The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Dursley
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Dursley. The run is 25.5 miles, 43 minutes on a clear road via the A4135, A38 and M5. The Cheltenham Festival returns 16–19 March 2027. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Around 7,500 people live in Dursley (2021 figure). Trains call at Cam and Dursley, 9 minutes from Dursley by road. Grade I: Parish Church of St George, 0.8 miles from Dursley's centre.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Dursley address, timed to the day's start. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Dursley is 25.4 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Dursley takes 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Dursley to Cheltenham Racecourse43 min, 25.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Dursley43 min, 25.4 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.ukDursley had about 7,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Dursley by road is Cam and Dursley (CDU), about 9 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgParish Church of St George, 0.8 miles out from central Dursley, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukBristol Airport is about 72 minutes away by road (53.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgFour days and 28 races in total.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukDursley is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Cheltenham Racecourse from Dursley?
25.5 miles via the A4135, A38 and M5: 43 minutes in clear traffic, longer 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, 64.3 miles from Dursley; it is in place before your collection time.
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