Towersey Camping 2008

Subject: Towersey Camping 2008
From: GUEST,Dazbo at Work
Date: 14 Aug 08 - 06:43 AM

Looking forward to Towersey in a week's time but having suffered the mud at Sidmouth anyone local know what the state of the camping fields is like at the mo (also bearing in mind that the BBC website is predicting lots of rain for Thame for the next five days)?

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: lady penelope
Date: 14 Aug 08 - 08:56 AM

Ooh, I dunno. But site 1 is a playing field, so I'm guessing that should be in fairly good nick. Sites 2 & 3 I'm guessing are going to be fairly muddy as they are used as pasture.

Anybody in that neck of the woods got any idea?

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Dave Earl
Date: 14 Aug 08 - 01:06 PM

If it rains it gets muddy - fact of life really.

Sorry! - but if campers are sensible (not too much vehicle movement etc)
it's survivable.

See you there Lady P -I'm stewarding in the Box Office again this year.

Dave

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Dazbo
Date: 14 Aug 08 - 03:17 PM

I agree Dave but if it's already looking quagmire-like I've contingency plans to implement;-)

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: lady penelope
Date: 14 Aug 08 - 04:55 PM

What, waders and an inflatable dinghy to sleep in?

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Dazbo
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 06:54 AM

Any updates?

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Dave Earl
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 06:58 AM

LTS said elsewhere:-

"Going reported as Good to Soft" at the end of last week

Dave

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: lady penelope
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 11:59 AM

Well, it's not going to have time to dry out appreciably even if it stops raining today. I would prepare for it to be definitely on the muddy if not wet side....

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: GUEST,flying scotsman
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 01:25 PM

As a Towersey festival goer for the past 15 years, it stands up pretty well to the rain. It gets very muddy in and around the entrances and the main thoroughfares but the camp sites themselves have always remained remarkably good. On the few occasions when the going has got tough, the organisers have been pretty quick with straw and duckboards to minimise the problem. A pair of wellies all you will need.

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Dazbo
Date: 19 Aug 08 - 03:51 AM

Thanks FS, I've been lucky enough so far to only be at Towersey in fine weather. The weather forecast is looking a bit better for the weekend:-)

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: GUEST,Dazbo at work
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 09:04 AM

For future reference the Towersey campsite seems to drain very well and rapidly too. Apart from a few patches (especially where cars went) the Saturday night/Sunday morning deluge dried out after 3 or 4 hours of sunny spells and a bit of a breeze.

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Mr Red
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 05:39 PM

The day visitor carpark was muddy when wet but by mid afternoon is was dry enough not to worry. The theory goes that the whole area is chalk as can be seen on the Chiltern cutting on the M40 not that far away. Fast drainage is consistent with that. Dunno about camping I was there for the Sunday, only. But Sheila had few complaints, showers were busy all day but apparently no queues at midnight.

Subject: RE: Towersey Camping 2008
From: Mr Red
Date: 27 Aug 08 - 05:44 PM

And no reports like at Shrewsbury last year where Shrewsbury in light colours showers were in between the main tent (and the imbibers) and the black painted loo-block. At night. Inevitably they were used as urinals!
Midnight shower not recommended at Shrewsbury.