Travel conditions in South East/East Anglia?

[Saguday]

Dear ECF-ers,

We are down to travel from Somerset to Tollesbury for a sail to Bradwell in company this weekend (!) and planned to leave tomorrow.

This is currently under review

Would be grateful if locals could provide us with a precis of travel and general conditions round M25/A12/Essex sort of way.

Thankyouverymuch

Saguday-ites

 

[Athene V30]

Went from home to Brightlingsea this morning - usually takes 1hr 10, took 2 hours. A12 Ardleigh Interchange bad as was A120. Only took 1hr 30 to get home.

Supposed to be driving to Cambridge this evening but under review.

Forecast for Friday is colder still so the snow that has melted will freeze! Is a sail to Bradwell worth it?

 

[tillergirl]

Took me 6 and a half hours on Tuesday evening to go from Hampshire to West Mersea. Normally a 2 hour journey. Today the weather is worse! Has been snowing lightly all morning and still going and expected to go on until tonight. We have had one gritter in three days here and I would expect Tollesbury is the same. No buses running between here and Colchester at the moment and about 4" of snow on the ground. No thaw expected tomorrow.

See here

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/pws/invent/weathermap/

I'd find something else to do!

 

[flipper]

Sunny in Cambridge right now, light dusting last night. GF in Southend has had 5" of snow this morning. All very patchy round here I think.

Good luck! Patrick

 

[MoodySabre]

Check the M25 here
or Here if Highways Agency site hasn't fallen over

We have a good 10 inches of snow in the garden - it's been snowing all day and not due to stop until tonight. Fog forecast for the morning and -3C all day.

If you go to Bradwell can you sort my boat out - too blooming cold.

 

[Leighb]

It has been snowing pretty steadily here at Pin Mill all day, and heavily since 2pm. We walked over to the Yacht Club for lunch today as we didn't want to even try taking the car up the lane!

Grand walk good lunch, now home again for tea and crumpets in front of the fire.

 

[Saguday]

Thanks

Looks like I may just shovel some more coal on the fire then

 

[Athene V30]

shovel :

That reminds me, I haven't put a shovel in the car!

 

[PaulGooch]

That reminds me, I haven't put a shovel in the car!

Our car is diesel, sod all that coal shovelling.

 

[Saguday]

Diesel hasn't made it to Zummerzet yet

 

[PaulGooch]

Diesel hasn't made it to Zummerzet yet

Out here in the fens, we have to brew our own. The still is used for fuel on Mon/Tue/Wed, rest of the week is for "other stuff".

 

[FullCircle]

Well they are struggling to get up Ashingdon Hill now. I had a hoot playing Stig Blomquist up Canewdon Road sideways tonight.


Pity I haven't got a Metro 6R4.

 

[Master_under_Dog]

Our car is diesel, sod all that coal shovelling.

Laugh? You made my day!

 

[CliveG]

Main roads completely clear around Cambridge / Peterbrough and out across the fens.
Only about 1" of snow at most.

 

[ChattingLil]

too far south for your real interest, but a2 down to one lane crossing by M25 and a complete white out. so much so that I completely lost my bearings and missed my exit... and the next one.....what an idiot.

(Look at that - finally figured out how to post pictures!)

 

[Marmalade]

iffy

Not great here in Essex (Billericay)

 

[MoodySabre]

(Look at that - finally figured out how to post pictures!)

What a clever young geek

 

[Saguday]

What a clever young geek

Geekette, shorely?

 

[sailorman]

Geekette, shorely?

Being from Essex a Laddette surely

 

[Saguday]

too far south for your real interest, but a2 down to one lane crossing by M25 and a complete white out. so much so that I completely lost my bearings and missed my exit... and the next one.....what an idiot.

(Look at that - finally figured out how to post pictures!)

Well done

Conditions look ideal for prototyping the new winter thermal version of ChattingL'ils "anti-Drysuit"...?