ROYAL ASCOT - 17th June to 21st June 2008 travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

The Royal Ascot meeting, held annually at towards the end of June, is England’s most popular race meeting. There is nothing quite like it in the social calendar - an atmospheric cocktail of priceless horses and the most extraordinary fashion parade in the world. Royal Ascot, dating back to 1768, is an internationally renowned sporting and social occasion, where tradition, pageantry, fashion and style all meet in a glorious setting.
The Royal Ascot meeting includes six of the 31 Group 1 races held in England every year. These races, like all Group 1 races, represent the pinnacle of flat racing and feature performances by the best thoroughbred racehorses in the sport.

The total prize money on offer at the event is in excess of £3.5 million, and is contested by trainers, racehorses and jockeys from around the world. The jewel in the Royal Ascot crown is the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup, one of the greatest flat races in the world.

Enjoy and experience this unique event in the British social calendar, in one the many fantastic hospitality facilities, maintaining the tradition, heritage and pageantry of this royal occasion. An internationally renowned occasion that combines classic style, panache and elegance with enthralling sporting action, this is the perfect place to entertain clients, colleagues and friends.

The Royal Ascot Village has a private viewing area on the rails, an ideal location to view the Royal procession and the finish of each race. All Royal Ascot Village guests have full access to the New Grandstand throughout the day in addition to the exclusivity of the Village garden areas.

Cost per person + VAT
Tuesday 17th June £470
Wednesday 18th June £470
Thursday 19th June £649
Friday 20th June £515