To get you closer to the football, the personal surroundings of the Doug Ellis boxes offer a relaxed dining experience with an intimate look at the game.
Hospitality Features
- Arrive to Doug Ellis Executive Box Entrance
- Access to the box from 2.5 hours prior to kick-off up until 1.5 hours after the final whistle
- Welcome drink (beer, wine or soft drink)
- Private reserved box with pitch views
- A relaxed three course dining experience (main, served family style and dessert served pre-match with cheese served post-match)
- Digital drinks ordering facility with drinks served to box
Due to licensing laws alcoholic drinks cannot be consumed within view of the pitch from 15 minutes prior to kick-off, up until 15 minutes after the final whistle. Doug Ellis Boxes 4 to 12 are pitch facing facilities, therefore, in preparation for this ruling, staff will begin to clear all drinks from these boxes from 30 minutes prior to kick-off. The Doug Ellis bar area can be utilised throughout this time.
- Hosted drinks service
- Exclusive box behind glass seating for game viewing
- Half time drink (beer, wine or soft drink)
- Half time Chef’s selection with tea and coffee
- Matchday programme and lanyard
Sample Menu
Doug Ellis
- Boxes -
Pulled Ludlow lamb pie
Pan fried cod, dill oil, garlic cream sauce
Pan fried gnocchi, chargrilled vegetables, rocket and pesto (ve)
Chive mash
Hispi cabbage
Honey roast carrots
~ Dessert ~
Pistachio and coconut pannacotta, mango gel, cumin tuille (ve)
~ Half-time ~
Mini steak pie
Bombay potato pie (ve)
~ Post-match ~
English cheese and Peter’s Yard biscuits, pear jelly
Wookey Hole cheddar ~ Somerset
West County brie ~ Somerset
Oxford blue ~ Oxford
Please note this is an example menu to give you a taste of what you may expect within your hospitality area, it does not mean that these options will be available on the day of your visit.
Vegan/ vegetarian option always available.
Dress Code
All guests must comply with the Club’s Dress Code and failure to do so will result in access to the hospitality area being denied.
Sports Bar, Gas Lamp Premium, Gas Lamp Boxes, Star & Lion, Cornerflag, Doug Ellis Boxes - a smart casual dress code applies.
- Sportswear such as tracksuits and away team colours are not permitted.
- Home replica football shirts are permitted. Children under the age of 14 may wear a home team kit.
- Smart jeans are acceptable. All footwear should be clean and smart in appearance.
Key Information
Everything you need to know before arriving for hospitality at Villa Park.
Ticket dispatch
E-tickets will be dispatched the week of the fixture. if you have not received your E-tickets 48 hours prior to the fixture please contact us.
Travel to Villa Park
For details on travelling to Villa Park click here www.avfc.co.uk/club/villa-park/visiting-the-stadium/travel-and-parking
Luggage
Large bags, rucksacks and luggage cases are not permitted into the stadium and will be refused entry.
We cannot offer any storage facility. All accepted bags will be searched on arrival, this may delay access into hospitality areas.
Dietary Requirements
Please always update us by no later than 48 hours prior to kick-off of any dietary requirements, allergies or intolerances so that Chef can be made aware. We also ask that you inform your waiting staff of any dietary requirements on the day. There is always a vegetarian option available across all menus, so we do not need to be informed of this in advance.
Access after the game
Hospitality areas will remain open for 1.5 hours after final whistle.
Children
Whilst children are always welcome in hospitality, we do ask that they are always accompanied by an adult and behave in a way that does not impact on other guests within the area. Pushchairs are not permitted in hospitality or reception areas and cannot be stored by the Club.
Hospitality Code of Conduct
Please note the executive seats at Villa Park are situated within home areas of the stadium. The Club reserves the right (without liability) to eject anyone from the stadium whom it considers (in its sole discretion) is acting in a threatening, abusive or inappropriate manner.
Equality Policy
Aston Villa Football Club Limited, Aston Villa FC Limited, Aston Villa Women’s Football Club Limited, Aston Villa Foundation and its group of companies (together the “Club”), are fully committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone who wishes to be involved in the Club. We believe that every person who engages with the Club has a right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, irrespective of their personal characteristics. The Club is therefore committed to avoiding and eliminating discrimination of any kind in the Club and will under no circumstances condone unlawful discriminatory practices. The Club takes a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment, victimisation, bullying and abuse and endorses the principle of equality, valuing diversity and inclusion and combating unfair treatment throughout its organisation, supporters, and staff.
Please help us to eliminate anti-social behaviour, discrimination and abuse on matchday by reporting it, text REPORT to 60060.
Further details on our full equality policy can be found at Equality Policy | AVFC