After 10 years at The Hop Farm, Big 7 Scooter Rally moves to a new venue for this weekend’s BSRA event. The South of England Showground is the venue, will you be there?
The Showground is set in 150 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside and is located around 20 miles from Brighton and 36 from London. With direct access from the M23 and M25 it’s easy enough to get to for both UK and overseas rally goers.
Where is it?
South of England Showground, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6TL.
Despite having to relocate both the rally and its date, BIG 7 Scooter Club have pulled out all the stops to get this event up and running. From what we’ve been told, it looks like this venue will be better in many respects than the old place.
Camping/glamping
For starters the camping area is massive and on flat grass, you have the choice of basic camping or pre-booked glamping and there are electric hookups if you want to plug your hairdryers in!
There are decent showers and clean toilets on site so you don’t have to rough it too much!
Four wheels?
There is limited PRE-PAID car/van/motorhome parking – if you haven’t booked and paid you won’t be allowed to park on site. Scooters are free and unlimited. Exceptions will be made for genuine breakdowns/injury etc. and can be paid on the gate.
Entertainment
The main room will be a mixture of all types of scooter rally music and will be located in the Queen’s Jubilee Hall. Music will be on from 6 pm-1 am and the bar closes at 12:30.
Live bands
Big 7 always like to have a variety of entertainment and if you love live music you’ll be pleased to know Angelo Starr and the Team are headlining. There’s also Clash tribute, London Calling, Ohasis, P45, The Start, Kevin Inverson, The Skabratts and The Kix.
All the live music will be in the Robins Building, it’s a huge 17,000-square-metre venue which will also house the food court and various areas for seating, bar, and chilling out. The music will be on all day here and will finish at 11 pm, bar at 12:30 and catering at 1 am.
Olas Boss Reggae
The Young Farmers Hall will host the third entertainment space. This will be taken over by the heavy bass sounds of Olas Boss Reggae from 6 pm. Expect to see lots of middle-aged skinnyhead types trying to start imaginary lawnmowers. This room closes at 11 pm but may turn into a silent disco after hours…
Other info
- This venue will be great come rain or shine because there is plenty of undercover space for shelter from heat or wetness.
- Large indoor food court with 8 vendors (including veggie options)
- Pub opposite the campsite
- Over 30 traders on site – including get-you-home spares
- Custom show
- Ride out
- Free dyno
The campsite opens at 10 am Friday 14th July and closes at noon on Sunday.
Prices
It costs £25 for the full weekend, cash only on the gate when you arrive. Day passes are available for £10, (you’ll pay £25 on the gate and get £15 back if you leave by 4 pm). Children under 15 go free but bring proof of age, they also have to leave the venues by 11 pm.
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