RUNNING: Racecourse parking for Bath Half Marathon (From Yeovil Express)

RUNNING: Racecourse parking for Bath Half Marathon

12:00pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

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BATH Racecourse will be running a new Premium Parking service for the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday, March 7, intended to help ease congestion in the city and cause less impact for residents.

The service will be aimed at runners and their supporters who will be able to pre-book tickets for a scheduled park and ride service from the Racecourse which will guarantee to get them there for the start of the race in Bath City centre.

As detailed on the Bath Half Marathon Website, all runners are advised to be at the start line by 10.30am sharp to ensure plenty of time for a warm up and to take their positions.

The Bath Racecourse Premium Park and Ride service allows runners and supporters to buy their tickets and choose their time of travel in advance to ensure they arrive in plenty of time.

Around 15,000 runners enter the Bath half marathon, with 11,000 expected to take part. Alongside this between 10,000 and 30,000 additional visitors are expected to descend on the city for the marathon which will put pressure on transport routes into Bath as well as City Centre parking.

Hannah Skehan, events manager at Bath Racecourse, said “We are working with Running High who organise the marathon to offer further support to the BANES Park and Ride services all ready in place.

“The premium parking service we are offering is primarily aimed at runners and supporters who need to guarantee to be at the starting line for the off. Hopefully this service will prove a success and will be used next year as a further resource aimed to reduce the congestion into the City and reduce the impact on Bath residents”

Buses will run from the racecourse on the hour from 7.30am until 9.30am, with a further bus running at 10.30am which will be suitable for spectators only.

The racecourse is just ten minutes from a designated City Centre drop off point and from there it will be a ten-minute walk to the race start on Great Pulteney Street.

As well as the guaranteed travel time customers will also benefit from the use of a secure parking space for the duration of the afternoon, return bus transport on a first-come first-served “shuttle service” between 2pm and 5pm as well as use of waiting room with refreshments and bathroom facilities.

Customers can book their tickets and select their travel time either online at www.bath-racecourse.co.uk or by calling the racecourse on 01225-424609.

Tickets cost £7.50 per person or if you manage to ‘fill a car’ and book 5 tickets the cost will be reduced to just £6 per person.

Tickets are only available in advance and anyone turning up on the day will not be able to purchase a ticket.

All children over five years old require a seat and their own ticket. Passengers are required to arrive AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE TIME. All tickets will be non-refundable and non-transferable between buses.

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