Camping?

[jomfun]

Hi, peeps, new to the forum and the scene. Re the gathering, what are the arrangements for camping on the friday or saturday?

Will it be in the museums grounds??

Do we need to book tickets for that seperately or are they inc in the gathering ticket?

Also it's £15 for car entry, how much is it to bring a guest(s)?

Thanks in advance

[HoTWire]

Hello and welcome

Camping is at the museum (in the field opposite) on Friday and Saturday evenings, just turn up and pay on the day (we're still finalising the price, but it won't be expensive!).

Your £15 is per car,.. so bring as many friends as you can fit in

[Mr. AJ]

Just want to make sure i'll be able to get the van on the campsite, with there being an '89 cut off for the show site - I take it i'll still be able to drive a '58 plate onto the campsite?

[HoTWire]

yeah yeah yeah for sure... !

[Mr. AJ]

[madmartsmissus]

will small caravans be allowed, got a friend who has a chest problem and cant get too cold, on going thing . would be great to know, so looking forward to RR09 ;D

[HoTWire]

Shouldn't be a problem,.. we'll have room for it.. no electrical hookup though.

[madmartsmissus]

thats ok as long as they are off the floor. thanks a bunch mate

[Mr. AJ]

Another quick silly question because I'm unsure of the layout of the site and want to make sure i don't do something silly and end up traveling 200-odd miles only to turn back... Just before i buy the ticket(s) obviously being a boring sod and coming in a modern it's going to spend its weekend on the campsite and we're going to be walking over to the show.... Am i going to need to buy two tickets (One for me, one for the mrs.) or are we still going to be covered in the one ticket one car scenario?

[HoTWire]

If you are coming in a modern and parking in the public car park,.. you aren't going to need to spend a bean

From the site :
The Retro Rides Gathering is open to everyone to attend and display their car if they would like. Attending in a non-retro/display car is free, you simply park in the public car park and come and have a look around the show. Where is the fun in that though? To get the most out of the event coming in a retro car and parking up in the show area is the most fun.

[Mr. AJ]

no ticket needed then... just money for camping. Sounds good to me, Just won't feel right not paying for entry though! Given most of the other users of this forum are going to be paying to get in!

Oh well, first rounds on me i guess!

[tri]

What sorta space is there? More or less than last year? Just outta interest more than anything as I'm gonna try and get some final numbers for the spalding convoy on the Friday.

The way people have been bigging it up theres gonna be a sorta 15-16 car convoy coming down from my way, but I'd put money on what normally happens happening, and everyone will drop out at the last minute, lol.

[kee]

will you be joining our convoy?

[revracing]

should be camping friday and saturday, just a quick question i don't no if its been brought up( if it has sorry) whats the facilities like i kinda told my girlfriend they were good to get her to come is there toliets there or close? anything posh like showers or is it basics ;D cant wait!!!!!!!!!

[tonycocacola]

Aug 2, 2009 18:00:24 GMT revracing said:

should be camping friday and saturday, just a quick question I don't no if its been brought up( if it has sorry) whats the facilities like I kinda told my girlfriend they were good to get her to come is there toliets there or close? anything posh like showers or is it basics ;D cant wait!!!!!!!!!

have a look here

[v8ade]

What are the toilets and showers like are they plentifull or one shower for 200+ people and then we have to fight for them ;D.
Remember gaydon how small the shower was

[Keefy]

this is the first time we have used these various facilities suppliers, and the water at the Haynes site. So we don't really know until we see what we get, and how well it works.

If it isnt as great as we hope, then you can think to yourself;
a) hey, it was only a fiver to camp for the whole weekend so i should be grateful i got anything!
b) most shows here don't even bother to try and set up showers
c) this is only year 1 of 3, its just a teething problem and i know they'll get it sorted for next year.

Facilities has been a real PITA this year, but we've spent hours over recent weeks to do as best as we can. Hopefully everyone will be happy with the results.

[Raoul Duke]

If it isn't as great as I'd hoped, I shall just remember that 5 years ago, I was living in a caravan with NO hot water at all, half-way up a mountain, in the middle of winter.
It's amazing what you can put up with when there's no alternative...

[marksparks999]

take a solar shower... the English Summer Sunshine should do the rest?