The last Mayhem held in the UK before it moved to Holland was held on an open park and other than the wind it was ok all safely netted etc..the trade presence was a little poor but that you can't plan for that. Campaign did have larger trade stands but with um how shall we say this....interesting prices. but that gripe aside CP is a good venue but due to the scale of fields required and layout needed it is too small. Driving to CP is a nightmare, if you look on a map it looks great but the approaches are awful, once you arrive at the venue the carparking etc is very good but by the time you eventually get there a gravel track would look good. Hotels are far from cheap in that area and nightlife is non existant unless a boozer (apposed to a bar...there is a difference) is all you want. But do remember this is England not Toulouse or Miami or Orlando so after event stuff is never gonna be great. Costs for using an out of London sports areana would be way lower than using CP and the layout would be simple as most all local authority sports fields have adjacent football fields so plenty of room. In my local area there are around 3 perfect venues like this that would fall over themselves for the money that would come their way...rooms and nightlife all on the doorstep of the venues and only an hour from Gatwick hour and a half from Heathrow.
I bet you'd generate one helluva lot of interest amongst the 11-18 year olds if you set yourself up on some school's rugby fields. I'm just me being wishful though, so feel free to ignore this particular point.
