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Further info: that’s a lie!! On-line it’s still plus £5!!!!
Payment Processing Fee with Postage (if any) for this order will be £5.00
GRHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ive only been there once and wasnt exactly bowled over. A strange course which is better on TV (which is rare)
I parked at one of those shopping parks ten mins walk away. Carpetright sort of place, just up the road. Wasnt a problem
Do they not watch out for racegoers parking there? Our local Tesco is right next to the football ground and they do fine people for parking on match days who are obviously going to watch the footy…
Maybe, but i just took a chance and nothing happened
They were probably looking for hubcaps instead….
Not much is going right for Aintree this year – no park and ride and now no trains for the first two days if the strike announced today goes ahead.
AP
I can’t believe they have called this national railway strike for the first two days of the National meeting, how the hell am I supposed to travel up from London now? If I got my hands on that union bloke Bob Crowe…..
Oh dear! That’s even worse! I’m going to get a parking ticket and hope I don’t get stuck there trying to get off at the end of the day. The Park and Ride was SO easy … Aintree did get someone from the jockey club to phone me but I was out and unfortunately the email address he left has been written down incorrectly …
Ten Plus,
If you want to pursue it, I find that an email sent to <info@jockeyclubracecourses.com> normally gets forwarded on to the best person to provide a response.
AP
It does go from bad to worse. We had decided to drive to either Ormskirk or Southport on Thursday and get the train. Now I’ve rung Aintree and guess what the extremely unhelpful lady said "it’s Merseyrail’s problem not ours" – I was gobsmacked! I wish I had "recorded telephone calls for training purposes". I explained that Aintree was encouraging people to use the train but still got the "it’s not our problem response". So with much regret bought a hellishly overpriced with booking fee and special delivery car parking ticket for Thursday.
Have you thought of going on to Google Earth and if you follow the map from either the M57 or the M6 and come down the East Lancs.(A580) Road. At the end of the E.Lancs. Road turn off (right) toward Fazakerly Hospital – maybe park (small fee – couple of quid) there and walk for about 15/20 minutes. If you drive along Long Lane you’ll see a Superstore (Taskers) Car Park which should be safe enough.
K
Too late for me now, Ken’s suggestion, but will bear in mind for next year if there is more of this chaos! Like Ten Plus I just hope we get out a darn sight quicker than we did on Beecher Chase day – our digs in Southport are quite particular about checking in times. Once I’ve calmed down I’ll follow AP’s suggestion I think and email Jockey Club Racecourses.
At least now Aintree have woken up to the fact they have to do something and a notice is up and running on the website!
Out of interest, does anybody have any idea how long it will take a coach to get away from the Steeplechase coach car park after teh last race and put distance between itself and the traffic surrounding the course – heading towards the M6 ?
Have been before but never on a coach and especially one parked in the centre of the course.
Cheers, Lee
Just to add to the problems, here’s some info from the BBC local road works listing that a local has just pointed me at via an email:
A59 Merseyside – Rice Lane closed outbound due to roadworks between Cavendish Drive and A5098 Hornby Road, in Liverpool. Diversion in operation – via Breeze Hill, Southport Road, Hornby Road
The A59 is the main road from the centre of the city out to Aintree and Rice Lane is about one mile south of the racecourse. And these works are scheduled to continue until May 31st.
So that’s the fast bus from the city idea holed below the waterline ……
AP
I have had an email from:
Mark Mackin
Operations
Aintree Racecourse
Liverpool
L9 5AS
01515232600
mark.mackin@thejockeyclub.co.ukPLEASE let the powers that be know how the racing public feel.
I have now booked tickets and parking for Thursday and I hope it all goes smoothly but given the possible train strike, road works, no park and ride – it’s anyone’s guess! I may still be there on Friday!!!Normally takes me 75 mins by train and bus but now it could take about 3 hours going all the way by bus.
Maybe Aintree should build a huge campsite so its possible to stop over.
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