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Harrogate May 2011
DennisWA:
Reading the previous posts I see that Saturday is a day for members to meet at noon (high noon?).
Could you please advise me what day is the best to visit? I arrive in London from Johannesburg on Wednesday and leave the following Tuesday. I will have a car and can drive up to Harrogate for a one day visit.
I do not have an advance purchase ticket for the show - is queuing likely to take much time? What time should one arrive at the grounds to make the most of the day there? All going well it is about a 3hr 30 min drive up.
Your ideas will be most useful - thank you.
sbwhart:
Hi Dennis
Great that you can make it.
The best day is Saturday as most model engineers in the UK are retired they visit Thursday and Friday, try and get their as soon as the doors open, the queing is not too bad they have plenty of tills open so it will be less than 1/2 hr, and an hour after the doors open there will be no queue at all. Avoid the temptation of hitting the trade stands as soon as you get in, that's what everyone does and it can be bedlam, visit the show hall and have a look at the exhibits, before lunch, then in the afternoon visit the trade stands when its queter.
Hope you enjoy the show and we look forward to meeting you at the Chester stand
Stew
Divided he ad:
Dennis,
Long way for the show :bugeye:... But I'm going to assume there are other reasons for your visit too :thumbup:
From what little I know Friday is silly busy and packed. I've always been on the Saturday and never had any trouble getting in at the door "pay on the day".
I have always aimed for 9:45 arrival as it opens at 10.... Only ever made it just about 10 once though.... Traffic occasionally sucks!
Any time 10-11:00 would seem like a good time to aim for.... Show's open till 5pm. I've always had time to scan around the models and the trade stalls. Then return and take videos and stills and then buy all the bits I wanted and could afford.... 7hrs is a long time!
You might have trouble with the carry on weight if you get carried away :lol: If it's a good day there will usually be all sorts of sizes of traction engines running about outside too :)
Well, hope that helps a little?
Ralph.
Just saw Stew's answer.... What he said too, apart from it's not open on the Thursday :)
andyf:
Dennis,
Just two tips:
First, there is food on offer, but it never looks particularly appetising to me, and finding a table can be hard at lunchtime. Either bring something (you can leave it in the car and get a passout when hungry), or buy a sandwich at the Sainsbury's supermarket you pass at the start of the long driveway down to the Showground
Secondly, if you stay until the end, you may find the lemming-like rush to leave leads to a long wait caused by the traffic lights next to Sainsbury's. Either leave a bit earlier, or be prepared to take one of the back ways out of the Showground - if you are meeting up with the lads at noon, I'm sure one of them will point you in the right direction. If I'm there. I will.
Andy
sbwhart:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on May 08, 2011, 01:47:28 PM ---
Just saw Stew's answer.... What he said too, apart from it's not open on the Thursday :)
--- End quote ---
:doh:
Thats why I couldn't get in last year.
:lol:
Stew
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