The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh to the Cheltenham Festival: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Moreton-in-Marsh: 46 minutes for the 27.4 miles. The 2027 dates are 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. The station at Moreton-in-Marsh opened in 1853. Moreton-in-Marsh is a Gloucestershire town. Trains stop right in Moreton-in-Marsh, at Moreton-in-Marsh.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Moreton-in-Marsh. At Cheltenham Racecourse, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Moreton-in-Marsh is 47 minutes once the event traffic clears. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Moreton-in-Marsh takes 57 minutes.
- Moreton-in-Marsh to Cheltenham Racecourse46 min, 27.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Moreton-in-Marsh47 min, 27.4 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.ukMoreton-in-Marsh station opened in 1853.
Source: wikidata.orgMoreton-in-Marsh is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Moreton-in-Marsh by road is Moreton-in-Marsh (MIM), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukMoreton-in-Marsh had about 5,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Moreton-in-Marsh for the Cheltenham Festival?
46 minutes and 27.4 miles in clear traffic via the A429, A40 and A435; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 32.3 miles from Moreton-in-Marsh; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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