Travelling to Weston Park from Cannock

[shelly_83]

Can anybody give me some advise on the best way to travel to Weston Park from Premier Inn Cannock? as due to there being no camping tickets left i could only get weekend only tickets and going to have to travel to the festival each day.

Is there a shuttle bus service? i have found out that Shaw's Travel operate a bus service but from the Telford area only does anybody know if the same service is operated from the Cannock area?

Thanks

[biki]

Can anybody give me some advise on the best way to travel to Weston Park from Premier Inn Cannock? as due to there being no camping tickets left i could only get weekend only tickets and going to have to travel to the festival each day.

Is there a shuttle bus service? i have found out that Shaw's Travel operate a bus service but from the Telford area only does anybody know if the same service is operated from the Cannock area?

Thanks

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Your going to need to set off extremeley early like 7am and just wait about on the carparks until you can get into the arena at 11/12. The traffic from Cannock to WP is horrendus all weekend. Takes my mom 2 hours to get to work which is opposite the premier inn and thats normally a 2 min.

[benracer]

Setting out early is a must!

I live around 3 min away from longford island, left at 9.30 on the friday morning. The a5 was a standstill with people sitting on the front of their cars along the whole 13 mile journey. Luckily I had choosen to go on my motorbike so go there in around 45minutes. Not to great with the weight of beer/clothes/food in a large flexible suitcase strapped to my back :L

Not sure what the traffic was like on the saturday. I did pass my mates just before the motorway island and it took them 4/5 hours to get there.

[shelly_83]

**Bump**

[staffsknot]

There are taxis in Cannock that do pick-up and drop off but I think its too expensive unless you are in a group and you will sit in traffic for a long time!

Is it the Orbital or just Cannock South you're staying in? The Cannock South is very close to the A5 and probably about 8/9 miles from Weston Park (have clocked it on the bike before as that when arranging meet points).

As others have said Stafford would be easiest for a shuttle bus if you haven't already booked Cannock! Is driving really out of the question?

Also look at http://www.whitegate-farm-shop.co.uk/camping/

these are quite close to V and run shuttlebus

[shelly_83]

There are taxis in Cannock that do pick-up and drop off but I think its too expensive unless you are in a group and you will sit in traffic for a long time!

Is it the Orbital or just Cannock South you're staying in? The Cannock South is very close to the A5 and probably about 8/9 miles from Weston Park (have clocked it on the bike before as that when arranging meet points).

As others have said Stafford would be easiest for a shuttle bus if you haven't already booked Cannock! Is driving really out of the question?

Also look at http://www.whitegate-farm-shop.co.uk/camping/

these are quite close to V and run shuttlebus

[fenderstratz]

Have you thought about camping offsite? There are a couple of sites i think which you can camp at and get a taxi to and from or even walk (if the thought of an approximate 2 mile walk doesn't terrify you too much).Some of my friends couldn't get camping one year (2006 i think?) and stayed at White Pump Farm

They said it was not too bad at all, not sure what they charge (don't think it was a lot back then) but might be worth a try?

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Completley agree with fenderstratz i think white pump farm is your best bet its not too far from the entrance at all plus you will still get a bit of festie campsite atmosphere. I live in Cannock and my dad owns a taxi firm and i really wouldn't advise a taxi from the preimier inn. He would quote £30 return normally but sitting in the traffic for hours you are looking more around the £100 mark!

[shelly_83]

Thanks for all your help guys, well i have taken all your advice and cancelled the hotel and now booked into Whitegate Farmshop for a fraction of the price too

[staffsknot]

Cracking, make sure your other half brings plenty of cash as he owes you a few beers for the trouble

[fenderstratz]

Thanks for all your help guys, well i have taken all your advice and cancelled the hotel and now booked into Whitegate Farmshop for a fraction of the price too

[shelly_83]

Cracking, make sure your other half brings plenty of cash as he owes you a few beers for the trouble