Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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.

What'sot like and what restrictions are there around the ground.

Thanking you in advance

Chris

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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 ;-)

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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 ;-)

I couldn't agree mo a more stupid and inconsiderate way of behaving (towards
us poor residents who actually have to live and work in the area) than driving
the whole way into Fulham's notoriously crowded streets and inflicting on us
the presence of your unwanted vehicle, I can hardly imagine.

Please, please, please do NOT drive to Fulham and do NOT park your car in our
already imossible-to-park-in-for-residents' streets. Also, please do NOT add to
the wall-to-wall traffic jams that are created for miles around at just the
times many of us are returning home (or tryng to but for the miles of traffic
jams) from work.

The sooner Fulham and Chelsea move their grounds to some quiet backwater where
their "fans" don't cause mayhem to anyoen within a 2-mile radius, the better.

Hardly ever in the history of human "sport" has so much misery been infected on
so many by so few.

Marc.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Mait001" wrote in message
...
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 ;-)

I couldn't agree mo a more stupid and inconsiderate way of behaving
(towards
us poor residents who actually have to live and work in the area) than
driving
the whole way into Fulham's notoriously crowded streets and inflicting on
us
the presence of your unwanted vehicle, I can hardly imagine.

Please, please, please do NOT drive to Fulham and do NOT park your car in
our
already imossible-to-park-in-for-residents' streets. Also, please do NOT
add to
the wall-to-wall traffic jams that are created for miles around at just
the
times many of us are returning home (or tryng to but for the miles of
traffic
jams) from work.

The sooner Fulham and Chelsea move their grounds to some quiet backwater
where
their "fans" don't cause mayhem to anyoen within a 2-mile radius, the
better.

Hardly ever in the history of human "sport" has so much misery been
infected on
so many by so few.

Marc.

So Chris,

a heartfelt 'welcome to London' from Marc there!

Giles ;-)

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"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

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Mait001" wrote in message
...

The sooner Fulham and Chelsea move their grounds to some quiet backwater
where
their "fans" don't cause mayhem to anyoen within a 2-mile radius, the
better.

Hardly ever in the history of human "sport" has so much misery been
infected on
so many by so few.

Marc.


Fulham FC have been at Craven Cottage (except for that unavoidable two-year
sojourn at Loftus Road) for over 100 years. How long have you been in the
area? I think they have as much right as anyone to be in SW6. Moving away
from their spiritual home would be the death of the club.

--
Richard

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

So Chris,

a heartfelt 'welcome to London' from Marc there!

Giles ;-)

Well, actually, Giles, Chris is welcome (despite my general dislike of football
fans) but his car is most certainly not.

Marc.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

Fulham FC have been at Craven Cottage (except for that unavoidable two-year
sojourn at Loftus Road) for over 100 years. How long have you been in the
area? I think they have as much right as anyone to be in SW6. Moving away
from their spiritual home would be the death of the club.

--
Richard


Actually, Richard, I have lived in the same house for my entire life (39
years), so would argue that my claim is at least as great.

At the time my parents bought this house (in 1963), football-generated car
traffic was virtually non-existent.

Now, it means that we can't leave the house on match days (we can't drive or
use public transport because of the traffic jams) and dare not return home
during weekday match times, unless we want to sit in the car for 2 or 3 hours
until the football fans have left.

Marc.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"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

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"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

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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.
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 6 November 2004 with new photos

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

Richard Rundle wrote:

Fulham FC have been at Craven Cottage (except for that unavoidable
two-year sojourn at Loftus Road) for over 100 years. How long have
you been in the area? I think they have as much right as anyone to be
in SW6. Moving away from their spiritual home would be the death of
the club.

Look at Reading as an example of what *can* be done if the willpower and
money is there. Elm Park was a small, scruffy, crowded ground in a tightly
packed residential part of town - a PITA for both fans and local residents.
The move (5 miles?) across town to the Madjeski gave the club a modern,
usable stadium with plenty of car parking and easy access to the M4. The
club is now flourishing in it's new home - whats not to like about that?

