Tour De France Yorkshire

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Hi guys

We are off to Yorkshire to watch the first and second stages of the tour de france in July. Anyone know any good spots to park up along the routes? we aim to get there on the day before to hopefully find a spot to park

cheers Philip
 
We are in Huddersfield at the moment and there will be no where to park on the route. You would have to go on a campsite of which there are many being set up especially for the weekend of the Tour. They are running buses to watch the tour and there is a good camp site in Holmfirth. We have spoken to some of the organisers and they are making sure that no one is able to park up on the route.
Hope this helps.
 
The link here typifies the difference between England and France: http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/media/...ce_traffic_management_special_event_order.pdf . We need a whole raft of restrictions, it seems, to cover the event; in France they just let people sort themselves out! The excuse given is that Yorkshire's roads are very narrow - have they been to the Pyrenees???? Depressing, isn't it? Quite frankly, I don't think we deserve to be included in events like this - I will only be watching the TDF live in France! In England, it's the telly for me - but if you really do want to be there (and presumably at great expense) you might be interested in this Camping and Parking for The Tour de Yorkshire 2014 Yorkshire | Visiting the Dales
 
I want to go and watch it at the roadside in my m/h, 'a la Francais style', but tbh I don't think I can be bothered getting into arguments with the authorities. It'll just spoil the whole experience and upset the missus. I'll probably stay away and watch it on the TV.
 
Do ya know what really pee's me off is the way people round the route are just ripping punter's off, £75 per night for camping..Come on...People will be remembering the Yorkshire stage for all the wrong reasons.! Me, well i know a side Rd near to Hawes and will be trying that on the Friday night, or i may well go to Tanhill Pub, have a couple pints the cycle down to the Buttertubs pass, got a mate who's a warden in the area, and he's told me Holme Moss will be closed off from Midnight Saturday. They have no idea really and puts us to shame, I've been to France numerous times to see the tour, last time i cycled half up L'alp d'Huez to the "Dutch Corner" and wasn't any drama's,
and got mi sen on tv as well.!

jt
 
I live in Hawes and had a leaflet put through my door with the following information.

The Buttertubs will be closed from Friday evening while the roads around Hawes and Hardraw from 6am on Saturday.

The A684 to Hawes will be shut at 7am on Saturday.

Cyclists will be able to use the roads up to 3 hours before the race.
 
Unfortunately, David, they aren't! I have enjoyed the TDF many times in France (and, although the main race can pass very quickly if you are not on a mountain stage, the whole day is one big party) and I hope to many times in the future but I will be writing to the organisers urging them never to consider starting the race in England again unless they can get assurances from the authorities that people will be given the freedom to watch it. Things like this make us a laughing stock across Europe.
 
We live about 5 miles from the following event and are going to watch from there

Langsett Le Hub Camping | Tour De France Camping | Home

It is about £160 for Thursday to Sunday and that includes an extra parking space and 3 tickets to the beer festival. It is not cheap but at least they are trying to make it value for money. Oh and the tour actually goes past the field we will be camping in.
 
Seems like Sir Bradley Wiggins has decided not to ride this year tour, me I think he's lost his edge and age is catching up with him, although at his prime he was a probably the worlds greatest track rider ever. There is talk of him riding for Oraca Gren Edge later in the year though.!
My money again is on Froome (dog), to do the business again, Le Tour kicks off 4 weeks tomorrow.....Getting a bit giddy about it now.!

jt
 
we leave on the fourth straight to france to miss all the hectic ferry and tunnel traffic, we dont mind if we miss a couple of stages in uk. a nice leisurely drive down france, spend some time in annecy and walking in the alps before watching the stages then sauntering home, its a shame the councils dont support the sport in this country instead of creating barriers, me thinks the councillors have shares in red and white barrier tape and those big plastic crowd barriers, or am i just cynical. if anybody would like to meet up on the alp stages we are up for it,
cheers andy
 
It's an absolute rip off in Yorkshire, everyone looking to make money. Roads will be closed for hours, no parking allowed on the route. I for one will be leaving the van on my land and either walk to see it or better still turn on the tele.

They are closing the Stocksbridge bypass/Woodhead from Friday just in case a lorry has an accident on the route.

Roads in sheffield will be closed for hours before and after the race.

The best thing about the whole event if you live on the route you get your road resurfaced.

Jon
 
I live about 100 meters from Herries Rd, which has just been resurfaced some of it is smoooth like a babies bottom, and i could just walk from my house to watch em come past my house. But I want to get into the ambiance of it all, and round here a I actually don't think any one gives 2 hoots about the Tour. The Sheffield Council don't seem to be pushing this at all, hence why I'm heading for "Buttertubs" for Saturdays stage,and prob Bradfield near to Sheffield for Sundays stage.!

jt
 
Your best bet is Langsett reservoir, if you are getting there early, plenty of parking all round there, or in the estates near Linley, (Ainley Top) you should find somewhere, in Yorkshire we don't make a big song and dance about owt like this, so can't see most folks getting there too early.
 
And from the traffic ban they'll also get the impression that we can't afford to drive on them!
 
The thing is a lot of roads in Kirklees need resurfacing, just not the ones they are going to do, typical! hope its not coming out of the usual budget, instead of the roads that most urgently need doing. TBH sooner not have the upheaval.
 
yorkieowl said:
The thing is a lot of roads in Kirklees need resurfacing, just not the ones they are going to do, typical! hope its not coming out of the usual budget, instead of the roads that most urgently need doing. TBH sooner not have the upheaval.
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Not long ago Kirklees council said they would have to start closing roads because they couldn't afford to repair them.
Yes the tour roads have been repaired out of the normal budget.
Great around here innit.
 
Topher said:
I live in Hawes and had a leaflet put through my door with the following information.

The Buttertubs will be closed from Friday evening while the roads around Hawes and Hardraw from 6am on Saturday.

The A684 to Hawes will be shut at 7am on Saturday.

Cyclists will be able to use the roads up to 3 hours before the race.
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Are you the house by the Petrol station with the Motorhome outside?
 
Well seen as it runs right past my daughters at Grenoside, i am going up there, i'm not bothered about it but i would like to see my grandchildren watch it. I'm going to put my van outside her house.

BTW, we was getting all our roads re surfaced any way, its just the route has got priority, and about time, its not called pot hole city for nothing.

We will have a new campsite in Greno woods off the back of this, so if the car park is on the POi's i can guarantee there will be no overnight signs up very soon.
 
Fazerloz said:
Not long ago Kirklees council said they would have to start closing roads because they couldn't afford to repair them.
Yes the tour roads have been repaired out of the normal budget.
Great around here innit.
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Yes brilliant....not :sad: :sad: :sad:
 
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