Camp Bestival 2011.

[QueeferSutherland]

Has anyone been?
Going?
Is there a festival thread somewhere?

DH booked tickets today. I haven't been to a festival in an age, and DH has only been camping once. We are taking the 3 DC who will be 1, 3, & 9.

Any tips/reassurance?

evil if you can get to Southampton I could collect you. PM me.

Have you looked at getting a railcard? Even though your 3 year old doesn't have to pay a fare you can choose to pay and it actually save money - I have done this.

Hi LieIns, thanks for the offer but the arrival/departure times are just so awkward that I would feel bad doing that. I am looking at railcards now and trying to work out which one I am eligible for, my LO is only 3 so think the family and friends one is a no-go.

I am actually determined to go now...a strange sense of determination is overwhelming me because I know my DS would have the time of his life.

10 hour train journeys with 3 changes are starting to look appealing...am I delirious due to overexposure to timetables????

Oh I see how the card works now, often cheaper to buy a childs ticket anyway.

Have you tried asking on the camp bestival forum or their facebook page? People are quite helpful on there

Oh my fucking Christ...1 journey I found is 15hrs and 31 minutes National Express...and they still want 28 notes!

The peak journeys are all at least £80 with a £28 railcard...sod this, I have been searching all day and I don't even have vino for this evening.

Thanks for the offers/help and encouragement from everyone.

Just asked on the facebook page, will try the forum later. Thanks again...I better get my LO to bed.

Camp Bestival put official ID bracelets on your kids, with your mobile number on them. No need to buy bracelets.

We're going this year, for the third time in a row. Staying in a hut. [lazy] (Well, it's just me and two kids, and carrying a tent etc by train is a 'mare.)

only 2 weeks to go[hsmile]

Can you get to Southampton on the Friday, TGE?

I may be able to pick you up then, but not get you back on Monday.

Just realised Aunty Flo is that week!

I have some microgynon knocking about. If I start it now could I avoid a visit?

Zikes, I hope I'm not in the same boat, mine is due around end of mth, yuk.

Evil - sending you positive transport vibes

Sfx - ta for weather update, fingers crossed rain finishes by the time fest starts!

We may go on thursday now, what's the deal with needing extra car park ticket? We have a car par ticket already, doesn't this cover parking or do we need to pay again on arrival on thurs?

mine dues next week - ok update on the flow complete

I think there is an extra ticket needed for thu parking whichcan be purchased on arrival afiak

Ta Sfx, if it's pouring down on thurs we may just go v.early on fri am anyway.

Dh still refusing to do trial run with new tent before we go, I can foresee tent rage upon arrival

Hello, I have been lurking here for ages. First we weren't going then we got tickets as a wedding present :) so now taking our DS (2) for his third camp bestival and we are getting very excited.

Well I am getting excited; DS has no idea what I'm on about and DH refuses to get excited until a few days before.

I am also a lurker on the camp bestival forum and I found this

podcast

just giving us all a bit of a taste of what is to come

actually might be talking nonsense,had a look at our tickets and it says Thur camping then normal Festival then a parking ticket which I am assuming covers the entire, paid for, stay

thatgirl how is it going?

we are definitely going on Thu, it will not matter if we are late then, things start early on Friday and the queues are enormous

After much deliberating and fruitless searching of train/bus/coach/horse & carriage websites...we've worked something out and my friend is going to drive.

She has never attempted a 5 hour + journey before and also needed her tires changing...but her boyfriend has offered to help her out on the tire front and she insists that now is as good a time as any to do the lengthy journey because she'll have to do it sooner or later.

So Camp Bestival is officially GO...wahoo!

Now I've realised that I have feck all summery threads because I never go on holiday (gah) and I'm already worrying about fashioning a Dragon costume out of pipe cleaners and yoghurt pots. Actually DS says he would like to be a witch...that's Medieval enough innit?

OOOOOOOOOH I'M EXCITED!!!!

Pleased for you tge! Do go early on the Thurs if poss as it has taken me 5 hours to get there from 40 miles away on the Friday. I'm not kidding!

We'll be leaving after work/late on Thursday evening...probably 6pm, so by the time we get there and set up camp it's likely to be very late but at least we'll all sleep soundly!

I think travelling on the Friday morning is guaranteed to be hellish.

and thanks LieIn's...I'm pretty pleased myself.

great news thatgirl I bet you will all love it

Excellent news TGE!

I took delivery of our shiny new bell tent today!

We had a trial run in the field at the bottom of our road. We did a shit job putting it up but the kids loved it. I'm a bit worried about the baby breaking free in the wee small hours.

just to note I had a look at the website and they say they do not allow admission to the campsite after midnight on any night, for those travelling late

Yay for belltent! My friend was getting slightly paranoid about the size of her tent yesterday, but it's 'only' a 4m belltent. :) We're just picking our campsite ...