richard thomas
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 11:23 AM |
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secure parking near Dover
Off to Classic Le Mans next week, and being a bit soft, was wondering whether to trailer the car to somewhere near Dover, or just drive it straight
from Wales.
Just not looking forward to driving it around London, mainly.
Has anyone else done this, or am I just being a Jessie?
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 11:51 AM |
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a bit of a jessie but I am the same when London and driving is mentioned in the same sentence.
there is this large parking lot surrounding London known as the M25 that you can use to drive from Wales to Dover without ever having to venture into
London.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 11:54 AM |
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Wales - Dover is a long drive to do by motorway in a 7, but not *too* bad...maybe 5 hours?
If it's the distance you're worried about then allow a complete day for the drive and take some scenic routes, stopping frequently.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 11:56 AM |
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Was thinking of leaving at 3am to catch the 10am ferry - worried about the build upof traffic on the M25....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 12:14 PM |
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If you're thinking of leaving at such a daft time, would it not make sense to travel down the night before and stay locally?
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 12:14 PM |
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LOL - take the M25 and you will be stopping frequently!!!
^^^^ Wot he said.
[Edited on 4/7/08 by 02GF74]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 12:14 PM |
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I say "daft" as I've not normally been in bed long by 3am..
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richard thomas
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 12:18 PM |
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struggling to get off work the day before...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 05:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
struggling to get off work the day before...
So leave at 5.30 and have an evening drive.... suprisingly pleasant at this time of year.
Even if you stop somewhere around Maidstone, then at least you're round the M25 and 90% of the way to the ferry,,,
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robinj66
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 05:44 PM |
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To be honest i can't think of anywhere i would want to leave my car and a trailer for a long weekend in Dover.
I would suggest driving down - the earlier you can hit the M25 the better.
Maidstone - Dover is about an hour or less - not usually any holdups. watch for camera vans on the overhead bridges (and also cameras on some of the
gantries)
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Simon
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 06:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robinj66
To be honest i can't think of anywhere i would want to leave my car and a trailer for a long weekend in Dover.
My suggestion would be Calais
Alternatively, have you thought of driving to Portsmouth and getting the ferry to Caen. It'll be a hell of a lot less driving both sides of
Channel for you, and if you get the am boat sit on the boat roof for 6 hours (assuming it's nice weather) Though I'd advise spending the
night in a local Travel Lodge so you won't have far to go on day of sailing
ATB
Simon
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