The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Kingswood
The Cheltenham Festival, with the car from Kingswood. Allow 57 minutes via the A4017, M4 and M5, before event traffic. Diary note: 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. Kingswood's nearest station by road is Lawrence Hill (LWH), 9 minutes away. Kingswood's population was put at about 41,000. Rail reached Lawrence Hill station in 1863.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Kingswood. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Kingswood is 43.1 miles away for the trip home. The car sets out from Oxford, 83.7 miles from Kingswood.
- Kingswood to Cheltenham Racecourse57 min, 44.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Kingswood56 min, 43.1 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.ukThe closest National Rail station to Kingswood by road is Lawrence Hill (LWH), about 9 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgKingswood has a population of about 41,000.
Source: wikidata.orgLawrence Hill station opened in 1863.
Source: wikidata.orgNo 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Kingswood for the Cheltenham Festival?
57 minutes and 44.1 miles in clear traffic via the A4017, M4 and M5; 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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