The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Coleshill
The Cheltenham Festival, with the car from Coleshill. Cheltenham Racecourse is 1 hour 5 minutes from Coleshill (61.3 miles) via the A446, M42 and M5. Diary note: 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. Historic England lists Coleshill's Cole Bridge at Grade II*. Around 6,900 people live in Coleshill (2021 figure). Coleshill counts as a market town.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Coleshill in good time for the gates. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. The return to Coleshill is 62.2 miles, 1 hour 8 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 18 minutes from Coleshill.
- Coleshill to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 5 min, 61.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Coleshill1 hr 8 min, 62.2 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.ukCole Bridge, in central Coleshill, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukColeshill had about 6,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgColeshill is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukBy road, the closest National Rail station is Cheltenham Spa (CNM), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBirmingham Airport is about 69 minutes away by road (58.3 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Coleshill for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 5 minutes and 61.3 miles in clear traffic via the A446, M42 and M5; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 73.7 miles from Coleshill; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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