PH Private Campsite - 1st Tickets - GENERAL BANTER

[stemll]

LFC856 said:

RobbyJ said:

There you go see look at that last picture, you can clearly see two beer tokens. I wonder if it's because we have two large pitches and you only get beer tokens if you're staying on a large pitch?

I checked and I do have five of them so clearly I'm not going completely mad, dyslexic yes, completely mad not quite

Very jealous! Though it's not as if we'll be arriving with insufficient supplies

The price included food from Thursday until Monday. If, like us, you're not using all of the food allowance (as we don't arrive until Friday) you got Beer Tokens instead. In synchromesh's picture I assume it's in place of the crossed out food tickets?

[Synchromesh]

stemll said:

The price included food from Thursday until Monday. If, like us, you're not using all of the food allowance (as we don't arrive until Friday) you got Beer Tokens instead. In synchromesh's picture I assume it's in place of the crossed out food tickets?

Correct

[W8PMC]

stemll said:

The price included food from Thursday until Monday. If, like us, you're not using all of the food allowance (as we don't arrive until Friday) you got Beer Tokens instead. In synchromesh's picture I assume it's in place of the crossed out food tickets?

Phew, i'm not missing out on free beer then

As a slight aside, what does the 1st tickets bar charge for drinks (roughly)? Is it sensible European village prices or crazy can't go anywhere else so you're trapped holiday resort prices?

[JT3K]

W8PMC said:

As a slight aside, what does the 1st tickets bar charge for drinks (roughly)? Is it sensible European village prices or crazy can't go anywhere else so you're trapped holiday resort prices?

IIRC, it wasn't bad at the BM AGM last year. The beer was outstanding too (although that is compared to the "33 Export" I'd been drinking all week). Seem to remember ~4E-5E a pint?

[Patsy]

As someone who has stayed in hotels previous to this time around, is the PH site near any to Mad Friday nonsense? Not planning to use the car much on Friday but just in case. Also a mate of mine told me similar things happen on the Sat night too or it this nonsense?

[Garlick]

Patsy said:

As someone who has stayed in hotels previous to this time around, is the PH site near any to Mad Friday nonsense? Not planning to use the car much on Friday but just in case. Also a mate of mine told me similar things happen on the Sat night too or it this nonsense?

I've been there for years and no had any issues, sure the area isn't a million miles away but it is now so heavily policed that nothing happens. Drove through at. what was, peak time last Friday and nothing was happening. Saturday is quiet, always has been.

You'll be more frustrated with traffic volumes than anything else.

[Patsy]

Garlick said:

I've been there for years and no had any issues, sure the area isn't a million miles away but it is now so heavily policed that nothing happens. Drove through at. what was, peak time last Friday and nothing was happening. Saturday is quiet, always has been.

You'll be more frustrated with traffic volumes than anything else.

Thanks. I've never had any issues in the past either but I've been with a bigger group and just followed them around. This time there's only two cars in the group and I'm leading so just didn't want to blunder into anything. Quite like the thought of having the roof off. Less keen on p1ssy water pistols..!

[davidd]

We've seen people getting stopped to do burnouts just to the south of the PH site on the D139, tends to be later on Friday afternoon. We were not there last year though so it might have been stopped. I was thinking that to avoid any issues after the PH Friday Service we would turn right and do a loop to come into the back of the campsite.

[eybic]

It's going to be my first LM, I'm really looking forward to it, see you all there. We'll be in a PH Liveried RR TDV8

[Craikeybaby]

How far is it from the PH campsite to the Friday Service?

[Garlick]

davidd said:

We were not there last year though so it might have been stopped. I was thinking that to avoid any issues after the PH Friday Service we would turn right and do a loop to come into the back of the campsite.

Last year the Gendarmes had it locked down, with this year seeing new speed limits and the ban of mini-motos I can't see that being relaxed.

[Garlick]

Craikeybaby said:

How far is it from the PH campsite to the Friday Service?

5 min drive, 20 min stroll

[Craikeybaby]

Thanks. Not too far then, will probably leave the car at the campsite then.

[Rick101]

1st visit for me. Anything i've missed??

Tickets
Passports
Photocopies
Cash
Toll change
Licence
V5
EU health card
Tent
Mallet
Chairs
Sleeping bags
Airbed
Air pump
Pillows
Hot water bottle
Table
Shelves
Cooker
Kettle
Matches
Gas
Flask
Water carrier
Torch
Cool box
Beers
Water
Dry foods
Tea
Pans
Crockery
Mugs
Cutlery
Washing bowl
Washing liquid
Washing pad
Bin bags
Kitchen towel
Tea towel
Clothes
Wash kit
Towels
Wet wipes
Sanitizer gel
Leatherman
Umbrella
Ear defenders
Cable ties
Tape

[MrC986]

^ suncream & a pair of sunglasses!

[Rick101]

MrC986 said:

^ suncream & a pair of sunglasses!

Hope so!

[Roverload]

Hi all, camping in expo with 1st tickets. 1st timer so should be a learning curve! I'm on the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Caen arriving early Friday morning. Give me a wave if you spot me, I'm going to try to make Friday service and great British welcome! Looking forward to meeting you all.



Ian

[Rick101]

All packed!

Too early?

[Roverload]

Dedication mate! Are you going to sit in the car for a week waiting to go?

[Rick101]

Am working down South for a week. Don't fancy a rush trip up and back down M1 so I'm departing bonny Yorkshire on Thursday with a car full and going straight from MK next Thu.