Hospitality guides and previews
Every F1 Round We Run, Ranked by Experience
Not all Grand Prix weekends are equal. Here is how they sort.
What Happens at the Ebor Festival
Four days at York, from the Juddmonte on Wednesday to the £500,000 Ebor on Saturday.
The World's Greatest Train Journeys, Ranked
The world's great heritage trains, from the 1883 Orient-Express to the Palace on Wheels, ranked.
Royal Albert Hall Boxes: Loggia vs Grand Tier
A Loggia box seats eight close to the stage. A Grand Tier box seats twelve on the ring above. How to pick, and what your invitation says about the evening.
A Day at Lord's: What to Expect at a Test Match
A day at Lord's, what to expect at a Test match, and the few cricket words you'll actually need.
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What Happens at Goodwood Revival: Inside the Last Pre-1966 Motor Race
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How F1 Qualifying Works: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Why Pole Matters
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The Grand National Course Explained: Every Fence, Every Story
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Wimbledon Strawberries and Cream: The Maths Behind a Tradition
Goodwood Revival Dress Code: Vintage Done Right (and Wrong)
Tweed, tea dresses and trilbies at September's historic motor meeting. What gets you in.
Cheltenham Festival Dress Code: Smart Means Tweed and Mud
Cheltenham has no official dress code. The unwritten one: tweed, boots, a waxed jacket for rain.
Henley Royal Regatta Dress Code: What the Stewards Enforce
Henley's Stewards' Enclosure enforces a real dress code: blazers and ties, hemlines below the knee.
What to Wear to Wimbledon: From Centre Court to the Hill
No published dress code at Wimbledon. What you wear depends entirely on where you're sitting.
Royal Ascot Ladies' Day Outfits: A Hat-by-Hat Field Guide
Hat rules, dress codes and the specifics stewards check at the Royal Ascot gate, by enclosure.
What Is the Calcutta Cup? The Six Nations' Strangest Story
Made from 270 melted silver rupees by a dissolving Calcutta rugby club in 1878. Still contested.
The Royal Enclosure at Royal Ascot: How It Works and Why It Matters
The only Royal Ascot enclosure with closed membership: how the badge, sponsors and dress code work.
What Is Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot? The Tradition Explained
Royal Ascot's Thursday, built around the Gold Cup since 1807 and the Royal Procession from 1825.
How the Ryder Cup Works: Foursomes, Fourballs, Singles Sunday
Europe vs the USA across 28 matches over three days. First to 14½ points takes the Cup.
Things to Do in Monaco Beyond the Grand Prix
Monaco fits end to end in an hour. The Palace, Casino, Oceanographic Museum, the Old Town.
Royal Ascot Dress Code for Men: The Rules and the Common Mistakes
Morning dress rules are simple; the details catch most men out. What stewards enforce.
Glorious Goodwood Dress Code: Linen, Panamas and the Sussex Downs
Goodwood's dress code by enclosure: linen, Panamas and the relaxed cousin of Royal Ascot.
The Royal Albert Hall Dress Code: From the Proms to Cirque du Soleil
No enforced dress code at the Royal Albert Hall. What you wear depends on what you're seeing.
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What Happens at the Ebor Festival
Four days at York, from the Juddmonte on Wednesday to the £500,000 Ebor on Saturday.
The World's Greatest Train Journeys, Ranked
The world's great heritage trains, from the 1883 Orient-Express to the Palace on Wheels, ranked.
How the Wentworth Pro-Am Works: Celebrities, Format and Tee Times
One pro, three amateurs, a shotgun start and a celebrity field. How the Wednesday at Wentworth works, and how to watch it from the 72 Lounge.
Royal Albert Hall Boxes: Loggia vs Grand Tier
A Loggia box seats eight close to the stage. A Grand Tier box seats twelve on the ring above. How to pick, and what your invitation says about the evening.
A Day at Lord's: What to Expect at a Test Match
A day at Lord's, what to expect at a Test match, and the few cricket words you'll actually need.
Every F1 Round We Run, Ranked by Experience
Not all Grand Prix weekends are equal. Here is how they sort.
Wimbledon Strawberries and Cream: The Maths Behind a Tradition
Wimbledon gets through tens of tonnes of Kent strawberries and around 10,000 litres of cream.
Goodwood Revival Dress Code: Vintage Done Right (and Wrong)
Tweed, tea dresses and trilbies at September's historic motor meeting. What gets you in.
Cheltenham Festival Dress Code: Smart Means Tweed and Mud
Cheltenham has no official dress code. The unwritten one: tweed, boots, a waxed jacket for rain.
How F1 Qualifying Works: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Why Pole Matters
F1 qualifying runs three knock-out segments on Saturday. Fastest in Q3 starts pole on Sunday.
Henley Royal Regatta Dress Code: What the Stewards Enforce
Henley's Stewards' Enclosure enforces a real dress code: blazers and ties, hemlines below the knee.
What to Wear to Wimbledon: From Centre Court to the Hill
No published dress code at Wimbledon. What you wear depends entirely on where you're sitting.
The Royal Enclosure at Royal Ascot: How It Works and Why It Matters
The only Royal Ascot enclosure with closed membership: how the badge, sponsors and dress code work.
What Is Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot? The Tradition Explained
Royal Ascot's Thursday, built around the Gold Cup since 1807 and the Royal Procession from 1825.
How the Ryder Cup Works: Foursomes, Fourballs, Singles Sunday
Europe vs the USA across 28 matches over three days. First to 14½ points takes the Cup.