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Title: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: YaBB Master (Colin) on August 06, 2018, 09:28:58 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post.
However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Jethro (Derek) on August 07, 2018, 02:58:34 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Tony Smith on August 07, 2018, 03:15:29 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Why? Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: KascadeDan on August 07, 2018, 03:22:21 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Good in theory, however that would be a problem for parties that have a combination of both. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Jim on August 08, 2018, 09:40:59 AM It's that time of year the bloke who hates Talkawhile, and all you happy talkawhiler campers for organising the convoy that ruins the whole thing for him, comes on frothing at the mouth. So watch out for him, he's probably working himself up in a lather again.
Edit: Just in case you are new here, there is no TAW convoy. We're cool. Colin Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: GubGub (Al) on August 08, 2018, 12:36:42 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here Each to their own. I'll stick with the beer. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Jethro (Derek) on August 08, 2018, 09:16:14 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Why? Because with the ever increasing numbers of motor homes arriving at the festival each year (or so it seems) it sometimes feels like you're camping in a motor home car park, not a farmers field in Oxfordshire. I have no problem, I hasten to add, with people having motor homes, I just prefer not to be surrounded by them. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: David W on August 08, 2018, 09:39:23 PM I have often thought some folks take the pee with camping being paid per vehicle. I remember a few years ago I and a friend travelled in one car, two small tents and next to us a full seven seater, trailer tent, roof box with three other tents, gazebo etc etc. It seemed we had got the short straw for sure.
DW Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Jethro (Derek) on August 08, 2018, 10:35:01 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here Each to their own. I'll stick with the beer. :) :) :) ;D ! Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on August 08, 2018, 10:56:46 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Why? Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Jethro (Derek) on August 08, 2018, 11:13:31 PM If you want to say how wonderfully it all worked, you can also post. However I expect it will mostly be negative, until people actually get on the field and have a beer. Might open a can of worms here, but has the time come to designate specific fields for traditional campers and specific fields for motor homes ? Why? Fair point. Ok, I'll re-phrase slightly. Has the time come to designate a field as camping only ? Those who wish to camp near their motor home friends, or are arriving in convoy, can, but those who would prefer not to camp in a motor home car park have the option of at least one tents only field. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: iandiddams on August 10, 2018, 11:33:50 AM I have often thought some folks take the pee with camping being paid per vehicle. I remember a few years ago I and a friend travelled in one car, two small tents and next to us a full seven seater, trailer tent, roof box with three other tents, gazebo etc etc. It seemed we had got the short straw for sure. DW That's just the outcome of the pricing policy though. What else are a mh owning family of six with kids under the age of driving to do? I'm not saying the policy is right or wrong per se, but of you instead price per tent, the situation will arise where a family with early to mid teen kids of both sexrs will end up being priced out. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Chris on August 10, 2018, 12:28:01 PM I agree they need to re-look at youth pricing. To go at age 12 from free to adult is a big hit that prevent families with teenagers from attending. Maybe 50% from 11-16?
Oh, with using the Deliveries entrance for fields 1/2 worked really well in keeping Williamscot Road moving well yesterday. Ok, some arriving early again forced an early opening, but no one got sent past the field they wanted until they were full. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on August 10, 2018, 07:30:38 PM Much better than last year. Traffic seemed to moving much quicker and we got to field 2 nice and quickly. It’s also been reasonably quiet so I got a fab nights sleep too. I seem to remember the sound of Wham drifting over from field 8 as I nodded off.... zzzz
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: richardkendell on August 12, 2018, 02:26:50 PM All worked very well for me. No queue on the access road, sensible parking directions on the camp site. Same next year please.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Albie on August 12, 2018, 02:30:26 PM No negatives from me, really easy arrival. Well done organisers.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Sue & Chris on August 12, 2018, 02:31:15 PM All pretty good - no real queues in or out. I do think they should revisit the space provided though. This seems to have barely changed in the last 25 years, yet the size of tents has grown massively. What worked okay for a couple of dome tents doesn't really work for todays multiroom extravaganzas.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: David V B on August 12, 2018, 02:36:32 PM If nothing else, it proved that much is down to chance. We were delayed by 1 1/2 hours because of a missing contact lens (don’t ask) and then for 30 mins by traffic. Arrived at 2.15 only to find no queue, straight into the field and then the best pitch we have ever had, opposite the loos in 7b with lovely neighbours from Germany. Tent went up in a trice and not far to walk. Suppose it was because of the attendance but really the pitch is all down to luck.
