The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Solihull
Solihull to Cheltenham Racecourse for the Cheltenham Festival. Collection is from any address in Solihull, West Midlands. Its population is put at about 206,000. Solihull station is 3 minutes away by car. Expect about 59 minutes on the road via the M42, M5 and A4019, a distance of 54.2 miles. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 73 minutes less in the car. The Cheltenham Festival returns 16–19 March 2027. The Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Solihull. You travel in an executive saloon for couples and small parties. Leaving Solihull, the car picks up the M42 and keeps to the main roads. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. The return to Solihull takes about an hour, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Solihull to Cheltenham Racecourse59 min, 54.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Solihull1 hr, 54.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukDrivers follow festival signage to a dedicated Pick up & Drop off car park and are asked not to use local roads or driveways. Hackney carriages use a signed point on the racecourse main drive; private hire follows pick-up/drop-off signs.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 206,091.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSolihull is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Solihull by road is Solihull (SOL), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBristol 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
How far is the Cheltenham Festival from Solihull?
About 59 minutes and 54.2 miles in clear traffic, via the M42, M5 and A4019; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car drop us?
Drivers follow festival signage to a dedicated Pick up & Drop off car park and are asked not to use local roads or driveways. Hackney carriages use a signed point on the racecourse main drive; private hire follows pick-up/drop-off signs.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Cheltenham Festival is Cheltenham Spa. From Solihull, a car goes door to door in about 59 minutes.
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