Olympia - how are you getting there and what are your plans for the day?

[Supertrooper]

We're going by minibus, should get there by lunchtime. Pizza Express for lunch, trade stand shopping and then the performance.

What about you?

 

[biggingerpony]

Driving, having lunch at olympia... then shopping and performance

 

[Shantara]

Coach with the rest of the yard, I take a pack lunch, then shopping and performances

 

[galaxy]

driving, going Monday as you can get there early in the morning, so will hopefully be there 9-10am. Will watch some M&Ms, go shopping before it gets busy then watch the afternoon performance.

Can't wait!!!

 

[Supertrooper]

Just looking on google maps at the site. Where do they put the horse boxes as looks like there's not much parking?

 

[muddygreymare]

Well I'm going down on the train on wednesday, having a mini holiday and staying with my dad in his flat in London then going to Olympia on the monday. Plan is to spend the afternoon shopping then obviously the performance in the evening

 

[BijouBabe]

Driving. Shopping then the evening performance on the Saturday

 

[zoelouisem]

Im from Windsor so not to far, we usually drive 5 in the car and book a car park, its about 20-30 pounds but shared out thats not to bad. We aim to hit london just after 6 so we dont have to pay the congestion charge! Bit of shopping and watch the perfomance while eating my packed lunch as food there is ridiclasly priced!! This year im taking my year for the first time, she was supposed to go last year but as there was so much snow and i only had a fiesta didnt want to drive there and the trains were not running so gave it a miss!!! But my tickets are freebies through work so luckily hadnt fored out for them!!

Although i havnt booked the parking as been so disorganised for everything this xmas, so may have to train it up if its fully booked!!!

 

[BijouBabe]

Quick question, we have the car park booked for the evening performance. What time can we get in on the actual olympia tickets to go shopping? Thanks

 

[muddygreymare]

Quick question, we have the car park booked for the evening performance. What time can we get in on the actual olympia tickets to go shopping? Thanks

It's 12 I think, or it was last year. I'll check for you

 

[zoelouisem]

Quick question, we have the car park booked for the evening performance. What time can we get in on the actual olympia tickets to go shopping? Thanks

Not sure but it may say on your ticket or on the website.

 

[ceiron]

Not going this year but drove last year. Used parkonmystreet website and booked someones driveway 5 min walk away for 6 pound. Used to use train but was so much better and cheaper.

 

[muddygreymare]

Shopping village is open at 1pm for evening ticket people Went on the Olympia website

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

Grandad driving us so we dont get losed on the underground its only 45min drive straight into london,
do lots of shopping eat just before the performance then go watch the performance.
so excited

 

[galaxy]

. We aim to hit london just after 6 so we dont have to pay the congestion charge!(

When I drove 2 years ago it wasn't in the congestion charge zone... has this changed?

 

[zoelouisem]

When I drove 2 years ago it wasn't in the congestion charge zone... has this changed?

The way we drive we drive over the congestion charge, but it may not be the best way!! LOL Its the way the sat nav takes us. But im sure most places round there are in the zone!!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

It is just outside the congestion zone

The horseboxes are round the back - you only see them if you are in a car as you go out that way - the road is blocked off for them as they go to the loading bays of Olympia which are at the back of the halls

 

[Marydoll]

Flying down to be in london by lunchtime, check into hotel 5 mins from olympia then hit the tradestands, take the plunder back to the hotel grab a quick bite, then head back for the evening performance. Next day being spent having a mooch around london before getting the flight back home in the evening.
Ive never been to olympia before, so am winging it

 

[Spotsrock]

Monday. Train there and back. Pack up food to graze during the day then usually a pizza on way out and junk food all the way home!

 

[galaxy]

The way we drive we drive over the congestion charge, but it may not be the best way!! LOL Its the way the sat nav takes us. But im sure most places round there are in the zone!!

It is just outside the congestion zone

I go via sat nav too. Straight up M3 and over horrible rickety bridge.

 

[OldNag]

Driving down, picking up niecelet on the way, Aiming to get there aroudn 2.30, have a good trawl of the shopping village, have tea, get in our seats for the evening performance.

Haven't been for donkeys' years (should that be ponies' years?) so really looking forward to it. Can't wait to see the kids' faces, I think they will have a lovely time.

 

[Garfield1537]

Live in Surrey so will hop on the train - always love the squash on the way home esp if cold ; )

 

[unbalanced]

Lots of the horseboxes are parked offsite. You deliver your horse and get them settled then you have to take horsebox or trailer to another site then they bus you in and out. My YO went a few years ago to do M&Ms with her old horse. She didn't really like it because apparently normally at posh overnight shows (can you tell I only do the sort you hack to?) you can stay in the lorry to be really near your horse all the time while they are in a strange environment but at Olympia you had to stay really far away.

 

[NoltonSeaShell]

Does anyone know what time you can go in to the shopping village when you have evening performance tickets?

Thanks

 

[DougalJ]

Live in Surrey so will hop on the train - always love the squash on the way home esp if cold ; )

I'm coming up from Haywards Heath Sussex and a few years ago I got a train direct to Kensington Olympia....but don't seem to running direct anymore :0(

 

[muddygreymare]

Does anyone know what time you can go in to the shopping village when you have evening performance tickets?

Thanks

1pm

 

[Dubsie]

I can't wait, always wanted to go since I was about 10, and never been before. We're taking daughter and friend, so picking them up from school which finishes at 1 , and taking friend's mother too, have car park booked (tried the driveway parking website but no-one came back to me).
Then we're going to a cafe in Blythe Road (round the back) for a slap up but very cheap lunch, before going in to shop and then see the evening performance.

I can't wait

 

[I love my Spanish horse]

Im going up on the train on weds for the evening performence, only problem is had an operation to break and re-align the bones in my foot last thursday so will be doing the whole thing on crutches! Mad i know especially as going alone, but been looking forward to it for ages and will be damned if a broken foot will stop me, if anyone sees me in a heap somewhere though feel free to stop and pick me back up

 

[MissMincePie&Brandy]

I'm going on Wednesday
Still deciding whether to drive or train

 

[AMH]

Train and tube from SE London, get off at High St Ken and walk!

Going for Sunday afternoon performance - will be there waiting for the shopping village to open, then rushing in to get my plastic working!

How sad am I, I'm even considering buying a shopping village ticket for Monday night too, just to I can pick up some end of show bargains...