Danson Park Fireworks

suzisausage

Hello,

Now we have moved out to the sticks, we can no longer walk to Blackheath Fireworks from home, so we're looking for a new option this year. I've seen on the Danson Park website that it is £4 in advance (£5 on the gate) this Saturday and no alcohol is allowed in the park. How strict are they on this as always enjoyed a glass (bottle) of wine in a plastic cup at blackheath or a mulled wine from one of the stalls. Is this really strict? obviously I'm not going to litter or get hammered - at least until after the fireworks have finished.

Also, if this is the case is there a good spot to watch them from outside the gates of Danson Park?

Alternatively, are there still fireworks at King Georges Playing Field near Sidcup Station - anyone got any details?

anyone heading to any of these places?!

Ta

Curb_It

So we are not going to bump into you about 3 or 4 times??

Shame.

Elthamaddick

I'll be at Danson Park, gets v busy as the fair is always there too - normally take a hip flask in no bother, i.e no bag searches etc.

Karim_myBagheri

didn’t realise you can’t drink at Danson park... I’ve been breaking the law without even knowing.
Yeah Danson is busy. It is good to see the fireworks over the lake though.

dickplumb

suzisausage said:

Hello,

Now we have moved out to the sticks, we can no longer walk to Blackheath Fireworks from home, so we're looking for a new option this year. I've seen on the Danson Park website that it is £4 in advance (£5 on the gate) this Saturday and no alcohol is allowed in the park. How strict are they on this as always enjoyed a glass (bottle) of wine in a plastic cup at blackheath or a mulled wine from one of the stalls. Is this really strict? obviously I'm not going to litter or get hammered - at least until after the fireworks have finished.

Also, if this is the case is there a good spot to watch them from outside the gates of Danson Park?

Alternatively, are there still fireworks at King Georges Playing Field near Sidcup Station - anyone got any details?

anyone heading to any of these places?!

Ta

There is a great view from my house,even throw in a free glass of wine and some nibbles.

Macronate

what time you want us round dick?

there's 6 of us

Brendan_O_Connell

Suz, I go pretty much every year and we always take a load of booze in. The people on the gate are volunteers (usually in the latter stages of life). You'll get it in no problem.

Off_it

It's normally pitch black in there - watch out for dog bob! - so I doubt anyone will see you drinking, let alone stop you. Mind you, there's normally plenty of plod about, although they tend to stick near the fair to stop all da yoot getting too lary.

If you stick your vino in a flask and drink it out of plastic cups that aren't see through - just to be on the safe side - then I can't see there being a problem. Unless I see you and grass you up, of course.
;o)


Think they stopped hacing fireworks in King Georges a good few years ago now.

ValleyGary

strange as i went danson festival in august and they were selling beer everywhere

Off_it

ValleyGary said:

strange as i went danson festival in august and they were selling beer everywhere

Ah, but that's different VG - that's their own beer (or at least the beer they charge the stall holder lots of dosh to sell there).

Dojn't think they want alcohol there in the evenings as there's extra scope for agg when it's dark.

ValleyGary

Off_it said:

ValleyGary said:

strange as i went danson festival in august and they were selling beer everywhere

Ah, but that's different VG - that's their own beer (or at least the beer they charge the stall holder lots of dosh to sell there).

Dojn't think they want alcohol there in the evenings as there's extra scope for agg when it's dark.

ah makes sense

cs1986

There is danson stables there so I would guess you could get a drink in there anyways?

richie8

Danson Park was always good.When we were pups used to sneak in through Welling Utds ground complete with carry out.Was a better display than KGV but my local knowledge is a bit dated!

suzisausage

Curb_It said:

So we are not going to bump into you about 3 or 4 times??

Shame.

No unless you come to Danson? nice walk for you down the hill!

Thanks for the tips all.

Curb_It

Not so nice back tho! We doing the same as last year but got a few other grown ups with us this time.

suzisausage

You saying we aren't grown up?

Curb_It

No, instead of just having dinner Charlotte and her pal I have four others mates as well.

Off_it

Anyone go last night? What did you think?

To me it seemed to go on for ages with not much happening. Superb ending though.

suzisausage

We went. Can't believe the people who stood outside the gates on Danson Road, i assume to save themselves a fiver?! 100% goes to charity, so hope they paid and stood outside to save the crush afterwards.

I enjoyed it, but I agree, nothing special until the postage stamp sized union jack and land of hope and glory and then spectacular finish!! bit of a ball ache getting out but always going to be that way with all those people and small gates. Had a couple of wines whilst watching too.

The view of light sabre's from outside the fence as we were walking in looked awesome! stuff for kids on firework night certainly has gone up since my day!

My niece on her birthday loved it!

Off_it

Suzi: £5 for one of those light sabre things, and £3 to "hook a duck". I've got two kids, so it wasn't exactly a cheap night out!

Still, enjoyed it.

Sonicstud85

5 minute walk, £5 well spent, cheered me up after the game!

Elthamaddick

Yeah the kids loved it, the finale was superb....all we could smell everywhere though was people smoking dope

Friend Or Defoe

Anyone remember the year a rocket hit a train?

Brendan_O_Connell

I went and enjoyed it too. Agreed wih Suz, it wasn't anything special, but the kids loved it. Will go again next year for sure.

Cardinal Sin

Blackheath was as good as usual. Didn't look as busy as previous years but there appeared to be a lot more stalls and the fair was bigger, so maybe more people gravitated towards the village and the middle of the Heath. My girls loved it and were quite content to trudge back home after the 17 minutes of frenzied entertainment. It's a scandal that one evening's free entertainment for 100,000 locals doesn't prioritise higher on Greenwich Councils spending list. Thanks again to Lewisham for digging deep.

razil

5 minute walk...

Parked nearby queued even tho inhad a ticket for 15 mins, the 10 min walk along very dark footpath with 3 yr old.. And back again afterwards.

Left before the best bit right at the end accidentally, apart from that good

Mendonca In Asdas

Elthamaddick said:

Yeah the kids loved it, the finale was superb....all we could smell everywhere though was people smoking dope

Bit like the North stand bogs? :-0