Santa Pod and MHs

[DesmoDog]

One of my pleasures in life is a day at Santa Pod to see the racing, but it’s quite a drive from our place down here on the South coast near Petersfield.
So a day out there usually involves a really early start, a long drive in the Land Rover or what feels like a longer ride on a motorcycle, then the same to get home after. All the time living off rubbish food and drink.

I’ve never fancied setting up tent and camping there because of the limited and frankly unsanitary facilities, but I’m thinking the experience would be far better in our Van with my own Toilet, Shower, and cooking facilities.

Has anyone done it?
Or indeed used a site reasonably close by as a base instead?

Ta.

 

[Lenny HB]

I think funflair went recently.

 

[Just smiffy]

Looking at maps it looks like a of caravans and motorhomes around the track ….

 

[VXman]

Looking at maps it looks like a of caravans and motorhomes around the track ….

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Could be competitors though???

 

[VXman]

Yes I think you can take your motorhome

To be fair - it's on the Santa Pod website and was an easy Google Search of 'Santa pod camping'

Here you go - click on the link below...

Camping | Drag Racing At Santa Pod Raceway UK - Motorsport & Car Show Venue

Multi Day Tickets Access is from 8am on the first day to 1 hour after racing finishes on the last day. Camping is not available on the last day of the ticket

santapod.co.uk

 

[Tombola]

Yep, campers and tents etc allowed to stay.
Must have multi day tickets

 

[Bobby-gg]

Yup, we pop down to the pod most years for the Dragstalgia event, turn up and they normally squeeze you in somewhere, it can get quite tight for popular events, we've never had any bother, usually get good/interesting neighbours and nearby the track embankment to wander back and forth easily - although one year we did end up behind a make-up artists tent with a generator running until 10pm and it was the year the rain smashed down so spent most of the Saturday in our awning watching the live steam waiting for the clouds to break

 

[DesmoDog]

Yes, a lot of the teams are in caravans or Motorhomes.
The public camping area is most of the darker green field between the main entrance and where it says RAF Podington on your image.

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[DesmoDog]

Thanks
I was looking for personal experience if the 'campsite' rather than anything off the website.
I see lots of MHs, Caravans and Tents set up every time I go, but that doesn't mean it's a good experience for them.

The Public facilities for day visitors are, to put it politely, lacking in sophistication and sanitary attention, which is why I've never camped there.

 

[Manic]

If you’re a camping and caravan club member this site isn’t far from Santa Pod , I would think it would be a better option than staying on site.

Sharnbrook - Treetops - The Camping and Caravanning Club

www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk

 

[VXman]

Thanks
I was looking for personal experience if the 'campsite' rather than anything off the website.
I see lots of MHs, Caravans and Tents set up every time I go, but that doesn't mean it's a good experience for them.

The Public facilities for day visitors are, to put it politely, lacking in sophistication and sanitary attention, which is why I've never camped there.

That's typical motorsport . My van is fully self contained so facilities really do really bother me.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Last time I went they said my Motorhome was far to slow to compete on the strip

 

[funflair]

I think funflair went recently.

Indeed we did, I think it's two days entrance to get one night camping, we were near the wind turbines on the photo in post #3 but it depends on how many days you have booked as to where they put you, from where we were you can walk straight through the pits and then onto the track viewing, plenty of stuff going on and I would rather be onsite than a bit remote in a campsite, we got there early and got a pitch no problem but its first come first served and you can forget about 3 metres never mind 6 metre spacing.

Did we enjoy it? Yes.

Would we go again? If we were big into drag racing Yes no problem we would do the same again.