Royal Ascot: Frequently Asked Questions
Dates, enclosures, Royal Enclosure, hospitality, attire, accommodation, arrival: everything we are asked before a week of racing at Ascot.
Last updated 5 October 2026 · 3 min read
Royal Ascot 2027 takes place from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June, at Ascot Racecourse, in Berkshire: five days of flat racing, seven races each afternoon, opened every day at 2pm by the Royal Procession. Three enclosures can be bought from the racecourse — Queen Anne, Village and Windsor; the Royal Enclosure is reserved for its Members and their guests, by sponsorship, with one defined exception through some hospitality packages. Each enclosure has its own written dress code. Guests arrive by train from Waterloo, by chauffeur-driven car, by helicopter or by jet to Farnborough. TGZ Conciergerie composes the stay — enclosure or hospitality sourced on request, accommodation, travel, attire — without reselling any ticket.
The meeting
Royal Ascot is a five-day flat racing meeting, held every June since Queen Anne chose the site in 1711. Each day, the Royal Procession — the Royal Family's carriage procession in landaus — makes its way up the Straight Mile at 2pm, a tradition dating back to 1825. Seven races follow; the Gold Cup, run since 1807, is contested on Thursday.
After the last race, the Royal Enclosure and the Queen Anne Enclosure gather around the Bandstand to sing along with the military band; in the Village, an after-party continues until 9pm.
Enclosures and hospitality
The Queen Anne Enclosure gives access to the Parade Ring and the Grandstand; the Village Enclosure, from Thursday to Saturday, sits in the centre of the course; the Windsor Enclosure runs along the Straight Mile and welcomes picnics. The Royal Enclosure is reserved for its Members and their guests: we can obtain neither membership nor a guest badge. The racecourse also sells hospitality restaurants and private boxes, some of whose packages include Royal Enclosure admission for the day.
TGZ resells no tickets: we source enclosures and hospitality on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. Our guide How to Attend Royal Ascot? compares each route.
Stay and logistics
Guests stay in a country house in Berkshire or Surrey, in a hotel near Ascot or in Windsor, or in London. They arrive by train from Waterloo, by chauffeur-driven car, by helicopter to the helipad near the racecourse, or by jet to Farnborough.
Our guides Where to Stay for Royal Ascot? and How to Get to Royal Ascot? set out each option; What Is the Royal Ascot Dress Code? covers the rules, enclosure by enclosure.
Frequently asked questions
From Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027, at Ascot Racecourse, in Berkshire, according to the calendar published by the racecourse.
The Royal Family's carriage procession in landaus, which makes its way up the Straight Mile at 2pm on every day of the meeting, before the first race. The tradition dates back to 1825.
As a Member's guest, or through some of the racecourse's hospitality packages that include admission for the day. We can obtain neither membership nor a guest badge; we source these hospitality packages on request, subject to availability.
From the racecourse, which sells tickets for the Queen Anne, Village and Windsor Enclosures, as well as its hospitality packages. If you entrust your stay to us, we source them on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment; we resell no tickets.
It depends on the enclosure: morning dress and top hat, a hat or a headpiece with a 10cm base in the Royal Enclosure; lounge suit and tie, hat, headpiece or fascinator in the Queen Anne Enclosure; jacket and tie or bow tie in the Village; no compulsory code in the Windsor Enclosure.
In a country house let around Ascot, in a hotel near the racecourse or in Windsor, or in London, some fifty minutes away. Book from the winter for the June week.
By train from Waterloo, in 52 minutes on average, the station being a seven-minute walk from the racecourse; by chauffeur-driven car, allowing for traffic; or by helicopter to the nearby helipad.
No. TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation to Ascot Racecourse or the Royal Family, and no official status whatsoever.
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