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

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 ;-)

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.

"Mait001" wrote in message
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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 ;-)

"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.

"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

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.

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.

"James Looker" wrote in message
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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