The most aristocratic race week in the world: the royal procession opens each day, hats compete in the enclosures, and the Royal Enclosure keeps up its ritual of membership by sponsorship. Five days accessible to the public, from the relaxed Windsor Enclosure to the Queen Anne Enclosure, at the heart of the action.
Official ticketing at eticketing.co.uk/ascotracecourse (Ticketmaster Sport UK, virtual queue). Published prices: Windsor Enclosure from 25 GBP, no formal dress code, picnics allowed; Queen Anne Enclosure from 80 GBP, dress code enforced; Village Enclosure, the 'festival' enclosure with after-party, 2027 prices to come. The Royal Enclosure is not for sale: access by membership upon application, badges from January 2027, formal dress code (morning dress, hats).