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Race days

article by: SJO

Racing takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse during 2013/4 as follows:

  • April 17th and 18th - The April Meeting
  • May 1st - Hunter Chase (evening racing)
  • 18th and 19th October - The Showcase
  • 15th, 16th and 17th November - The Open
  • 13th and 14th December - The International
  • 1st January 2014 - New Year's Day
  • January 25th - Festival Trials
  • March 11th to 14th - The Festival

Special services operate from Toddington for the Cheltenham Festival in March and for the Cheltenham Open meeting in November, and all trains are run by Classic Hospitality Ltd, with travel  by prior booking only. Tickets for these special trains are not available from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. For more information, contact Classic Hospitality on 08456 528888 or visit the Classic Hospitality website.

Our normal timetabled services will only run on 19th October and 1st January 2014 and our Santa Special service on December 14th. Please allow some extra time for getting to Cheltenham Race Course station due to the Racecourse traffic and expect to be parking in the North coach park accessed from the A435, almost opposite Blooms Garden Centre. This entrance will be signposted.

Please visit the Cheltenham Racecourse website for further information about racing and other events at Cheltenham.

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