Essential Information

Please bring a torch, as Boughton Estate is in a rural area and parts of the campsite will be very dark at night.

Please be prepared for all kinds of weather.

Here’s a checklist of other things it might be useful to bring with you:

• tent
• sleeping bag
• warm clothing
• cooking equipment
• some food
• mug
• reusable water bottle (or buy a Greenbelt one at the g-store)
• strong shoes or wellies
• waterproof coat
• insect repellent
• sun cream
• hat
• loo roll
• wet wipes
• toiletries (including deodorant)
• ear plugs
• phone charger

We’ll be open to arriving Greenbelters from 10 am on Thursday 21st August

Thursday is yours – it’s Yourday. It’s all about arrivals, reunions and settling in. Getting parked up, set up and caught up. Take your time and get your campsite bearings through the day as tents go up and the sun goes down.

That isn’t to say that you’ll be left entirely to your own – and your crew’s – devices though. As we know, Jesus’ Arms are always open and Thursday evening (from 6pm) will be no exception. Not forgetting the Parched Pilgrim, our bar in the campsite. There will also be a few other drinks and food vans and outlets open in the Glade arena and the Campsite Hub serving on that first night.

Obviously though, if everyone on site heads to the handful of food and drink establishments open on the first night, you might be waiting a while. We’d definitely recommend being able to feed your clan yourself that first night, as the festival proper – and all its amenities – will be up and running fully from Friday onward.

Friday will be our first full-fat festival day. The festival village opens at 9 am and programming starts shortly after.

Festival communion will take place on Sunday from 10 – 11 am.

All local residents can attend our Sunday morning communion service absolutely free of charge. We recommend arriving at 9.30am to ensure enough walking time to the Glade arena. 

Living in a field for four days is an adventure. But – let’s face it – it also brings a very unique set of challenges. One of those being what to do if you’re on your period during the festival. So in case these are helpful, here are our top tips for having a happy Greenbelt. Period.

1. Forgot your products? Not to worry. We’ve got a stash of free supplies on hand for emergencies. Just head over to First Aid or the Info Booth. The lovely folk there can help you out.
2. To flush or not to flush? Unlike normal loos, you can flush your tampons and pads down the plastic port-a-loos. Although, we’d rather you didn’t do that. Here’s why. All port-a-loo waste goes through water treatment after the festival, sorting it into different ‘types’ of waste (gross, we know). The more period products down the loo, the more water we’ll end up using to sort them, and that’s not great for the environment. We’d love if you could wrap your products in toilet paper and drop them in the nearest general waste bin. But we know that solution won’t work for everyone. So the choice — to flush or not to flush — is ultimately yours.
3. Here’s the long drop When it comes to the compost loos there’s not as much choice in the matter and no fancy water treatment system. Period products cannot go in the compost loos. Please wrap them in tissue and drop them in the nearest general waste bin.
4. For moon cup users There are three accessible toilets on site with running water you can use to rinse your cup. Just be aware you might have to queue, and that these toilets are primarily for people with disabilities and access needs; people who often don’t have the luxury of choice to use other toilets like you might. There are microwaves in the Parent Support Venue which can be used to sterilise your cup in an emergency, but please wash your cup thoroughly before taking it there and be mindful this venue is primarily used by parents. If it’s not urgent, please sterilise your cup at home rather than at the festival.

We know that many of you like to bring a chair to settle down with in the venues. The problem is that not everyone has chairs with them, but we want everyone to be able to see and engage with the programming. So, if you’re with a chair, please pitch it towards the back of the venue, behind those settling in on the grass. Low level chairs (no legs, just a back support, designed for camping and festival-ing) are fine. But full-size camping chairs require more thoughtfulness. Please be considerate in where you plonk yourself, and, if the stewards ask you move into a ‘designated chairs area’, then please co-operate as cheerfully as you know how.

For parents of babies and young children there are facilities for changing and bathing babies, the Parent Support Venue is a comfortable area for feeding, with microwaves for heating food and a separate indoor play area. There are two – one in the campsite hub from…
Thu: 12-noon to midnight
Fri, Sat & Sun: 6 – 10 am, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5 pm – 12 am
…and one in the children and family venue area in The Orchard in the festival village.

Lost property should be handed in at the Info Point alongside the Walled Garden.

The Info Team will also collect lost items from venues around site and from the campsite information point on a daily basis.

Lost property drop-off & collection points
Fri-Sun: Info Point alongside the Walled Garden
Mon: Orange Parking, near wristband exchange

Donate your unwanted and unused dry/canned foods at the end of the festival instead of taking them home with you. Just drop them at the Parent Support Venue on Monday morning and we’ll donate them to the local Kettering foodbank on your behalf.

The Information point is in the ‘Info Booth’ by the Village First Aid Tent.

Where applicable, shows have age recommendations, restrictions and/or advisories clearly marked in the Festival Guide and App. Greenbelt does not accept any responsibility for checking the ages of those attending these shows.

All outlets — ours and our caterers and traders – will take cash onsite. But all our Greenbelt outlets (Box Office, g-store, bars and cafés) will also have contactless card payment — as will many of the caterers and traders.

There will be an onsite cashpoint. There is a small charge for cash withdrawals.

There is a designated Beer Tent (The Jesus Arms) and Bars (The Blue Nun, The Parched Pilgrim) within the Festival Village where alcohol may be purchased and consumed. Alcohol may be consumed in the campsite, but you will not be able to bring your own alcohol into the Festival Village from the campsite.

Greenbelt operates a Challenge 25 policy, so if you’re lucky enough to look under 25, please bring the appropriate ID, as an adult wristband does not prove your age. There is also a non-alcoholic bar on site (the Hope and Anchor). Under 18s will only be admitted to the Jesus Arms if accompanied by a supervising adult.

Greenbelt does not condone the use of recreational/illegal drugs.

We have regular meetings for Friends of Bill W over the festival weekend. To find out when these are, head to the Info Booth and pick up a Friends of Bill W business card.

Phone charging is available in The Tank café (for a small fee), but please note that the rural location means mobile phone signal is patchy and there will be limited coverage across all networks.

Parents are responsible for their children at all times. Children under the age of eight must be supervised. Young people aged 16 and 17 attending the festival without a parent or guardian must carry a parental consent form with them at all times. This form must contain contact details in case of emergency.

Cars parked in all our designated car parks are left entirely at the owner’s own risk. If your car is parked in an undesignated area it is deemed to be a safety risk and will be removed. Greenbelt does not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage caused to a vehicle that needs to be towed or moved as a result of failure to adhere to this warning. Any relocation of motor vehicles is entirely at the owners’ risk.

Greenbelt accepts no liability for any loss or damage to persons or property incurred at the Festival.

As a condition of sale, ticket-holders consent to Greenbelt using photographic, audio or video footage for TV, Video, DVD, MP3, CD, internet, CCTV or other public broadcast that may include you – deliberately or inadvertently – as part of the audience.

Greenbelt reserves the right to refuse admission or remove people from the site at the management’s discretion.

Please check this webpage in the run-up to the festival for latest updates.