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General Advice for Festival Attendees 2012

  • If this is your first time, there’s a lot to look forward to and do: other than four music stages, try the new a comedy stage, the cinema, workshops, kubb, "surprises" in the Gardens and Healing Area.
  • There will be a festival programme for sale, with site plan and a lot of other useful information.
  • Timings of bands/stages will also be available on our website nearer the time of the festival.
  • Remember to bring warm sleeping bags, extra blankets and air beds.
  • There are lots of changes to the site this year, so take your time and familarise yourselves with the new areas.

Arrival

  • The campsite opens at 3pm on Thursday 30th August.
    (There is no entry before this time).
    Timings for Thursday:
    Box office opens at 2pm
    Campsite opens at 3pm
    Gates close at 10pm (no arrival after this time)
    Timings for Friday:
    Box Office, Car Parks and Campsites open at 8.30am
  • There is a fee of £5 for car parking, payable on entry. It's a once-only charge - you can come and go freely thereafter.
  • The car park is about 600 metres from the campsite. Vehicles cannot be driven into the campsite. If anyone in your party has difficulty walking this distance, please speak to a steward on arrival.
  • Campervans / Caravans / Live-in Vehicles need a ‘Campervan Field ticket’, which needs to be purchased in advance for £50 from the festival website. This area is located separately from the main campsite. A family may erect a modest-sized tent next to their campervan/caravan. Otherwise, tents are not allowed in this field.
  • Ticketholders can go straight to wristband exchange.
  • All public cars enter via Green Gate.

Security & Safety

  • There will be cash machines on site, and a free deposit box / lock up scheme run by Friends of the Earth. This is available from Thursday at 3pm.
  • Don’t leave valuables unattended in your tent and during the night, keep them in an inaccessible place.
  • Put your phone number on your child’s wristband.
  • Exposure to loud noise can damage your hearing and in particular the hearing of children, please come prepared with well fitting ear protection for you and your children.
  • Register your mobile on www.immobilise.com this is used when stolen or lost phones are found.

Things You Can't Do

  • Smoke inside festival tents – Big Top, Tipi tent and so on. This is the law and does carry a fine.
  • Drugs- Big NO! We have a zero tolerance policy and your stay with us will be short.
  • Bring glass on site. Security will search and dispose of any glass at the entrance.
  • Bring pets other than guide dogs.
  • Make a lot of noise in the campsite… we’re sure you can see the sense in this one.
  • Make open fires or barbecues (camping stoves are fine).
  • Take camping chairs to the garden stage after 6pm (this restricts capacity).

Festival Hours

The campsite will open at 3pm on Thursday 30th August and CLOSE AT 10PM. Gates re-open at 8.30am on Friday 31st August.

All patrons must leave the site by midday on Monday 3rd September. The music starts about midday on all three days. There will be limited entertainment on Thursday evening but Bars and Food will be open from 5pm on Thursday evening.

Music goes on into the early hours except for Sunday night when the stages close at midnight.
The site gates stay open from 3pm on Thursday until 10pm, then from 8.30am on Friday until 12 midday on Monday (24hrs).

Box Office Opening Hours:
Thursday 2pm - 10pm
Friday: 8.30am - midnight
Saturday: 9am – 10pm
Sunday: 9am – 8pm.

Families

The Family camping area is located next to the showers and the staff camping area. There is ample camping space, but the earlier you arrive - the more choice. No campervans / caravans allowed in the Family camping area.

There are activities planned for children, please see the programme.

Disabled Facilities

We provide disabled toilets. There is a viewing platform for wheelchairs in front of the 2 main stages. More detailed accessibility information is listed here.

Food & Drink

End of the Road takes pride in finding the loveliest food stalls, most of which are organic and/or fairtrade, and there will be both vegetarian and vegan alternatives. We also welcome back the Somerset Cider Bus with their lovely Hot & Spicy cider. The other bars will have a good selection at reasonable prices.

Tangerine Fields

Tired of lugging around your tent and camping gear? If so, you can avoid the hassle of carrying and putting up your tent by having Tangerine Fields do it for you! For hiring tents, lovely, cosy and fantastic Tipis, Mini-Yurts and Gypsy Caravans, as well as equipment hire such as sleeping bags and more, please visit their website: www.tangerinefields.co.uk

Fairlove Yurts

You can also hire yurt accommodation for a beautiful festival experience. Please visit
http://www.tfairloveyurts.co.uk to view the full range of their yurts and accessories, or call Tobias on (01364) 73726.
The Yurts will be ready and waiting for you on your arrival at the festival. All hired Yurts will be all together in a little special Yurt Village.

Mr Trolley

On arrival you can hire trolleys to cart your stuff to the campsite.