TRAVEL - GETTING TO TODDINGTON RAILWAY STATION
If you are travelling on our magnificent steam train transfer directly to the back of the main Grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse then your day will start and end at Toddington Railway Station. Toddington Railway Station is ideally situated in the beautiful Cotswolds, north east of Cheltenham Racecourse. Located close to the M5, M1 and M40 motorways, Birmingham Airport and London Heathrow for international visitors, Toddington offers very easy access for all racegoers wherever they are travelling from. You can also travel to Toddington by using a number of mainline train stations such as Moreton-in-Marsh which offer a direct line to London Paddington. Full details of all travel options are listed below.
BY CAR
FROM THE NORTH
Exit the M1 at Junction 23a and join the A42. Merge onto the M42 towards Birmingham. Join the M6. Exit at Junction 7a and follow the M42. Exit the M42 at Junction 4a and merge onto the M5. Exit at Junction 9 and join the A46. Join and follow the B4077 until you reach Toddington. Cross over the roundabout and take the first right hand turning to enter the station.
FROM THE SOUTH & LONDON
From M25 exit Junction 16 and join the M40. Exit the M40 at Junction 8. Follow the A40 until Burford and then join the A424. At Stow-on-the-Wold join the B4077 and follow until you reach Toddington. Take the first left hand turning to enter the station.
FOR GPS USERS: GL54 5DT
PARKING AT TODDINGTON
There is plenty of free hard surface car parking at Toddington Railway Station for cars, mini buses, coaches and limousines. Disabled parking is also available.
BY TRAIN
FROM LONDON
Guests travelling from London can travel from London Paddington directly to Moreton-in-Marsh Station which is located 15 miles from Toddington Railway Station. There are no changes and the journey takes approximately 1 hour 36 minutes. We recommend the 7.50am departure for arrival at 9.18am.
FROM THE NORTH, MIDLANDS & SOUTH
Guests travelling from the North, Midlands and South can travel to Oxford Station where they can change and join the line to Moreton-in-Marsh
GETTING TO / FROM MORETON-IN-MARSH TO TODDINGTON
We will be running a return coach shuttle service from Moreton-in-Marsh station to Toddington Railway Station at a cost of £30.00 per person. Please call us on 01825 746082 for details.
FROM LONDON
Classic Hospitality has recognised that Cheltenham visitors who come from London often take the train to Cheltenham Spa. The problem with this is that they have an arduous journey from the other side of Cheltenham to the racecourse in horrendous traffic, some even complaining that the bus transfer has taken well over an hour. Our solution offers a transfer from London direct to the back of the Grandstand at the racecourse.
We achieve this in the following way:
Take the 7.50am National Rail direct train from London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh which takes 1 hour 36 minutes (no changes).
A specially chartered coach will be waiting to take you to Toddington to board our racecourse bound steam train which goes straight to the back of the Grandstand. The return cost for the coach transfer is just £30 per person and when you take into account the cost of taxis for Festival week, this is great value.
On arrival at Toddington, listen to the live band, enjoy a glass of Champagne on the platform and take your designated seat on the steam train. Enjoy the 35 minute steam train journey through the Cotswolds arriving in style at the back of the Grandstand.
Take the short stroll to the North entrance and experience this great festival of National Hunt Racing either in one of our hospitality facilities or just with your entrance ticket. Reverse the process on the way home and miss all the hours of queuing to exit the Car Parks and avoid the Cheltenham traffic jams.
TRAVEL - GETTING TO CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE
Cheltenham Racecourse is located close to the M5, M1 and M40 motorways and to Birmingham Airport and London Heathrow
BY CAR
If you are using satellite navigation, please key in the postcode: GL50 4SH. Alternatively, you can use the AA Route Planner and select GL50 4SH as the destination.
For on the day local travel information, please visit www.trafficengland.com, should you require up to date information on the strategic road network in Gloucestershire including:
A40 west of J11 of the M5,
M5
A417/A419
and the A46 east of J9 M5
Cheltenham Racecourse offers plenty of on-site car parking, available for all our conferences and events, as well as at our 16 racedays.
Car parking is FREE, apart from the following racedays:
The November Meeting Saturday
The Cheltenham Festival in March
The parking scheme is colour coded to your parking zone which will match your label (if you have not purchased a label in advance, please follow the Public or Green signs).
BY TRAIN
The nearest train station is Cheltenham Spa. There is a bus service for Cheltenham racecourse from Cheltenham Spa Railway Station on racedays.
