Is camping really included?

In every three-day ticket, yes, with no supplement. Day tickets do not include camping because you are not staying.

Are there booking fees?

None, and there never have been. The number on the ticket is what leaves your account. No service charge, no card fee, no camping supplement.

In full until the thirty-first of May, no reason needed. After that a ticket can be transferred to a named person free of charge up to the Thursday.

What is the access like?

Viewing platforms at two of four stages, a level route from gate to main stage to toilets, and one long uphill stretch that is hard in the wet. Personal assistants come free. Full distances are on the access page.

Can I bring my own drink?

Into the campsite, yes, in plastic. Not into the arena, which is a licence condition rather than a commercial decision, and water points inside are free and plentiful.

What happens if it rains?

The festival happens. It has rained properly in five of the ten years and the site drains better than it used to. Bring boots and something waterproof and you will be fine.

About thirty, and applications open in February. We favour people who were here last year and did a good job, which is not a very exciting policy but is a fair one.

Three days, one field, eleventh year

Splasher, the third weekend in July

Forty acts across four stages over three days. Every ticket price is on this page, camping is included in all of them, and under-twelves have always been free.

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Mon 21 Sep First eight acts announcedIncluding both Friday headliners. The rest come in three more waves. Free Mon 12 Oct Second wave, twelve actsThe third stage line-up in full, which is the one to look at. Free Tue 27 Oct Campervan pitches on saleForty of them. They went in nine days last year. USD 90.00 Wed 11 Nov Access page updatedNew distances after the track to the third stage was re-laid. Free Sun 6 Dec Stage times publishedFour weeks out, as always, so you can plan the clashes properly. Free Fri 1 Jan Gates open, Friday noonThree days. Bring a hat and something waterproof; both will be needed. Free

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145.00 Three-day ticketAll three days, camping included, gates from noon on Friday. The only ticket most people need and the only price you will pay. 105.00 Three-day, under twenty-fiveSame ticket, same camping, forty dollars less. No student card needed; we take your word for it. 70.00 Saturday onlyIn at ten, out by midnight, no camping. The busiest day and the one that sells out first. 55.00 Sunday onlyThe quieter day, two stages running, and the one families tend to pick. — Under twelveFree, always, and free since the first year. They still need a ticket so we know how many are on site. 90.00 Campervan pitchPer vehicle for the weekend, forty pitches, and they go by March. Includes the two ticket holders in the van.

Acts: 40
Stages: 4
Booking fee: 0
Under twelves: Free

Getting around

The honest access page, written by somebody who uses the field

It is a field. Parts of it are difficult, and we would rather tell you which parts.

There is a viewing platform at two of the four stages, a level route between the gate, the main stage and the toilets, and a long uphill stretch to the third stage that is genuinely hard in the wet. Personal assistants come free on any ticket. All of that is on the access page with distances in metres rather than a paragraph about how welcoming we are.

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What people say afterwards

The price on the ticket is the price. After a decade of festivals, that alone keeps me coming.

· 4.714285714285714 out of 5 across 7 reviews

Under twelves free and the family field is far enough away to sleep.
The access page gave distances in metres and was right about all of it.
It is a field. In the wet it is a muddy field. They do say so.
They published a full write-up of the year the water failed.
Refundable in full until the end of May, no reason needed.
Campervan pitches go by March. Be quick or bring a tent.

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Is camping really included?

In every three-day ticket, yes, with no supplement. Day tickets do not include camping because you are not staying.
Are there booking fees?

None, and there never have been. The number on the ticket is what leaves your account. No service charge, no card fee, no camping supplement.
Can I get a refund?

In full until the thirty-first of May, no reason needed. After that a ticket can be transferred to a named person free of charge up to the Thursday.
What is the access like?

Viewing platforms at two of four stages, a level route from gate to main stage to toilets, and one long uphill stretch that is hard in the wet. Personal assistants come free. Full distances are on the access page.
Can I bring my own drink?

Into the campsite, yes, in plastic. Not into the arena, which is a licence condition rather than a commercial decision, and water points inside are free and plentiful.
What happens if it rains?

The festival happens. It has rained properly in five of the ten years and the site drains better than it used to. Bring boots and something waterproof and you will be fine.
Do you take traders?

About thirty, and applications open in February. We favour people who were here last year and did a good job, which is not a very exciting policy but is a fair one.

No booking fee, ever

The price on the ticket is the price you pay

No service charge, no camping supplement, no card fee. If you cannot come, tickets are refundable in full until the end of May and transferable to a named person after that.

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