The Festival at Chelthenham Racecourse

Just 12 days to go until Champion Day, Ladies day, St. Patricks Thursday and Cheltenham Gold Cup day. 4 action packed days between 12th 15th March 2013. Setting off the festival on Tuesday is The Stan James Champion Hurdle, the most important hurdle race of the season. With six other races and the unique first day atmosphere make this one of the most eagerly awaited race days of the year. Wednesday is Ladies Day, bringing an opportunity to have some fun with Ladies Day fashion awards although the real action is on the track, with an awesome seven race card featuring the Queen Mother Champion Chase. An Irish flavour hits the racecourse so celebrate St Patricks Day a little earlier. With plenty of competitive racing as well as the charity race taking place for Cancer Research UK plus lots of Irish-style entertainment. On the final day besides six other great races is the climax of the entire Jump racing season and the highlight of the best days racing of the year, with undoubtedly an atmosphere to match is The Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup. Why not go along and be part of this truly spectacular sporting event. For more information click here Some of our properties still available for these dates: Wold End House Chipping Campden Sleeps 8 Teagles Cottage Stow-on-the-Wold sleeps 7 Little Garth Kingham, near Stow-on-the-Wold Sleeps 4 Click here to view all our Cotswold Cottages Photo credit: thisisbrighteyes