The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Bedworth
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Bedworth. Cheltenham Racecourse is 1 hour 15 minutes from Bedworth (70.5 miles) via the M6, M42 and M5. In 2027 it runs 16–19 March 2027. The Best Mate Enclosure sits opposite the main grandstand beside the finish line. The racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week. One Bedworth landmark is Chamberlaine's Almshouses, listed Grade II*. Bedworth's nearest station by road is Bedworth (BEH), 3 minutes away. Bedworth is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 31,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Bedworth address, timed to the day's start. At Cheltenham Racecourse, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Getting back to Bedworth takes 1 hour 17 minutes on clear roads. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Bedworth takes 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Bedworth to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 15 min, 70.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Bedworth1 hr 17 min, 72.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Best Mate Enclosure sits opposite the main grandstand beside the finish line.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukChamberlaine's Almshouses, in central Bedworth, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Bedworth by road is Bedworth (BEH), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBedworth had about 31,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukBirmingham Airport is about 69 minutes away by road (58.3 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgBristol Airport is about 72 minutes away by road (53.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Bedworth for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 15 minutes and 70.5 miles in clear traffic via the M6, M42 and M5; allow more on the day.
Is there a dress code at the Cheltenham Festival?
No formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 72.5 miles from Bedworth; it is in place before your collection time.
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