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

oƒ 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 oƒ 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