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Chauffeur to Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse stages jumps racing. Three enclosures: Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate. About five minutes' drive from the town centre on Evesham Road, just off M5 junction 11. Public parking is free except on November Meeting Saturday and during the Festival; a dedicated pick-up and drop-off route exists. Its biggest days include The Cheltenham Festival (Gold Cup) (March), The November Meeting (Paddy Power Gold Cup) (November), Festival Trials Day (January). The 2027 calendar includes New Year's Day Racing (1 January); Festival Trials Day (30 January); Cheltenham Festival day 1 (16 March).
How the day runs
From Mayfair the drive is about 2 hours and 12 minutes via the M4, M40 and A40; from Heathrow, about an hour and 48 minutes via the M25, M40 and A40. From Oxford it is about an hour and 17 minutes (46.1 miles). Dress: no formal code: 'dressed to feel your best', from jeans and clean trainers to suits. Layers and an umbrella advised. The chauffeur sets you down at the entrance for your enclosure, waits nearby through the card and is ready after the last race.
- Mayfair, London to Cheltenham Racecourse2 hr 12 min, 99.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 48 min, 86.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Cheltenham Racecourse1 hr 17 min, 46.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It stages jumps racing.
Source: media.britishhorseracing.comRacing moved to Prestbury Park, the current site, in 1831; steeplechasing arrived on the present course in 1898.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Cheltenham Gold Cup was introduced in 1924.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe Festival comprises 28 races over four days.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThree enclosures: Club, Tattersalls and Best Mate.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukAbout five minutes' drive from the town centre on Evesham Road, just off M5 junction 11.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukPublic parking is free except on November Meeting Saturday and during the Festival; a dedicated pick-up and drop-off route exists.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukRacecourse Holdings Trust, now Jockey Club Racecourses, was formed in 1964 to secure Cheltenham's future.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How far is Cheltenham Racecourse from London?
About 2 hours and 12 minutes from Mayfair (99.7 miles) in clear traffic.
What racing is held there?
Jumps racing. Its biggest days include The Cheltenham Festival (Gold Cup) (March), The November Meeting (Paddy Power Gold Cup) (November), Festival Trials Day (January).
Which station is nearest?
Cheltenham Spa (A raceday bus service runs from the station to the racecourse).
Which airport is closest?
Birmingham Airport, about an hour and 9 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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