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

In message , Mrs Redboots
writes

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

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Richard Rundle wrote:

Fulham FC have been at Craven Cottage (except for that unavoidable
two-year sojourn at Loftus Road) for over 100 years. How long have
you been in the area? I think they have as much right as anyone to be
in SW6. Moving away from their spiritual home would be the death of
the club.

Look at Reading as an example of what *can* be done if the willpower and
money is there. Elm Park was a small, scruffy, crowded ground in a
tightly
packed residential part of town - a PITA for both fans and local
residents.
The move (5 miles?) across town to the Madjeski gave the club a modern,
usable stadium with plenty of car parking and easy access to the M4. The
club is now flourishing in it's new home - whats not to like about that?


Well, I travel to games via public transport, and in that regard the
Madjeski is a ****ing nightmare.

The cab fare from station to ground is one of the most expensive in the
division, while getting back to the station requires a long wait to go on
some ****y bus, 'cause no cab driver will come and pick you up.

BTN

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Mait001" wrote in message
...
Fulham FC have been at Craven Cottage (except for that unavoidable
two-year
sojourn at Loftus Road) for over 100 years. How long have you been in the
area? I think they have as much right as anyone to be in SW6. Moving away
from their spiritual home would be the death of the club.

--
Richard


Actually, Richard, I have lived in the same house for my entire life (39
years), so would argue that my claim is at least as great.

At the time my parents bought this house (in 1963), football-generated car
traffic was virtually non-existent.

Now, it means that we can't leave the house on match days (we can't drive
or
use public transport because of the traffic jams) and dare not return home
during weekday match times, unless we want to sit in the car for 2 or 3
hours
until the football fans have left.


Doesn't sound too different from when I used to go to Stamford Bridge in the
late-'60s/early-'70s. Except in those days you had large crowds of
skinheads - on foot of course and heading to/from the tube stations - to
negotiate.

I don't see how you can argue your claim is as great, though. Your argument
appears as valid as if some yuppy who bought into Fulham in the 80's wanted
your family to move away because you're reminiscent of when Fulham was a
toilet.


Shane

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

Doesn't sound too different from when I used to go to Stamford Bridge in the
late-'60s/early-'70s. Except in those days you had large crowds of
skinheads - on foot of course and heading to/from the tube stations - to
negotiate.

Did Wandsworth Bridge Road become log-jammed for up to 2 hours after each match
in those days? I certainly don't recall this, and I've been living here for 39
years.



I don't see how you can argue your claim is as great, though. Your argument
appears as valid as if some yuppy who bought into Fulham in the 80's wanted
your family to move away because you're reminiscent of when Fulham was a
toilet.



That's, with respect, utter rubbish. Firstly, my parents were amongst the first
private-owners in our stretch of road (since 1963), and it had been in
multiple-occupation when they bought it. By comparison to the dilapidated
Council houses on each side of and behanind ours it was (and is) a model of
smartness, and as for respectability, my parents were (and are) an epitome of
middle-class respectability, holding the spare keys for countless neighbours,
feedng their cats and fish when they are on holiday etc.

Leaving the ineptness of your comparison, I really don't see the comparison you
are trying to make.

I am not suggesting that Chelsea and Fulham F.C.s move because they are
football clubs - I have no time whatsoever for that "sport" but that is not my
complaint. My complaint is that the nature of their presence has fundamentally
CHANGED, in that a large number of extra cars inserted into this area once a
week (or whatever) is simply ridiculous and a major detriment to the quality of
life of those who live here. Planning consent for this type of development
would NEVER be granted nowadays - it would not even get past the environmental
impact stage.

Marc.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Mait001" wrote in message
...
Doesn't sound too different from when I used to go to Stamford Bridge in
the
late-'60s/early-'70s. Except in those days you had large crowds of
skinheads - on foot of course and heading to/from the tube stations - to
negotiate.

