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The information below is from the 2011 festival & will be updated for 2013.
Location of the Festival
The festival is held half a mile east of Sedbergh on the A683 Kirkby Stephen road. It's a fantastic site under the Howgill Fells in Cumbria, UK.
Location of the Festival
The festival is held half a mile east of Sedbergh on the A683 Kirkby Stephen road. It's a fantastic site under the Howgill Fells in Cumbria, UK.
Camping at the Festival
The camping is basic but comfortable with clean toilets, showers, mains water and Elsan waste disposal point. Weather permitting you can park next to your tent. Camper vans and Caravans are welcome at no extra cost. There are no electric hook ups.
The site is stunning and right next to the festival itself. Camping will open at 11:00am on the Friday and please leave the site by 1:00pm on the Monday.
A camping ticket is for the whole weekend, under 11's are free. See the Tickets page for details.
Camping must be booked in advance as camping tickets will not be available over the weekend itself. Sorry we do not offer tickets for individual night's camping.
Dogs at the Festival
As a general rule well behaved, quiet dogs that get on well with people and other dogs are allowed on the festival site and campsite but they are not allowed in to the festival marquees.
All dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and you need to scoop, bag and dispose of their poop.
The festival reserves the right to ask the owners of any dog to remove the dog from the site.
Shuttle Bus to Sedbergh
A shuttle bus will run to and from the festival site into Sedbergh during the festival so you can buy provisions, visit its many bookshops, cafés, pubs etc... times for the bus are to be confirmed for 2011.
Parking for Non Campers
Weather permitting, there will be free on site parking for all attending the festival.
Facilities for People With Disabilities
The festival site and venues are accessible by wheel chair users with disabled parking on site close to the venues.
Assistance dogs are allowed in to the festival marquees.
The toilets and the showers have disabled access.
If you are camping on site you will be able to park next to your tent, weather permitting.
Our volunteer stewards are always ready to assist with any special needs.
Need Further Infomation?
If you can't find what you're looking for please Contact us here.
The camping is basic but comfortable with clean toilets, showers, mains water and Elsan waste disposal point. Weather permitting you can park next to your tent. Camper vans and Caravans are welcome at no extra cost. There are no electric hook ups.
The site is stunning and right next to the festival itself. Camping will open at 11:00am on the Friday and please leave the site by 1:00pm on the Monday.
A camping ticket is for the whole weekend, under 11's are free. See the Tickets page for details.
Camping must be booked in advance as camping tickets will not be available over the weekend itself. Sorry we do not offer tickets for individual night's camping.
Dogs at the Festival
As a general rule well behaved, quiet dogs that get on well with people and other dogs are allowed on the festival site and campsite but they are not allowed in to the festival marquees.
All dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and you need to scoop, bag and dispose of their poop.
The festival reserves the right to ask the owners of any dog to remove the dog from the site.
Shuttle Bus to Sedbergh
A shuttle bus will run to and from the festival site into Sedbergh during the festival so you can buy provisions, visit its many bookshops, cafés, pubs etc... times for the bus are to be confirmed for 2011.
Parking for Non Campers
Weather permitting, there will be free on site parking for all attending the festival.
Facilities for People With Disabilities
The festival site and venues are accessible by wheel chair users with disabled parking on site close to the venues.
Assistance dogs are allowed in to the festival marquees.
The toilets and the showers have disabled access.
If you are camping on site you will be able to park next to your tent, weather permitting.
Our volunteer stewards are always ready to assist with any special needs.
Need Further Infomation?
If you can't find what you're looking for please Contact us here.
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Directions to the Festival
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From the M6: Leave at junction 37. Take the A684 to Sedbergh, drive through Sedbergh and on to the A683 towards Kirkby Stephen. The festival site is half a mile from Sedbergh on the A683.
From the North East: Take the A66 to Brough, take the A685 through Kirkby Stephen to the A683. Take the A683 to Sedbergh. The festival site is half a mile from Sedbergh on the A683.
