Festival rules

Please help the festival by remaining vigilant to fire safety to protect yourself and others and kindly observe the following rules & regulations whilst on site which apply to the main festival area as well as car parks and campsites:

  • Vehicle access to the festival area is strictly on display of a valid parking pass, which you need to purchase in advance when booking your tickets.
  • Camping is permitted in tents or campervans only. Caravans and other such vehicles will not be allowed onto the site.
  • Camping pitches for tents and campervans must be pre-booked with our accommodation partner Hotel Bell Tent. You will then be allocated a pitch upon arrival at the festival. 
  • Cars cannot be parked alongside tents or enter the campsite at any time. Assistance will be available if you need help to get to your tent.
  • Cars must be parked in the designated car parks when entering the grounds.
  • Cars cannot be parked alongside tents, campervans or enter the campsite at any time. Assistance will be available if you need help to get to your tent.
  • Only purpose-built campervans will be permitted in the campervan area – modified trailers, estate cars, vans and any other vehicles not designed with in-built sleeping facilities will not be allowed access to the campervan area even if you have booked a campervan permit.
  • Stewards will guide campervans in position, please follow their direction and keep fire lanes clear.
  • Once your campervan is in place, it must remain static. Anyone found moving a vehicle may be asked to leave. Please note, cars are not permitted anywhere in the campsite, including the campervan area.
  • Sleeping in vehicles overnight is not permitted and you may be asked to leave if doing so.
  • Camping pitches must be pre-booked with our accommodation partner Hotel Bell Tent. You will then be allocated a pitch upon arrival at the festival. 
  • The use of naked flames, including BBQs, open fires, fire lanterns and camping stoves is strictly forbidden at any time.
  • Glassware is not permitted anywhere onsite. 
  • Please use the bins and recycling points provided. All litter must be cleared from your camping pitch and put into bins provided or taken home with you.
  • Restricted items include knives, fireworks or anything similar, drones, gazebos, windbreakers, sound systems and generators.
  • Illegal substances of all kinds are strictly forbidden. 
  • In the event of needing assistance, medical or otherwise, please contact any steward or member of campsite staff who can radio for help.
  • Please ensure your party know the location of all the facilities, including first aid and how to gain help in the event of an emergency.
  • Please also ensure that children know how to find their own tent, particularly if coming back to it in the dark, when many tents look similar. 
  • We ask that you respect the privacy of your fellow campers and understand that young children may go to bed earlier so please try to avoid unnecessary noise. 
  • Quiet hours will operate in the campsite between the hours of 10pm and 7am. We ask that you kindly respect your fellow campers and adhere to this. 
  • No water source should be deemed drinking water unless specifically labelled as such. Drinking water fountains are provided in the camping area and festival site.
  • A maximum of 8 x440ml cans of beer/lager/cider less than 6% ABV or 1 x 750ml wine less than 14%ABV per person will be allowed in the camping areas ONLY. Bag checks will be performed at check-in and any items will be confiscated.
  • No externally purchased alcohol of any description will be allowed into the main arena. Spot checks will take place and items will be confiscated. There are bars at the event selling a great variety of local beers & quality wines.
  • Dogs or other animals, with the exception of pre-approved assistance dogs, are not allowed in the campsite or the festival site.
  • Toilets and showers are provided in the festival and camping sites. Chemical toilets are not permitted in the campsite. We recommend that those in campervans use the on-site toilets. If you are using your own chemical toilet, you must dispose of the waste in the dedicated facility provided. Chemical waste must not be poured into the on-site toilets. It is illegal to pour this waste onto the ground, into a sump or stream and anyone found doing this will be evicted from site and face a fine from the Environment Agency. 
  • Smoking in both the campsite and festival arena is only permitted within the designated areas, which are clearly marked. Please ensure all cigarettes are completely extinguished.
  • All attendees will be issued with special wristbands. Please ensure your party wear them at all times. 
  • Under 18s will not be admitted without a responsible adult. Adults will only be permitted entry to the festival site when accompanying a child.
  • Children are the responsibility of their appointed adult at all times whilst at the Festival. Whilst we do not expect older children and teenagers to be with their parent or guardian at all times, we do expect them to camp together, and for the child/teenager to know the location of their adult, and have means of contacting them, or agreed meeting points.
  • Do not enter any restricted area or climb any structure including lighting masts, fences and stage. If you are caught doing this you will be asked to leave the Festival
  • Pyrotechnics, lasers, smoke machines, strobe lighting and special effects may take place during evening performances.
  • Lost and Found property is managed on site at the Information points and campsite hubs . Please report all lost items here as soon as you can and check at these points before leaving site to be reunited with your property if found during the event. All found property should be handed in at these same points too.
  • Any found items will be kept by Festival of Sport for two weeks after the festival.  After this point, all items will be donated to charity or disposed of safely/securely. All reasonable efforts will be made to reunite the lost item with its owner before this takes place.
  • Despite the organisers taking all reasonable precautions unavoidable accidents can happen when playing sport. In respect of these you are present at your own risk.
  • Festival of Sport is held in an outdoor area. The organisers and the venue owner would like to remind you that the paths and grounds within the event and camping areas may be uneven.
  • Whilst every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure your safety at all times visitors are requested to take care, especially after dark or in muddy or wet conditions.
  • We will be taking photographs and filming this event.  By entering the event you consent to your image being used in any future Festival of Sport promotion.  
  • We reserve the right to refuse admission or to evict any person from Festival of Sport without refund for drunkenness, unruly or anti-social behaviour or for breaking any of these conditions.