Friday Travel

[severnside gull]

Normally our match day journey is between 3 and 4 hours each way.....back roads to the M42, then M40,M25 M23, A23 and finally the A27.......

What are the odds on Friday? Already warnings to avoid the M25 and M23 airport routes and I'm guessing the A23 into Brighton will be tricky if the weather is half decent as currently forecast. We can't travel tomorrow and overnight because of other commitments so I'm thinking it will need to be an 8am or thereabouts start for a 3pm kick off. I could fly to Spain and be sat on the beach in less time!!!
Anyone else expecting problems and wondering if it's worth it

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Five mins up Lewes road on the bus for me, I'll be thinking of you whilst I'm getting drunk in the bar[emoji106] [emoji482]

 

[HantsSeagull]

move house or support another team!!

 

[severnside gull]

.........support another team!!

Blasphemy!

 

[HantsSeagull]

Blasphemy!

i know but thats dedication. you are a better fan than me.

 

[imissworthing2]

Maybe consider the train this week? I'm leaving Pontypridd at 7.45 am: a nice relaxing 4 hrs with a few beers to pass the time

 

[beorhthelm]

... so I'm thinking it will need to be an 8am or thereabouts start for a 3pm kick off. I could fly to Spain and be sat on the beach in less time!!!

unlikley on a Good Friday via Gatwick.

 

[severnside gull]

Maybe consider the train this week? I'm leaving Pontypridd at 7.45 am: a nice relaxing 4 hrs with a few beers to pass the time

I did look but there are no trains on the London main line beyond Rugby with further closures at Northampton and Milton Keynes and if we did manage to get down there with a mix of trains & buses the journey back looks nigh on impossible. We will get there by car one way or the other but if any of the political parties want to gain some votes they might do worse than promise to adopt continental approaches to keeping public travel routes open and available......... it wouldn't happen in Germany!!!

 

[imissworthing2]

I did look but there are no trains on the London main line beyond Rugby with further closures at Northampton and Milton Keynes and if we did manage to get down there with a mix of trains & buses the journey back looks nigh on impossible. We will get there by car one way or the other but if any of the political parties want to gain some votes they might do worse than promise to adopt continental approaches to keeping public travel routes open and available......... it wouldn't happen in Germany!!!

My geography knowledge of Somerset is not great but couldn't you try the Cardiff to fratton line: seems trouble free touch wood.

 

[severnside gull]

My geography knowledge of Somerset is not great but couldn't you try the Cardiff to fratton line: seems trouble free touch wood.

Ha ha....we are up at Bewdley at the moment. I think it might just be the wrong place to be this week but c'est la vie

 

[Diablo]

Normally our match day journey is between 3 and 4 hours each way.....back roads to the M42, then M40,M25 M23, A23 and finally the A27.......

What are the odds on Friday? Already warnings to avoid the M25 and M23 airport routes and I'm guessing the A23 into Brighton will be tricky if the weather is half decent as currently forecast. We can't travel tomorrow and overnight because of other commitments so I'm thinking it will need to be an 8am or thereabouts start for a 3pm kick off. I could fly to Spain and be sat on the beach in less time!!!
Anyone else expecting problems and wondering if it's worth it

Crikey you are either sad , mad or incredible....... 8 hours travelling to watch Football. I travel three miles !!!

 

[BensGrandad]

Good Friday morning is usually quite clear but Thursday evening will be horrendous.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Normally our match day journey is between 3 and 4 hours each way.....back roads to the M42, then M40,M25 M23, A23 and finally the A27.......

What are the odds on Friday? Already warnings to avoid the M25 and M23 airport routes and I'm guessing the A23 into Brighton will be tricky if the weather is half decent as currently forecast. We can't travel tomorrow and overnight because of other commitments so I'm thinking it will need to be an 8am or thereabouts start for a 3pm kick off. I could fly to Spain and be sat on the beach in less time!!!
Anyone else expecting problems and wondering if it's worth it

Hats off to you, whilst the odd away fixture favours your location the home games are a truly splendid effort

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Having just driven back from Malvern, my hat is doffed as I am knackered and don't think I could do it for a football game these days.

 

[Beach Hut]

Will have to follow the game via NSC as the KO is 08:00 hrs local time

 

[wellquickwoody]

Normally our match day journey is between 3 and 4 hours each way.....back roads to the M42, then M40,M25 M23, A23 and finally the A27.......

What are the odds on Friday? Already warnings to avoid the M25 and M23 airport routes and I'm guessing the A23 into Brighton will be tricky if the weather is half decent as currently forecast. We can't travel tomorrow and overnight because of other commitments so I'm thinking it will need to be an 8am or thereabouts start for a 3pm kick off. I could fly to Spain and be sat on the beach in less time!!!
Anyone else expecting problems and wondering if it's worth it

The weather forecast is duff at best.

 

[severnside gull]

Will have to follow the game via NSC as the KO is 08:00 hrs local time

West coast?
Bugger of a commute.

 

[sir albion]

Amazing commitment. ...Two options
1, stay at home
2, leave at 5am no traffic

Good luck

 

[Beach Hut]

West coast?
Bugger of a commute.

Mexico

 

[Jim in the West]

In all my (many) years of driving from Somerset I have only ONCE missed kick-off - the Leeds evening match a couple of years ago. M3 was b*ggered, and I gave up, got home in time to watch the last 5 mins on TV!!
I know the above statement will invoke sod's law, and on Friday there'll be some enormous tail-back on the A27, somewhere near Chichester….