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Anyone know how grim the traffic is on this notorious bit of road these days? Have I got to set off at 3 in the morning with two young children to miss it? |
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"Anyone know how grim the traffic is on this notorious bit of road these days? Have I got to set off at 3 in the morning with two young children to miss it? "
Very unpredictable and it doesn't take much to shut it. Last Saturday I was stationary for @ 1hr southbound between 13 & 14 due to a coach fire. 15 down past 20 is frequently heavy and slow moving.. |
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"Anyone know how grim the traffic is on this notorious bit of road these days? Have I got to set off at 3 in the morning with two young children to miss it?
Very unpredictable and it doesn't take much to shut it. Last Saturday I was stationary for @ 1hr southbound between 13 & 14 due to a coach fire. 15 down past 20 is frequently heavy and slow moving.."
Yes down from 15 is where it gets heavy, isn't it? What's the latest you'd say we could be on it before it builds right up? And thanks for the real time info |
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"Obviously you can't predict an accident, but I used to drive along it mid-afternoon and never had problems. I guess it depends on what time of day you want to go."
We can get into Pontins Weston Super Mare from 12. |
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"Look on the internet before you set off.
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Good suggestion. I need to plan a bit in advance though with two children. Bearing in mind taht last weekend was b/h I'm gonna see if there's a site saying how it's been over the last few weeks. Thanks |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Isn't the motorway likely to be equally busy regardless of whether you take two children or not? "
Yes but do I get them up in the middle of the night (which is what I've done other times without them) to miss bumper-to-bumper traffic for miles and miles or risk it at a more civilised hour? That's why I'm asking for up to date info. I haven't done the trip for a year or two. |
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it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that |
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"it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that"
Good idea but I'm on a super sore-away Sun holiday. It's the only way I can afford to take the kids away during summer hols. Maybe when they're a bit older. We wanna go camping in West Wales too. Some great camp-sites and beaches |
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"it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that
Good idea but I'm on a super sore-away Sun holiday. It's the only way I can afford to take the kids away during summer hols. Maybe when they're a bit older. We wanna go camping in West Wales too. Some great camp-sites and beaches "
well in that case set off early and pace yourself plenty of stuff in the car for when you are stationery but i hope you dont get caught up. |
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"it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that
Good idea but I'm on a super sore-away Sun holiday. It's the only way I can afford to take the kids away during summer hols. Maybe when they're a bit older. We wanna go camping in West Wales too. Some great camp-sites and beaches well in that case set off early and pace yourself plenty of stuff in the car for when you are stationery but i hope you dont get caught up."
That's good but it's the last bit where the big problems are; We get off at J21 for Weston Super Mare. I really do hate get getting caught up. And I think travelling early is the only sure way not to. Maybe I'll set off 6ish and spend a bit of time on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12 |
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"it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that
Good idea but I'm on a super sore-away Sun holiday. It's the only way I can afford to take the kids away during summer hols. Maybe when they're a bit older. We wanna go camping in West Wales too. Some great camp-sites and beaches well in that case set off early and pace yourself plenty of stuff in the car for when you are stationery but i hope you dont get caught up.
That's good but it's the last bit where the big problems are; We get off at J21 for Weston Super Mare. I really do hate get getting caught up. And I think travelling early is the only sure way not to. Maybe I'll set off 6ish and spend a bit of time on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12"
mmmm weston super mud haven't been there for absoloutley ages |
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"Anyone know how grim the traffic is on this notorious bit of road these days? Have I got to set off at 3 in the morning with two young children to miss it? "
mate the traffic really isn't that bad normally so no need for a 3 am start
tends to get very bad on the Friday before a bank holiday
and around Bristol for the morning rush hour but unless there is a bad crash that you cant predict I don't think you will have a problem |
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M5 northbound is usually pretty good. I normaly do Truro to Wolves in 4.1/2hrs.
Southbound, there's a build up of traffic at Bristol, Jtn15-20, then Weston Super Mare Jtn22 then Taunton Jtn25, but generally keep off peak times and it's not too bad. |
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"M5 northbound is usually pretty good. I normaly do Truro to Wolves in 4.1/2hrs.
Southbound, there's a build up of traffic at Bristol, Jtn15-20, then Weston Super Mare Jtn22 then Taunton Jtn25, but generally keep off peak times and it's not too bad. "
Spot on advice! |
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hi my partner drives up it alot,just try and get through earlyish if you aim for wsm at 10 you should be ok traffic builds up around junc 15 where 3 motorways meet, but it is normally problem heading to cornwall devon taunton down then a30 or a38,if was come to cornwall i would advise early start be in cornwall at 9ish
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Does anyone know if the Bristol M5 roadworks are a permanent living exhibit now? I recall there have been roadworks there for about 10 years.
