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Bristol Ballon Festival
Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 01:39 PM UTC
could you give me a direction on how to get to Ashton Court from Cheltenham.

Thank you very much
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Bristol Re: Ballon Festival
Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 01:55 PM UTC
www.viamichelin.com

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Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 02:38 PM UTC
Be quick for the Ashton Court Balloon Festival ends at tomorrow Sunday.
The website of the festival:
http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk/content.php?pid=18

The map over Ashton Court position: http://www.forestofavon.org.uk/outandabout.html

Jesper

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Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 03:19 PM UTC
The easiest would be to take the M4 then M5 South and get off at the A4 Avonmouth turning. Follow the A4 Portway until you get to the flyover at Cumberland Basin. Take the right hand lane up the flyover and the third turning after that off the dual carriage way to the car park for the fiesta. It will be very well signposted at that stage.

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Bristol Re: Ballon Festival
Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 03:23 PM UTC
A quotation about Ashton Court’s position from Forest of Avon http://www.forestofavon.org.uk/ashtoncourt.html

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"How to get there.... Positioned to the West edge of Bristol’s City Centre"
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Jesper

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Bristol Re: Ballon Festival
Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 03:26 PM UTC
It certainly is on the west edge of the city, where the A370 from Weston-Super-Mare meets the A4 from Avonmouth in Ashton Court Estate.

I waa driving down the A370 to work yesterday morning and was surrounded by balloons on all sides - it was absolutely amazing!

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Bristol Re: Ballon Festival
Posted: Sat August 11, 2007 04:20 PM UTC
You can find the route from GL50 Cheltenham to Ashton Court, Bristol at AARoadwatch.ie´s website.
The link to AARoadwatch.ie: http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes/
Jesper

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