Gosh...weather reports very mixed, looks like intermittent showers but lots of sunshine too...will Matterley Bowl turn into a mudbath after one downpour?
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Started by kamw642, Jul 14 2009 12:55 PM
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 04:30 PM
Well? Has anyone been to Matterley Bowl before when there's been some rain? I read something about Creamfields there one year and they don't call it 'Bowl' for no reason...
I'm probably just worrying over nothing...I was at Glade when it flooded and almost got cancelled...was the best festival EVER!!!!
I'm probably just worrying over nothing...I was at Glade when it flooded and almost got cancelled...was the best festival EVER!!!!
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 05:39 PM
it looks like typical homelands weather to me 
. a bit in between.
it rained at homelands, the worst it got was a bit of sludge on top, & that was before they fixed the drainage.
i'm no fortune teller but that monsoon at wasing '07 (wasing venue is on a hill / slope), well i can't see that happening again for a long while. it took some real act of god to make it flood on a hill.
anyways wot u worrying about? u did glade 07 so u can do anything
. a bit in between.it rained at homelands, the worst it got was a bit of sludge on top, & that was before they fixed the drainage.
i'm no fortune teller but that monsoon at wasing '07 (wasing venue is on a hill / slope), well i can't see that happening again for a long while. it took some real act of god to make it flood on a hill.
anyways wot u worrying about? u did glade 07 so u can do anything
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 06:13 PM
You're abso right...Glade crowd can do anything.
Just in case anyon;es wondering...light rain showers on Thursday (pretty much like today's London weather, so actually pretty warm), heavy rain showers on Friday
but fine for the weekend
Who hates waking up in a roasting tent at 8am after partying all night? At least we'll probably have cloudy mornings and chance for some kip.
Just in case anyon;es wondering...light rain showers on Thursday (pretty much like today's London weather, so actually pretty warm), heavy rain showers on Friday
but fine for the weekend Who hates waking up in a roasting tent at 8am after partying all night? At least we'll probably have cloudy mornings and chance for some kip.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 06:16 PM
Oh but tits! Heavy rain all night on Thursday night, so pick your camp site carefully!
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 10:28 PM
tonights bbc weather report went something like this:
"prelonged heavy rain thursday and friday"
i think the weather reporter went on to say
"i don't like the look of it as much as you do".
I'd definitely pack your wellies!
"prelonged heavy rain thursday and friday"
i think the weather reporter went on to say
"i don't like the look of it as much as you do".
I'd definitely pack your wellies!
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 10:40 PM
I r staying at a mates place in Winchester on Thursday now...yes I am a pussy but I was AT the Hell On Earth Homelands in 2000 and I aint never repeating that experience ever again! Arriving on site at about 2ish but getting picked up at 6pm to see my old uni housemate who lives in Winchester I aint seen in 4 years...not passing up the chance...would be silly.
Just dont camp at the base of the hills or at the bottom of the camping. Up the top would be best, but if people talk of drainage being added then who knows...it has been 9years since my worst night of my life experience. AND you can escape to your own tent which was the prob at HL...nowhere to escape to.
Just dont camp at the base of the hills or at the bottom of the camping. Up the top would be best, but if people talk of drainage being added then who knows...it has been 9years since my worst night of my life experience. AND you can escape to your own tent which was the prob at HL...nowhere to escape to.
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 09:55 AM
I'm local, not sure what day I'm arriving, can't take time off work, so might come Friday night. I'll see how bad the rain is Thursday first! 
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 10:54 AM
Tomorrow is looking mostly ok now so a good day for travelling and setting up camp - Thursday night/Friday morning however looks pretty awful with lots of rain and high winds and zero chance of it missing us. It's flying gazebo weather - use yer guy ropes!
