Cheltenham Festival Tickets

Princess Anne, Princess Royal, looks on from the Royal Box at the Cheltenham Festival 2007

Witnessing the spectacle of horse racing that is the Cheltenham Festival is something every horse racing fan should aim to experience at least once in their life time. Few National Hunt horse racing festivals attract as large a crowd and offer as many events as the annual Cheltenham Festival, which takes place in March just north of

Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. There are a number of ways of securing tickets to this prestigious horse racing festival.

Cheltenham Festival Tickets - Options

There are three main methods for purchasing Cheltenham Festival tickets:

  • Telephonically – contact the box office on 01242 226 226
  • In person at the racecourse

You are able to place advance ticket bookings for the festival, at discounted prices, up until 3 December 2007.

Ticket prices for the Cheltenham Festival vary according to location within the racecourse and the day for which you are booking. The next festival runs from Tuesday the 11th until Friday the 14th of March 2008, and single day tickets as well as Thursday/Friday tickets are available.

One-day tickets range from £4 to £80 depending on where in the venue you opt to sit and for which day you purchase tickets – with the Friday typically being more expensive than the preceding days.

For a full outline of ticket pricing for the Cheltenham Festival, refer to the seating price grid on the official Cheltenheim website.

Ticket Delivery

All Cheltenham Festival are posted by Royal Mail Special Delivery. This service carries a £4 charge.

Membership

Cheltenham Racecourse offers a membership packages to spectators who return regularly to witness the top quality horse racing on offer at

Cheltenham throughout the year. Becoming a member of Cheltenham Racecourse entitles you to excellent value as well as exclusive benefits. You may call the Cheltenham Racecourse on 01242 537 601 for further details on this.

Once you have secured your Cheltenham Festival tickets you may want to participate in hurdle betting. We recommend that you place your bets through William Hill, one of the UK’s finest horse race betting companies.