Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot takes place Jun 15 - 19, 2027 in Ascot, England. The dress code is Royal Enclosure: morning dress with top hat for men, dress or skirt on or below the knee with a hat for women. Queen Anne Enclosure: suit and tie, headwear required for women. Enforced at the gate. Typical cost ranges from 1500 to 5000 EUR per person.
Five days of Group One flat racing at Ascot Racecourse, opened each afternoon by the Royal Procession down the straight mile. The dress code is checked at the gate rather than suggested, the millinery is competitive sport in its own right, and every day closes with communal singing around the bandstand.
- When
- Jun 15 - 19, 2027
- Where
- Ascot, England
- Dress code
- Royal Enclosure: morning dress with top hat for men, dress or skirt on or below the knee with a hat for women. Queen Anne Enclosure: suit and tie, headwear required for women. Enforced at the gate.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 1500 to 5000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 17 - 24C, warm with occasional showers
- When to book
- Queen Anne and Windsor Enclosure tickets go on general sale in the autumn and the strongest days sell out by spring. Royal Enclosure badges are bookable by Members from January onwards, so line up a sponsor well before then. Book Ascot, Windsor and Bracknell hotels 6+ months out - local rates triple that week.
- Getting there
- LHR (London Heathrow), 40 min to Ascot Racecourse by car
- Where to stay
- Coworth Park, The Runnymede on Thames, Macdonald Berystede Hotel
- Official site
- https://www.ascot.com
How to attend
Tickets are sold directly at ascot.com, with Windsor Enclosure from around GBP 25 and Queen Anne Enclosure from around GBP 80. Royal Enclosure is not on public sale - first-time applicants must be sponsored by an existing Royal Enclosure Member, and Members book their badges from January. Restaurant and private box hospitality is sold separately and goes earliest of all.
Insider tip
Thursday is Ladies' Day and by far the busiest - Tuesday's opening day has the same quality of racing with noticeably shorter queues at the bars and a better shot at a rail position.
Get inside Royal Ascot
Booking matters here: queen Anne and Windsor Enclosure tickets go on general sale in the autumn and the strongest days sell out by spring. Royal Enclosure badges are bookable by Members from January onwards, so line up a sponsor well before then. Book Ascot, Windsor and Bracknell hotels 6+ months out - local rates triple that week. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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