PA MediaCheltenham Competition 2025 begins subsequent week and is predicted to draw about 250,000 spectators over 4 days.
It is among the greatest occasions within the horse racing calendar and consists of the well-known Gold Cup race on its remaining day.
Deliberate highway closures are being paused round Cheltenham Racecourse and the broader city.
Right here is all the pieces else you’ll want to know.
When is The Competition and what’s on?
The annual occasion will happen every single day from 11 March to 14 March.
All races are scheduled to start out every single day at 13:20 GMT, and have races are from 16:00 GMT.
Remaining races are set to happen at 17:20 GMT every day.
Nevertheless The Jockey Membership has mentioned these occasions are topic to vary.
Day one of many occasion begins with Champion Day with Unibet Champion Hurdle as the primary race.
Fashion Wednesday, historically often called Women Day till the 2024 competition, is day two’s theme.
St Patrick’s Day is the main target for the third day, and the function races are Ryanair Steeple Chase and Paddy Energy Stayers’ Hurdle.
And eventually the primary occasion – Gold Cup Day – is on the final day and can see The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup happen.
How do I get there?
There are numerous methods individuals can journey to and from Cheltenham Racecourse all through the week.
Arle Courtroom Park and Trip
Positioned straight off Junction 11 of the M5 (Golden Valley Interchange), buses will run each quarter-hour from 09:15 GMT to 14:30 GMT to the racecourse for the primary time.
Return journeys to Arle Courtroom Park and Trip begin from 16:00 GMT till 19:30 GMT.
Tickets are £15 per day and journey time is about 20 minutes, however visitors needs to be anticipated.
Gloucestershire County CouncilShuttle bus
Stagecoach supplies a shuttle bus service for Cheltenham Competition, working between Cheltenham Spa Railway Station, Cheltenham city centre and the racecourse’s south automobile park.
Tickets are £9 return and £6 single.
Trains
The closest railway station to the racecourse is Cheltenham Spa. In addition to the shuttle bus, racegoers can stroll or cycle between 2 to three miles (3.3km – 4.18km) on to the venue.
Automotive parking
The are a number of automobile parks positioned across the Cheltenham Racecourse web site and you have to to e book your parking on-line.
Extra data and a full detailed map is out there on The Jockey Club’s website.
Highway closures and deliberate practice disruption
Gloucestershire County Council, which manages the roads across the county, mentioned all deliberate roadworks in and round Cheltenham can be postponed throughout the competition.
Different main initiatives such because the segregated cycle lane on the A435, between Pittville Park and Bishop’s Cleeve, may also be paused, in addition to minor repairs.
The council has requested individuals to examine Cheltenham Racecourse’s web site for journey data, and to plan their journeys forward of time.
In the meantime Nice Western Railway, which has practice providers working by way of Cheltenham Spa, mentioned there isn’t a deliberate engineering work on the station over course of the week.
Further trains to assist individuals travelling out and in of Cheltenham are being organised, and parking on the station can be suspended.
How a lot are tickets?
Ticket costs are depending on the kind of entry punters need to the racecourse and differ throughout totally different days.
Extra data on ticket pricing is out there on The Jockey Club’s website.
