chris Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Just steering people to the "Shows" forum as Warners are advising anyone who has not prebooked to attend as a day visitor due to numbers prebooked and ground conditions. Chris http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27379&posts=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hope they've got a tractor then-Mine's hopeless in the mud! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 " Bring your Wellies " What a laugh it will be watching all the Mobility Scooterists slip sliding away Ha Ha . Glastonbury Anyone ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 *** SHOW NEWS ***Due to the increased number of pre-booked campers this year and loss of land available due to the weather, if you are not a pre-booked camper, we are now strongly recommending that you visit as a day visitor.(updated on 9.20am 25/04/12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisB Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 The last (and only) time I attended in poor conditions traction mats or the ubiquitous bread basket pads were a must. We managed (just) to drive away, but many others had to be "tractored" out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 The poor ground condition and lack of proper drainage has been an issue with this show ground for years! should improve site or move show elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 JudgeMental - 2012-04-25 9:36 AM The poor ground condition and lack of proper drainage has been an issue with this show ground for years! should improve site or move show elsewhere... I promise not to make a habit of agreeing with you Eddie - but you are absolutely right about the soft ground at Peterborough! I think that we will give it a miss this year - which is the main reason that we never pre book and get ourselves obliged to either go or to lose the payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 * UPDATED SHOW NEWS - NON-BOOKED CAMPERSDue to the unprecedented number of pre-booked campers, the current weather conditions and the now confirmed loss of land due to the weather, we have had to make the decision that in order to accommodate our pre-booked campers, we will be unable to accept any non-booked campers at this show. If you would like to attend as a day visitor, then click here for your discounted voucher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 So what about the hundreds, maybe over a thousand, non booked motorhomers who are not forum members and will have no other way of knowing that they will be refused entry? What are they supposed to do on arrival - especially on a cold wet dark evening - some having driven probably many miles and all day? Come on Warners - you should be able to do better than that - maybe you should be prepared to sacrifice some of your profit to help those people who showed faith in your organisation? What an almighty shambles - time perhaps to relocate to a drier location in 2013? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedee Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 For other shows with no camping available, it has been permissable to overnight in the daytime carpark, that is pretty solid. If I had travelled a long distance that is what I would try and do. peedee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Wonder if there is room in your parking lot then.....what a load of rubbish, too many pre booked ! ! Who made that decision you or the showground, get a grip its only rain....good ol England, cant cope, wrong type of rain maybe ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Well,3.5 - 4T plus,predominantly front wheeled drive MHs,usually with mininal ground clearance AND muddy fields,is not usually a good mix is it.... :-S But as the weather has turned so bad(..and with TV reports of flooding in some areas of the country),I would like to think that folk would have the common sense to check with any venue prior to travelling any major distance... (...if these folk were booked into a rally-field/campsite,surely they'd check with them beforehand..? :-S ) Edit: Manu..I don't think it's wrong type of rain..more like the wrong type of "terrain"... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 pepe63 - 2012-04-25 1:20 PM Edit: Manu..I don't think it's wrong type of rain..more like the wrong type of "terrain"... ;-) Or the wrong type of organiser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Its the poor traders i feel sorry for.....still, Warners will offer them a freebie heh, yeah right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tracker - 2012-04-25 1:34 PM pepe63 - 2012-04-25 1:20 PM Edit: Manu..I don't think it's wrong type of rain..more like the wrong type of "terrain"... ;-) Or the wrong type of organiser! Warners are probably waiting for your advice. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 malc d - 2012-04-25 3:05 PM Warners are probably waiting for your advice. I have no experience of running a show Malc - Warners on the other hand have a lot of experience gained over a lot of years - and they should be well used the good old British weather by now and have proper contingency plans in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tracker - 2012-04-25 12:55 PM What an almighty shambles - time perhaps to relocate to a drier location in 2013? Morocco perhaps ? :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tracker - 2012-04-25 5:07 PM malc d - 2012-04-25 3:05 PM Warners are probably waiting for your advice. ....and they should be well used the good old British weather by now and have proper contingency plans in place. ..they have..they've told "campers" who haven't booked,to just get day tickets... (lol) ..and not forgetting,that "..this is the wettest drought since records began..." (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Well we're here on the showground and its a tad damp. Rained most of the way here and apparently had been raining here for hours. There is a sludge gulper/gulley pump truck going round sucking up the wettest parts. Not raining at the moment but sitting here watching the wildlife, ducks, rooks/crows and starlings mainly but I did see a red Kite over the A605 on the way here so not all bad. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney123 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I have never heard such slabbering, dribbling, cods wallop in all my life from some of your posts. How to hell are Warners supposed to tell the Non-booked not to attend and only come as day visitors. Do you think for one reason they have all the Non-booked punters tel nrs etc so that they can call and advise them. The only sensible post came from Pepe63 End of rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Look's like a quick dash to the wholesalers for wellies and umbrellas....................and then to Peterborough to make a killing :-D................ Dam *-)..............can't go......................................we have to pack Horace for Spain ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Barney123 - 2012-04-25 5:36 PM I have never heard such slabbering, dribbling, cods wallop in all my life from some of your posts. You don't get around enough Barney ;-).......................you should visit chatterbox (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks Chris got your email so checked on here, we have travelled half way more or less and in Tewksbury for tonight, was travelling on in the morning but unusuall for me i havent booked so dont think we will bother driving another 2 hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tracker - 2012-04-25 12:55 PM So what about the hundreds, maybe over a thousand, non booked motorhomers who are not forum members and will have no other way of knowing that they will be refused entry? What are they supposed to do on arrival - especially on a cold wet dark evening - some having driven probably many miles and all day? Come on Warners - you should be able to do better than that - maybe you should be prepared to sacrifice some of your profit to help those people who showed faith in your organisation? What an almighty shambles - time perhaps to relocate to a drier location in 2013? What a load of absolute rubbish. What are Warners supposed to do-ring everyone in the country with a motorhome and say 'if you haven't booked don't come it's full?' Get real-people can see the weather forecast, it's hardly Warners fault-if you don't advance book anything you take a chance-if it's full when you get there it's your fault for not pre booking As for thousands driving through storm and tempest unbooked-more fool them Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolandrat Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm one of those who has pre-booked for Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday but because of the weather forecast I've decided to bite the bullet and give it a miss even though I was sited with the MCC. There's no pleasure in wading around in mud all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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