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 11:04 AM
kerplunk, on Jul 14 2009, 08:07 PM, said:
uh oh - sounds familiar
Hope it's not too bad for you all.. have a good one
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 11:19 AM
Paul ™, on Jul 15 2009, 12:04 PM, said:
Hope it's not too bad for you all.. have a good one
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 12:48 PM
Glad of the warm dry house offer I have thats for sure...metcheck's mm rain rating is up to 40mm now for Thurs/fri night and the Beeb is very heavy downpours for Friday! Oh bloody hell...just glad there are only 20,000 feet messing up the mud...and tents to escape to if it gets messy.
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 05:28 PM
I went to sanctuary festival last year at the matterley bowl and let me tell you....it was muddy.... all it needs is 1 big downpour and the whole place will be fu*ked. I remember last year the whole site was just deep in about a foot of just sludgy mud. So yes i would take your wellington boots lol
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 07:04 PM
Hazza88, on Jul 15 2009, 06:28 PM, said:
I went to sanctuary festival last year at the matterley bowl and let me tell you....it was muddy.... all it needs is 1 big downpour and the whole place will be fu*ked. I remember last year the whole site was just deep in about a foot of just sludgy mud. So yes i would take your wellington boots lol
Well I just discovered my lush wellies have splits in them! Am now taking a set of waterproof workboots but they wont stand up to a foot of sludge. f**king Matterley Bowl!!! Stupid venue!!!
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 09:33 PM
Looks like I'm joining you folks... do say hello.
"I just saw that Paulo bloke"
"Oh... where?"
"Just came sliding past in a three man pop up.... that's him there, down at the bottom, next to the bogs."
"Reckon we should help?"
"Naah... look he's caught up in the taps."
"Probably just wanted some water."
"I just saw that Paulo bloke"
"Oh... where?"
"Just came sliding past in a three man pop up.... that's him there, down at the bottom, next to the bogs."
"Reckon we should help?"
"Naah... look he's caught up in the taps."
"Probably just wanted some water."
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Posted 16 July 2009 - 12:06 AM
LusciousLucy, on Jul 14 2009, 11:40 PM, said:
AND you can escape to your own tent which was the prob at HL...nowhere to escape to.
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Posted 16 July 2009 - 10:18 AM
paulo999, on Jul 15 2009, 10:33 PM, said:
"I just saw that Paulo bloke"
"Oh... where?"
"Just came sliding past in a three man pop up.... that's him there, down at the bottom, next to the bogs."
"Reckon we should help?"
"Naah... look he's caught up in the taps."
"Probably just wanted some water."
"Oh... where?"
"Just came sliding past in a three man pop up.... that's him there, down at the bottom, next to the bogs."
"Reckon we should help?"
"Naah... look he's caught up in the taps."
"Probably just wanted some water."
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Posted 16 July 2009 - 10:36 AM
LusciousLucy, on Jul 15 2009, 08:04 PM, said:
f**king Matterley Bowl!!! Stupid venue!!!
Anyone know how bad the Matterley Bowl carpark gets in the rain? Is it real bad, like Glasto 2007? If so, I will not drive and get public transport I think.
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Posted 16 July 2009 - 11:47 AM
r0cky, on Jul 16 2009, 11:36 AM, said:
I will miss the Wasing Estate site, all those trees, was a beautiful place.
Anyone know how bad the Matterley Bowl carpark gets in the rain? Is it real bad, like Glasto 2007? If so, I will not drive and get public transport I think.
Anyone know how bad the Matterley Bowl carpark gets in the rain? Is it real bad, like Glasto 2007? If so, I will not drive and get public transport I think.
From where I saw they had the Car Park when I drove past the other night it looks as if it should be OK to get out of, it is pretty near the entrance from the A31.
Just spoke with Peveril (the landowner) and he said they were all feeling a bit more optimistic for the weather tomorrow.
I was there at Sanctuary last year when it poured down all Saturday and it was pretty muddy, the bowl can suffer in places, but the centre rises up a bit and remains a bit dryer.
See you on Sunday when the weather looks rather better!
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