The Ashes 2027 Trent Bridge Hospitality | First Test
Where the 2027 Ashes begins
The 2027 Ashes opens at Trent Bridge on Friday 18 June, and runs to Tuesday 22 June. First Tests of an Ashes series carry a particular charge - nothing has been decided, both sides have spent months talking about it, and the first hour of the first morning tends to set the tone for the entire six weeks that follow.
The Friday start is worth flagging early, because it is unusual. Most Tests in England begin midweek; this one does not. It means the opening two days fall on a Friday and a Saturday, so the series starts in front of a full and noisy ground rather than a half-empty midweek one.
DN Global arranges premium hospitality for the First Test, sourced through our network - private boxes, restaurant packages and premium reserved seating with lounge access. We do not publish prices. Tell us your day, your numbers and whether the booking is personal or corporate, and your account manager will confirm what can be sourced in writing.
DN Global is not the official hospitality provider for England Cricket or the ECB. Ashes experiences are sourced through our network and confirmed to you in writing before booking.
Enquire about the Trent Bridge TestTrent Bridge - the most handsome ground in England
Trent Bridge has staged Test cricket since 1899 and is routinely described by players and writers as the best-looking Test ground in the country. The case rests largely on the pavilion end: a listed Victorian pavilion facing down the wicket, framed by mature trees, with a quality of evening light in late June that no other English ground quite matches. Photographers ask for the Trent Bridge slot.
It is also a ground with a reputation for doing things. The pitch and the overhead conditions at Nottingham have historically favoured bowling that moves in the air, and the ground has produced some of the most dramatic sessions in modern Ashes history - most famously the 2015 Test in which Stuart Broad took 8 for 15 and Australia were dismissed for 60 before lunch on the first morning, the shortest completed innings of any Ashes Test played in England. 2027 is the first Ashes Test at the ground since that morning.
The ground holds around 17,500, which puts it at the more intimate end of the Test circuit. That matters for the day out: you are closer to the cricket than at the Oval or Edgbaston, and the hospitality facilities sit nearer the action rather than being pushed back behind a large concourse.
Trent Bridge Ashes hospitality options
Private boxes
Self-contained boxes for corporate groups, with private catering, a dedicated host and a balcony overlooking the play.
Restaurant packages
Shared or private tables in the ground's hospitality dining rooms, with a drinks reception, multi-course lunch and afternoon tea across the day.
Premium reserved seating
Allocated seats with a proper view down the wicket, paired with lounge access through the intervals.
Hosted bar
Inclusive drinks across the day at most tiers, with the specific inclusions confirmed in writing beforehand.
Dedicated entrances
Hospitality guests enter through their own gate rather than the general turnstiles.
Opening-day packages
The first morning of an Ashes series is the single most atmospheric session of the summer. Friday 18 June is the day most in demand at this ground.
Which day of the First Test to attend
A five-day Test is five quite different days out. This is an honest read of each one - tell us which appeals and we will price it.
Day 1 · Friday 18 June
The first morning of an Ashes series, and the most atmospheric session of the English summer. It is also a working day, which is why corporate groups take it. Highest demand of the five, and the day that goes first.
Day 2 · Saturday 19 June
The most popular day for personal and group bookings, and the fullest the ground will be all week. By Saturday there is a real match to watch rather than an opening feel, and the crowd knows it. Book earliest for this one.
Day 3 · Sunday 20 June
The weekend day that suits families and mixed groups - the same full ground as Saturday with a slightly gentler edge to it, and often the day a Test is decided one way or the other.
Day 4 · Monday 21 June
Back to a working day, so the ground is quieter and hospitality is more relaxed and more available. The strongest choice for client entertaining where conversation matters more than a full house.
Day 5 · Tuesday 22 June
If the match goes the distance this is the best ticket of the five - a final day of an Ashes Test with a result live is as good as cricket gets. The caveat is real: Tests can and do finish inside four days. Ask us what the day-five position is at the point of booking and we will confirm it in writing before you commit.
More than one day
Two consecutive days - typically the Friday and Saturday, or the weekend pair - are a common request and often the better value. Multi-day and multi-Test itineraries are arranged across any combination.
Nottingham and the surrounding trip
Trent Bridge sits in West Bridgford, directly across the river from Nottingham city centre - about twenty-five minutes on foot from the station, or a short taxi. Nottingham is reachable from London St Pancras in around one hour forty-five minutes by direct train, which makes a single day at the First Test a genuine day trip from London rather than an overnight commitment.
For those staying, the city centre is compact and well supplied with hotels, and West Bridgford itself has a strong run of restaurants and pubs in the streets immediately around the ground - which fill quickly on a Test day. The opening weekend of the series is the busiest period for accommodation in the city, so it is worth fixing hotels at the same time as hospitality rather than afterwards.
Trent Bridge and Edgbaston are around ninety minutes apart, which makes the First and Third Tests a straightforward pair for anyone building a Midlands-based itinerary. Guests travelling from Australia often combine the two with the Lord's Test in between.
The other four Ashes Tests
Each Test has its own hospitality page. Multi-Test itineraries are arranged across any combination.
Second Test · Lord's
Wednesday 30 June - Sunday 4 July 2027. The Home of Cricket. The Long Room, the slope, the honours board.
Lord's hospitality →Third Test · Edgbaston
Thursday 8 - Monday 12 July 2027. The loudest Test ground in England, and England's fortress against Australia.
Edgbaston hospitality →Fourth Test · Utilita Bowl
Wednesday 21 - Sunday 25 July 2027. A first men's Ashes Test for Southampton, and the 10th UK ground ever to stage one.
Utilita Bowl hospitality →Fifth Test · The Oval
Thursday 29 July - Monday 2 August 2027. Where English summers end, and where the urn is traditionally decided.
The Oval hospitality →Explore more hospitality
The Ashes 2027 series hub
The full five-Test schedule, what is available at each ground, and multi-Test itineraries.
The Ashes 2027 hospitality →Royal Ascot 2027
Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027 - running into the opening days of the First Test at Trent Bridge.
Royal Ascot 2027 →Corporate hospitality
Client entertainment and group bookings, with corporate invoicing, full VAT documentation and one named account manager.
Corporate hospitality →Trent Bridge Ashes Test hospitality FAQs
Enquire about Trent Bridge Ashes hospitality
Tell us your preferred day of the First Test, your guest numbers and any dietary requirements. Your named account manager will confirm exactly what can be sourced, in writing, with no hidden fees and no obligation to book.
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