Aldershot tickets

[Benzel]

Going from Swindon at 4 should be ok right?

[Ralphy]

Personally, I'd stick to the M25, I think...because everywhere is going to be congested at that time.  Wouldn't try to be too clever about it.  Your alternative route takes you through Oxford, Newbury and Basingstoke, all of which are going to busy as well.  I have a number of alternative routes I take to get up on to the M40 when I know the M25 is going to be busy, but don't think any of them are going to help during rush hour on a weekday.

I'll leave at 3pm, should get there by 4:30 to 5:00 ?

[Ardiles]

I'd say you'll be fine with that.  Google Maps now has a real time traffic facility on its route planner.  Assuming you're somewhere near Banbury, the route advised is, as expected, via the M25 - and the journey time showing right now (ie height of rush hour) is 1:44, up from 1:34 in perfect traffic.  And for what it's worth, Google thinks your Newbury/Basingstoke alternative would take approx 15 mins longer.

http://g.co/maps/9djxu

[Ralphy]

Chipping Norton to Oxford on the A44 will be my route.

[Ardiles]

In which case your A34 route starts to make more sense.  At the risk of sounding like a complete anorak, I'd suggest the following:

A44 to Oxford
A34 to M4
M4 to Reading (J11)
A33 to the end of the dual carriageway section on the Berkshire/Hampshire border
B3349/B3011 to Hartley Wintney
A323 to Aldershot

This incorporates some of the route I use to get up to Swindon and the M4 from Farnborough.  Don't be put off by the B roads...they're fairly quick.

[Ralphy]

Just been reading the Aldershot forum.

Apparently we're all pig botherers and ride around on tractors.

[TheMajorSTFC]

Great stuff, I expect Gills to sell out as well (should the game go ahead)...allocation around 2k for that?

*Edit: This comment was given before the pikies decided they wouldn't be paying their police bill!

[cheltred69]

Just been reading the Aldershot forum.

Apparently we're all pig botherers and ride around on tractors.

Swine-dun - I see what they've done there = genius 

[Abrahammer]

Another option is Oxford > A34 > Newbury > A339 > Basingstoke > M3 > Aldershot.

Any Berkshire/Hampshire locals advise ?

This Berkshire/Hampshire local totally recommends this route, faster and much less millage than the M25 route. Could get busy around B'stoke at rush hour but no route is perfect for this trip.

[bigbobjoylove]

Just been reading the Aldershot forum.

Apparently we're all pig botherers and ride around on tractors.

Do they see us as rivals or something?

[Ralphy]

Reading are their traditional rivals but that's from Reading's Elm Park days.

[tans]

Aldershot town 1992

[Ardiles]

I actually quite like Aldershot, if only because they're the polar opposite of Franchise FC.  The club went bust 20 years ago, so they reformed in the Non-League, spent years playing local derbies against Farnborough and Woking and finally made it back in to the League under their own steam.

Not that any of that will stop me wanting to celebrate our promotion at their place though.

[ChalkyWhiteIsGod]

I actually quite like Aldershot, if only because they're the polar opposite of Franchise FC.  The club went bust 20 years ago, so they reformed in the Non-League, spent years playing local derbies against Farnborough and Woking and finally made it back in to the League under their own steam.

Not that any of that will stop me wanting to celebrate our promotion at their place though.

This, they actually don't mind admitting it's a different club unlike the Slave Traders from 1982 down the road.

[suttonred]

This Berkshire/Hampshire local totally recommends this route, faster and much less millage than the M25 route. Could get busy around B'stoke at rush hour but no route is perfect for this trip.

Yeah i use the reverse of that route if the m3 is jammed when i drive down for home games.