The Camping Forum

[Wayne]

Can I start by saying that I'm really glad we hosting the Olympics in 2012 and I don't begrudge the amount of money that will be spent on it, I actually believe it will make more money for the country than it will cost.

However, its not of any interest to me at all and I will be planning my camp trips this year with care so I don't end up in busy area because of the Olympics.

So my question.

Will the Olympics be focused purely within London and between what dates, or will there be other areas between certain dates to be careful of.

My problem is crowds and queues, me and the OH can walk for hours over isolated hard going terrain without a crossword, but if we come into civilization and find ourselves in a tea shop with a queue 3 people deep we usually go to pieces and end up at each others throats, I kid you not

[Camp Moose]

full list of Olympic venues here.
http://www.london2012.com/venues

Here's the non-London ones.
Out of London venues

Brands Hatch

City of Coventry Stadium

Eton Dorney

Hadleigh Farm

Hampden Park

Lee Valley White Water Centre

Millennium Stadium

Old Trafford

St James' Park

Weymouth and Portland

[Wayne]

Brilliant, thanks.

We were actually thinking of Weymouth, but I'll be giving it a wide berth this year

[Rob-merlin1973]

What about Bournemouth matey

Sent from my NexusHD2 using Tapatalk

[nutgone]

Good thread. This will prove invaluable to me & others, no doubt.

I can't stand the olympics, but I'm not going to get into all that. Just glad I can avoid any crowds.

Now if only I could work out a way for avoiding any interruption of my TV watching
(actually, I don't watch much TV, so hopefully it won't be too interrupted).

[Wayne]

What about Bournemouth matey

Sent from my NexusHD2 using Tapatalk

As an alternative to Weymouth , I'll take a look

[Rob-merlin1973]

Especially early August..... may find someone you know nearby :whistle:

Sent from my NexusHD2 using Tapatalk

[Wayne]

Especially early August..... may find someone you know nearby :whistle:

Sent from my NexusHD2 using Tapatalk

[penny5]

Thanks Camp Moose!!

Not fond of the Olympics and the chaos. Might head to the Midlands for a 2 week break. Bournemouth?? Having second thoughts .

[Rob-merlin1973]

We will be in Bournemouth early August..... if you head towards the midlands at any time give us a shout :grin:


Sent from my HTC HD2 custom build