How to Attend Royal Ascot?

The overall answer: four enclosures, two ways to be there

At Ascot, the enclosure decides everything: what you see, where you can go, how you dress. There are two ways in: with a simple enclosure ticket, or through a hospitality package — a restaurant or a private box — that includes admission to the enclosure in which it sits.

The table below summarises what the racecourse describes for each enclosure.

The Royal Enclosure: what can be done, and what cannot

The Royal Enclosure grew out of an area reserved, in 1807, for the family and guests of King George III for the first Gold Cup. It remains reserved for its Members and their guests. A new Member must be eighteen or over and be sponsored by two Members, after which the application is submitted for the approval of His Majesty's Representative at Ascot. A Member may invite up to two guests per day, except on Tuesday; guests enter only with the Member. Overseas nationals may also be put forward by their embassy in London, which sends a list to the racecourse.

To put it plainly: we can neither have you admitted as a Member, nor obtain a guest badge, nor work around the sponsorship. What we can do is source, from the racecourse, a hospitality package that includes Royal Enclosure admission for the day — some restaurants in the gardens or the Grandstand, or a private box — subject to availability. The Royal Enclosure dress code applies in full.

The Queen Anne Enclosure: the heart of the meeting, open to the public

It is the premier public enclosure, and the only one to give access to the Parade Ring, where the horses are seen before each race, and to the Grandstand. The procession is watched from the lawns beside the course or from the Parade Ring steps, and guests stay on after the last race to sing around the Bandstand.

Its dress code is formal: a lounge suit and tie for gentlemen, a dress or outfit with covered shoulders and a hat, headpiece or fascinator for ladies. Several hospitality restaurants are located here, some on the upper floors of the Grandstand, with a balcony over the course.

The Village and Windsor Enclosures: festivity and picnics

The Village Enclosure opens only from Thursday to Saturday. Set in the centre of the course, it watches the horses turn into the straight; there is music all day, street food, and an after-party until 9pm. Its dress code is relaxed for gentlemen — a jacket or blazer, a collared shirt, a tie, bow tie or cravat — and close to that of the Queen Anne Enclosure for ladies.

The Windsor Enclosure, along the Straight Mile, is the only one where you may bring your own picnic and a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine, in line with the racecourse's policy. It is the first to see the procession pass. No dress code is imposed; the racecourse encourages smart daywear.

Hospitality restaurants and private boxes

The racecourse sells its own hospitality packages, open for booking for 2027. Restaurants range from shared to private tables, with lunch, afternoon tea and drinks depending on the package; they are located in the Queen Anne Enclosure, the Village or the Royal Enclosure. Private boxes occupy levels 2 to 6 of the Grandstand: ten to seventy-two guests, a private bar and dining room, a balcony over the course, in the Royal Enclosure or the Queen Anne Enclosure.

We source these packages on request, from the racecourse or authorised partners, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. For hosting a group, a private box is often the right answer; for a couple or a few friends, a restaurant table is enough.

Key points

Three enclosures can be bought from the racecourse; the Royal Enclosure rests on sponsorship by two Members or, for a single day, on some hospitality packages. TGZ Conciergerie, an independent house with no affiliation to Ascot Racecourse or the Royal Family, and no official status whatsoever, resells no tickets: we source enclosures, tables and private boxes on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment, and compose the whole stay around them.