The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Nuneaton
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Nuneaton. The run is 72.4 miles, 1 hour 15 minutes on a clear road via the M6, M42 and M5. The Cheltenham Festival returns 16–19 March 2027. Four days and 28 races in total. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Some 87,000 people call Nuneaton home. Nuneaton is the closest railway station to Nuneaton, 3 minutes by car. For Nuneaton, the county is Warwickshire.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Nuneaton address, timed to the day's start. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. While you are at the Cheltenham Festival, the car is parked up close by. Nuneaton is 74.0 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 25 minutes from Nuneaton via the A34, M40 and A46.
- Nuneaton to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 15 min, 72.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Nuneaton1 hr 17 min, 74 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Four days and 28 races in total.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukDays are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukNuneaton had about 87,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Nuneaton by road is Nuneaton (NUN), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgNuneaton is in Warwickshire.
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.ukCheltenham describes itself as the Home of Jump Racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Cheltenham Racecourse from Nuneaton?
72.4 miles via the M6, M42 and M5: 1 hour 15 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 74.2 miles from Nuneaton; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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