From the Leeds area: Follow the A65 to Kirkby Lonsdale then the A683 to Sedbergh. Drive through Sedbergh and on to the A683 towards Kirkby Stephen. The festival site is half a mile from the Sedbergh on the A683.
The nearest post code to the site is LA10 5LQ.
Local Accommodation and Public Transport
You can find details of local accommodation and public transport at the Sedbergh Tourist Information Website www.sedbergh.org.uk / Phone 015396 20125 / Email tic@sedbergh.org.uk.
Please note the following
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Proof of age must be shown at the festival site for youth tickets or the full ticket price will be charged.
All tickets are strictly non refundable.
No alcohol maybe brought on to the festival site.
All 'Sky Lanterns', including biodegradable, are banned from the site. If you set of fire lanterns you will be asked to leave the site. They are a major fire risk and endanger local livestock.
Only dogs that assist disabled people are permitted in the festival venues.
Sedbergh Folkfest has the right to refuse admission to the festival site.
The festival operates a zero tolerance drugs policy.
It is an offence for any person under the age of 18 to buy or drink alcohol on the festival site. It is also an offence for any person to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on the festival site for a person under 18. Anyone thought to be under the age of 18 will be asked for ID. All staff and management have the right to refuse service to anyone without ID or if they are drunk. Anyone suspected of buying alcohol for anyone under the age of 18 or anyone
who is found drinking under the age of 18 will be escorted off the site and any have any passes or wristbands removed.
Sedbergh Folkfest gives no warranty that artists named in the programme or on its tickets will perform at the stated time, or perform at all and reserves the right to present alternative performers and re-programme events when unforeseen circumstances prevail. However, every effort will be made to carry out the programme as advertised.
Click here to download directions as a PDF file.
From the M6: Leave at junction 37. Take the A684 to Sedbergh, drive through Sedbergh and on to the A683 towards Kirkby Stephen. The festival site is half a mile from Sedbergh on the A683.
From the North East: Take the A66 to Brough, take the A685 through Kirkby Stephen to the A683. Take the A683 to Sedbergh. The festival site is half a mile from Sedbergh on the A683.
From the Leeds area: Follow the A65 to Kirkby Lonsdale then the A683 to Sedbergh. Drive through Sedbergh and on to the A683 towards Kirkby Stephen. The festival site is half a mile from the Sedbergh on the A683.
The nearest post code to the site is LA10 5LQ.
Local Accommodation and Public Transport
You can find details of local accommodation and public transport at the Sedbergh Tourist Information Website www.sedbergh.org.uk / Phone 015396 20125 / Email tic@sedbergh.org.uk.
Please note the following
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Proof of age must be shown at the festival site for youth tickets or the full ticket price will be charged.
All tickets are strictly non refundable.
No alcohol maybe brought on to the festival site.
All 'Sky Lanterns', including biodegradable, are banned from the site. If you set of fire lanterns you will be asked to leave the site. They are a major fire risk and endanger local livestock.
Only dogs that assist disabled people are permitted in the festival venues.
Sedbergh Folkfest has the right to refuse admission to the festival site.
The festival operates a zero tolerance drugs policy.
It is an offence for any person under the age of 18 to buy or drink alcohol on the festival site. It is also an offence for any person to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on the festival site for a person under 18. Anyone thought to be under the age of 18 will be asked for ID. All staff and management have the right to refuse service to anyone without ID or if they are drunk. Anyone suspected of buying alcohol for anyone under the age of 18 or anyone
who is found drinking under the age of 18 will be escorted off the site and any have any passes or wristbands removed.
Sedbergh Folkfest gives no warranty that artists named in the programme or on its tickets will perform at the stated time, or perform at all and reserves the right to present alternative performers and re-programme events when unforeseen circumstances prevail. However, every effort will be made to carry out the programme as advertised.