Are they building a bloody Pyramid or something? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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if traffic jams ahead come off onto M4to london , then M32 into bristol , through bristol onto A370 to weston misses the build up but little longer in distance nicer drive though xx |
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"it usually fills up on a saturday morning southbound as all the sheep are going on holls and northbound on sat afternoon as the previous weeks go home we allways went wed to wed or thur to thur camping its easy to do that
Good idea but I'm on a super sore-away Sun holiday. It's the only way I can afford to take the kids away during summer hols. Maybe when they're a bit older. We wanna go camping in West Wales too. Some great camp-sites and beaches well in that case set off early and pace yourself plenty of stuff in the car for when you are stationery but i hope you dont get caught up.
That's good but it's the last bit where the big problems are; We get off at J21 for Weston Super Mare. I really do hate get getting caught up. And I think travelling early is the only sure way not to. Maybe I'll set off 6ish and spend a bit of time on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12
mmmm weston super mud haven't been there for absoloutley ages"
Think we'll be holiday camp pool unless, as I say, we get there early. Then again we should make the effort to go for it with the buckets and spades at least once, shouldn't we |
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"Does anyone know if the Bristol M5 roadworks are a permanent living exhibit now? I recall there have been roadworks there for about 10 years.
Are they building a bloody Pyramid or something?"
They are part of the living sculpture that is intended for 2052 when Bristol is the European City of Culture. |
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"M5 northbound is usually pretty good. I normaly do Truro to Wolves in 4.1/2hrs.
Southbound, there's a build up of traffic at Bristol, Jtn15-20, then Weston Super Mare Jtn22 then Taunton Jtn25, but generally keep off peak times and it's not too bad.
Spot on advice!"
Thanks. Multi-map sez just under 3 hours for our journey. So maybe I'll set out 8ish and hope the worst of Bristol's rush hour has gone when we get that far |
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Junction 21 sucks at the mo - and will do til late 2014 as they're 'improving' the exit. The roundabout is often chocka and there's long queues into Weston.
Nothing you can do about it but leave as early as possible and keep your fingers crossed!  |
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Thanks to all the people who took the time to answer my post. Very helpful. Still not sure what to do though! So wish I could just set off 9ish to be there for 12. Set off at 7, early enough to miss it in Brum, and that'll put us in the thick of it as we near Bristol. Wish there was something like a big water park close by we could visit. Sitting here typing it's looking like 5ish is the best option with a few hours mud pie making on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12.  |
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"Thanks to all the people who took the time to answer my post. Very helpful. Still not sure what to do though! So wish I could just set off 9ish to be there for 12. Set off at 7, early enough to miss it in Brum, and that'll put us in the thick of it as we near Bristol. Wish there was something like a big water park close by we could visit. Sitting here typing it's looking like 5ish is the best option with a few hours mud pie making on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12. "
Leave it till 10ish I use it all the time and to late to leave now |
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my parents go to weston every year around this time.
they set of about 7 and are rarely any later than half 10 (with a stop at micheal wood and a caravan in tow) so dont get too worried about the possibility of traffic.
why not head through kiddi and miss out the birmingham stretch of the 6/5 all together? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"my parents go to weston every year around this time.
they set of about 7 and are rarely any later than half 10 (with a stop at micheal wood and a caravan in tow) so dont get too worried about the possibility of traffic.
why not head through kiddi and miss out the birmingham stretch of the 6/5 all together?"
Thanks for that. I had an horrendous time on the M5 one year about 8 - 10 years ago now. That was going to Dorset on a Saturday at the height of the hols period. Since then the few other times I've done it I've travelled in the night. As I say I've got my two young boys now though and we can't get into Pontins before 12. Re. the first bit I'm M42 onto M5 from where I live.
Thanks
And completely changing the subject I used to have a 'friend' in Telford. |
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"Thanks to all the people who took the time to answer my post. Very helpful. Still not sure what to do though! So wish I could just set off 9ish to be there for 12. Set off at 7, early enough to miss it in Brum, and that'll put us in the thick of it as we near Bristol. Wish there was something like a big water park close by we could visit. Sitting here typing it's looking like 5ish is the best option with a few hours mud pie making on Weston beach before we can get into Pontins at 12.
Leave it till 10ish I use it all the time and to late to leave now "
OK. We're going on Friday for long w/e. Thanks anyway |
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