STAY-at-homes in Wyedean who are not planning to travel to Cornwall or France to watch the eclipse on August 11 will still get a reasonable 90 per cent experience of the event.
To those who are expecting to head south the AA is warning that there may be traffic holdups – mainly for people who have left travelling too close to the day or even on the morning itself.
Spokesperson Alison Sixsmith said the AA was anxious to make clear that they were not predicting road chaos but there would be bottlenecks with up to three million extra people arriving in Cornwall.
Roads entering Devon and Cornwall and well known blackspots such as the Avonmouth Bridge on the southbound A5 west of Bristol could see delays.
However, she added that no problems were expected on the two Severn crossings.
There have been reports that Gloucestershire guest houses and hotels have been getting inquiries from people believing the whole of the west would see the total eclipse.
But Tourist Information Centres in Gloucester, Ross, Monmouth and Chepstow said the main inquiries about August were from people who wanted to break their journey before going south to Cornwall.
A spokesperson at the Coleford Tourist Information Centre said they had received no eclipse inquiries.
"I think we should run an advertising campaign urging people to avoid the rush and stay here," she said. "It will be much quieter and we will see quite a lot."
With a reasonably clear sky the main stages of eclipse should be visible to anybody in Wyedean standing on high or level open ground, but they should take care not to look directly at the sun without any form of eye protection.
Also, because the middle stages of the eclipse will plunge watchers into near-darkness, it is a good idea not to stand too close to a precipice or deep water!