Alexander Palace: Back With A Bang

ldev

Does anyone by any chance have a spare ticket? Just the one i need for a friend.<div>Appreciate your help!</div>

conformable_kate

back with a bang and out with a whimper! I knew I should have bought tickets sooner. So annoying.

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Luirette

I think you'll still get a great view from Ridge Road Kate if you want to see the fireworks.

coling

Like most people I didn't buy a ticket ahead of time - where is the best place to see the fireworks from if you are not in the park? Does the ticketing mean no access to the park all day from 2pm? 

J_V_MacGyver

I happen to have a spare ticket. Well, in a way. The online ticket says: "please ensure that your entire party is together when you present this e-ticket." How do we get around this?

conformable_kate

As Luirette says Ridge Rd is good - I used to have a friend in a top floor flat there and would go round for an annual firework viewing. You would probably also get a good view standing at the top of Montenotte Rd, just above Highgate Wood school - all downhill/ flat from there to Ally Pally.<div><br></div><div>Luckily I've found someone else who has tickets and will be taking the little one, which was my main concern, so I shall be staying indoors!</div>

djmattyoung

The Bridge above St James Lane, Muswell Hill near the Royal Oak pub is a great place to watch the fireworks, you can actually see all across London so you see fireworks everywhere and it's near the pub too  

coling

Thanks for the info - a good location near a pub sounds great.  Looking at it on the map I didn't even know that pub existed. Good be 2 good finds in one question. <div><br></div>

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ldev

<font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you so much <a href="http://www.stroudgreen.org/profile/2806/J_V_MacGyver" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(43, 45, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">J_V_MacGyver</a>. Turns out I don't need the ticket now. Maybe someone else on here might take it off your hands?</font>

graeme

Anyone know what time the fireworks start? Website only says 2pm for the beer fest. Thanks

dorothy

It starts at 8pm and lasts 30 minutes I read somewhere on there.   <div><br></div><div>It says the beer is first come first served, so maybe they'll run out.    You can't take drink in either.  I'm going to try and secret a can in my pocket.    I went to the park yesterday and I noticed that the foothills were all fenced off, so you have to walk up the main drag.   </div>

graeme

Thanks Dorothy. Camelbak of brandy under your coat, the never find that. Just going to be at the Ridge/Oakfield junction, once fenced in at AP was enough for me. Kids with sparklers are a death trap! Kerb beers and roll and sausage from that guy's garage if he hasn't been shut down.

Luirette

Back from Ally Pally a little while ago. Wouldn't pay £9 for it again. Curious how the view was from outside - will watch from outside next year.

tomp

Yep was there this evening, pretty poor IMO.<div>Shoddy laser show & massively distracting, badly ampified pop music did not compensate for what was an average display.. would rather 15mins of good rather than 30 mins of deeply boring.</div><div><br></div><div>Free event in the past has been much better than this ticketed effort.</div><div><br></div>

ChangN4N6

Kids loved it though. The pop was good I thought but the one direction was overdone. Chang

miss annie

I was at home watching Strictly. The Hallowe'en special is always one of the telly highlights of the year.

Idoru

Wasn't it just Fab.U.Lous.? I didn't go to any displays because I don't hold with this celebrating on the wrong day.

miss annie

Oh it was! Yes, looking forward to Tuesday. Twitter comments about Ally Pally make it sound like a massive disappointment.

djmattyoung

Is there anywhere in the local area doing fireworks tonight?

vetski

By the sound of it, pretty much everywhere!

ChangN4N6

Great display but the urinating in the bushes afterwards spoiled it for Joyce. Chang

kreuzkav

Perhaps Joyce came up with a portrait of an artist as a young man through witnessing such actions.

quince

Did she accidentally wipe with a stinging nettle?  

ChangN4N6

No , Hassan her 'husband/lover/woteva ' did that (!) The nite certainly went with a bang for them!! Chang