Thyme
Season events from Thyme
Big days out from Thyme, by chauffeur. For the Cheltenham Festival (16–19 March 2027), the drive is 31.1 miles. Newbury's big race days is around an hour away (14–15 May 2027). For Badminton Horse Trials (5–9 May 2027), the drive is 34.9 miles. The British Grand Prix sits 1 hr 16 min from the hotel; it runs 1–4 July 2027. Outside the big festivals, Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse (1 hr 13 min) and Bath Racecourse (1 hr 16 min). It has 31 bedrooms spread across houses and cottages set among formal gardens. London Oxford Airport is the nearest airport by road, 50 minutes away.
How the day runs
For the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, the route follows the A361 and A40. You are dropped off at the point allowed for your ticket or enclosure. The car stays on hand all day; it does not leave and come back. Back to the hotel in around 56 minutes once clear of event traffic. Ravensley is independent of every event listed; tickets are bought from the organisers.
- Thyme to Cheltenham Racecourse56 min, 31.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cheltenham Racecourse to Thyme56 min, 31.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It has 31 bedrooms spread across houses and cottages set among formal gardens.
Source: thyme.co.ukThyme is a historic country estate whose 17th-century houses and cottages are linked with restored agricultural barns across 150 acres.
Source: thyme.co.ukThyme is in Southrop, Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Shipton, roughly 32 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 88 minutes and 70.6 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Thyme to the Cheltenham Festival: how long by car?
Around 56 minutes (31.1 miles) on clear roads; allow extra time for event traffic.
What are the 2027 dates for the British Grand Prix?
1–4 July 2027.
What kind of racing is at Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse?
Jumps racing, around an hour and 13 minutes from the hotel.
Also worth a look
- Chauffeur at Thyme
- The Cheltenham Festival by chauffeur
- Newbury's big race days by chauffeur
- Badminton Horse Trials by chauffeur
- The British Grand Prix by chauffeur
- Chauffeur to Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse
- Chauffeur to Bath Racecourse
- Airport transfers for Thyme
- Day hire from Thyme
- A day in London from Thyme
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