Getting There
Please think about our environment when choosing which way you will travel to the Festival. We are commited to making a Wychwood a greener festival and fewer cars traveling to the site means fewer carbon emissions.
Public Transport
Bus
National Express runs coaches to Cheltenham that arrive at the Royal Well BusStation. Services are available from most major cities, including Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and London. http://www.nationalexpress.com/
Train
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest train station. Please check out the national rail website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ for train times or call them on 08457 48 49 50. There are direct services from London Paddington, Bristol, Birmingham, Swindon, Cardiff, Plymouth, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Getting to the Racecourse
The racecourse is very accessible. There are buses which run regularly from the town centre, the bus station and the railway station to the racecourse. Route D runs from the train station to the racecourse passing through the city centre at Clarence St which is within walking distance of the bus station. The bus leaves every 10 minutes during the day and between 10 minutes and every hour in the evenings from Monday to Saturday. The services run hourly on Sundays
Stagecoach is one of the main operators in Cheltenham; they have timetables on their website. http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham/
Cycling is also a cheap and environmentally friendly way to travel to the Racecourse. There are 52 secure bicycle parks next to the Centaur and the Best mate enclosure entrances to the racecourse.
Taxis are not unreasonably priced if you are carrying a lot of baggage and in a group.
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Arriving by car
Situated at junctions 10, 11 and 11a of the M5, Cheltenham lieswithin the main motorway network in easy reach of London, Bristol andBirmingham.
If traveling from the north on the M5 it is possible to leave fromjunction 9 and take the A435 south. The racecourse can also be reachedfrom the east and west by the A40.
Please check with the AA Route Planner web site using the racecourse’s postcode GL50 4SH
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Lift share
Sharing a lift is environmentally friendly and should share outcosts. Lift sharing also reduces the amount of car parking needed atour site.
However, all arrangements which youmake are private arrangements between you and other sharers. We do notarrange lift sharing or have any liability to or for lift sharers.
Remember – Safety First:
- Make sure you know the identity of the person or persons you are sharing with.
- Havingthe driver’s home telephone number (landline) is sensible precautionand make sure you leave details of the lift share, the driver andpassenger’s number(s) and home address if possible with friends and/orfamily.
- Take your mobile phone with you.
- Ifyou are at all uncomfortable with any arrangements, or the condition ofthe vehicle being used, then make other plans. If a vehicle is nottaxed it is quite possible the driver has no driving licence, noinsurance and the vehicle is in a poor condition.
Safety first: Trust your instincts and use common sense.
you can arrange lift shares on our forum or here: www.freewheelers.co.uk/Wychwood_Festival
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