The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Bilston
The Cheltenham Festival, with the car from Bilston. Clear-road time from Bilston: 1 hour 5 minutes for the 59.6 miles. Diary note: 16–19 March 2027. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Some 26,000 people call Bilston home. Bilston's nearest station by road is Coseley (CSY), 6 minutes away. Grade II*: Greyhound and Punchbowl Inn, 0.4 miles from Bilston's centre.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Bilston in good time for the gates. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. After the day, it is 1 hour 5 minutes back to Bilston. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 31 minutes from Bilston.
- Bilston to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 5 min, 59.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Bilston1 hr 5 min, 59.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukBilston has a population of about 26,000.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Bilston by road is Coseley (CSY), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgGreyhound and Punchbowl Inn, 0.4 miles out from central Bilston, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukPublic enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Bilston for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 5 minutes and 59.6 miles in clear traffic via the M6, M5 and A4019; 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, 90.7 miles from Bilston; it is in place before your collection time.
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