Silverstone Circuit Reviews Summary

Category: Car racing track

Address: Hilton Garden Inn, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.7
based on 592 reviews.

Facilities

Pros:

  • "One of the iconic venues for motorsports. Good parking and great facilities."
  • "As a wheelchair user, this place was excellent, nice and smooth, uncluttered and clean."
  • "The grandstand seats give you a guaranteed view of the on-track action."
  • "Really friendly staff and lovely food in the café!! Good value for money."
  • "The home of the iconic British Grand Prix. Modern facilities, a ton of entertainment, a great variety of food and drink stalls."
  • "The coach park is clean and stewards due a great job."
  • "The staff were really helpful and the queues were short."

Cons:

  • "The queues get extremely long during peak times so it is recommended to come as early as possible to bag the best spots at the track."
  • "Toilets- not enough for the amount of people and the queues where longer than some of the free games etc so it's just like festival conditions really."
  • "Unfortunately I was only able to see a little part of the track."
  • "The worst part was getting there."
  • "No facilities or entry for coach drivers who need to take their own food etc."
  • "The only negative is that the outside needs to have nice smooth pathways! As the muddy gravel that's here at the moment is not wheelchair friendly at all."
  • "Also, the screens are too far & too small!"

Food and Drink

Pros:

  • "The local restaurant that served quick and delicious food."
  • "And the beer is cheaper then tea. £3 perroni from lovely vintage bus bar."
  • "Ignition Hospitality for the full British Grand Prix weekend... The hospitality section was incredible, with amazing food and drinks, great guests and entertainment."
  • "The drivers where very inclusive over the weekend and would regularly come on the main stage and chat to the audience which I thought was good."
  • "There's a good range of food stalls."
  • "Food is not as expensive as expected."
  • "The organisation, the events, the staff, the weather - everything was perfect!"

Cons:

  • "Parking was OK, small walk to circuit bring your own food and drink because its very expensive."
  • "The food at the venue is quite expensive, fish, chips and curry x2 and 2 drinks cost just under £40 but expected at a venue like that."
  • "Food and drink very expensive as you’d probably expect."
  • "Toilets are OK, found everything from drink to food very very expensive."
  • "The tickets and onsite food aren't cheap."
  • "The most costly part is the food and drink it cost £5 for a coffee and £17 for loaded fries and £20 for fish and chips £25 for pints of beer £7 ice cream."
  • "Two bags of pick and mix sweets (admittedly fairly full) were £47!"

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "First time visit - and much more pleasant than I expected - Park & Ride from Sixfields was quick and easy, queues were efficiently handled and food/drink costs were reasonable - toilet facilities were also clean and in good quantity."
  • "The admission ticket allowing access for 3 days was really reasonable."
  • "It was only £17 to watch the historic car racing and you are allowed in the pits."
  • "Would highly recommend a day out here it was worth every penny of the ticket price."
  • "Overall I wouldn't change anything about the event and it was all a great success."
  • "A phenomenal experience and the hospitality was amazing."
  • "Atmosphere out of this world. Expensive but worth every penny."

Cons:

  • "The food stalls were a bit over priced so take your own if you can."
  • "F1 weekends seem completely geared towards you spending money with little to do that's actually free."
  • "Food and drink are, as expected, outrageously expensive so you will need plenty in your bank account to pay for things like burgers and a pint."
  • "Finally the costs of the food is getting prohibitive. People will only return if they are getting value for money."
  • "Beware they are very pricey as expected."
  • "For what was there the tickets are overpriced."
  • "A once in a lifetime event due to costs involved. Lucky if you go again with minimum £209 per general admission ticket for race day on its own."

Experience

Pros:

  • "What an experience!"
  • "Each time the place has impressed me."
  • "Amazing experience, but WOW.. Sort out transport."
  • "What a place, what a history. From the bales of hay (that provided limited driver protection) to the technological advancements that F1 have developed, what a place to visit."
  • "The track is very breathtaking to be on, especially down the straight line!"
  • "A brilliant event with plenty of action and entertainment throughout the weekend."
  • "You won't forget the experience for a very long time."

Cons:

  • "Quite disappointed - it definitely needs rethinking from the powers that be."
  • "Not sure I'll bother again to be honest."
  • "Sadly next year I will not be there."
  • "Visited for The Ford Fair for the first time yesterday. It was okay - but after this one I wouldn't be in a rush to go again."
  • "Unfortunately turning it to a music festival and money making how many DJs?? I lost count."
  • "Unbelievable queueing is needed to even approach Silverstone due to the free for all aspect of car parking."
  • "Traffic post race is horrendous, so really glad we camped and left Monday with no issues."

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