Single day visiting MoD Abbey Wood

[Spearmint]

So I've heard parking is nigh on impossible with viable alternatives such as walking 20mins from the train station or catching a bus to near the building but what about safe parking (ie car will be in one piece sans yellow boot on the offside front wheel) nearby?

I don't mind the walking aspect but I intend to hop into my car once my business for the day is complete so don't fancy buggering about with public transport too much.

Help as always is very much appreciated.

 

[Barch]

Alot of the time it depends which builing you are visiting. I worked at Building 1300 in Bradley Stoke and parking was pleniful, trips to the main buildings was hit and miss but as with most places the earlier the better.

 

[Rocket_Ronster]

So... .... from the train station...

Help as always is very much appreciated.

Don't start sentences with so, and it's a railway station.

 

[Spearmint]

Don't start sentences with so, and it's a railway station.

So, the 1800's called and asked for one of its grammatical pedants to come home. One of the functions of ‘so’ at the beginning of a sentence is to initiate discourse. It means, ‘I’m about to tell you something' which I did. Additionally, there is nothing wrong with using 'train' in place of 'railway' as a descriptive for what sort of station it is.

Finally, if you live near Abbey Wood is your driveway available to park a car on for a hand job and a bag of chips?

 

[Rocket_Ronster]

So, the 1800's called and asked for one of its grammatical pedants to come home. One of the functions of ‘so’ at the beginning of a sentence is to initiate discourse. It means, ‘I’m about to tell you something' which I did. Additionally, there is nothing wrong with using 'train' in place of 'railway' as a descriptive for what sort of station it is.

Finally, if you live near Abbey Wood is your driveway available to park a car on for a hand job and a bag of chips?

No, no, and yes.

 

[Barch]

Alot of the time it depends which builing you are visiting. I worked at Building 1300 in Bradley Stoke and parking was pleniful, trips to the main buildings was hit and miss but as with most places the earlier the better.

 

[Oldstacker]

There are a grand total of about 20 visitors' car parking spaces; if you aren't in the visitors' carpark by about 0700 then forget it (or so I am told....), I don't do arriving that early. There is parking available at Bristol Parkway and you could get a train from there to Abbey Wood (1 stop) or simply get a train from wherever you are starting from..... A lot depends on the time of your meeting, I rarely go on a day trip these days and tend to stop over, using the Holiday Inn Express whenever possible and some people stay in the city centre and get a train in/out.

Parking on surrounding roads is almost impossible as well.

 

[Cornish_Pikey]

Try around here - https://goo.gl/maps/zwXGDc3K1ELei4A69

Then walk across the train bridge. Don't park in the local supermarket car parks as they watch to see you leave then ticket your car.

Or as said before Parkway park and ride to Abbey Wood.

Oh and wear a suit, people treat you much better.

 

[Spearmint]

Cheers all, looks like I'll use a local 'Train Station' and take it all the way to Abbey Wood station. It'll involve about 10hrs of pissing about so I'm in for a long day but hey ho.

 

[vim_fuego]

Google map Conygre Grove and thank me later...

 

[Spearmint]

Google map Conygre Grove and thank me later...

Cheers Vim!

So, the wheels were still attached when I got back to the car and it didn't cost me a hand job or a bag of chips after all!

I did however walk past the Train Station.