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GUIDE TO WINDSOR VIP

Royal Ascot 2025

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PICNIC POLICY

Coach Journey

You are free to bring any drinks and food along for the coach journey. Kindly note you won’t be able to take alcohol into the enclosure, aside from the allowance below.

Royal Ascot :Windsor Enclosure Policy

Along with multiple food stalls, this is the only enclosure at Royal Ascot where guests are welcome to bring their own picnic and bottle of bubbly (Subject to the official picnic policy)

Picnics must be in a picnic hamper or cool bag/box. They must be brought in at the time of entry to the enclosure and not on re-entry.

Alcohol Allowance: Each customer is permitted to bring with them 1 bottle of sparkling wine or champagne to accompany their picnic. No other type of alcoholic drink will be permitted into the racecourse grounds and all picnics will be searched on entry.

Soft drinks will only be permitted into the enclosure with seals intact.

WHAT TO BRING

Essential items

  1. Picture of your Photo ID for coach boarding.
  2. Picnic with one bottle of Sparkling wine or Champagne
  3. Portable charger (Keep your phone charged during a day of amazing photos!)
  4. Hand sanitiser / tissue / wet wipes
  5. Portable Fan & Sun Cream

Recommended extra's

  1. Hayfever tablets, nasal spray etc
  2. Cash/Card
  3. Join our secure whatsapp Channel
  4. Handheld Fan (In case it gets super hot!)

Scroll to view your city! Note times are subject to change so please check back before the day.

Tickets & VIP Passes will be given to you on the coach journey

The walk from coach park to Enclosure is approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

Complimentary drinks on route to Ascot may include; Prosecco, Wine, Rum Punch, Juices & Water (Subject to change)

Coaches aren't guaranteed to stay onsite so please be prepared to take all your items into the enclosure with you.
We will have water available for the return journey (Not alcohol!)

BREAKFAST AT HILTON

London / Reading

Hilton – Oxbo, Reading
Drake Way, RG2 0GQ

Birmingham

Hilton Garden Inn, Oxford
Marcham Rd, OX14 1TZ

Luton

Hampton Hilton – Luton Airport
42-50 Kimpton road, LU2 0NB

Expect a full English breakfast plus continental options, tea, coffee and juices. All hotels will have vegetarian/vegan options.

Breakfast will last approximately 60 to 90 minutes.

MEET US THERE

10:30 Windsor Enclosure opens (1)

11:00 Gorgeous Getaway VIP opens (3)

Collect entry tickets from the Windsor Box Office (2), then head to our area for your VIP access pass (3).

20:00 Enclosure closes

FOOD & DRINK

Coach Journey complimentary drinks

Drinks may include Prosecco, Rose, Juice and water along with Rum Punch sponsored by Lextase & Mixologist UK  – please give them a follow on Instagram.

Windsor Enclosure

Royal Ascot have a range of deli-style snacks and hot food.  Options include succulent burgers, crispy southern fried chicken, traditional fish and chips and much more. Visit the Ascot Avenue Food Market for a range of street food options.

Picnic - Windsor enclosure & VIP area

You are welcome to bring your own picnic and drinks. Please check the picnic policy

Food Stall - VIP area

If you’d like to purchase food on the day, our VIP area will be served exclusively by a food vendor across three days. Further details available soon!

DAY SCHEDULE

Thurs 19th - Fri 20th - Sat 21st

07:00 - 09:00 Coach Journey

View our coach section for departure times from your city.

Coaches will be allocated on arrival. If you’re in a large group reps will wait for your group to arrive before allocation. Complimentary drinks provided.

10:00 -11:30 Breakfast @ Hilton

View our breakfast section for details.

10:30 Windsor Enclosure opens

Seating and tables will be allocated on arrival. If you are in a group of more than 18 people then our team will pre-allocate your tables and direct you there on the day.

11:00 Gorgeous Getaway Windsor VIP opens

14:00 Royal Procession

View our races section for race timing and prize funds

15:10 Fascinator & Best Dressed Competitions

19:30 Music Ends

20:00 Windsor Enclosure closes.

20:00 Return Coach Journey

Alcohol is not included on the return journey. Bottles of water will be available for all (and possibly required at that point)

There will be music from our DJ's all day; before, between and after the races.

BEST DRESSED

Prizes for best dressed male, female an best fascinator.

Sponsors and prizes will be announced in the week of the event – Follow us on instagram to find out!

How to enter

Our scouts will be checking you out as you walk in and around the VIP area. Finalists will be chosen, then winners decided by the crowd!

THE RACES

Thurs 19th - Fri 20th - Sat 21st

On the day, view the races on the giant screen or take a short walk to the trackside and watch from there!

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Please bet responsibly!

2025 Sponsors

We’re proud to have the support of the following companies, along with the sponsorship of prizes supplied by a number of businesses.  Please check out their websites and social media links. 

Awareness-04

Getaway Experience

Join the fun, escape reality and leave feeling refreshed, ready to take on life again!

Gorgeous

Gorgeous Tours UK

Experience London like never before with our tailored tours and events.

taya

Taya Hughes

Zimbabwean-born fashion designer, entrepreneur, and creative visionary.

riding

Cool Ridings Equestrian

Cool Ridings Equestrian celebrates and supports diversity in equestrian sport.

Drink Sponsors

Lextase

L'Extase Cognac

A cognac meticulously crafted from a 40-hectare vineyard in Grande Champagne.

Mixologist UK

The Mixologist.UK

Quality pre-mixed cocktails. Pineapple Paradise, Lychee Martini, Crimson Crush & more!

Gift sponsors

Essenceno1

Essence No1

OilOfNature

Oil of Nature

PaulineToussaint

Pauline Toussaint

DonCavachi

Don Cavarchi

Sanaa Scents

Deziah Roots

Kirsty Spence

Prizes

Our prizes for Best Fascinator, best dressed male and female will be posted in the week of the event. Please check back then.

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