Enjoy Cheltenham Festival and Gold Cup on a Weekend Break, Short Break or Holiday

Cheltenham Festival Cottage Breaks

The Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is one of horse racings premier events and one of the highlights of the British social calendar.

Held during March, usually coinciding with St Patrick's Day, the Festival is the highlight of the jump season and is renowned for the atmosphere and crowd 'roar' at the Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, race course.

To put it simply, the Cheltenham Festival is four days of atmosphere, anticipation and action, played out on a beautiful sporting arena that has no equal.

There is no better time to visit the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire area for a weekend break, short break or holiday so take a look at some great self catering cottages below. Find out more about the Cheltenham Festival below.

Cheltenham Festival self catering cottage search

Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, South West England

Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages, Stow-on-the-Wold

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages self catering accommodation in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf horse riding fishing . Prices at Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages start from £225 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Blackpitt Farm Holiday Cottages

Phone enquiries: 01451 831 855

Sleeps 4 Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Over Court in Owlpen, Gloucestershire, South West England

Over Court, Owlpen

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Over Court self catering accommodation in Owlpen, Gloucestershire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Over Court does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Over Court start from £800 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Over Court


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly

Calcot Peak Barn in Crickley Barrow, Gloucestershire, South West England

Calcot Peak Barn, Crickley Barrow

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Calcot Peak Barn self catering accommodation in Crickley Barrow, Gloucestershire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Calcot Peak Barn start from £747 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Calcot Peak Barn


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Grist Mill in Owlpen, Gloucestershire, South West England

Grist Mill, Owlpen

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Grist Mill self catering accommodation in Owlpen, Gloucestershire sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Grist Mill start from £1610 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Grist Mill


Sleeps 8 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Catalpa Cottage in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, South West England

Catalpa Cottage, Tetbury

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Catalpa Cottage self catering accommodation in Tetbury, Gloucestershire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Catalpa Cottage start from £483 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Catalpa Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Nuthatch in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, South West England

Nuthatch, Somerford Keynes

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Nuthatch self catering accommodation in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire sleeps 10. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Nuthatch start from £1957 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Nuthatch


Sleeps 10 or more Indoor pool Open fire or wood burner

Forthampton Court in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, South West England

Forthampton Court, Tewkesbury

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Forthampton Court self catering accommodation in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire sleeps 10. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf . Forthampton Court does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Forthampton Court start from £1123 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Forthampton Court


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Shrove in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, South West England

Shrove, Chedworth

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Shrove self catering accommodation in Chedworth, Gloucestershire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Swimming Pool . It also has Internet access. Prices at Shrove start from £499 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Shrove


Sleeps 2 Indoor pool Garden Internet WIFI available

Hawfinch Cottage in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, South West England

Hawfinch Cottage, Somerford Keynes

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Hawfinch Cottage self catering accommodation in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire sleeps 9. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Hawfinch Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Hawfinch Cottage start from £1822 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Hawfinch Cottage


Sleeps 8 Indoor pool Pet friendly Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Midsummer Cottage in Stanton, Gloucestershire, South West England

Midsummer Cottage, Stanton

Cottage breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Midsummer Cottage self catering accommodation in Stanton, Gloucestershire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Midsummer Cottage start from £346 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Midsummer Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

 

 

Cheltenham Festival Racing

The Cheltenham Festival is held over 4 days with over 25 races including the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle and culminating in the world famous Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Large amounts of money are gambled during Cheltenham Festival week, with hundreds of millions of pounds being bet over the four days.

Although each day has a very similar format, over the 4 days each day has a different feel to it and so it is worth considering which is the best day for you.

  • Tuesday is the first day of the Cheltenham Festival, Champion Day, and features the most important hurdle race of the season, the Champion Hurdle.
  • Wednesday is Ladies Day so dress to impress! The best action is on the track though with the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
  • Thursday is better known as St Patricks Thursday and is the perfect place to kick off the celebrations. Racing includes the World Hurdle and Chase.
  • Friday is simply Cheltenham Gold Cup day - the big one! The climax of the entire Jump racing season and the days programme is arguably one of the best racing days of the year.

Cheltenham Festival Tickets and Information

You can buy tickets online for all days of the Cheltenham Festival and find out lots of other important information including the dress codes for the various enclosures at the official Cheltenham website.

Finding Self Catering near Cheltenham Racecourse

The Cheltenham racecourse is situated close to the M5 motorway in the wooded countryside outside of Cheltenham town. It is easily reached by car, train and coach.

Guest Houses and B&B near Cheltenham Racecourse

If you are looking for single night accommodation or something a little cheaper then it is worth taking a look at some of the B&B, guest house and hotel accommodation available near by:

 

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