natedammit Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 8:34 PM, Sebster118 said: London Overground Heads-Up And down. And left and right. Sometimes diagonally. Sorry, I couldn't resist any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1970 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 On the day changes can even mean the guest only stays half a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjbleming Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Chris1970 said: On the day changes can even mean the guest only stays half a day. Not necessarily the only reason. Found out on the Saturday morning last year Chris Judge was doing an extra shoot in the morning as he had to go home early on the Friday as he wasn't well. Fortunately we were able to get his shoot done in the morning instead of the afternoon and freeing us up some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1970 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Half day can mean either before or after lunch (so to speak) I have had both of those but they worked out well, as long as you are in place the whole day. I think this is the key to go by until we have the full schedule.. be ready for any hour of the day. Edited July 4, 2018 by Chris1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 19 hours ago, Mayhem said: To add, the service runs every 15 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to get there. Note that some services then carry on further south to the coast, and don’t terminate at Gatwick, so make sure you get off in plenty of time Will do, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboots Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Didn't think this was going to affect me, but just realised it will. :-( I'm coming from the Wirral, and with Liverpool Lime Street also being closed (this journey is cursed, I tell you) the route i had booked was Birkenhead > Chester, Chester > Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes > Olympia. As I've only been to London once before, and not on the train, can anyone offer me any advise, please, on how on earth I get there now? Where would be best to head to from Milton Keynes? I'm staring at Underground maps, and nothing is making sense!! Edited July 24, 2018 by bigboots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fissijo Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 There is also a strike on SWR - not sure how it will affect getting into London on Saturday for those of us in the south. I think it only affects Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboots Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, bigboots said: Didn't think this was going to affect me, but just realised it will. :-( I'm coming from the Wirral, and with Liverpool Lime Street also being closed (this journey is cursed, I tell you) the route i had booked was Birkenhead > Chester, Chester > Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes > Olympia. As I've only been to London once before, and not on the train, can anyone offer me any advise, please, on how on earth I get there now? Where would be best to head to from Milton Keynes? I'm staring at Underground maps, and nothing is making sense!! From what I can see, I'll have to do Milton Keynes > Euston (I hope my ticket allows me to do that!), then on the Underground Euston > Victoria > Earl's Court > High Street Kensington. I assume I'll have to pay for the Underground. Does that all sound right to any Underground users? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechuck71 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, bigboots said: From what I can see, I'll have to do Milton Keynes > Euston (I hope my ticket allows me to do that!), then on the Underground Euston > Victoria > Earl's Court > High Street Kensington. I assume I'll have to pay for the Underground. Does that all sound right to any Underground users? i'm coming from Glasgow on the saturday into Euston so head from euston to earls court and from earls court straight to olympia ( i think an all day ticket is around £8 - £10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptpugwash Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, bigboots said: From what I can see, I'll have to do Milton Keynes > Euston (I hope my ticket allows me to do that!), then on the Underground Euston > Victoria > Earl's Court > High Street Kensington. I assume I'll have to pay for the Underground. Does that all sound right to any Underground users? im from mk i normally get off at barons court and walk, its about 10 minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicAvatar Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 20 minutes ago, fissijo said: There is also a strike on SWR - not sure how it will affect getting into London on Saturday for those of us in the south. I think it only affects Saturday. Oh, no. *prays it won't affect journey* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechuck71 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, cptpugwash said: im from mk i normally get off at barons court and walk, its about 10 minutes would baron's court be easier for me from Euston? or am i best just to do it the way i planned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debjovi Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Whats the best way to get there from Victoria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptpugwash Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 25 minutes ago, charliechuck71 said: would baron's court be easier for me from Euston? or am i best just to do it the way i planned? i just prefer it as its less busier and just as easy, you