New Years Eve Question?

[col_2]

i was thinking of taking a drive into london new years eve to watch the fireworks....

what are my chances of driving down the embankment or even parking???

or is it a stay away area???

[DAISYFARTPANTS]

  col_2 said:

i was thinking of taking a drive into london new years eve to watch the fireworks....

what are my chances of driving down the embankment or even parking???

or is it a stay away area???

i wouldnt have thought it would be that bad mate,everyone will be at partys and such like,might be wrong though!

[col_2]

  DAISYFARTPANTS said:

i wouldnt have thought it would be that bad mate,everyone will be at partys and such like,might be wrong though!

ive just been checking it up, & alot of bridges & part of the embankment will be closed after 6pm

tube & buses are free, its where to park nearest????

[PR08RAD]

last year a LOT of it was all pedestrians only, always awkward mate as even if you do get parked "near by" so is everyone else then trying to get home...... not fun. my mates took over 3 hours to get out through stampede of traffic and bodies in roads

[DAISYFARTPANTS]

sorry mate,im gunna shut my big fat mouth now!cold today wasnt it?

[col_2]

  DAISYFARTPANTS said:

sorry mate,im gunna shut my big fat mouth now!cold today wasnt it?

well you got me half way there yeah its bloody frezzing

[PR08RAD]

tomorrow meant to be even worse

[baser999]

  col_2 said:

i was thinking of taking a drive into london new years eve to watch the fireworks....

what are my chances of driving down the embankment or even parking???

or is it a stay away area???

Snowballs chance in hell, is the expression that comes to mind Col. Am back in work on Monday night and will post up precisely what time the roads are closing - usually very early - and just how far the exclusion zone goes out, even then got parking to think about. I went up by train last year as they do lay on a lot of late trains out of town but even then its a real pain - we were on Waterloo Bridge and it must have taken the best part of an hour to do the short walk along the Strand to Charing X station as you're all herded along between crush barriers. Personally wouldn't even think about the car m8y

[col_2]

  BASER999 said:

Snowballs chance in hell, is the expression that comes to mind Col. Am back in work on Monday night and will post up precisely what time the roads are closing - usually very early - and just how far the exclusion zone goes out, even then got parking to think about. I went up by train last year as they do lay on a lot of late trains out of town but even then its a real pain - we were on Waterloo Bridge and it must have taken the best part of an hour to do the short walk along the Strand to Charing X station as you're all herded along between crush barriers. Personally wouldn't even think about the car m8y

cheers baser my kids would love to go, & i understand its not going to be easy

[baser999]

  col_2 said:

cheers baser my kids would love to go, & i understand its not going to be easy

Hi Col, couldn't get hold of our plans for Wednesday night however you'll find everything you need, including road closure maps, at

www.london.gov.uk/newyea***ve/

Doesn't like linking ARS in years with E of eve

Have you thought about driving part the way then jumping a train?

Edited December 29, 2008 by BASER999

[col_2]

  BASER999 said:

Hi Col, couldn't get hold of our plans for Wednesday night however you'll find everything you need, including road closure maps, at

www.london.gov.uk/newyea***ve/

Doesn't like linking ARS in years with E of eve

Have you thought about driving part the way then jumping a train?

thanks baser, im working at the tate art gallery, which is right by the embankment, im not working wed &

i had chat with them & they kindly said i could park in there grounds, so im leaving earlier & going to make a day of it

& look round the gallery at same time

[fudge]

You wont get anywhere near the embankment by car mate. My son has gone up to watch the fireworks for the past 3 yrs and he said it's manic every year, but well worth it.

[col_2]

  skullfudge said:

You wont get anywhere near the embankment by car mate. My son has gone up to watch the fireworks for the past 3 yrs and he said it's manic every year, but well worth it.

cheers im going in morning so it should be ok getting in, i know im gonna have a problem getting out

but its got to be worth it i must be mad!!!!!!!

[granby]

  col_2 said:

cheers im going in morning so it should be ok getting in, i know im gonna have a problem getting out

but its got to be worth it i must be mad!!!!!!!

Did Col ever get back as we haven't heard anything from him since new years eve

[baser999]

  Granby said:

Did Col ever get back as we haven't heard anything from him since new years eve

Probably still queuing along the Embankment

[col_2]

  Granby said:

Did Col ever get back as we haven't heard anything from him since new years eve

im sorry to say i got back i had a brill time, i got in london easy parked up by 12midday, & left at 1am, got home at 3am

apart from being cold it was great, well worth going, i came home over vauxhall bridge, police done a great job in keeping the cars moving, saw some sites of people drunk along the streets, including someone on top of a double decker bus dancing naked lol, went in tate art gallery, took kids to trafager sq, then went to kensington high street for something to eat, then went to victoria & had drink in the duke of york by little ben, then walked down to embankment to get a good view about 6ish

[col_2]

  BASER999 said:

Probably still queuing along the Embankment

your team done a great job too baser, they were everywhere, i lost count how many times i saw blue lights on way home,

well done

Edited January 2, 2009 by col_2