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Enjoyed the Cheltenham festival for the last 20 odd years. Miss this years been different due to Covid. Attended weddings at the racecourse too. Nice enough
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Date of experience: November 2020
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I’ve been coming to The Cheltenham Festival since 1979, and have always looked forward to it months in advance. As we all know this year was slightly different ,because not only was their enjoyment to look forward to, but also apprehension. I was in two minds to whether the festival should have gone ahead, but when I heard that the course had put in place all the contingency plans to counteract the potential spread of Covid 19, I decided to go. I simply wish I hadn’t . I seriously couldn’t believe THE LACK of sanitising areas, when the racecourse had made out that there were so many! It was an utter letdown and I felt I had been miss sold, so much so that I forfeited my tickets for the rest of the week, and stayed in my hotel room to watch the racing in a far more healthier environment.…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Spent 4 days at the festival. The festival is a spectacle that anybody into racing needs to experience at some point just to savour the fantastic atmosphere and see national hunt racing at its finest. The improvements to the facilities in recent years mean that even with 65 – 70,000 people attending it no longer feels as crowded as previous years and queues for drinks and food are reasonable. Wonderful 4 days aided by the weather this year.…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Cheltenham at it’s finest! What a fantastic time we had racing. The facilities, staff, organisation and experience was just first class. Well done Cheltenham race course !!
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Had a fab break. No stress because racing breaks sorted it all out and everything ran a smooth as it could have. Hotel was lovely, enjoyed the spa, coach was very comfortable and was on time. Race day was fantastic, what an atmosphere! Booking again for next year with no hesitation…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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