Every March, thousands of Brits flock to Benidorm to watch the Cheltenham Festival — a popular horse racing event that takes place in England — on TV. Consequently, Benidorm divides opinion in ...

Every March, thousands of Brits flock to Benidorm to watch the Cheltenham Festival — a popular horse racing event that takes place in England — on TV. Consequently, Benidorm divides opinion in ...

Over 200,000 seemed to really enjoy it this year. That was the general chat about the place and in the pubs at night. Most appeared to love it. So keep them. Let the Benidorm Brigade do their ...

Increasing numbers of racing fans are drawn to Benidorm for Cheltenham week, attracted by the opportunity to eat, drink, bet and soak up the sun. Cheltenham wakes up to snow on Wednesday but the ...

Nothing feels like Cheltenham The strapline for this year’s Festival rang true in various ways but the 2025 edition will resonate just as strongly for shock and awe reasons. Shocks came thick ...

Cheltenham's atmosphere during the festival season has seen a shift, too. Emily Sutton, 49, who has lived in the spa town her entire life and owns the sandwich shop Wolfies, has felt the changes ...

A Norfolk councillor off to Benidorm to have a punt on the horses as it is "cheaper than Cheltenham itself" was sat next to a TV celebrity on his outbound flight.

Cheltenham Festival is the showpiece event of the jumping season, and one of the few times a year when horse racing breaks into the consciousness of the public outside hardcore fans. Attendances ...

Businesses in Cheltenham have complained of lower footfall during this year's horce racing festival, saying some punters are even going to Benidorm instead because it is cheaper. Owners and employees ...

Carl Hinchy hasn't missed a Cheltenham Festival for decades - but this year he's in Benidorm. 'Big drop in income': Chief economist reveals real inflation numbers Another Freddie Mercury rumour bites ...

In Benidorm this week, Graham White, 39, a service technician from Glasgow, told The Times that he went to Cheltenham two years ago but has now decided to swap it for the Spanish coast.