Road Trip to Spa F1 2019!
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As a gift to my Dad , I'm taking him to Spa for the F1 as it's one of the circuits he wants to tick off. Ferry and tickets booked I'm now at the stage of sorting some accommodation and I'm at a loss as to which town to stay in.
I know the area well, however if it's anything like The Nürburgring F1 experience traffic will be a nightmare so I'm thinking we have 3 options as far as I can see it;
Spa
Melmedy
Stavelot
If we stay in Spa, as fantastic as the town is there is really no other option than to drive in, quite what that experience will be like I can only imagine!
Does anyone have any experience of where to stay? I've done a search but most threads advise on camping-something we won't be doing! We don't mind hiking in from another town for an hour or so, or if possible driving for ten mins and then dumping the car somewhere to hike the rest.
Any tips?
I know the area well, however if it's anything like The Nürburgring F1 experience traffic will be a nightmare so I'm thinking we have 3 options as far as I can see it;
Spa
Melmedy
Stavelot
If we stay in Spa, as fantastic as the town is there is really no other option than to drive in, quite what that experience will be like I can only imagine!
Does anyone have any experience of where to stay? I've done a search but most threads advise on camping-something we won't be doing! We don't mind hiking in from another town for an hour or so, or if possible driving for ten mins and then dumping the car somewhere to hike the rest.
Any tips?
Spa town is excellent.
We stayed at the Radisson Blu and the funicular next door takes you upto....a large open spa.
Good restaurants and a small market selling all kinds of stuff including motorsport memorabilia.
Renting a scooter for the circuit trip is worth considering
We stayed at the Radisson Blu and the funicular next door takes you upto....a large open spa.
Good restaurants and a small market selling all kinds of stuff including motorsport memorabilia.
Renting a scooter for the circuit trip is worth considering
Edited by sparta6 on Sunday 16th June 18:46
As an update, I’ve booked Stavelot-a nice little apartment for the weekend. Someone at the booking desk has offered to drive us up to the circuit, or presumably as close as is possible dependant in the traffic.
For anyone that knows it, it’s just behind that row of restaurants that are next to the school that come in handy when you fancy a spot of nice lunch during a track day there.
Can’t wait.
For anyone that knows it, it’s just behind that row of restaurants that are next to the school that come in handy when you fancy a spot of nice lunch during a track day there.
Can’t wait.
LaurasOtherHalf said:
As an update, I’ve booked Stavelot-a nice little apartment for the weekend. Someone at the booking desk has offered to drive us up to the circuit, or presumably as close as is possible dependant in the traffic.
For anyone that knows it, it’s just behind that row of restaurants that are next to the school that come in handy when you fancy a spot of nice lunch during a track day there.
Can’t wait.
That sounds perfect.For anyone that knows it, it’s just behind that row of restaurants that are next to the school that come in handy when you fancy a spot of nice lunch during a track day there.
Can’t wait.
One thing I learned is don't try to try drive back home to the UK on the Sunday night. It took me about 7 hour to get to Calais.
I'm taking my son. Tunnel Thursday morning, staying in a B&B in spa. Tunnel booked for Sunday night, the traffic back is st but we made it in about 6 hours last time we did it. Oddly we legged it as soon as the race finished, but were passed by Martin Brundle as we came into Calais, as he's left at least an hour after us it is clear there is a faster way out of the place!
If you are in Spa for dinner I can recommend Domino's a great steakhouse, you might well find the odd driver in there as well.
Cheers
D
If you are in Spa for dinner I can recommend Domino's a great steakhouse, you might well find the odd driver in there as well.
Cheers
D
LaurasOtherHalf said:
As a gift to my Dad , I'm taking him to Spa for the F1 as it's one of the circuits he wants to tick off. Ferry and tickets booked I'm now at the stage of sorting some accommodation and I'm at a loss as to which town to stay in.
I know the area well, however if it's anything like The Nürburgring F1 experience traffic will be a nightmare so I'm thinking we have 3 options as far as I can see it;
Spa
Melmedy
Stavelot
If we stay in Spa, as fantastic as the town is there is really no other option than to drive in, quite what that experience will be like I can only imagine!
Does anyone have any experience of where to stay? I've done a search but most threads advise on camping-something we won't be doing! We don't mind hiking in from another town for an hour or so, or if possible driving for ten mins and then dumping the car somewhere to hike the rest.
Any tips?
How did your trip go, thinking of doing something similar for 2020I know the area well, however if it's anything like The Nürburgring F1 experience traffic will be a nightmare so I'm thinking we have 3 options as far as I can see it;
Spa
Melmedy
Stavelot
If we stay in Spa, as fantastic as the town is there is really no other option than to drive in, quite what that experience will be like I can only imagine!
Does anyone have any experience of where to stay? I've done a search but most threads advise on camping-something we won't be doing! We don't mind hiking in from another town for an hour or so, or if possible driving for ten mins and then dumping the car somewhere to hike the rest.
Any tips?
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