Cheltenham Festival: Thousands of Britons Flock to Benidorm in Spain Following Outrage over Pint Prices

Cheltenham Festival: Thousands of Britons flock to Benidorm in Spain following outrage over pint prices

Thousands of British racing enthusiasts are bypassing Cheltenham entirely this year, opting instead for the sun-soaked bars of Benidorm, where pints cost just £2 compared to £7.50 at the racecourse.Hotel reservations in the Spanish resort have surged by 225 per cent around the festival dates.Bar owners are preparing for what they expect to be the largest Cheltenham-watching crowd the strip has ever witnessed.The timing of St Patrick's Day, falli…

Thousands of Cheltenham fans choose to flock to Spain to watch the festival

The Cheltenham Festival is well and truly underway as thousands of fans descend on the quiet English town for some of the best jump racing on the calendar. Over 60,000 fans are set to cross the Irish Sea as the ‘Irish takeover’ of Cheltenham is well and truly underway, with Willie Mullins already picking up two winners as well as two Irish horses winning in the first handful of races at the festival. The stars are out at the festival, including …

Benidorm Braces for the Wildest Cheltenham Festival Yet as...

THERE’S nothing quite like a day at the races, unless your day at the races is necking £2 pints in Benidorm. Bar owners are bracing themselves for a huge influx... #sport, #horseracing, #spain, #cheltenhamracecourse, #alcohol, #cheltenhamfestival2025, #flyingeze