‘We flew to Benidorm to watch Cheltenham in the sunshine – but the weather’s better at home’

Daniel Sewell (centre) with his stag group, who opted to head to Benidorm to watch the Cheltenham Festival this year – but did not expect the rain - (Ibrox Bar Benidorm)

It might be 1,300 miles away, but more and more people are choosing to swap Cheltenham for Benidorm during festival week, where cheap drinks and hotels are a-plenty.

However, for the sun-seekers arriving on the Mediterranean coastline for festival week this year, there’s been one problem – the weather.