Grand National Express 2027

Grand National Day falls on Saturday 10 April 2027 at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, the third and closing day of the Grand National Festival. The Grand National Express is Prestige Corporate Events' own name for a same-day rail journey from London to Aintree for that day, run aboard the British Pullman train and set alongside on-course hospitality as one corporate client-entertainment itinerary. Tell us your group size and the date and we will confirm in writing what we can arrange.

What is the Grand National Express?

The Grand National Express is Prestige Corporate Events' name for a corporate race-day itinerary built around the British Pullman, a train of restored vintage Pullman carriages that runs day excursions from London for major sporting occasions, Grand National Day among them.

The race itself, run at Aintree Racecourse and sponsored as the Randox Grand National, is the headline fixture of the Grand National Festival's third day. The train has run as a Grand National race-day excursion in previous years, leaving London in the morning and returning the same evening.

What the train day has traditionally included

In past years, the British Pullman's Grand National race-day format has included a Bellini reception on board, a formal brunch served during the outward journey, a coach transfer between the train and the racecourse, reserved stand seating at Aintree, and a five-course dinner on the return leg. That is the established format from previous runnings rather than a confirmed 2027 itinerary, and the detail can change from year to year.

Where a Bellini reception or dinner wine is part of the day, it is served to guests aged 18 and over only, and ID may be requested under a Challenge 25 policy.

Who a Grand National Express day suits

A day of this shape suits corporate hosts entertaining a group of clients, partners or staff, including VIP clients, at Grand National Day without lining up separate suppliers for the travel and the hospitality. It works for relationship-building days out, for rewarding a team, and for client entertaining where the shared journey there and back counts for as much as the afternoon at the racecourse. The appeal of the format is a single point of contact for the group rather than a day pieced together from separate bookings.

How it compares with arriving at Aintree another way

Travelling by British Pullman is one of several ways for a corporate group to reach Aintree Racecourse on Grand National Day. What sets that format apart is that the train and the on-course hospitality are arranged together rather than as two separate bookings. A heritage rail operator sells an individual a seat on a day excursion, and a hospitality provider sells a table at the course.

For wider background on the festival, see Grand National hospitality at Aintree, or the day-by-day breakdown on the Grand National Festival 2027 page. Prestige's broader horse racing hospitality coverage sits alongside both.

Getting to Aintree

Aintree Racecourse is in Liverpool, reachable by rail, road and organised coach beyond the British Pullman train day. Prestige's guide to how to get to Aintree Racecourse covers the routes and station options, and the venue itself, including its year-round facilities, is profiled on the Aintree Racecourse page.