Tourney: Euro Bench - Bristol - July 20/21

There is a month to go now, so here is all the important information:

Timing:

Friday: 17:00-20:30 pickup at the court.
20:30-??? Party at the Full Moon

Saturday 9:00-16:00 Round Robin
17:00-??? Party at the Full Moon

Sunday 9:00-16:00 Round Robin
16:00-17:00 Semi Finals
17:00-18:00 Finals
18:00-21:00 Pickup

Accommodation:

There will be very limited private accommodation in Bristol, so you'll have to sort out your own housing.

**The parties will be the Full Moon, and it will be the easiest place to get a room, it's very close to the court.

http://www.fmbristol.co.uk/full-moon-backpackers-hostel.html

Rooms start at £17:50 per person, and you can get 2/3/4/6/8/10 person rooms. Get together and sort out a room between you.**

Also quite close is http://www.bristolbackpackers.co.uk/
A little further away: http://www.thebase.vg/

**If you want to camp, this is close by:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213960400319471670075.0004da6610e0ce583c74e&msa=0&ll=51.465264,-2.578086&spn=0.002152,0.006083&iwloc=0004da669c6069d60aa29

Call Peter Chapman - 07774486648 to book**

Otherwise, if you have a car you can always look further outside Bristol, for camping options, or wild camping.

For hotels, look at:
http://www.futureinns.co.uk/bristol/
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/brsdt-bristol-marriott-hotel-city-centre/

Travel information:

Flying:
Bristol Airport
http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/flights-from-bristol.aspx
Birmingham, Cardiff and London Airports are also just a few hours away on the train (you'll need bike reservations). Come to London early, and play pickup with us.

Car:
Across the channel, either through the Channel Tunnel (35 mins), or on a ferry, from France, Netherlands, Belgium or Spain. Calais to Dover is the shortest crossing (1 hour), and has easy access to London, and then the M4 motorway to Bristol (3-4 hours to Bristol from Dover, 2 hours from London).
Portsmouth (Caen, Cherbourg, Le Havre, St Malo, Bilbao, Santander) is closest to Bristol (2 hours drive), but the ferries take longer.
Dieppe to Newhaven is also an option, it's 3 hours to Bristol.

Train: Take the Eurostar from Paris or Brussels to London St. Pancras, then the Circle Line Underground to Paddington, then a train from there to Bristol. You will need bike reservations on Eurostar, and on the train to Bristol.

Payment:

There is a £15 charge per player. This covers the court hire. If you can pay via paypal to eurobench2013@gmail.com as soon as possible that would be very appreciated, as I have to pay for the court beforehand, otherwise cash on the day is also ok. Please make sure you include your name when you make the payment, so I know who it is.

Finally:
The court is an alcohol free location, and the sports centre will be very strict on that. If anyone gets caught, we may get thrown out, so please bare that in mind.