Need Help, Where Do I Park Outside Of London?

[Pistuphead]

Hi

Going to see the Killers at Hyde Park on Friday, Never been round London before, will be driving down but need to know where is best to park outside London where we can jump the train into London and where the car will be safe!

Any advise will be greatly appreciated!

[mat13]

last time i went i for the day i parked in the car park outside luton train station and got the train in

[NDA]

Driving from where?

[Fort Jefferson]

If your coming from the north, you could try the streets around Bounds Green underground.

[soprano]

Park at Slough, fast train to Paddington takes 17 minutes?

[oblivion]

Best place to park outside of London? Hmmm, Manchester I reckon, no wait...John O Groats!

[Pistuphead]

From Liverpool, thinking of parking in watford and jumping the train into euston. Good idea or bad?

[AndrewW-G]

Pistuphead said:

From Liverpool, thinking of parking in watford and jumping the train into euston. Good idea or bad?

Why not just take a train from Lime Street? no hassle, almost as cheap if you book in advance, normaly as quick if not quicker and you know that a shandy drinking southern poof isnt going to steal your wheels\stereo

[Pistuphead]

AndrewW-G said:

Pistuphead said:

From Liverpool, thinking of parking in watford and jumping the train into euston. Good idea or bad?

Why not just take a train from Lime Street? no hassle, almost as cheap if you book in advance, normaly as quick if not quicker and you know that a shandy drinking southern poof isnt going to steal your wheels\stereo

We only decided to go today when we got offered tickets, would have booked in advance if we had known earlier but we're going on Friday and the train is about £75 now I'd rather drive!

[oblivion]

From Liverpool you're gonna pay that in fuel anyway, unless you've got some 1 litre abomination, in wich case I wouldn't wanna drive full stop.

[oblivion]

Took the kids to watch peter pan in london a few weeks ago, travelled from further north than liverpool with me, the missus and three kids. Used a travel card to buy the tickets, but shopped carefully and made ONE change at Warrington rather than go direct that saved forty quid. It took about 2 hours including the change over, don't think I'll ever drive to London with work or family ever again. It was effortless.

[jfm]

See you there! I'm off from Leeds on Friday - will probably park outside congestion zone somewhere west of the BBC and get the tube in.

[CampDavid]

While I won't take responsibility for it (clealy!) you are more than welcome to park outside my place in Bedford. Not that far into London and trains run to Oh My God o'clock, while the street has free parking.

[Mr Heathen]

Pistuphead YHM.

[belleair302]

Park in St Albans and catch Thameslink into London. Change onto the tube at West Hampstead and you will be at Bond Street with an hour door to door. Bond Street to Hyde Park, ten minutes on foot.

[aeropilot]

Pistuphead said:

From Liverpool, thinking of parking in watford and jumping the train into euston. Good idea or bad?

Bad idea - almost anywhere but Watford.

[Super Slo Mo]

This might not suit you, but I often park in the underground car park at Euston. That way, even if I miss the last tube/train, I can always walk/taxi to Euston from anywhere in Central London without too much hassle.

Cost is a bit steep, at around £22 for the day.

Alternatively, there's an underground car park on Park Lane, which is pretty much exactly where you need to be. Similar price to the Euston one, at £20 something for a day.

If there's a few of you, by the time you've bought tube tickets, you've spent nearly that much anyway.

[Pistuphead]

Thanks for the replies and offers everyone, we are going to take Mr Heathens advice I think Cheers Mate.