gizmoman Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 I've had to book for the B&W showground as my preferred West campervan option had gone, GFL haven't given a great deal of info other than there will be a 24hr shuttle. I'm assuming it will run from Wednesday morning but will you be able to go on site on Monday? Will it run to gate A only or are there other options? Anyone use it this year and have any advice? How long does it take? How long do you have to wait between buses? Any info welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, gizmoman said: I've had to book for the B&W showground as my preferred West campervan option had gone, GFL haven't given a great deal of info other than there will be a 24hr shuttle. I'm assuming it will run from Wednesday morning but will you be able to go on site on Monday? Will it run to gate A only or are there other options? Anyone use it this year and have any advice? How long does it take? How long do you have to wait between buses? Any info welcome. Campervan fields open at 12 Tuesday. The shuttle bus runs to Gate A approx every 15 minutes 24 hours. Transfer takes about 10/15 mins. Feedback from this years overflow situation was pretty positive with decent showers and toilets and whatnot, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoman Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks for that Stuwilky, when I said can you get on site Monday I meant the Monday after the festival, there won't be much demand to go back on site so I guess there won't be a shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 49 minutes ago, gizmoman said: Thanks for that Stuwilky, when I said can you get on site Monday I meant the Monday after the festival, there won't be much demand to go back on site so I guess there won't be a shuttle? Sorry fella. Yes there is a shuttle on Monday as its the pick up / drop off point so it carries on until 6pm Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoman Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 All sounds good, may well be a better option all round, especially if it's muddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.pete Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 On 10/31/2016 at 6:00 PM, gizmoman said: All sounds good, may well be a better option all round, especially if it's muddy! It would be interesting if there was a repeat of this year - presumably the contingency of using B&W would be problematic as already allocated this time round... (though possibly B&W is massive with far more capacity than what they're planning to use?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewUnion Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 B&W is really big. Depending on how they chose to utilise the space I'm sure there would be plenty of room for this with B&W tickets and also enough left over to use as a staging area if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 17 hours ago, p.pete said: It would be interesting if there was a repeat of this year That would seem quite extraordinary though, I've probably been in the campervan fields quite a lot in the last decade and not seen owt like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youtopia Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 4 November 2016 at 9:16 AM, clarkete said: That would seem quite extraordinary though, I've probably been in the campervan fields quite a lot in the last decade and not seen owt like that before. How bad was it?, have you got photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDaze Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Caravan, towed by a pick-up truck, towed by a tractor.... a familiar sight.. Tractors were just running shuttles and really cut the ground up badly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Some parts were really bad - but I did think a lot of it was tractor related. They were back and forth "in case people got stuck" - they wanted to make sure someone didnt get stuck on the way and block people behind. I dont think Id have been able to drive through and I have the worlds biggest Volvo and the worlds lightest caravan (almost!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 I have an old Audi A6 Quattro Allroad and a heavy caravan. The car was loaded with four hefty adults, which actually helped with traction, and we drove in and out under our own steam. The real problem was with motorhomes, which tend to be front wheel drive but with all the weight at the back and poor traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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