Burghley Horse Trials

[flowerlady]

Do you think this is a lot for what you get? Considering that the Dressage day is always cheaper than the others anyway.

http://www.burghley-horse.co.uk/news/story.asp?NID=283

£135 I think is a lot for a parking space, lunch in a marquee and basically a cup of tea in the afternoon.?

Think what goodies you could buy from all the stalls

 

[Pearlsasinger]

But you forgot the 'coffee on arrival', that's what makes the difference, lol!

 

[flowerlady]

But you forgot the 'coffee on arrival', that's what makes the difference, lol!

Maybe they include a biscuit

 

[flowerlady]

If you book in advance it's £18 entry & parking. On the day it's £21. So I can easily buy a cup of coffee, get myself lunch when I want it (sandwiches even taken with me cos I'm tight as you may have gathered) A cup of tea for a lot less than £114

 

[JenHunt]

it is quite a lot when you think that a full membership for two people for the whole event is £140!

 

[flowerlady]

it is quite a lot when you think that a full membership for two people for the whole event is £140!

With full membership you also get in the members only tent I believe

So what would you spend the £114 on something for you or your ned

 

[JenHunt]

true flowerlady, you don't get into the presidents tent, but you'd have access to the members only for 4 days not just one in the presidents tent!

I'd spend the £114 on a lovely new fluffy numnah for my saddle, and a new breastgirth and see what I had left!

 

[ISHmad]

Blimey that price seems to have shot up from previous years. Think they will have to reduce that considerably or have a half empty marquee!

 

[Katie]

My dad helps out there (once he helped the tv people and saw famous riders ) and we get free tickets, they have the posh parking (closer to the event, sometimes you get a parking space where you can see an XC jump) but not the rest of the posh stuff, it is a FAB event. Loads of shops, most are horsy or horsy clothes, i like going on thursday + saturday cos you have nice not so busy shops, dressage AND pony jumping and saturday is exciting with XC

 

[Berpisc]

I can see it now.....someone turns up in their yard clothes for the day
A groups of us go for the 4 days with the membership package have a brill time and it costs less then that.