Tuesday 15th June - Saturday 19th June 2010

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ROYAL ASCOT 2010 GROUP TICKETS – ON SALE NOW

Royal Ascot is the ‘must do’ event of the summer social calendar. Steeped in tradition, the Royal Meeting attracts over 300,000 racegoers each year to view the splendour of five days of the finest horseracing, pageantry and fashion. It is, quite simply, the essential day out.

Royal Ascot is ideal for groups with ample coach, minibus and limousine parking. There are many picnic areas available for your group and entertainment throughout the day including first class horse racing with seven group 1 races, the Royal Procession and live music.

Date	Grandstand Admission (10 or more)	Silver Ring (10 or more)	Feature Races
Tuesday 15th June	£42	£14	The King Stand Stakes, The Queen Anne Stakes and The St James’s Palace Stakes
Wednesday 16th June	£42	£14	The Prince of Wales Stakes
Thursday 17th June	£66	£26	The Gold Cup
Friday 18th June	£48	£16	The Coronation Stakes
Saturday 19th June	£50	£18	The Golden Jubilee Stakes

Coach parking starts from £70 and is an ideal place for a picnic. There is also a wide variety of food and drink outlets within both the Grandstand Admission and Silver Ring areas.

To book group tickets for 10 or more Click Here or call 01344 878 536

To book a group booking form for group of 60+ Download Group Booking Form Here

For more information please contact us on 01344 878 536 or
email groups@ascot.co.uk.

To help you to promote Royal Ascot we have many pictures, text and posters that we can provide. The groups team will be happy to meet with you or arrange a tour of our facilities to help you to plan your Royal Ascot event.

We look forward to welcoming you and your groups to Ascot in 2010

HOW DO GROUPS BOOK TICKETS?

Groups of 60 or under can book online or call The Sales Team on 01344 878 536. Group bookings can also be made by completing a Group Booking Form.

For more information or to book your tickets please call 01344 878 536 or email groups@ascot.co.uk 

WHEN IS ROYAL ASCOT IN 2010?

Royal Ascot is from Tuesday 15th June to Saturday 19th June. For bookings Tuesday and Wednesday are quieter days, whereas Thursday, Friday and Saturday are considerably busier.

Please take this into account when planning your day.

WHEN WILL WE RECEIVE OUR TICKETS?

Tickets for Royal Ascot will be dispatched from March 2010.

WHICH TICKET SHOULD I CHOOSE?

Grandstand Admission
Grandstand Admission provides excellent viewing facilities and viewing areas. The Parade Ring and track are both within a short walking distance, by crossing the Concourse in the main Grandstand. There are a variety of places to eat, drink and bet.

Other highlights of a Grandstand Admission ticket include:

• Over 1,000 free seats are available from which to view the racing.
• Big Screen TVs on the Plaza Lawn.
• Military Bands performing in the Parade Ring before the Royal Procession each day.
• Traditional sing-along around the Bandstand after racing on each day. Free song books provided.
• Food outlets selling a variety of value for money cuisine options.

The Silver Ring
With a less formal atmosphere, the Silver Ring at Ascot still provides an excellent position to watch the racing and the Royal Procession, although you cannot access the Parade Ring or main Grandstand.

There are a variety of places to eat, drink and bet to soak up the wonderful atmosphere.

Other highlights of a Silver Ring ticket include:

• Over 2,000 free seats available from which to view the racing.
• Big Screen TVs.
• Live music entertainment each day.
• Lawned area with many bars and food outlets.
• You can picnic in the Silver Ring

MAY WE BRING CHILDREN?

Yes, Ascot Racecourse is proud of the high level of access it provides for all racegoers, including older people, those with disabilities and those with children. Any customer who has a specific issue he or she would like to discuss should call our Access Officer on 08707 227 227.

IS THERE SEATING AVAILABLE FROM WHICH TO VIEW THE RACING?

Yes, seating is available in all areas. The Grandstand Admission area has 1,000 temporary seats installed especially for the Royal Meeting and the Silver Ring has 2,000 temporary seats available. Seating cannot be pre-booked and is available on a first come, first served basis.

WHERE CAN OUR GROUP PARK?

All car, limousine, minibus and coach parking labels should be pre-booked with tickets. The best available car park space, appropriate to the type of ticket booked – either Grandstand Admission or Silver Ring – will be sold first, so book early to avoid disappointment. Coach Park is 6 is the nearest, directly opposite the Silver Ring and approximately 4 minutes walk to Grandstand admission.

Details of each parking area will be listed on the Royal Ascot Group Booking Form.

Dedicated parking facilities are available for disabled customers, located close to the main entrance. For details please call 0870 727 1234.

Details of each parking area are listed on the Royal Ascot Group Booking Form.

Dedicated parking facilities are available for disabled customers, located close to the main entrance. For details please call 0870 727 1234.

WHEN SHOULD WE ARRIVE?

Gates to car parks open at 9.30am.
Racecourse opens at 10.30am.
Royal Procession takes place at 2pm on all five days of Royal Ascot.
Racing begins at approximately 2.30pm.
Racing ends at approximately 5.30pm.
The earlier you arrive, the lighter the traffic is likely to be.

WHERE CAN WE BUY A DRINK?

Grandstand Admission Located along the Concourse of the Grandstand and on the Plaza Lawns are a varied selection of bars serving Champagne, Pimm’s, draught and bottled beer, wine by the glass and soft drinks. The Silver Ring Silver Ring customers are also spoilt for choice with a range of bars serving Champagne, Pimm’s, draught and bottled beer, wine by the glass and soft drinks.

WHERE CAN WE BUY FOOD?

Grandstand Admission
The Concourse of the Grandstand and the Plaza Lawns offer a range of hot food options including Chinese cuisine, Thai curries, traditional English fish & chips and gourmet burgers. We also have a new self service Bandstand Restaurant offering a selection of food and drinks from around the world. You can pre-order food and drink vouchers to enhance your ticket package for your group.

The Silver Ring
The Silver Ring Food Court offers a similar variety of cuisine options to the Grandstand Admission area. You can also take your own picnic into the Silver Ring.

MAY WE BRING A PICNIC?

Furniture
During Royal Ascot we do allow blankets and fold away chairs into the Silver Ring and Heath only. 
If you have a need to bring a fold away chair, due to a specific medical requirement, to an enclosure other than the Heath or Silver Ring, please contact our Access Officer, Frances Stewart on 08707 227 227.

Picnics
Customers to the Silver Ring and Heath only are allowed to bring in a picnic as long as it is brought to the racecourse in a picnic hamper or cool bag/box.
Informal picnics are permitted into the car parks, however, formal entertaining will be stopped.
We do not allow barbecues or hot food to be brought onto Racecourse property, this includes all enclosures, coach and car parks.
Kitchen Knives will not be permitted and will be confiscated upon entry.
All other enclosures – There will be no food or snacks permitted into these enclosures.

Alcohol
In the Silver Ring and Heath only - Alcohol can only be brought in with a substantial picnic carried in a picnic hamper or cool box and it is limited to 1 bottle of wine or Champagne per person OR 4 cans or bottles of beer.  All bottles must have the seals intact and any bottles of alcohol or soft drinks that have been opened will be confiscated and discarded at the entrance to the Silver Ring.

Spirits, fortified wines and Pimm’s or similar will not be allowed onto the racecourse

All other enclosures – There will be no alcohol or soft drinks permitted into these enclosures.

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To plan your Royal Ascot Group Event call 01344 878 536 or email groups@ascot.co.uk