Hospitality at Stratford

Who it suits

• A celebration or client day where the group wants a reserved indoor place, a meal and service throughout the afternoon.
• Small groups looking for a shared restaurant table: the Gallery Restaurant accepts tables for two or more and seats groups up to ten.
• Larger groups wanting a private room and balcony; the standard boxes are listed for parties of eight to twenty, with other rooms available for bigger parties.

Ticket prices

These are the prices currently published for Stratford’s 2026 packages; the Gallery Restaurant price includes VAT and both private-box prices are quoted before VAT. The detailed Gallery and four-course sample menus are labelled May–September 2026, so the listed rates should be read as package examples, not as a guarantee that every option is available at every fixture.

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Where your ticket takes you

• The Gallery Restaurant package includes Main Enclosure admission and a reserved table in the glass-fronted restaurant.
• Private-box packages include an admission badge, with a private balcony overlooking the course and the parade ring or winning post.
• Four-course box bookings include forward car parking, a racecard, an arrival drink, catering and a personal host; the published drinks package excludes spirits.
• After dining, hospitality guests can use the public Main Enclosure areas included with their admission badge.

Not included

• A Centre Course ticket; it is a separate public ticket and only available on selected fixtures.
• A private box if you book the Gallery Restaurant, or a reserved restaurant table if you book a private-box package.
• Any menu item, drink or service that is not named in the selected package inclusions.

The view

The Gallery Restaurant is glass-fronted and described as having good views across the racecourse. Private boxes have their own balconies and panoramic views; Stratford says the four-course boxes overlook the Parade Ring and winning post. Hospitality gives you an indoor base, but your admission badge also lets you move into the Main Enclosure public areas to watch from the Grandstand or Parade Ring. The amount of time you spend indoors is flexible: the restaurant says courses can be served before racing or around the afternoon’s races. A private box is more secluded, while the Gallery is a shared restaurant with reserved tables.

Food and drink

The named hospitality packages are centred on a meal or afternoon tea, with different inclusions and dining styles.

Facilities

Dress code

The Gallery Restaurant and private-box pages specify smart casual dress and prohibit ripped jeans, beachwear and sports or football shirts. Choose shoes that are comfortable for walking between the indoor space, Parade Ring and outdoor viewing areas. Stratford’s general dress guidance asks visitors to dress for standing on grass, but hospitality has the clearer package-specific standard.

Getting in

Use the racecourse entrance at Luddington Road. Hospitality pages do not publish a separate entrance gate or a different arrival time for restaurant guests; the racecourse says gates open two hours before the first race, and exact times appear on each fixture page. For example, the 5 October 2026 meeting opens at 11:41 for a 13:41 first race. Bring the email ticket or admission badge and allow time for parking and finding the restaurant. The pages do not publish a hospitality-specific bag policy.

Accessibility

The racecourse provides complimentary accessible parking near the Luddington and Paddock Lane entrances for vehicles displaying a valid disabled permit; spaces are first come, first served. In the Main Enclosure, wheelchair users can reach the covered first-floor viewing area in the Warwickshire Stand by lift, and accessible Parade Ring viewing is from the raised area beside the Winners’ Enclosure. A complimentary carer’s badge is available at the entrance with an Access Card showing the +1 symbol or equivalent evidence. Hospitality pages do not give step-free or wheelchair-access details for each private box or restaurant, so contact the racecourse on 01789 267949 before booking if you need room-specific information.

Full accessibility guide for Stratford

Children and families

Under-18s receive free admission with an adult on all bookings, including walk-up and advance tickets. The Gallery Restaurant specifically welcomes children and has high chairs and a children’s menu, including fish fingers, sausages, vegan sausages, chicken or vegan nuggets, gingerbread and ice cream. The listed per-person hospitality prices do not state a separate child rate, so ask the racecourse how a child’s meal is charged when reserving. The private-box pages do not state a minimum age.

Tips

• The Gallery Restaurant rate is £135 per person including VAT; the private-box rates are £175 or £195 per person plus VAT, so compare the tax treatment as well as the menu.
• Ask for the meal timing when booking: Stratford says the courses can be served before racing or throughout the afternoon around the races.
• For a Gallery Restaurant table, the published minimum is a party of two; its standard group limit is ten guests.
• Private boxes have a two-to-three-month average booking lead time according to the course; popular meetings such as Ladies Day can book early.

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