The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Walsall
The Cheltenham Festival from Walsall. For households in and around Walsall, the pick-up is at home. Its population is put at about 68,000. The nearest station by road is Walsall, about 4 minutes away. The drive is about an hour (57.7 miles), mostly on the M6, M5 and A4019. That is 70 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. In 2027 it runs 16–19 March. By road, the closest National Rail station is Cheltenham Spa (CNM), about 14 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Walsall. Choose a luxury people-carrier for a larger party. From there it is the M6, M5 and A4019 to Cheltenham Racecourse. 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 Walsall takes about an hour, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Walsall to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 2 min, 57.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Walsall1 hr 3 min, 58 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
By road, the closest National Rail station is Cheltenham Spa (CNM), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDrivers 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 67,594.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Walsall by road is Walsall (WSL), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPublic enclosures are Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate; Club ticket holders can also use Tattersalls areas.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe 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.uk
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Questions
How long is the drive from Walsall to the Cheltenham Festival?
About an hour and 57.7 miles in clear traffic, via the M6, M5 and A4019; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Cheltenham Festival is Cheltenham Spa. From Walsall, a car goes door to door in about an hour.
Can guests fly in for the day?
Birmingham Airport is about an hour and 9 minutes from Cheltenham Racecourse by road; an airport collection can be added.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.