Dalby Stand Shared Hospitality at Pontefract

Who it suits

• Small parties who want food and a reserved table in the Dalby Stand without booking an entire private suite.
• Sunday visitors looking for a two-course carvery and Premier admission in one advance package.
• Midweek groups who want to compare a grazing buffet with the more formal Dine & View option.

Ticket prices

2026 published package prices. Dalby Buffet includes Premier admission, table, racecard, grazing buffet and dessert. Sunday Special includes Premier admission, table, racecard and two-course carvery. Dine & View is listed at £130 plus VAT and includes a three-course lunch, afternoon tea, Premier badge and private box access.

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Where your ticket takes you

• A reserved table for the day in one of the Dalby Stand boxes under the shared buffet or Sunday Special package.
• Premier admission, which also allows use of Grandstand & Paddock and Picnic.
• The Dalby Stand balcony and viewing areas described on the hospitality pages.
• Dine & View is a different, midweek-only package in a private box with a private bar; it includes admission and a reserved table.

Not included

• Exclusive hire of the box for the Dalby Buffet or Sunday Special; these are tables within a shared facility.
• Sunday Special on non-Sunday fixtures or Dalby Buffet on Sundays; each package has fixed meeting availability.
• Your own food or drink in the hospitality box; the course bars outside food and drink in private boxes.

The view

The shared packages use tables in boxes in the Dalby Stand, whose hospitality page describes outlooks down the finishing straight or over the Parade Ring. The racecourse identifies balconies from the Dalby Stand for hospitality viewing. A table in this shared arrangement is not described as a separately chosen window position, so use the balcony for a clearer outdoor look at the course and return to the table for food. You also have the Premier badge to move through the public enclosures.

Food and drink

The packages bundle meals with admission. The 2026 pages list the Dalby Buffet’s menu and pricing, but the Sunday menu remains represented by a 2025 menu link.

Facilities

Dress code

These packages include admission to the Premier Enclosure, so Pontefract’s Premier smart-casual request applies: no scruffy jeans, shorts, T-shirts, sportswear or trainers; a jacket and tie are not required. The hosted table adds an indoor meal, but you may still walk around the outdoor enclosures. Choose comfortable shoes and carry weatherproof layers if you plan to watch from the balcony or visit the Parade Ring.

Getting in

The shared Dalby package includes a Premier Enclosure badge. Use the Premier entrance marked on the official map (what3words: nest.test.trip), then follow venue staff signs for the Dalby Stand; the published map gives the building and stand layout. The Dalby Buffet and Sunday Special must be booked before raceday; Dine & View enquiries go through the listed hospitality contact. General course opening guidance is noon midweek, 11.30am Sunday and 4.30pm evenings, but the fixture page gives the date’s actual schedule. The FAQ does not state a general bag-size limit.

Accessibility

The racecourse says lifts in the Dalby Stand serve every floor, with step-free routes, accessible toilets and viewing ramps in all enclosures. The public hospitality page does not explain whether each shared table or balcony is independently wheelchair accessible; ask the racecourse about the exact room and table when booking. To arrange a free PA ticket, the visitor must first hold their own admission and apply in advance online or by phone on 01977 781307 with the evidence Pontefract requests. A Blue Badge alone is not accepted.

Full accessibility guide for Pontefract

Children and families

Accompanied under-18s are admitted free to public enclosures. Package prices differ: the Sunday Special is £34 for an under-18 in 2026, while the Dalby Buffet page does not publish a child price; the separate Park Suite child price does not automatically apply to Dalby packages. The course’s standard entry rules require children to be with an adult, and the family ticket is not the same product as this hospitality package.

Tips

• Pick the package by fixture type: Dalby Buffet excludes Sundays and Ladies Day, while Sunday Special is for Sunday meetings.
• Book the Dalby Buffet and Sunday Special in advance; the racecourse states they are not sold on the day.
• The £75 Sunday Special has a published £34 under-18 price. The Dalby Buffet page does not show a separate child price.
• Dine & View is a midweek-only alternative at £130 plus VAT and includes admission, a private box and a meal.
• The 2026 Sunday menu was not yet published when checked; the racecourse links the previous season’s carvery menu.

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