just walk down the street to the olympia, the kensington station gets really busy and very congested at times for my liking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboots Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 56 minutes ago, charliechuck71 said: i'm coming from Glasgow on the saturday into Euston so head from euston to earls court and from earls court straight to olympia ( i think an all day ticket is around £8 - £10 Superb, thank you! 54 minutes ago, cptpugwash said: im from mk i normally get off at barons court and walk, its about 10 minutes Thank you for this - I'll have a look where it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechuck71 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) yeah but your only coming off at kensington so its not so bad right? Edited July 24, 2018 by charliechuck71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 3 hours ago, bigboots said: From what I can see, I'll have to do Milton Keynes > Euston (I hope my ticket allows me to do that!), then on the Underground Euston > Victoria > Earl's Court > High Street Kensington. I assume I'll have to pay for the Underground. Does that all sound right to any Underground users? Or Euston -> Oxford Circus -> Central line Shepherds Bush -> walk to KO! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Nut Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 If you don't mind a short walk, Shepherds Bush (Central Line), Earls court and Barons Court (Piccadilly and District line) are all a 10 - 15 minute walk from Olympia If you are less able to walk (or don't want to), get to Hammersmith Tube Station (via District(Green) , Piccadilly (Dark Blue) or Circle / Hammersmith and City (Yellow and Pink) lines) and get the number 9, 10 or 27 bus from the bus station. They stop right outside Olympia and run every 5 - 10 minutes. Hammersmith and Earls Court stations both provide step free access from the train to the street level. For those who don't normally use the underground / buses, you can use a contactless card on them all and you will only be charged up to a maximum day travelcard rate for your total journeys that day. You don't need to buy a separate ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 38 minutes ago, Astro_Nut said: If you don't mind a short walk, Shepherds Bush (Central Line), Earls court and Barons Court (Piccadilly and District line) are all a 10 - 15 minute walk from Olympia If you are less able to walk (or don't want to), get to Hammersmith Tube Station (via District(Green) , Piccadilly (Dark Blue) or Circle / Hammersmith and City (Yellow and Pink) lines) and get the number 9, 10 or 27 bus from the bus station. They stop right outside Olympia and run every 5 - 10 minutes. Hammersmith and Earls Court stations both provide step free access from the train to the street level. For those who don't normally use the underground / buses, you can use a contactless card on them all and you will only be charged up to a maximum day travelcard rate for your total journeys that day. You don't need to buy a separate ticket. It would be best not to use Barons Court on Sunday morning, the bike race is going along that road, the station is on the south side of the road and you need to get over to the north side but there may not be any crossing points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydan182 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Not too sure what exactly is going on so... We're driving to Wimbledon and then training from there to Kensington. Will any of these strikes/engineering works affect us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, crazydan182 said: Not too sure what exactly is going on so... We're driving to Wimbledon and then training from there to Kensington. Will any of these strikes/engineering works affect us? If you are going Saturday or Sunday, then yes. It will not affect you if you are going Thursday or Friday though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 21 hours ago, bigboots said: From what I can see, I'll have to do Milton Keynes > Euston (I hope my ticket allows me to do that!), then on the Underground Euston > Victoria > Earl's Court > High Street Kensington. I assume I'll have to pay for the Underground. Does that all sound right to any Underground users? Your ticket may not allow you into Euston, it depends on what it says on it. If it says Travelcard, then you'll be fine, but if it is literally says Birkenhead to Kensington Olympia, then no, it won't allow it. If it says the latter, my advice would be to go to a station before the travel day and get it changed so you can get a refund and then a swap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydan182 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, one of vicky's bfs said: If you are going Saturday or Sunday, then yes. It will not affect you if you are going Thursday or Friday though. Damn. Better get to planning then. I'm guessing we should head up earlier then and it will be replacement buses and the like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, crazydan182 said: Damn. Better get to planning then. I'm guessing we should head up earlier then and it will be replacement buses and the like? Bare in mind that some buses may not be running due to the bike ride as well on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechuck71 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, one of vicky's bfs said: Bare in mind that some buses may not be running due to the bike ride as well on Saturday. the bike ride is on both saturday and sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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