This year’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials (5 – 8 September) has some exciting new options for those purchasing tickets in 2024, including super advanced discounts for those buying before 22 July, young person tickets for those aged 12-16, cross-country course walks in two formats, and horseboxes being permitted at the camping site for the first time. Here’s all you need to know...
The Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2024 tickets are now available and can be bought at a discount in advance via the box office until 2 September or at full price on the gate during the event. The box office opened for membership purchases on 25 April and for general admission on 26 April.
To visit the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (5 – 8 September) you will need to buy:
- a car pass to park your car
- admission tickets for each person
- grandstand tickets to watch the dressage and/or showjumping (if required)
Already know what you want? Purchase your tickets at the Burghley box office.
Burghley Horse Trials 2024 ticket prices
The cheapest way to buy all types of tickets is in advance online. Admission tickets can be purchased at a super advanced discounted rate until 21 July, then at an advanced rate between 22 July and 2 September, or full price on the gate, which will be subject to availability.
Flexi tickets will also be available where you can buy one ticket which can be used on either Thursday, Friday or Sunday.
Car passes
Passes are £17 for each day (in advance) or £20 on the gate. A flexi car pass is £18.50 or a four-day car park pass is £55.
General admission
Thursday (first day of dressage)
Super advanced (up until 21 July): £27.50
Advanced (from 22 July until 2 September): £30
On the gate: £33
Flexi ticket: £30 (super advanced), £33 (advanced)
Friday (second day of dressage)
Super advanced: £27.50
Advanced: £30
On the gate: £33
Flexi ticket: £30 (super advanced), £33 (advanced)
Super advanced: £48
Advanced: £52.50
On the gate: £55
Super advanced: £27.50
Advanced: £30
On the gate: £33
Flexi ticket: £30 (super advanced), £33 (advanced)
Accompanied children up to the age of four are admitted to the event free of charge, while children between 5-11 are £5. See below for more details of the new young person tickets for fans aged between 12-16, with a saving £10 on the adult price on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and a £15 saving on Saturday’s entry.
Grandstand seating
To be sure of a seat, we recommend buying a grandstand ticket in addition to your admission ticket in advance. Members’/guest badges get free entry to the North Stand on Thursday and Friday. You can purchase grandstand membership in advance online until midnight on 2 September for Thursday, Friday and Sunday seats.
Dressage grandstand tickets (Thurs/Fri) cost £22–33 in advance (£26–38 if purchased at the event).
Cross-country grandstand tickets (Saturday) cost £12 for a seat in advance (£15 at the event).
Showjumping grandstand tickets (Sunday) range from £24–30 for an uncovered seat to £34–66 for a covered seat in advance (or £27–72 at the event).
Season tickets
If you plan to attend the whole event, a season ticket will cost £105 per person if purchased in the super advanced period or £115 if purchased in the advanced period. They cannot be purchased on the gate.
Burghley Membership
Burghley membership can be purchased in advance for £345 until 21 July or £385 between 22 July and 27 August. Membership includes:
- admission to the event for two people on all four days
- parking in one of the members’ car parks
- exclusive access to the members’ enclosure
- exclusive access to the North Grandstand on Thursday and Friday to watch the Dressage
- the ability to purchase two additional guest badges per membership
Camping membership starts at £560 and must be purchased in advance. It includes all the benefits of a regular membership, plus a reserved caravan parking space. In a change to previous years, horseboxes WILL be permitted on the camping site in 2024.
Young Person ticket introduced for 2024
For the first time, parents of children aged between 12-16 may purchase young person tickets, saving £10 on the full adult price on Thursday, Friday and Sunday of the event, and £15 on the full Saturday entry charge. Children up to the age of four remain free, while children between 5-11 are £5.
There will be dog agility, face painting and the Shetland Pony Grand National, plus a story-teller, pottery painting and the return of Buddy’s Activity Trail, where young visitors look for letter clues hidden among fences to solve a riddle to claim a prize.
The Insights Stage – formerly the Celebrity Talk Area – has a fresh purpose for 2024 and will host a range of talks, not only from competitors and big names in equestrian sport, but will also explore fashion, gardening and more with experts and lifestyle influencers.
Bookable cross-country course walks
Also new for 2024 are long or short course-walks where visitors can book to join a five-star expert on a guided walk of this year’s cross-country course on Thursday and Friday. These will be available to book online. The shorter course-walk will last around one-and-a-half hours and take in at least five feature fences, while the longer one will last around three hours and explore the full course. Short course walks will cost £25, while long course walks are priced at £40.
More information about Burghley Horse Trials tickets is available on the official website.
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