source: monkeyislandestate.co.ukThe island's recorded history goes back about 800 years to medieval times, close to the village of Bray.
Source: monkeyislandestate.co.ukMonkey Island Estate is in Dorney, Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Maidenhead, roughly 9 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 24 minutes and 17.4 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time to Henley Royal Regatta?
Around 25 minutes (12.6 miles) on clear roads; allow extra time for event traffic.
What kind of racing is at Royal Windsor Racecourse?
Flat and jumps racing, around 16 minutes from the hotel.
Will the car wait for the whole day?
Yes. The chauffeur stays close from drop-off until you leave.
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- Chauffeur at Monkey Island Estate
- Henley Royal Regatta by chauffeur
- Royal Ascot by chauffeur
- Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn by chauffeur
- The Chelsea Flower Show by chauffeur
- Chauffeur to Royal Windsor Racecourse
- Chauffeur to Kempton Park Racecourse
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