Camping / accommodation
Our campsite has room for tents, caravans and motorhomes and is located adjacent to our main Festival arena. It is just a few minutes walk from the shops and amenities of Wickham village. The campsite will be open from 9am Thursday until 12 Noon Monday.
*** New grassed camping field for tented campers in 2012 ***
There will be first-class facilities including decent toilets, ‘Posh Wash’ showers and washing facilities. There will also be onsite Breakfast Bars and a Farm Shop just a few minutes walk away. There is free car parking for weekend and day ticket holders. Catering facilities will be available onsite all weekend with an excellent range of quality food outlets. In addition the village of Wickham has several award-winning restaurants, bistros and wine bars where excellent food is available at very reasonable prices.
There are also several shops within a few minutes walk of the campsite. There is one hotel in Wickham, The Old House Hotel in The Square (telephone 01329 833049) plus a B&B, Chiphall Acre (telephone 01329 833188) with ground floor rooms. There is also the De Vere New Place hotel at Shirrell Heath, just 1 mile from our main Festival site plus other hotels and B&Bs in Fareham, just 2 miles from Wickham.
The hotels and B&Bs in Fareham, just a couple of miles south of Wickham, including:
The Roundabout Hotel (01329 822542),
The Red Lion Hotel (01329 822640) and
The Lysses House Hotel (01329 822622).
There are also many other nearby hotels and B&Bs in surrounding towns and villages including:
Otters Green B&B, Botley. http://www.ottersgreen.co.uk Telephone 01489 797181 and
Strawberry Cottage B&B, Hedge End. http://www.strawberrycottage.co.uk Telephone 01489 795289.
Our scenic campsite is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Don’t be surprised to see foxes, badgers and deer… even if they’re surprised to see you!
Fancy some luxury camping at Wickham? We’ve teamed-up with the lovely people at Festival Glamping to offer you the chance to camp in luxury Camel Camp tents that sleep up to four people, have large doors, full head room, netted ventilation flaps and come equipped with airbeds, rugs, solar lights and other little luxuries that make them so much more comfortable than camping on rock hard ground. Have a look at their website www.festivalglamping.com for booking details and prices (check their News page for Wickham details). If you’ve already paid £25 for a camping ticket at Wickham, Festival Glamping will give you a £25 discount if you upgrade to a luxury Camel Camp tent. All Camel Camp ticket holders will also get backstage VIP tickets for the whole Festival at no extra charge giving free access to the backstage VIP Bar, side-of-stage VIP Viewing Area and luxury loos.
