Your arrival
Everything you need to know to get here...
Gate Times
Below are our standard gate times for entry into the festival. Please note, we cannot permit first entry outside of these times and timings can be subject to change.
Thursday: 12:00 – 22:00 (car parks from 10:00, arena from 14:00)
Friday: 09:00 – 22:00
Saturday: 09:00 – 21:00
Sunday: 09:00 – 18:00
Monday: We ask everyone to vacate the campsites by midday
Wristband Exchange / Box Offices
Once you arrive, head to the relevant Wristband Exchange/Box Office as indicated below to exchange your mobile QR code ticket for your festival wristband.
You MUST NOT rely on mobile signal at the festival. Save your mobile QR code tickets to your phone wallet app before you arrive.
If you have any issues with your tickets, head straight to the relevant Box Office before proceeding to the wristband exchange.
Once you're all set up, you can head into the arena (open from 14:00 on Thursday) via the relevant arena entrance, also indicated below.
General, Quiet, Grove Camping
South Entrance Wristband Exchange
South Box Office
West & East Arena Entrance
Boutique & Meadow Camping
Boutique & Meadow Reception
Boutique & Meadow Arena Entrance
Live-In Vehicle Camping
Live-In Vehicle Box Office
North Arena Entrance
Family Camping
North Entrance Wristband Exchange
North Box Office
North Arena Entrance
Accessibility Camping
Accessibility Check-In
North Arena Entrance
Non-Camping
If coming by car - Park in Red Car Park and enter via South Entrance Wristband Exchange
If being dropped off - Pick Up Drop Off Wristband Exchange and East Arena Entrance
If coming on foot - Pedestrian/Local Box Office and Pedestrian Arena Entrance
Arena opening times
Thursday: From 14:00 - 00:00
Friday: 07:45 - 04:00
Saturday: 07:45 - 04:00
Sunday: 07:45 - 03:00
Monday: Arena closed
Wilderness (Main) stage times
Please note all times are approximate and subject to change
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 15:00 - 22:45
Saturday: 15:00 - 22:45
Sunday: 15:00 - 22:45
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Access Customers
Accessible coaches can be provided upon request, please submit a Big Green Coach Accessibility Request Form to make an official request and if you have any questions please email customerservice@biggreencoach.co.uk.
Direct trains run from London Paddington to Charlbury Station at regular intervals throughout the weekend and take approximately 1.5 hours.
Once you arrive at Charlbury Station there will be a shuttle bus running between the station and the festival. Prices and timings for this will be announced later in the year.
Shuttle Times
Thursday: 11.30 - 19.00
Friday: 11.30 - 19.00
Saturday: Not running
Sunday: 16.00 - 20.00
Monday: 08.00 - 11.00
Please note shuttles will run between these hours as and when the shuttles are full
Prices
Single Fare £5pp
Return Fare £8pp
Please note payments are cash only
Festival Drop-Off Points
There will be 2 shuttles running from Charlbury Station
To the NORTH of the festival, for:
Bus Stop 1 - Drop Off, Pick Up | General | Quiet | Grove | Groups
Bus Stop 2 - Boutique | Meadow | Crew | Performers
To the SOUTH of the festival, for:
Family | Accessible | Live-In Vehicle
Please ensure you get on the correct bus for the campsite you are staying in
At the Festival
Once you arrive at the festival, there will be an internal shuttle running at peak times to help get you to the right campsite.
If you're coming by car please use Liftshare to fill up your car.
Please use the postcodes below to help get you near to the correct side of the festival for entry into your chosen campsite/carpark. As you approach, you will then see Yellow AA road signs. Once you see these, please follow them based on the entrance gate needed for your chosen campsite/car park.
