Donington LMES

[Bob U]

Just been trying to book tickets for Donington LMES and can't find any mention of camping on their website.
I've never camped there before.

 Is the camping off site so you have to leave your tents to go into the circuit?.

If on site is it on the infield as at Silverstone?

Will it be possible to set up a CA enclave like we did last year?

[Paddy_NL]

I hope SB will not concider this as spam, but Sander from PlanetLeMans pointed me to this site (click!) for tickets and accomodation.

[Fran]

Ohh a thread on which I have a small amount of knowledge!!

There is free camping in a field at the track (first come first served I assume as they do not issue tickets) with very basic toilet/water facilities.   You drive in with your car and set up, she didnt say anything about having to park elsewhere.

It is at the track, but not sure if its infield like Silverstone or not.  

We are allowed to bring in "a reasonable amount of beer"....

You could always give em a ring and ask for more factual information tho - or perhaps someone else has been there before.  

Checked out paddy's link, but they refer to a private campsite not available to the public - so I dont think this will be the same facilities that Donington itself is offering - especially with the mention of "showers"!!

Just checked AGAIN - and it says "We are based in the grounds of the Park Farmhouse Hotel which is located at the competitors entrance to Donington Park Racing Circuit".

[Ferrari Spider]

I hope SB will not concider this as spam, but Sander from PlanetLeMans pointed me to this site (click!) for tickets and accomodation.

Can I just clarify, is this where we will be camping and are we camping through speed chills? 

[Paddy_NL]

It looks interesting enough to me. If all agree then let's go there. I will phone them tomorrow to see how many spaces are available, and what the discount is with 25+

[Fran]

Can you also check if they will do a deal for people who have already bought their weekend race tickets?!! 

[Ferrari Spider]

It looks interesting enough to me. If all agree then let's go there. I will phone them tomorrow to see how many spaces are available, and what the discount is with 25+

Paddy, that will be good,  we can pay directly.

[Doris]

If it's the same set up as they had for the Moto GP last year then the campsite is just outside the track at Macleans.  The car park was separate and we had to carry our tents etc from the car park.  Fair ground / bar / food botulism vans between the campsite and the track entrance.  Camping is, I have been lead to believe, free.

I tried to get details out of the lady I spoke to when I booked my tickets but she was a mardy old bag who quite obviously didn't want to be at work that day. 

Will try again tomorrow when the boss is out.   

[Paddy_NL]

This reply is just to confirm I never went camping at Donington before. If anybody has any better ideas, please feel free to make other suggestions, like Doris and Fran do.

I can bring stuff like heeps of beer and a small genny, but my campervan hasn't got the same size as last week's lorry

However, I guess I could bring the large Gazebo, just in case it's the same weather as S'stone last year

[Fran]

I reckon the best thing for you to do Paddy would be to ask if they can do some kinda deal for some people wanting the full weekend package and what they can arrange for those who already have race tickets.  No harm asking - they might just come up with a figure to cover the camping etc and the commission they would have earned by selling a race ticket!

In any event if speedchills wont do a deal we could always book camping direct with the farm, though that wont give us access to the special bar! 

[Ferrari Spider]

This reply is just to confirm I never went camping at Donington before. If anybody has any better ideas, please feel free to make other suggestions, like Doris and Fran do.

I can bring stuff like heeps of beer and a small genny, but my campervan hasn't got the same size as last week's lorry

However, I guess I could bring the large Gazebo, just in case it's the same weather as S'stone last year

Paddy, I'm sure amongst us we have enough spare kit, for example I have a very substantial 5m x 3m Gazebo which could be used for communal use, plus my big tent. Dare say other have similar spare kit which can be brought along for the good of all.

could start a separate thread for kit and take it from there.

[Fran]

Having just checked speedchills website AGAIN... I see that they wont take telephone enquiries - so you gonna have to email them... 

[Bob U]

I got fridges gennys bbqs and should have no probs getting them there. Maybe one of our friendly moderators will get a stcky going for all this stuff

[Paddy_NL]

Good on you FS & BU! In that way there will be more spaca for Dutch beer!

Just read the SpeedChill site shuts Sunday 6 PM, no good to us as we leave Monday morning

[Steve Pyro]

I got fridges gennys bbqs and should have no probs getting them there. Maybe one of our friendly moderators will get a stcky going for all this stuff

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