The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Filton
Leaving Filton for the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse. Allow 49 minutes via the A38, M5 and A40, before event traffic. The 2027 dates are 16–19 March 2027. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Filton's nearest station by road is Filton Abbey Wood (FIT), 5 minutes away. Filton is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 11,000 at the last figure. Rail reached Filton Abbey Wood station in 1996.
How the day runs
A Filton pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. After the day, it is 49 minutes back to Filton. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Filton takes 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Filton to Cheltenham Racecourse49 min, 39.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Filton49 min, 39.5 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.ukThe closest National Rail station to Filton by road is Filton Abbey Wood (FIT), about 5 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgFilton had about 11,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFilton Abbey Wood station opened in 1996.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCheltenham describes itself as the Home of Jump Racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCheltenham Racecourse lies in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Filton for the Cheltenham Festival?
49 minutes and 39.6 miles in clear traffic via the A38, M5 and A40; 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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