OX7 3HL - Blue Gate - Cranehill Lodge
Family Camping/Car Park
Live-In Vehicle Camping
Accessibility Camping & Live-In Vehicles/Car Park
OX7 3DF - Red Gate - Witney Road
General Camping/Car Park
Quiet Camping/Car Park
Grove Camping/Car Park
OX7 3EW - Green Gate - Southill Drive
Boutique Camping/Car Park
Meadow Camping/Car Park
Drop Off, Pick Up
Bike Park
OX7 3EH - Yellow Gate - North Lodge
Pedestrians only.
Car Park Passes
Every vehicle must have an applicable Car Park Pass (1 per vehicle).
You can either book these in advance or on arrival for £26 (card payment only).
Every car park pass booked includes a £1 donation to Trees for Cities.
If you're coming by car please use our Liftshare platform.
If this has been posted to you in advance, please have this completed and clearly displayed on your windscreen before arrival.
If you have not received this before arrival, please bring your booking confirmation email (you can present this on your phone).
Getting from the Car Park to Campsite
Find out more information on our bookable trolley services here.
Not Camping?
If you're coming and going from the festival each day you only need one car park pass to be able to park your car for the whole weekend but please be aware that we cannot guarantee the same parking space each day if you leave and return.
We do not have a specific bike park for motorcycles, bikes are parked at your own risk and will require a Car Park Pass (1 per vehicle). Entry routes as above.
Our regular bike park is located next to the Pick Up, Drop Off entrance, off the Green Route, most easily accessed via the Green Gate, Southill Drive, OX7 3EW.
Please note, the bike park is fencing only that festivalgoers are able to lock their bikes to. Bikes are left at the owner's risk.
Once you've parked your bike, you can enter the festival via the Pick Up Drop Off entrance.
If you live locally and are planning to cycle, you may find the Yellow Gate, North Lodge entrance (OX7 3EH) an easier way to access the festival. If you do this, we ask that you lock your bike up neatly against the fence line on the right side of the driveway/road, so as not to block the pedestrian pathway.
You can also cycle round to the bike park, but please note the road from the Green Gate round to the Yellow Gate will be busy with festival traffic, mainly flowing in the opposite direction, through the festival.
The Yellow Gate, North Lodge entrance, OX7 3EH is the dedicated route for accessing the festival on foot from Charlbury.
This route takes you up the main driveway towards Cornbury House. Upon passing through the North Lodge gate there is a pedestrian/local box office on your left where you can scan your mobile QR code in return for a festival wristband. If you have any problems with your pass they'll also be able to help solve this for you here.
Once you have your wristband there is a fenced-off pedestrian walkway that runs along the grass verge, up the side of the driveway, taking you straight up to the pedestrian arena entrance, bringing you into the arena next to the main Wilderness Stage.
Please ensure you use this dedicated walkway, as this road is still used throughout the festival for exiting traffic.
If you're walking home in the evening, please wear bright/reflective clothing and bring a torch as there is minimal lighting along some stretches of the surrounding local roads.
Blenheim Taxis: 07773 000 444
Charlbury Taxis: 07855 806 102
H&R Taxis: 01993 840 084
Abdul's Taxi: 07944 863 098
001 Taxis: 01865240000
LT Services Luxury cars and People Carriers: 07503 888 101 / 07805 614 985
From Oxford Parkway to our Pick Up & Drop Off (PUDO) via Green Gate it should cost between £50-£60.
From Charlbury to our Pick Up & Drop Off (PUDO) via Green Gate it should cost between £20-£25.
Prices for minibuses will vary, and prices to any other destination are to be agreed upon between the parties themselves.
Unfortunately, the local Charlbury taxi services do not have disabled access but can store a folded-up wheelchair in the back of their vehicles.
The wheelchair-accessible taxi firm in the local area is Abdul’s in Witney.
Sunday night will still be fun, but we ask that you vacate the campsites by midday on Monday.
Take everything with you and properly dispose of any rubbish. Leave no trace. Please respect our wonderful neighbours when leaving; they are kind enough to host us yearly, so please repay that kindness. Drive carefully, leave quietly and do not drop any litter.
Early Bird tickets for next year's festival tend to go on sale in the first couple of days following the festival, so keep an eye out for these!