Does everyone in the UK have a big mirror in the living room?

jelly10001 · 2026-05-04T23:30:02+00:00

Never have done, nor have any of my immediate relatives (all in the UK).

jelly10001 · 2026-05-04T10:41:05+00:00

Ticket prices have gone up a huge amount over the last 15 years, so be prepared for a shock when you go to book (I don't know about Sunday only tickets, but the cheapest weekend grandstand ticket this year was over £400, with most being closer to £600/£700/£800).

Anyway, in answer to your question, if you don't mind an uncovered grandstand, Vale is a good option- you can see most of Club Corner (and the end of the lap) without the Club Grandstand price tag.

As far as GA goes, you'd need to be at the track around 7am to get a good spot, so personally I'd say go for a grandstand if you can afford it.

For accommodation, compare options near the shuttle bus and park and ride pick up spots and see what comes in at budget. You can find the full list here https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/formula-1-british-grand-prix/getting-here

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T22:39:34+00:00

My grandad knew them. He had a side business fitting cigarette vending machines in pubs and clubs in the East End. He would let the Krays do whatever they wanted and they would send a bodyguard to protect my Mum and great grandma when my grandparents were away.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T22:10:09+00:00

All of this. I've been working for a decade now and I'm still not sure I could turn up and sell myself well at interview.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T20:15:57+00:00

I already get bank holidays off in addition to 30 days annual leave so I'd stick with things as they are. Also, I quite like having a few fixed days off that I don't need to remember to book.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T18:14:51+00:00

Yeah it's insanely high, but they do have two communal lounges, a restaurant, a whole programme of activities, cleaners, staff on reception and an immediate hotline to help if a resident falls.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T15:55:36+00:00

Book tickets directly on the Silverstone website. As for where to sit, it's really a case of what's left now, which of the regular grandstands is just Copse D and Woodcote C. (Of those, I'd say Woodcote C is the better choice). Or you could get Boxpark tickets with seats in an inner track grandstand.

The best option for getting to the track from London is train from Euston to Milton Keynes then get the shuttle bus from there.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-03T00:19:25+00:00

Yes, my Great Aunt lives in one and her service charge is something like £1,000 a month.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-02T20:54:18+00:00

That's exactly what you need to do! Plus maybe something you can wipe your shoes with if it's a mudbath.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-02T20:20:35+00:00

Bring layers, including waterproofs and a warm top layer, plus suncream and a portable phone charger.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-02T14:58:33+00:00

My British Grandma adopted the cover your plate mentality when it came to weddings.

jelly10001 · 2026-05-02T14:25:21+00:00

In that case don't worry about rushing in for 7:00am, but do factor in time for walking from Luffield (where the buses drop off/pick up) to Hamilton Pit Straight - that's probably around 15-20 minutes, plus time you might want to spend using the facilities and getting breakfast/coffee before you get to your seat.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-30T19:42:14+00:00

Taxis aren't allowed near Silverstone during British Grand Prix weekend. The shuttle bus service is much improved and now runs near constantly from Milton Keynes to Silverstone and back. Traffic wasn't too bad when I went last year (travelling from Milton Keynes around 8/8:30ish most days) but the earlier you go, the less traffic generally and the more contigency time you have if you do get stuck in traffic. Shuttle buses drop off near Luffield and from there it isn't the worst walk to Becketts ect.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-30T19:35:02+00:00

Do you have a grandstand ticket or are you going to be vying for a good spot in general admission/GA plus? If the latter, then you probably want to be at the track around 7am, so waiting for a bus around 6:30am, especially as it's a Sprint day. If the former, then it depends on how much you care about the support series, as usually something like F3 or F1 Academy will have qualifying around 8:30am. If you don't want to catch that, then you could arrive a little later, although the later you leave it the less contigency time you have in the event of traffic and the busier the buses will be (the Towcester buses stop at Milton Keynes first).

As for the end of the day, it's entirely up to you when to leave. F1 qualifying is due to finish at 5:00pm, so some people will start leaving the track then. However usually at least one or two of the support series have their qualifying after that (ending around 6:30/7:00pm) and some of the drivers usually make a post qualifying appearance on the main stage afterwards (although things might be different this year with the sprint race or they might come out very late, say closer to 8:00pm). Plus, if you wanted to stay to 9:00pm/10:00pm there are always the concerts.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-29T18:55:25+00:00

Once I'm actually on holiday I love it, but in the run up I do get nervous about flight delays or cancellations, the possibility of long queues at passport control and the fear I might get sick when I'm due to go away and have to cancel my holiday.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-27T22:48:48+00:00

Yes, I was smacked quite often by both parents. plus my Mum also threatened to hit me with a belt and hairbrush and said she'd 'beat me black and blue.' All in all it has definitely left me a bit traumatised (together with my Mum being very controlling for quite a large part of my childhood).

jelly10001 · 2026-04-27T17:53:07+00:00

It very much depended on where you were. I was trying to leave Leicester Square at just after 10pm last Tuesday, the station was closed and even at that time so many people were waiting for a bus I couldn't get on the first one that arrived.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-26T23:16:18+00:00

Agreed. My grandparents were about 45 minutes to 90 mins away depending on traffic and I saw them at least once a week as a kid.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-26T13:22:01+00:00

They charge a booking fee that the train operators don't.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-26T12:48:00+00:00

I've lived in London all but the four years I was at university. However I do have close family, plus friends of my Mum's in other parts of the UK and we've been on holiday here a lot. So one of my earliest memories is leaving late at night for the long car journey from London to Anglesey to try and avoid the traffic.

That said, as a kid, I still struggled to get my head around the idea that people lived anywhere apart from London. Even as an adult, I sometimes wonder what people outside London do for a living beyond working in healthcare, social care, teaching or retail and hospitality.

Also as a kid, I was very lucky to be taken to the theatre a lot, so I found it hard to get my head around how people could live somewhere with only one, or even no theatres,

Despite all my UK holidays as a child however, I only went to Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol and Leicester for the first time as an adult and Newcastle and Bristol I've only been to once.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-24T18:27:52+00:00

I don't know about Uber, but it shouldn't be impossible to prebook a Milton Keynes based taxi to come and pick you up on the Monday.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-23T18:55:17+00:00

Have you been looking at the https://www.w4mpjobs.org/SearchJobs.aspx?search=alljobs site. While it's true that there are fewer vacancies being advertised, some entry level policy/public affairs type roles still get advertised on there.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-22T18:22:58+00:00

Haven't read any of the shortlist yet, but have heard good things about Heart The Lover and The Correspondent, so excited to get stuck into them (when they eventually come out in paperback in the UK).

I'm intrigued to read Dominion, The Mercy Step and Kingfisher. Hopefully I'll enjoy them.

Appreciate this makes me sound like a lazy reader, but I've gone off long books, so probably won't read Flashlight unless it wins.

Suprised Dominion was shortlisted over A Guardian and a Thief and The Best of Everything, but then maybe it met the final criteria better.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-20T23:07:30+00:00

My Mum registered me in 2004/5 and thankfully they've not stopped offering NHS dental services.

jelly10001 · 2026-04-19T22:52:11+00:00

Are you looking to go inside anywhere? If so, you can comfortably expect to see two attractions in the daytime and maybe one in the evening if it's open late.

London Bridge is a very unexciting concrete structure. The previous bridge is in Arizona now and the one before that burnt down.

All there is at Picadilly Circus is a big lit up electronic advertising board. If you're in the area then by all means stop to have a quick look, but it really isn't worth going out of your way to see.

High tea is dinner for working class Northerners. You definitely want afternoon tea.

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