Nottingham - Trip to Nottingham

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:31 am

Hey,
Im thinking of heading over to nottingham for a few weeks,im coming from Ireland and would be flying to East Midlands airport.I wont have a car.Does anyone have any advice about getting to the course from the airport?Like which and what transport I can use to get to the course???buses/taxis....etc

Also is there still a campsite right beside the course?its been a while since I was there last........

Cheers
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Geebs · Post by **Geebs** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:15 am

There is a campsite within walking distance from the course which has full facilities including a small shop, showers, toilets etc.

How you would get to HPP from East Midlands I am not sure, I would have thought there was a train or bus service to the centre of Nottingham from East Midlands airport and a local bus should get you somewhere near HPP.

Apart from that I can not help, might be wothwhile giving HPP a ring for local information.

orange · Post by **orange** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:14 pm

http://www.skylink.co.uk/ this is best way to get from the airport to Nottingham town centre, then you need to get the number 11 bus, to Trent Boulevard, during the week it stops short of the centre so you will have a 5 minute walk. If you get off the skylink at Trent bridge you can get the 11 from outside Crumbs sandwich shop or just walk down Trent Boulevard to the Centre a 15 minute walk.
I hope this helps

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:56 pm

Cheers for all of that.Do you think that the bus wont mind me bringing a boat along??

trev · Post by **trev** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:43 pm

you can throw it on the roof-rack of the double decker...i'm sure they won't mind

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:38 pm

Skylink said they wouldnt bring a boat on the bus.....does anyone know of any other way of getting a boat from the airport to the slalom course,maybe a taxi company or something?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:49 pm

I'm sure if you post your time of arrival someone would be able to give you a lift.

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:34 pm

hmmm ok,I reckon if i just book the flights and take it from there.....ring a taxi or whatever......

Train2Win · Post by **Train2Win** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:19 am

There are plenty of paddlers living in Nottingham, who would be more than happy to give you a lift in return for a bit of petrol money which will be a lot cheaper than the cost of a taxi. If you post when you're gonna be arriving - date and time. I'm sure you'll get offers.

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:37 pm

Cool Ill do that.Cheers

104-1085837846 · Post by **104-1085837846** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:32 pm

Does anyone have a contact number for the campsite?also does anyone know how expensive it is?

steve · Post by **steve** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:05 pm

I'm gonna be in east-midlands at 8 tomorrow mornin with my slingshot and gear, how much is a cab? Are there any cheaper ways to the course?

Helpfull · Post by **Helpfull** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:21 pm

Just make sure your not on one of those cheap flights that gets in at midnight or something......

If you cant get a lift its only about an hour walk till you can hop on the river and paddle to HPP AND its all downstream.