Hello, I was wondering if any of you can tell me if you’ve been to the race, if you can share your experience, how to get there, accommodation, tickets, etc., etc.
I have been curious about this race and living in Southern California didn’t give me much freedom to check it out. But now that I am here in London, I thought it’d be a great opportunity to go and it’s closer! 
Any suggestion, advice, help, stories will be highly appreciated
Thanks! 
Yes, but not for a long time (1997)!
Some general advice:
Book early.
If you ride, take a bike with you, the course is fantastic to ride around, especially early morning before everyone else gets the same idea.
Book ferry early from Holyhead.
Book accomodation early.
Weather can be very unpredictable, especially over the mountain. Be prepared for fog and ride carefully.
On race days pick a spot with pub nearby or take a packed lunch. You’ll be there a while.
Did I mention booking early?
Book early sums it up. for the ferry and hotel and everything
taking a ride round, the weather can go from torrential rain to blazing sunshine in a matter of minutes. the weather is SO changeable over there.
Aside from that, the course is amazing. was SO glad I rode it, even if I did go slower than any of you lot would!
Thank you so much for the suggestions and advice!!
must book early…must book early…must book early 
don’t worry too much about booking early , if you want to go check out the various web sites dedicated to the TT and ebay there are always cancelations and last minute places to stay too …the last tiem i went was 2007 for the centenery and i found tickets for the boat and B&B the day before i left for heysham and i did the same the previous times i went too … no problems with dates either , got there for the first race and left the following saturday …it’s not quite as free and easy as it used to be , lots of police and speed guns … keep your eyes peeled and speed sensibly and you’ll be ok … ride fast but just don’t look like you are … 
prices are always loads more for TT time , i did £800 for 8 days …place to stay £30 per night …roughly boat tickets best part of £200 bike and one return …then a full tank at least once a day ( you’ll need that to do lots of laps )
