Entered this as it was local and hadn't done an aquathlon for a while.  The parking was nice an easy with a dancing marshal, but there's a tube station about 20 minutes walk away - may be a bit difficult to get the first event on a Sunday though.

I'd picked up my chip and number on the Saturday afternoon, so just went to the well organised transition to leave my running gear.

The swim briefing was very through and friendly.  The swim itself was good, well signed and not too much in the way of weeds. Even with a fairly small field people still bump into each other though.

Getting to transition was ok, it can get a bit busy with various events taking place and people coming through with bikes, but there weren't huge numbers and it was easy getting through.  

The run was lovely, shaded in the first part around the lake, and then past the sports fields and school grounds, including the cricket pavillion, where it looked like a 2nd XI county match was about to take place.  The speed of some of the elite tri runners overtaking me on the two laps was something to behold. 

There was a good reception at the finish, the only place where there were more than one or two spectators.  Didn't use the changing rooms, though they are quite good (have done swimming evenings there).  

The cafe/bar upstairs is lovely, though the ice cream van was rather overpriced.

All in all, a lovely friendly event, with a great atmosphere.  Really enjoyed it and might be tempted again.