Train station to course

It's a fair old walk imo.

http://cheltenham.racingpost.com/guide/how-to-get-there/759945

Cheltenham Spa station is two and a half miles from the racecourse.

I'd have guessed a bit less than that but "it's there in the paper, it must be the truth".

Feels longer tho

About 45 mins depending on how many you've got onboard.
There are constant buses, they take just as long, but save the legs. Advised.

pebbles

If you're on your feet all day I wouldn't recommend walking up to the course and back. If you are going to do it one way, then bus/taxi it up to the course and walk back - walking is the quickest way out of Prestbury Park during the Festival. Best route to avoid the hordes is go down Swindon Lane at the racecourse roundabout, left into Tommy Taylor's Lane. When you reach the Prince of Wales stadium, take the Honeybourne Line footpath (access just past the stadium) and this will take you straight back to the station. This is a close as you will get to a straight line between the racecourse and the station and as DO suggests, should take about 45 minutes.

I'd walk it personally. I'd rather be walking than on a bus unless its raining, seeing as it's no quicker getting the bus.

how do you get on that train that takes you straight into the course?? I wouldn't mind having a go on that

Alleged

I think that one comes down from Malvern or Tewkesbury or Evesham - somewhere like that.

I also think it used to be a steam train they used to for some olde-Worlde charm.

Train that runs to the course is privately operated by the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire railway. Train runs from Toddington, between Winchcome and Broadway and I think you can park up there easily enough. They probably run special services during race week which will be on their website.

Cheers festival fanatic ...sound advice......I intend arriving in cheltenham (queen mother day) at 9.30 so plan is breakfast and pint in boozer then jump in a taxi 11 ish where I am hoping the traffic won't be so bad ( and I am making presumption I will easily get a taxi easy enough) so that I arrive 11.30 ish...hope my optimism is not mis placed....I normally stay in eckington and the taxi rolls into the course ( the bishop Cleve end) without any traffic problems..no baby sitter this year so no overnight stay so coming in on the cho cho it is

If you end up in the town centre for breakfast and a pint then just walk to the course. Will take 20 minutes of so but you'll be going quicker than the traffic

It is a long old walk, but it depends on your fitness and mental state as to whether it makes sense to do it or not.

My friend and I stay in a place on the train line to Cheltenham so we get the train in every day. I'd say we walk it 9 times out of 10. If you're not in a hurry and can walk it fairly leisurely it can be a nice way to blow away the cobwebs, especially if you were drinking the night before. But it does take a good 45 minutes unless you push it, so you don't want to be rushing to get there for the first race in a sweat and with sore feet.

Its uphill to the course - get a taxi up and walk back down afterwards.

The walk to the course  is a pain in the arse so bus it up. Most walk back down the hill after the racing as yer that blitzed and won so much yer legs don't feel anything!

It is a nice walk though and Chelts is a nice place. I'm now envious we haven't booked this year!

You still have almost 8 weeks Bally. Just book it.