Sports and the Outdoors

Cheltenham Racecourse. Important steeplechase races take place at Cheltenham Racecourse, north of the town center. The Gold Cup awards crown the last day of the National Hunt Festival in mid-March. Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Rd., Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4SH. 0344/5793003 ; 01242/513014; www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham.