The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Hungerford
Hungerford to the Cheltenham Festival: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 1 hour 15 minutes via the M4, A419 and A417, before event traffic. The 2027 dates are 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. Among Hungerford's listed buildings is 24, High Street (Grade II*). Hungerford (HGD) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Hungerford. Hungerford counts as a market town.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Hungerford. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Hungerford is 50.9 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 46 minutes from Hungerford via the A34, M4 and A338.
- Hungerford to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 15 min, 51.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Hungerford1 hr 14 min, 50.9 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.uk24, High Street, in central Hungerford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Hungerford by road is Hungerford (HGD), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgHungerford 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.ukCheltenham describes itself as the Home of Jump Racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukCheltenham Racecourse lies in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Hungerford for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 15 minutes and 51.1 miles in clear traffic via the M4, A419 and A417; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 34.3 miles from Hungerford; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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