Loos on campsite were excellent- always stocked and clean. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: PhilipK on August 12, 2018, 02:49:10 PM No problems getting in (Wednesday just after 13:00) or leaving (although we chickened out because of the rain and left at around 20:00 last night, so not surprising that there were no queues).
Never had to queue more than a few moments for the loos, and they were always clean and supplied with paper and handwash. Big kudos to the people who looked after them. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: iandiddams on August 12, 2018, 04:00:33 PM In field 5 there were three male sit download loos for the entire field. Always a wait for a sit down.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: iandiddams on August 12, 2018, 04:04:46 PM Sit down.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Lubiloo (Lorna) on August 12, 2018, 04:20:36 PM Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Addie on August 12, 2018, 06:45:07 PM Easiest I've ever got in. Got there around 10ish and drove straight on to field 4 and had plenty of space to camp.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on August 12, 2018, 06:48:02 PM In field 5 there were three male sit download loos for the entire field. Always a wait for a sit down. Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: iandiddams on August 12, 2018, 06:51:57 PM In field 5 there were three male sit download loos for the entire field. Always a wait for a sit down. The perils of trying to post * on a smartphone * whilst travelling (passenger I hasten to add!) :-) didds (who has "downloaded" since getting home... Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Bridgwit (Bridget) on August 12, 2018, 06:54:33 PM In field 5 there were three male sit download loos for the entire field. Always a wait for a sit down. The perils of trying to post * on a smartphone * whilst travelling (passenger I hasten to add!) :-) didds (who has "downloaded" since getting home... Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Will S on August 13, 2018, 12:34:05 PM Arrived at 11am on Thursday. Very little traffic and I thought I'd just try for a different field (not 7) for a change. I was one of the last on F4 (two other cars made it in after me), and a spot was found for my little tent by the helpful Scouts. It was nice not having to queue back over the bridges at night, so I might try for that side again in future.
Rather parky at night, and sleeping with a fleece on inside my sleeping bag on Friday night was a good idea, until the sun woke me up in the morning and it was too warm! Packed the tent up Sat morning, because of the bad weather forecast, and drove home after Fairport - only took me an hour and a quarter at that time of night! Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Paul on August 16, 2018, 06:56:45 PM For the first time ever,we stopped at a Britstop on the way up, rather than driving all the way from the south coast. Straight onto 7b and pitched at a nice pitch near the canal. Nearest the arena we have been for years.
Paul Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Tasha on August 17, 2018, 02:04:37 PM For the first time ever,we stopped at a Britstop on the way up, rather than driving all the way from the south coast. Straight onto 7b and pitched at a nice pitch near the canal. Nearest the arena we have been for years. Paul off topic but I love Brit stops! Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: Tim Fletcher on August 17, 2018, 04:06:06 PM We arrived at about 9.20 and had a clear drive through Williamscot and straight on to Field 4. We had a lovely view of the church tower - nothing between us and the bells! Loos and facilities all up to standard - warm water appreciated.
Title: Re: Moans about traffic and camping Post by: stevegayton on August 18, 2018, 10:03:40 AM My trip was easy peasy apart from the closed road at Farthinghoe, which wasn't posted until I got into the village, which meant a track back to the M40 and a bit of a detour.
Straight up to the Gulag (field 7) and then directed by angry scout lady into a spot too narrow for a tent. 'Ha ha says I', I'll park the bus sideways, 'Oi'! Says she wot you doing! More angry now than when I arrived. 'Parking says I'. 'Oh', says she 'Do what you like'. ' OK says I', grinning like a fish. Tents, yes two of them one tiny bivvy for the daughter and a family one for the son and daughter in law and the grandson and no I don't feel guilty our spot was tightly packed, economically spaced and we didn't have five tents, a motor home and a gazebo like the neighbors either side of us. I slept in the VW bus so one less tent :-). We were up the village 45 minutes later drinking beer and dancing in the Brasenose. On convoys I was cut up by one trying to get into the entrance to field 7 as they streamed across my nose from the other direction and crossed in front on me but I can understand they went to all the trouble to meet up somewhere and travel together to the site so getting split up at the entrance because of having to give the right of way to the oncoming traffic would have spoiled their party so I can let that one go, my only thought is if you're going to travel in a group maybe plan your route so that you don't have to dick around risking a collision at junctions and particularly the entrance to the field. Remember the person you just irritated by driving across them on their right of way is quite probably going to be camping next you all weekend :-) It was cold so I had to keep my socks on in my sleeping bag. It rained so I got wet. It was Cropredy so none of the above mattered ;-) x |