Silverstone tips and tricks: What to bring, directions, what to wear, what to do
The F1 British Grand Prix is on July 7-9 2023.
British Grand Prix start times (UK)
Friday, July 7
British Grand Prix P1 - 12.30pm
British Grand Prix P2 - 4pm
Saturday, July 8
British Grand Prix P3 - 11.30am
British Grand Prix qualifying - 3pm
Sunday, July 9
British Grand Prix - 3pm
Can I buy a ticket to Silverstone
are the final ticket🌊s before the F1 British Grand Pri🐟x is sold out.
What to bring to Silverstone
- Your ticket (Silverstone is fully digital in 2023)
- Money. There are some cash machines at the event
- Rucksack (20 litres maximum)
- Suncream, a hat, sunglasses
- Waterproofs and umbrella - you can’t trust British weather!
- Warm clothes, gloves, scarf to protect against wind
- A fully charged phone with the Silverstone app downloaded (your ticket can be stored here)
- A phone charger
- Binoculars
- A camera with spare batteries or memory cards
- Folding camping chairs and a blanket to sit on the floor
- Ear plugs for the kids, to block out the noise
- Wet wipes
- Water bottle
Can I bring food into Silverstone?
Yes. Food is also sold on the premises.
Can I bring alcohol to Silverstone?
You are allowed to bring a “reasonable amount of al😼cohol into the venue for personal consumption”.
This shoulꦅd be a maximum of one bottle of wine, six cans of🍒 beer (500ml), or six cans of premixed aperitifs per person.
Bottles of spirits or fortified wines are no🌳t allowed.
What items are banned at Silverstone?
- Bags over 20 litres capacity
- Glass bottles or containers
- Barbecues
- Offensive weapons
- Drones
- Ladders
- Fireworks or pyrotechnics
- Tents
- Power scooters or electric cycles
- Four-wheel carts
- Parasols
Can I bring my dog to Silverstone?
Animals (except for assistance dogs) are not allo🍸wed.
Directions to Silverstone
The full address is:
Silverstone Circuit
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 8TN
By car from the north - 60 minutes south ofꦬ Birmingham with road access exceptionally easy along the A43 dual carriageway from the M1 motorway.
By car from the south - 90 minutes north of ಞcentral London from the M40 motorwa൲y and A43 dual carriageway.
to arrive via helicopter.
Nearest airport to Silverstone?
- Luton (LTN) – 48 miles / 60 mins
- Birmingham (BHX) – 56 miles / 60 mins
- East midlands airport (EMA) – 62 miles / 1 hour 2 mins
- Heathrow (LHR) – 67 miles / 1 hr 12 mins
- Stanstead (STN) – 97 miles / 1hr 40 mins
- Gatwick (LGW) – 104 miles / 2 hours
Narest train station to Silverstone?
- Northampton – 15 miles / 21 minutes
- Bicester North – 18 miles / 25 minutes
- Wolverton – 15 miles / 27 minutes
- Milton Keynes Central – 17 miles / 27 minutes
- Banbury – 18 miles / 28 minutes
- Kings Sutton – 18 miles / 28 minutes
- Heyford – 21 miles / 29 minutes
- Bletchley – 18 miles / 31 minutes
for a rail and ridꦿe service from either London Eu🌳ston or Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Central.
There is ⛦a free shuttle bus from Milton Keynes Central station to Silverstone o🐬n Sunday July 9 2023 for rail and ride ticket holders.
Getting a taxi or Uber to Silverstone
Northampton, Milton Keynes Central and Banbury train stations all have taxis outside. But 🍎beware, on🐓 Silverstone weekend all taxi companies are very busy!
