The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Tetbury
Tetbury to the Cheltenham Festival: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 54 minutes via the A433, A429 and A417, 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. Market House in Tetbury is Grade I listed. One Tetbury landmark is 5, 13 and 15, the Chipping, listed Grade I. Porch House in Tetbury is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Tetbury in good time for the gates. Set-down at Cheltenham Racecourse is where the organisers direct private cars. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. After the day, it is 54 minutes back to Tetbury. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 19 minutes from Tetbury via the A420, A419 and A433.
- Tetbury to Cheltenham Racecourse54 min, 30.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Tetbury54 min, 30.2 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.ukMarket House, in central Tetbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk5, 13 and 15, the Chipping, in central Tetbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPorch House, in central Tetbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNo 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 Tetbury?
30.2 miles via the A433, A429 and A417: 54 minutes in clear traffic, longer 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, 54.6 miles from Tetbury; it is in place before your collection time.
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