The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival from Woodstock
Bound for the Cheltenham Festival, starting in Woodstock. The run is 41.7 miles, 1 hour 9 minutes on a clear road via the A4095, A40 and A435. 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. Woodstock is a market town. Woodstock Gate in Woodstock is Grade I listed. Woodstock sits in Oxfordshire.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Woodstock in good time for the gates. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. The return to Woodstock is 41.6 miles, 1 hour 9 minutes plus the exit queue. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Woodstock takes 23 minutes.
- Woodstock to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 9 min, 41.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Woodstock1 hr 9 min, 41.6 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.ukWoodstock is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgWoodstock Gate, in central Woodstock, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWoodstock is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgNo formal dress code, though many racegoers choose to dress up for the Festival.
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.ukThe Orchard, an area for Club Enclosure ticket holders, is billed as a first in British racing.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Woodstock for the Cheltenham Festival?
1 hour 9 minutes and 41.7 miles in clear traffic via the A4095, A40 and A435; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 12.8 miles from Woodstock; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Cheltenham Festival in 2027?
16–19 March 2027.
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