Tips for driving to FoS

[misterblonde]

Driving to FoS for the first time this year (usually train it), and looking for any hints and tips on routes - coming from London - and parking. I'll be heading down very early on Friday morning...any thoughts on when queues start building, for example? And any routes to avoid??

GO!

[Stephanie Plum]

There's almost always a speed trap in Petworth...

[tonymor]

I’ve been caught in pet worth so good advice.

[Lynchie999]

just follow the signs... it'll be fine traffic wise early in the morning... (talking 7-8am) traffic builds normally after that...

... a good route is via Midhurst and coming over the top past the racecourse...

[Flanders.]

Drive on the Left hand side and give way to traffic coming from the right on roundabouts.

[CrunkleFloop]

Also a speed trap on the A27 on the crest of the hill near Fontwell; where the two lanes split for a section.

[misterblonde]

Lynchie999 said:

just follow the signs... it'll be fine traffic wise early in the morning... (talking 7-8am) traffic builds normally after that...

... a good route is via Midhurst and coming over the top past the racecourse...

Nice one thanks

[misterblonde]

Stephanie Plum said:

There's almost always a speed trap in Petworth...

Duly noted - cheers!

[Ultrafunkula]

I always leave Reading at 08:00 for the Friday and arrive in the car park between 10:15 - 10:30, with about 20mins to half an hour queueing outside the site (tune in to GW FOS radio at this point). I expect it to take slightly less time this year if more are working from home/furlough.

[MrC986]

Ultrafunkula said:

I always leave Reading at 08:00 for the Friday and arrive in the car park between 10:15 - 10:30, with about 20mins to half an hour queueing outside the site (tune in to GW FOS radio at this point). I expect it to take slightly less time this year if more are working from home/furlough.

There are apparently less people being admitted as well which should help reduce traffic entering the event.

[snotrag]

Never had a problem, leave Leeds at 3-ish and arrive by 7ish. Through Petworth, straight into the car park behind the Porsche off-road bit.

Never 'queued' as such, just a nice train of good fun cars all off to the show cruising through the villages.

Traffic management has always been very good in my experience.

I expect no problems this year either.

[bing]

What’s a good time to get there for I was thinking leave London around 8ish to get there for 9ish.

[WhyOne]

snotrag said:

Never had a problem, leave Leeds at 3-ish and arrive by 7ish. Through Petworth, straight into the car park behind the Porsche off-road bit.

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I expect no problems this year either.

I don't know what you are driving, but if it is not an 4x4 I'd carefully consider whether or not to use this car park - a heck of a lot of rain has fallen on Sussex over the last couple of weeks, and even in no more falls before the weekend, I fully expect this carpark, which is on a hill, to quickly become a quagmire....

[gazm]

WhyOne said:

I don't know what you are driving, but if it is not an 4x4 I'd carefully consider whether or not to use this car park - a heck of a lot of rain has fallen on Sussex over the last couple of weeks, and even in no more falls before the weekend, I fully expect this carpark, which is on a hill, to quickly become a quagmire....

have you got a bit of local knowledge? if so i was wondering what car park U is like. ive read the website comment about 'low slung' cars which mine is!
thanks

[WhyOne]

Yep, I'd be heading for A East or U....both pretty flat.

[gazm]

WhyOne said:

Yep, I'd be heading for A East or U....both pretty flat.

thanks!