Advice on travel coventry to london westfield shopping centre

Cyber-Mav · 28 Oct 2019 at 21:05

Going from coventry to westfield shopping centre in london the one where there is a kidszani so not the stratford one.
Planning to go via m40 by car. Anyone know if i will be travelling into a congestion zone area to get to the mall?
Any tips etc too would be helpful.

Kol · 28 Oct 2019 at 21:15

Hi Cyber-Mav, outside the congestion zone, from the M40 you'll be fine.

Cyber-Mav · 28 Oct 2019 at 21:21

thanks for the reply. i cringe when going to inner london areas, coming from coventry london is just too hectic to drive around.

Virdi · 29 Oct 2019 at 09:22

Parking is not cheap inside Westfield ....but if you’re happy to walk 8-10 mins ...there are some roads which are permit free.

Xire · 29 Oct 2019 at 10:28

Cyber-Mav said:
thanks for the reply. i cringe when going to inner london areas, coming from coventry london is just too hectic to drive around.

Hammersmith isnt really that bad, yeah the roads near westfield are busy but coming in from the M40 it will be a doddle.

Bunka · 29 Oct 2019 at 11:26

Virdi said:
Parking is not cheap inside Westfield ....but if you’re happy to walk 8-10 mins ...there are some roads which are permit free.

Parking is something like £8 for a full day, it's pretty reasonable.

gord · 29 Oct 2019 at 11:38

Cyber-Mav said:
thanks for the reply. i cringe when going to inner london areas, coming from coventry london is just too hectic to drive around.

Coventry's ring road is much more kamikaze than 90% of London driving..

Cyber-Mav · 29 Oct 2019 at 15:11

I did online parking. 6.50p for 13 hours
Managed to get here straightforwards.
What time should i leave to avoid traffic?

Feek · 29 Oct 2019 at 15:12

Cyber-Mav said:
What time should i leave to avoid traffic?

If you're not gone by 16:00 then stay there for another four hours.

Cyber-Mav · 29 Oct 2019 at 15:15

I gonna be here till 5.30 at least.
Parking info: https://uk.westfield.com/london/centre-info/smart-parking

Kidszania is a bit of a rip off. You get a 4 hour slot but half of that time is gone in waiting in the queues.

As per the advice above looks like i will stick around here and have food etc and try and leave as late as possible. 7ish seems on the cards

Steampunk · 29 Oct 2019 at 15:49

Cyber-Mav said:
I gonna be here till 5.30 at least.
Parking info: https://uk.westfield.com/london/centre-info/smart-parking

Kidszania is a bit of a rip off. You get a 4 hour slot but half of that time is gone in waiting in the queues.

As per the advice above looks like i will stick around here and have food etc and try and leave as late as possible. 7ish seems on the cards

Yeah, don't leave before seven. After that you'll be okay, and it will get better as you get past junction 1 on the M40 (where it connects to the M25). After that, short of any breakdowns or accidents, it should be plain sailing.

johnny6 · 29 Oct 2019 at 16:44

Virdi said:
Parking is not cheap inside Westfield ....but if you’re happy to walk 8-10 mins ...there are some roads which are permit free.

Download the Westfield app and sign up for smart parking. It’s then £6.50 for 14 hours of parking. Hardly expensive.

Edit
£7.50 for 14 hours on Saturday and Sunday

Cyber-Mav · 29 Oct 2019 at 16:49

I didn't install the app but used the website version of smart parking insted. Dont need to carry around a ticket either.

johnny6 · 29 Oct 2019 at 16:53

Cyber-Mav said:
I gonna be here till 5.30 at least.
Parking info: https://uk.westfield.com/london/centre-info/smart-parking

Kidszania is a bit of a rip off. You get a 4 hour slot but half of that time is gone in waiting in the queues.

As per the advice above looks like i will stick around here and have food etc and try and leave as late as possible. 7ish seems on the cards

There’s quite a bit of roadworks going on at the moment as you leave Westfield and join the A40. It’s reducing the A40 from 3 to 2 lanes.

Cyber-Mav · 29 Oct 2019 at 19:00

Dang. Just got into nandos so looks like we gonna be leaving around 8ish

Cyber-Mav · 29 Oct 2019 at 22:56

Back home now. All good very straightforward for a london trip. Id like to thank everyone for the input on this it really helped me out.

Feek · 30 Oct 2019 at 06:32

For future reference, Bluewater and Lakeside have free parking.
I don’t know how the Westfield you went to compares with them or the Westfield at Stratford but I quite enjoy going to the first two but really don’t like Westfield Stratford.

Cyber-Mav · 30 Oct 2019 at 08:13

I got my online parking receipt:

Westfield Smart Parking
Service Receipt

Hi Mav,

Thanks for visiting Westfield London! Here's your Smart Parking receipt for your recent visit.

Vehicle: XXXXXXX
Enter: 29/10/2019 at 12:24 pm GMT
Exit: 29/10/2019 at 08:27 pm GMT

Ticket Reference Number: 33XXXXX
Payment Method: VISA ending in XXXX
Subtotal: £5.42
VAT: £1.08

Payment Total: £6.50

See You Soon!

Not too bad but fres parking is the best. Found a lego shop there which was lucky since i needed a few bits so saved the online delivery charge.

Terminal_Boy · 30 Oct 2019 at 09:04

Feek said:
For future reference, Bluewater and Lakeside have free parking.
I don’t know how the Westfield you went to compares with them or the Westfield at Stratford but I quite enjoy going to the first two but really don’t like Westfield Stratford.

Westfield London beats the Stratford one hands down for shopping and food. Far less stabby as well.

snips86x · 30 Oct 2019 at 09:05

Xire said:
Hammersmith isnt really that bad, yeah the roads near westfield are busy but coming in from the M40 it will be a doddle.

I used Just Park and parked at Hammersmith. Got the tube into London. Parking was £8 for the day.