What to expect at the British Grand Prix
On track
It can be a bit daunting if you are visiting for the first time. After you have pitched up and settled in take a stroll and have a look round your chosen campsite and find out the best way to get to the track from where you are. The British Grand Prix is a very well organised event so there are plenty of entrance gates so the queue to get into the track usually keeps moving quite quickly. Have your tickets ready for inspection and your bags open. Take as little with you as possible as you will be there all day and into the night if you stop for the entertainment. You don’t want to be carrying loads of gear around. Get a map off one of the helpers around the track.
If you are general admission for the weekend check our where you want to watch the race from on the Sunday and pick your spot. This is best done on the Friday between the action. It’s about a five mile walk around the full circuit perimeter if you want to check out every possible spot to watch from. Friday’s are usually quiet and it gets busier as the weekend goes on.
If you are buying merchandise from your favourite driver or team this is best done on Friday too as you will have more time to browse the stalls which are all round the track. Drinks and food are quite expensive so if you are on a budget take your own into the track. I have heard reports of people being stopped with drinks at the entrance gates but this has never happened to us. Don’t take glass bottles they will not let you in with them.
Facilities
If you are camping at woodlands you are, at most, a fifteen minute walk from an entrance gate. They do have a little tractor pulled train to take you. The kids will love it but I find it quicker to walk down. Woodlands campsite itself has its own entertainment, bars and food outlets. It has a mini market which sells all the stuff you may have forgotten. There is a pub with a big screen which shows films and other sporting events if they are on while you’re there. The site also has fair ground rides and other such entertainment all at and extra charge.