The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Faringdon
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Faringdon. The run is 38.2 miles, 1 hour 6 minutes on a clear road via the A417, A361 and A40. It comes round again 16–19 March 2027. The Best Mate Enclosure sits opposite the main grandstand beside the finish line. The racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week. Among Faringdon's listed buildings is Church of All Saints (Grade I). Faringdon had roughly 7,100 residents. For rail, Swindon (SWI) is the nearest stop, about 26 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Faringdon address, timed to the day's start. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. While you are at the Cheltenham Festival, the car is parked up close by. Faringdon is 35.9 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 34 minutes from Faringdon via the A420, A4144 and A34.
- Faringdon to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 6 min, 38.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Faringdon1 hr 6 min, 35.9 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.ukThe racecourse runs what it calls the UK's busiest temporary airfield, handling around 400 helicopter flights in Festival week.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukChurch of All Saints, in central Faringdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukFaringdon has a population of about 7,100.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Faringdon by road is Swindon (SWI), about 26 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe nearest station named by the organisers is Cheltenham Spa (About a 30-40 minute walk; dedicated Stagecoach festival shuttle bus from the station; no ATM at the station).
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukBy road, the closest National Rail station is Cheltenham Spa (CNM), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Faringdon for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 6 minutes and 38.2 miles in clear traffic via the A417, A361 and A40; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 20.9 miles from Faringdon; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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