The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Bradley Stoke
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Bradley Stoke. The run is 38.6 miles, 50 minutes on a clear road via the M5, A40 and A435. It comes round again 16–19 March 2027. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Public enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas. Trains call at Patchway, 8 minutes from Bradley Stoke by road. With about 21,000 residents, Bradley Stoke is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people. Patchway station dates from 1863.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Bradley Stoke in good time for the gates. Set-down at Cheltenham Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Bradley Stoke is 38.4 miles away for the trip home. The car sets out from Oxford, 85.0 miles from Bradley Stoke.
- Bradley Stoke to Cheltenham Racecourse50 min, 38.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Bradley Stoke49 min, 38.4 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.ukPublic enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe closest National Rail station to Bradley Stoke by road is Patchway (PWY), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBradley Stoke had about 21,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgPatchway station opened in 1863.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
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.ukThe Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Cheltenham Racecourse from Bradley Stoke?
38.6 miles via the M5, A40 and A435: 50 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 85.0 miles from Bradley Stoke; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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