Onslow

[Mine Explorer]

Originally Posted by rustexpert

I have found with more than one trip to get away from Onslow; I couldn't really do it all on the Monday evening. The best thing to do is sit tight and watch the chaos as everything else trickles out....

....stay over until the Tuesday morning when traffic is minimal and I find the morning rush hour/business traffic in proper daylight is less problematic than doing battle with the holiday returners in fading light....

....and the toilet providers were a bit keen taking all of them from the working field camping very early on the Monday evening; which the better half wasn't too happy about.

Yeah, they start herding together the thunder-boxes on a Monday night - but if you're prepared to walk, the proper flushing site loos are still functional for a while on the Tuesday morning.

Dispose of any rubbish on Monday night, because bins and skips dissappear sharpish, and the water main gets turned off at some point Tuesday morning so standpipes and the site loos can be dismantled (which can be a pain if you're busy trying to fill an engine at the time!)

Oh, and don't plan on a lie-in on a Tuesday either - there are tractors, front loaders, bin lorries and steam engines moving around from very early o'clock!
...In the case of lowy loaders heading for 'Dorset they can start running up air tanks and hitting the road at exceedingly early o'clock in the small hours.

[rustexpert]

I haven't seen the thunder boxes rounded up on the Monday evening before; not that it is a massive problem, that's what the chamber pot is for - when the thunder boxes are unfit to use. Fair play at Onslow they keep them in really a good state.
It is usually quiet on the Tuesday morning; tractors, lorries etc. I find don't disturb me. When the show is on usually somebody is cranking up the briefcase genny or revving motorbikes at 6.30 a.m. arrrrgggghhh!

[Mine Explorer]

Originally Posted by rustexpert

I haven't seen the thunder boxes rounded up on the Monday evening before; not that it is a massive problem, that's what the chamber pot is for - when the thunder boxes are unfit to use. Fair play at Onslow they keep them in really a good state...

The toilet quality is pretty good IMHO, and for those prepared to walk, there are proper flushing toilet blocks located near the beer tent. Although I didn't spot them this year, there is usually a shower facility in that area as well.

They were just going round emptying the elsan disposal points in the campsite areas when I left the site shortly before 6pm on Tuesday, by then there weren't any caravans/tents left in the camping areas, so there are still facilities for emptying 'the bucket' until late on to save taking it home.