Please, please, please do NOT drive to Fulham and do NOT park your car in our
already imossible-to-park-in-for-residents' streets.

Marc.

Who do you inflict your car on when you drive somewhere or do you go
everywhere by public transport?

Kevin

Who do you inflict your car on when you drive somewhere or do you go
everywhere by public transport?

Kevin

I make sure that there is somewhere to park (preferably off-road) before I even
think about driving somewhere.

But, supposing my answer was "I don't have a car" - as it would have been for
the vast majority of my childhood (between 1975 and 1982) when my parents chose
not to have a car? That would not, in my view, make me a morally superior
person: the trick is to drive only when necessary - I certainly wouldn't drive
half the length of England to attend a football match!

Marc.

"Stimpy" wrote in message
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Christopher Hay wrote:
Hi all,

I am after some info on car parking around Craven Cottage, Fulhams
home ground (if you didn't know)

I am going to be driving down from Newcastle and will be driving
straight back after the game on Tuesday night which is Australia vs
Norway.

Treat yourself to first class on GNER and get the tube to Fulham. Dinner
in the restaurant car on the way down and a few beers (and a kip) on the
way
back ;-)

Unfortunately the last train from Kings Cross to Newcastle is at 2200 so
that is not an option unless he wants to miss the second half.

A more realistic option would be park at a tube station and get a train from
there. Finchley Central would be fairly easy to get to from the M1 and there
would be no trouble finding a space once the commuters have gone.

Peter Smyth

Peter Smyth wrote:
"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

Christopher Hay wrote:

Hi all,

I am after some info on car parking around Craven Cottage, Fulhams
home ground (if you didn't know)

I am going to be driving down from Newcastle and will be driving
straight back after the game on Tuesday night which is Australia vs
Norway.

Treat yourself to first class on GNER and get the tube to Fulham. Dinner
in the restaurant car on the way down and a few beers (and a kip) on the
way
back ;-)


Unfortunately the last train from Kings Cross to Newcastle is at 2200 so
that is not an option unless he wants to miss the second half.

A more realistic option would be park at a tube station and get a train from
there. Finchley Central would be fairly easy to get to from the M1 and there
would be no trouble finding a space once the commuters have gone.

Peter Smyth


I agree. I used to live in Putney. it's all resident permit parking,
plus they will be checking on a match day. Parking, no chance.

"James Looker" wrote in message
...
Peter Smyth wrote:
"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

Christopher Hay wrote:

Hi all,

I am after some info on car parking around Craven Cottage, Fulhams
home ground (if you didn't know)

I am going to be driving down from Newcastle and will be driving
straight back after the game on Tuesday night which is Australia vs
Norway.

Treat yourself to first class on GNER and get the tube to Fulham.
Dinner
in the restaurant car on the way down and a few beers (and a kip) on the
way
back ;-)


Unfortunately the last train from Kings Cross to Newcastle is at 2200 so
that is not an option unless he wants to miss the second half.

A more realistic option would be park at a tube station and get a train
from there. Finchley Central would be fairly easy to get to from the M1
and there would be no trouble finding a space once the commuters have
gone.

Peter Smyth
I agree. I used to live in Putney. it's all resident permit parking,
plus they will be checking on a match day. Parking, no chance.

Is there any car parks that are near by. Is there one in Hammersmith?

As others have said I would have caught the train or driven down and stayed
at a hotel but time and money constraints make those options impossible and
there are also no trains once that match is finished that will get us home.

Chris

James Looker wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 13 Nov 2004:

I agree. I used to live in Putney. it's all resident permit parking, plus
they will be checking on a match day. Parking, no chance.

What about that huge car-park off Seagrave Road, where the South-Western
hospital used to be, many years ago. It is used mostly when there are
exhibitions at Earl's Court, but it's not all that far from Craven
Cottage - maybe a tad far to walk, but there are buses.
--
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James Looker wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 13 Nov 2004:

I agree. I used to live in Putney. it's all resident permit parking, plus
they will be checking on a match day. Parking, no chance.

What about that huge car-park off Seagrave Road, where the South-Western
hospital used to be, many years ago.

Closes at 8.00pm, before the match even starts, unless there is
something late on at Earls Court, which I don't think there is.

It is used mostly when there are exhibitions at Earl's Court, but it's
not all that far from Craven Cottage - maybe a tad far to walk, but
there are buses.

The buses don't move on match days! The District line from West Brompton
(right by the car park) to Putney Bridge (10 minutes walk from Craven
Cottage) would be a better bet - but the OP would need to check opening
times carefully, since I don't think that car park would normally be
open in the late evening.

--
Paul Terry

"Peter Smyth" wrote in message
...

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Christopher Hay wrote:
Hi all,

I am after some info on car parking around Craven Cottage, Fulhams
home ground (if you didn't know)

I am going to be driving down from Newcastle and will be driving
straight back after the game on Tuesday night which is Australia vs
Norway.

Treat yourself to first class on GNER and get the tube to Fulham.
Dinner
in the restaurant car on the way down and a few beers (and a kip) on the
way
back ;-)

Unfortunately the last train from Kings Cross to Newcastle is at 2200 so
that is not an option unless he wants to miss the second half.

A more realistic option would be park at a tube station and get a train
from there. Finchley Central would be fairly easy to get to from the M1
and there would be no trouble finding a space once the commuters have
gone.

Peter Smyth


Do you know how secure (ie CCTV) the car park for that tube station or
others are?

Chris