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Ascot was originally a village called East Cote meaning Eastern Cottage from the old English Estcota and lies just 6 miles from Windsor Castle. Home to arguably the most famous racecourse in the country as might be expected most commercial development has grown up around it.

During June it seems that the whole world comes to Royal Ascot not only for the famous race meeting but also for the accompanying display of fashion. It was Queen Anne in 1711 who ordered the races to be transferred from Datchet Meads and continued royal patronage has further increased the popularity of this major event in the social calendar.

The first race meeting ever held at Ascot took place on Saturday, August 11, 1711. Her Majesty’s Plate, worth 100 guineas was the inaugural event, open to any horse, mare or gelding over the age of six. Each horse was required to carry a weight of 12 stone and seven runners took part.

Royal Ascot

Today Ascot stages 25 days of racing throughout the year, 16 flat meetings between the months of May and October and 9 National Hunt meetings between November and April. The Royal Meeting, held in June, is undoubtedly the most famous of these, where top class racing is combined with tradition, pageantry and style. The Royal Procession is one of these traditions that has endured since 1825. Started by George IV soon after the Grand Stand was built, the procession begins at 2pm each day during Ascot week.

The Royal Family ride in open, horse-drawn carriages while thousand of race goers stand and cheer.

Arguably, the meeting as we know it began to take shape with the introduction of the Gold Cup in 1807. Gold Cup day remains the feature race of the third day of Royal Ascot and is traditionally the busiest day of the week.

It is commonly known as ‘Ladies Day’ where tradition states that in order to enter the Royal Enclosure women must be wearing a hat that covers the “crown of their head”.

Travel

The railway was brought to Ascot in 1845 for the purposes of the races and is a short walk from the High Street. Regular services run from Reading and Waterloo.
Ascot is approximately 45 minutes drive from London and is located very close to M3, M4 and M25 motorways and to Heathrow Airport.

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• Ascot Venue finding & Meeting Room Hire Sourcing the right venue or meeting room at the right price can be a daunting task, that's where we excel. We will source the Ascot venue, conference location or meeting room to your specification and negotiate the best possible rate for the venue or room hire - saving you both time and money. What's more the service is free to you. Click here for more information on our Venue finder services or use our Enquiry Form or call our Hotline on 0845 006 1321

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