South Of England Showground Haywards Heath reviews by real event-goers

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Great event and venue

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

I attended as a Trader, and i found the organisation of the event excellent. Everybody that we spoke to was having a good time regardless of the weather! Very enjoyable event.

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Great weekend

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Paid for car park in advance as instructed and received emails instructing us we must ensure we have car parking barcode ready printed, or downloaded and ensure phone with it on was charged. Arrived at car park to find no member of staff to direct us or check ticket. Asked the staff for the rally where to park and was told the car park attendant had left and we didn't need to show any proof of payment. Waste of time prepaying.

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

It’s a shame that they had to change but fully understand I’m disabled and the staff were absolutely fantastic couldn’t do enough to accommodate my needs and they did a fantastic job getting everything sorted out with the short time they had fantastic entertainment even the weather conditions didn’t stop everyone from having a good time would like to say thank you to the organisers and all the staff as they were fantastic and did a fantastic job only one disappointing thing was that they did have Guinness experience was top class as usual so again a big thank you from me shain pentney

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

It’s a shame that they had to change but fully understand I’m disabled and the staff were absolutely fantastic couldn’t do enough to accommodate my needs and they did a fantastic job getting everything sorted out with the short time they had fantastic entertainment even the weather conditions didn’t stop everyone from having a good time would like to say thank you to the organisers and all the staff as they were fantastic and did a fantastic job only one disappointing thing was that they did have Guinness experience was top class as usual so again a big thank you from me shain pentney

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

It’s a shame that they had to change but fully understand I’m disabled and the staff were absolutely fantastic couldn’t do enough to accommodate my needs and they did a fantastic job getting everything sorted out with the short time they had fantastic entertainment even the weather conditions didn’t stop everyone from having a good time would like to say thank you to the organisers and all the staff as they were fantastic and did a fantastic job only one disappointing thing was that they did have Guinness experience was top class as usual so again a big thank you from me shain pentney

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Brilliantly organised & friendly bunch - amazingly cheap way to spend a full weekend of activities, if you have a scooter & a tent - highly recommend

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Fabulous weekend x well organised

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Well organised event, great bands, didn't use food stalls which I'm glad about as all but the pizza place was slated and over priced. Shame some felt that a toilet wasn't good enough to use and spolied the showers instead !

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Would never go again , within 15 minutes of arriving , on the Friday , had my crash helmet stolen , by some kind “gentleman “ and had to pay £55.00 for a new helmet to enable me to ride home , disgusted .

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Fantastic weekend. Food was ridiculously overpriced, £3.00 for a tea. Venue music was very good.
Thanks for a fab weekend.

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Great rally, think the main hall could be better if moved around a touch & prices where a tad expensive but overall well done 👍

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Had a fantastic weekend 😎

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Thought the new venue at the Showground was a great choice & hope the event returns here again next year. Well done to all those involved in making this a great scooter rally as always.

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Had a great time with all my mate wind a rain lol hope it’s the same venue next .👍👍👍👍

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Must say that I thought the new venue was spot on……
plenty of camping space
nice big bars (needed more Guinness though as ran out on Friday!)
plenty of food vendors with a great selection - omg, the food offered by the Italian van was fantastic and the Thai bar served some tasty treats
outstanding ‘indoor’ seating area in the huge cowshed with benches and tables - well used particularly during the downpours!
plenty of toilet and shower facilities and well maintained - not your usual ‘s**tty, pissy, pukey’ loos!
Very well turned out custom show with some gorgeous scoots - nice couple of choppers and cutdowns for us non-purists!
Entertainment - bands were top drawer, well supported by everyone. My personal fave was Angelo Starr - wow-wee what a performance!
I’m very biased as he’s a good mate but I must say a huge well done to Kevin Iverson Jnr for his sets. The mumbles I heard from the spectators were very complimentary and so rightly deserved. Steve Craddock of OCS and Paul Weller band wouldn’t have worked with him if he was no good! Onwards and upwards Kev! Be good to see you at more rallies mate - and of course the little superstar known as Ronnie!!!
Main hall catered to all the soulies on the scene with an enormous dance floor (my only gripe being the the concrete floors have trashed my feet - matting of some sort next year please if the rally returns to this site). A good selection of DJs provided a variety of tunes.
The reggae room - disappointing in its lack of support. This could have been due to the high attendance of those watching the bands; personally I felt the selection played was a bit mainstream and ’reggae cheese’ - maybe a change of dj setup next year; there are so many fantastic selectors on the reggae scene and they would reignite the interest in reggae (not two-tone) and possibly attract a crowd who want to listen to banging tunes by having a rota of a few selectors to change it up a bit - I know quite a few who would love to spin a disc or 2!! Can there be some matting or something in that room too please - again my feet are shredded and my knees!! We aren’t in our 20s anymore and Voltorol can only do so much!
Finally I’d like to say a massive WELL DONE and THANK YOU to all in the Big 7 scooter club for organising a top weekend!!
We met up with old friends, made new friends, sang, danced, drunk and held on to our tents for dear life in the gales but I’d do it all again - just give me a couple of weeks to recover!

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Despite the bad weather it was a great rally music was great. The only think that was disappointing was the food prices especially the burger vans

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Advertised as a food hall 🤣 it was food vans with extortionate prices! Bacon roll and a cup of tea £10.50 a baguette £8.00 just a couple of examples. 🤑🤑🤑

Review of the b.s.r.a. big 7 national scooter rally 2023

Our first full scooter rally and it has whet our appetite to do more.
If Big 7 is anything to judge then we will go to others but will certainly return to Big 7 next year if it’s held at this venue