Did Wandsworth Bridge Road become log-jammed for up to 2 hours after each
match
in those days? I certainly don't recall this, and I've been living here
for 39
years.


It varied, but it was murder in almost every case - and it depended on how
many other London clubs were playing too. Of course, then, everyone played
3.00 PM Saturday.



I don't see how you can argue your claim is as great, though. Your
argument
appears as valid as if some yuppy who bought into Fulham in the 80's
wanted
your family to move away because you're reminiscent of when Fulham was a
toilet.



That's, with respect, utter rubbish. Firstly, my parents were amongst the
first
private-owners in our stretch of road (since 1963), and it had been in
multiple-occupation when they bought it. By comparison to the dilapidated
Council houses on each side of and behanind ours it was (and is) a model
of
smartness, and as for respectability, my parents were (and are) an epitome
of
middle-class respectability, holding the spare keys for countless
neighbours,
feedng their cats and fish when they are on holiday etc.

You seem unable to appreciate the point that the hypothetical argument is
meant to be baseless - just as, frankly, yours is. What the hell does your
family's *middle-class respectability* have to do with anything? Are you
failing to get the point that the hypothetical yuppy is supposed to be a
shallow prick?


Leaving the ineptness of your comparison, I really don't see the
comparison you
are trying to make.

I am not suggesting that Chelsea and Fulham F.C.s move because they are
football clubs - I have no time whatsoever for that "sport"

The national "sport", you mean?

but that is not my
complaint. My complaint is that the nature of their presence has
fundamentally
CHANGED, in that a large number of extra cars inserted into this area once
a
week (or whatever) is simply ridiculous and a major detriment to the
quality of
life of those who live here. Planning consent for this type of
development
would NEVER be granted nowadays - it would not even get past the
environmental
impact stage.


I don't really care about your complaint. You're a snob.


Shane

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

It varied, but it was murder in almost every case - and it depended on how
many other London clubs were playing too. Of course, then, everyone played
3.00 PM Saturday.

Point taken, but I can remember vast stretches of empty road, even around
3.p.m. on Saturday afternoons.

What the hell does your
family's *middle-class respectability* have to do with anything?

You, not me, were referring to yuppies or whatever wanting other longer-present
residents to leave since it reminded them of Fulham's previously humbler
status. I was merely pointing out that not ALL of the people who have lived in
Fulham since pre-yuppie days were guttersnipes, as you seemed to imply.

Are you
failing to get the point that the hypothetical yuppy is supposed to be a
shallow prick?

If that is your opinion, you are entitled to it. I know somevery nice yuppies,
some horrible ones and everything inbetween. The same for people of all classes
and backgrounds. I would NEVER resort to stereotypes as freely as you seem to.

- I have no time whatsoever for that "sport"

The national "sport", you mean?


Indeed, I regard it as a business where some dubious individuals make a lot of
money and a lot of hapless individuals are quite happy to give them that money.


I regard cricket as my national sport - as indeed did England until relatively
recently.

I don't really care about your complaint.

So why bother to interact with me?

You're a snob.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Marc.

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

Sir Benjamin Nunn wrote:

Well, I travel to games via public transport, and in that regard the
Madjeski is a ****ing nightmare.

Was Elm Park really that much closer to the station?

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Sir Benjamin Nunn wrote:

Well, I travel to games via public transport, and in that regard the
Madjeski is a ****ing nightmare.

Was Elm Park really that much closer to the station?


It was certainly easily walkable from Reading West.

--
Richard

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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

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

Richard Rundle wrote:

Well, I travel to games via public transport, and in that regard the
Madjeski is a ****ing nightmare.

Was Elm Park really that much closer to the station?

It was certainly easily walkable from Reading West.

D'oh!! I completely forgot about Rdg West!

Car parking around Craven Cottage
 

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.