Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa
Ascot, Berkshire

This impressive Victorian mansion, close to Ascot Racecourse, is set on 6 acres of grounds. The Berystede is located within 10 minutes of Royal Windsor and 45 minutes from London. Fashioned in the style of a French chateau, complete with turrets, this distinctive hotel is supremely comfortable and offer a host of wonderful facilities from a croquet lawn and putting green to state-of-the-art conferencing facilities. The sporting theme continues in the Diadem Bar, where pictures of famous racehorses combine with plush leather armchairs to give the flavour of a gentleman's club.

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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.