The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Cleobury Mortimer
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Cleobury Mortimer. The run is 48.2 miles, 1 hour 9 minutes on a clear road via the A4117, A449 and M5. The 2027 dates are 16–19 March 2027. The Best Mate Enclosure sits opposite the main grandstand beside the finish line. Cleobury Mortimer lies within Shropshire. The station at Ludlow opened in 1852. One Cleobury Mortimer landmark is Manor House, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Cleobury Mortimer address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Cheltenham Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. The return to Cleobury Mortimer is 48.7 miles, 1 hour 11 minutes plus the exit queue. The car sets out from Oxford, 96.1 miles from Cleobury Mortimer.
- Cleobury Mortimer to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 9 min, 48.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Cleobury Mortimer1 hr 11 min, 48.7 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.ukCleobury Mortimer is in Shropshire.
Source: wikidata.orgLudlow station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgManor House, in central Cleobury Mortimer, 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 racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCleobury Mortimer had about 3,300 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Cleobury Mortimer for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 9 minutes and 48.2 miles in clear traffic via the A4117, A449 and M5; allow more 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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