The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Penkridge
The Cheltenham Festival, with the car from Penkridge. Allow 1 hour 11 minutes via the A449, M6 and M5, before event traffic. The Cheltenham Festival returns 16–19 March 2027. Days are themed Champion Day, Style/Ladies Wednesday, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day, which closes the meeting. Public enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas. Some 9,100 people call Penkridge home. Penkridge (PKG) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Penkridge. Penkridge belongs to Staffordshire.
How the day runs
In Penkridge, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Penkridge is 1 hour 11 minutes once the event traffic clears. Positioning from Oxford to Penkridge is 1 hour 37 minutes, built into the booking.
- Penkridge to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 11 min, 68.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Penkridge1 hr 11 min, 68.4 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.ukPublic enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukPenkridge had about 9,100 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Penkridge by road is Penkridge (PKG), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPenkridge is in Staffordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukFour days and 28 races in total.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukChurch of St Michael and All Angels, in central Penkridge, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Penkridge for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 11 minutes and 68.1 miles in clear traffic via the A449, M6 and M5; allow more on the day.
Is there a dress code at the Cheltenham Festival?
No formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 99.3 miles from Penkridge; it is in place before your collection time.
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