2025 Milton Keynes Radio Rally, Sunday August 24th

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The 2025 Milton Keynes radio rally will be on Bank Holiday Sunday, August 24th.

Opening time 09:00
Admission £3 including parking.

Location:
Heron’s Lodge Guide Activity Centre,
Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AA.
(Opposite the National Badminton Centre - Follow the brown shuttlecock signs)

NGR: SP833383
Site entrance co-ordinates: 52.037491°, -0.785068°

There will be traders / boot sellers in a large field and indoors in the hall.

Outdoor pitches (5 x 5 metres) are £10 on the day and indoor spaces are £10 per 3 metres.
Sellers' setup from 07:00

Full information here:
https://www.mkars.org.uk/mkrally/

Weather forecast here:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcpryfwuk

Rain map here (for use on the day):
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/maps-and-charts/precipitation-map

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Here are some directions:

Milton Keynes has a network of fast main roads on a rectangular grid pattern. The crosspoint junctions all have roundabouts; some have been fitted with additional traffic lights.

There are small brown Shuttlecock signs indicating the route to the Badminton Centre. If you spot any, follow them!

FROM M1:
Leave at junction 14 and take the A509 Westbound "Milton Keynes" (RIGHT / 3rd exit if coming from North, LEFT / 1st exit if from South)
after 400 yds:
RIGHT at next (Northfield) roundabout "A509, Central MK"
Follow A509 H5 Portway, Westbound (STRAIGHT ON at next 8 roundabouts) for 3.3 miles
RIGHT at North Grafton roundabout (V6 Grafton Street, Northbound)
after 700 yds:
LEFT at next roundabout (H4 Dansteed Way, Westbound)
After 1000 yds (passing over railway & A5 bridges):
LEFT turn into Bradwell Road "Loughton Lodge / Badminton Centre"
then 450 yds to venue


FROM A5:
The A5 runs through Milton Keynes as a fast dual carriageway.

Leave the A5 at the A509 junction "MK Central and East"
Take the A509 Eastbound towards Central Milton Keynes (LEFT / 1st exit if coming from the North, RIGHT / 3rd exit if coming from the South)
LEFT at the first roundabout (V6 Grafton Street, Northbound)
after 700 yds:
LEFT at the next roundabout (H4 Dansteed Way, Westbound)
After 1000 yds (passing over railway & A5 bridges):
LEFT turn into Bradwell Road "Loughton Lodge / Badminton Centre"
then 450 yds to venue

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on leaving:

for M1:
RIGHT at the end of the road
RIGHT at the first roundabout
LEFT at the next roundabout
Follow A509 H5 Portway (STRAIGHT ON at next 8 roundabouts, then LEFT at Northfield roundabout) to M1 junction 14


FOR A5:
RIGHT at the end of the road
RIGHT at the first roundabout
RIGHT at the next roundabout
Then turn onto the A5 at the junction (LEFT / 1st exit for South, RIGHT / 3rd exit for North)