The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Bewdley
Bewdley to the Cheltenham Festival: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 40.8 miles, 57 minutes on a clear road via the B4195, A449 and M5. It comes round again 16–19 March 2027. The racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week. The Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing. One Bewdley landmark is 13 and 14, Load Street, listed Grade II*. Bewdley is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people, about 9,300 at the last figure. The River Severn runs by Bewdley.
How the day runs
In Bewdley, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. The return to Bewdley is 41.4 miles, 59 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Bewdley is 1 hour 38 minutes, built into the booking.
- Bewdley to Cheltenham Racecourse57 min, 40.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Bewdley59 min, 41.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk13 and 14, Load Street, in central Bewdley, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBewdley had about 9,300 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgBewdley lies on or beside the River Severn.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCheltenham describes itself as the Home of Jump Racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCheltenham Racecourse lies in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Cheltenham Racecourse from Bewdley?
40.8 miles via the B4195, A449 and M5: 57 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
Is there a dress code at the Cheltenham Festival?
No formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
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