CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL
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Festivals, regattas, horse racing and proms punctuate the summer months, and there is
nowhere better to indulge your love of Champagne than at one of The Season's key events.
If you need a break from the nine to ve, head to Glastonbury Festival and dance your wellies
o to the legendary Dolly Parton. Or swap Glastonbury mud for the delicate divots of the polo
eld at the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup Polo Finals. Our guide to key dates from June to early
September o ers something for everyone: from Centre Court to Hampton Court, sailing to
sonatas, this summer is packed with opportunities to sip some zz and enjoy The Season.
ESSENTIAL DATES
9 Jun-17 Aug Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Piccadilly, London
17-21 Jun Royal Ascot Ascot, Berkshire
21 Jun JP Morgan Asset Management
Round the Island Race Isle of Wight
23 Jun-6 Jul Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London
25-29 Jun Glastonbury Festival Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset
26-29 Jun Festival of Speed Goodwood, West Sussex
2-6 Jul Henley Royal Regatta Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
3-6 Jul Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix Silverstone, Northamptonshire
4-6 Jul Wireless Festival Finsbury Park, London/
Perry Park, Birmingham
8-13 Jul RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Hampton Court Palace, Surrey
10-20 Jul Somerset House Summer Series Strand, London
13-20 Jul The Open Championship Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Merseyside
16-20 Jul Kew the Music Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey
17-21 Jul England v India Investec Test Match Lord's, London
18 Jul-13 Sept BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall, London
20 July Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup Polo Finals Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex
26 Jul Audi International Day Guard's Polo Club, Windsor
Great Park, Surrey
29 Jul-2 Aug Glorious Goodwood Goodwood, West Sussex
1-25 Aug Edinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh, Scotland
2-9 Aug Aberdeen Asset Management
Cowes Week Isle of Wight
Festivals, regattas, horse racing and proms punctuate the summer months, and there is
seasoned proLuxuriate in Champagne this summer and embrace the great
outdoors at the top occasions of The Season. There's plenty
of scope to escape the city, with events all over the UK
WORDS LUCY BRITNER