When the paramount disney type park was gonna be built near ebbsfleet, i did have this vision of excursions being sold around the world where you visit the amusement park, bluewater, the valley and the o2. Cruise ships docking near ebbsfleet and connecting by riverboat. You'd have to put a massive fence up hiding thamesmead but it could work.
Aside from potential retail unit, a free parking park n ride scheme from Bluewater could work well with Championship & above crowds. Good opportunity for Kent folk or people crossing the bridge to have safe parking, ability to shop or eat pre / post game, with a 20-30 min chargeable Valley Express coach transfer to The Valley,
Bluewater has 13,000 parking spaces, there’s a relationship that could be developed there
Aside from potential retail unit, a free parking park n ride scheme from Bluewater could work well with Championship & above crowds. Good opportunity for Kent folk or people crossing the bridge to have safe parking, ability to shop or eat pre / post game, with a 20-30 min chargeable Valley Express coach transfer to The Valley,
Bluewater has 13,000 parking spaces, there’s a relationship that could be developed there
Im sure that Bluewater management will be really overjoyed at the prospect of their car parking spaces being taken up on the busiest retail day by Charlton fans commuting to Woolwich for free. Im surprised that they haven't asked us earlier.
the other is a strategic partnership can carry multiple benefits to both parties, and on the parking point the reality is out of 13,000 spaces the impact of one 50 seater coach is likely to be 25-35 vehicles. If 10 of those 50 got there early and did some shopping pre pick up, and another 10 stay for something to eat at 6pm on return, then they’ve gained from it too.
The shrinking number of parking opportunities is already a problem at Charlton and will get worse with higher crowds. There needs to be some creative experimenting.
When we are in Europe our owners will have to sort out the parking. Perhaps they can buy that land near ebbsfleet with their spare change dug out from the back of the sofa, and build a huge multistorey 😉
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the other is a strategic partnership can carry multiple benefits to both parties, and on the parking point the reality is out of 13,000 spaces the impact of one 50 seater coach is likely to be 25-35 vehicles. If 10 of those 50 got there early and did some shopping pre pick up, and another 10 stay for something to eat at 6pm on return, then they’ve gained from it too.