I was so nearly at this show!! Battlesbridge is only about a 1/2 drive for me - but I started cleaning my car in the morning and kinda got carried away! I think the neightbours thought I was mad when I started polishing the exhuast! Anyway - looks like a cool show, definatly try to be at the next one - they have loads of car shows there through the summer - but I'm guessing this was the only VW one?
Its the only VW one i know of there although its a pretty cool venue. Where are you from then? it was only just over 1/2 hour for me too.
The watercooled cars where hugely outnumbered (not that i mind that much as i love aircooled but woulda been nice to see a few more) but was still a cracking little show. 
I'm in Leigh-on-Sea, really close to progress road on the 127 if you know the area?
I like the shows at battles bridge - they're always so ramshackle! Ha ha and it's always nice people there, no egos and stuff - from what I've seen anyway. Something seems to be going on there pretty much every weekend.