Caravan friendly Folk Festivals

Subject: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 10:42 AM

Yes I know we hated 'Beasts of the Road' but we have one and we like it.

We went to Shrewsbury and I would say, apart from being a great festival, it was very caravan friendly. Plenty of space, easy entrance and exit, flat and well drained, that sort of thing.

Can other caravan toting festival goers recommend caravan friendly festivals?

Cheers

L in C

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: theleveller
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 10:44 AM

Beverley is good and we've never had any problems at Cambridge.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Dave Hunt
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 10:55 AM

Bromyard is fine, so is Warwick.
Dave

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 11:05 AM

I dont 'van these days , but never had ANY problems with a 'van and awning at any of the Festivals I took it too !

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Folkiedave
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 11:31 AM

Shepley has an awkward entrance - though nothing like impossible, once it it is great.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 12:20 PM

remember...only in the UK does 'caravan' describe an individual towed vehicle.

MY mind sees a long string of vehicles, and perhaps a few horses and camels, traveling as a group, all lined up at the gates of a festival.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 12:21 PM

How good would that be?!!

(as long as they didn't bring dogs, of course.)

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Dave (Bridge)
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 12:31 PM

Whitby on the Moor and Coast site is great, apart from a tight entrance if you have a twin axle. BB Benders are great too.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 03:07 PM

Cleckheaton Folk Festival (First weekend in July) has a lovely flat field. We take our caravan and we only live 20 minutes away by car.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 03:20 PM

Towersey and the Wareham Wail are caravan friendly, if a little lumpy in the former case and a gauntlet for the latter... the track gets a little more than lumpy in one or two places - but it seemed to be popular this year. More vans than last year.

LTS

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Hovering Bob
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 04:04 PM

Chippenham and Grove (White Horse) Folk festivals are super for taking a van. Nice flat field, adeqate facitlities for water etc and good stewardship.
BobH

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: squeezebox-kc
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 04:42 PM

Ely was good this year although i think they were overwhelmed with the number of vans that turned up

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 08:05 PM

Ely was my first Festival with a 'van ! That was Fools Gold's first Festival booking too !

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Jack Campin
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 09:03 PM

Anybody going with a vardo these days, as Danny Kyle used to?

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Cats
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 04:43 AM

Fox and Hounds is a song and ale, not a festival but the pub where we hold it has a camping and caravan club certificated site. As flat as you will get on Dartmoor, hook ups and water points all round, although the hook ups need booking in advance.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: mandotim
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 05:21 AM

Saddleworth is good, as early arrivals get to park on the running track; like a hard standing really. Bedworth is ok, where they use the Rugby club car park, although this can get crowded. Second the view about Moor and Coast being good, although I found the entrance ok for my twin axle (approach angle/direction makes a difference!). Middlewich Folk and Boat is great, with parking on a huge flat playing field, very easy access and close to the main venues without being close enough for noise to be a problem.
Tim

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 07:13 AM

Cottington Lakes is guite hande (taxi-in distance) for Deal but the speed bumps in teh entrance road can scrape your bulldog.

Pigs Ear is a stick in the mud if it has raing in the previous week

Knockholt this year was exciting despite a level and adequately wide approach and exit - but the weather was fit for Noah.

Ely was good for trials enthusiasts last year, and the promise that this year vanners with morris sides could park with their side was not kept

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 07:56 AM

"remember...only in the UK does 'caravan' describe an individual towed vehicle."

Wrong - it is a common expression in Australia... :-P

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: bubblyrat
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 11:38 AM

We had no trouble this year getting the caravan into /onto one site or another at Fareham-Banbury (it SNOWED !!)- Boarhunt ("Forest Folk")-Alcester-Warwick-Bude-Sidmouth-Grove ("White Horse")-Swanage (not level, but power hook-up,nice loos,and only 10 minutes walk from "The Crows Nest "!!). Leicester, NO ! We had to use the tent, BUT we have discovered how to (probably) be able to take the 'van next year (Not telling you ! ).Should have no trouble for the remainder of this year either, at Banbury (again) and Bampton, Devon ( all those Frenchmen with Bombardes !).

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: banjoman
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 01:06 PM

Been taking ,my caravan to Broadstairs now for more years than I care to remember. Nice flat field, good facilities -great festival.

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: open mike
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 01:28 PM

so, a caravan is a trailer?
and then what is a van?
what about motor homes or r.v.'s?

i did see a trailer made up to look
like a conestoga ("covered") wagon
at the last music fest. i attended.

like this "prairie schooner" but with rubber tires
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/wagon/page1.asp?secid=31

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/jan/31/forget_the_rv/
http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/2003/jan/31/34333/

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 01:55 PM

A van is a hard-top motor vehicle smaller than a lorry or heavy goods vehicle adapted or constructed for the carriage of goods not passengers. The smallest are based on cars, even from Vauxhall Corsa size. Once above about 3/4 tonne carrying capacity they may be purpose designed (US - "Panel Van") eg Ford Transit Bedford CF and Mercedes Sprinter.

A motor home is a campervan.

What, indeed, is an RV? I believe it stands for "recreational vehicle" but that covers a multitude of sins (perhaps literally).

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: open mike
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 02:26 PM

yes, "recreational vehicle" can mean many things
could be towed--a tent trailer or solid trailer,
or a self-contained motor home or a camper shell
which fits on the back of a pick up truck

classified as class a, b, or c.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorhome

http://www.strawberrymusic.com/about_the_festival.asp#camping
has a large area for trailers,

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: bubblyrat
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 06:10 PM

Van Morrison is a Van. So was Van Heflin (and Van Gogh, of course).

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: GUEST,Andi
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 10:08 AM

Otley festival http://www.otleyfolkfestival.com/ (18th September this year)always has a great campsite that welcomes caravans, camper vans and other combinations of vehicle/trailer. The camp site security guys are caravanners themselves. It's not a bad site to access and is well served with porta loos, standpipes etc. No electric hook up but who really needs that for a weekend!!

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: fair maiden of nottingham
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 12:53 PM

I transit without an engine, if I towed it behind my car what is it classified as: a van or caravan

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Fidjit
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 03:02 PM

White Horse Festival

Chas

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: Spleen Cringe
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 04:51 PM

Can you imagine a field full of these at a folk festival?...

My kind of caravan!

Subject: RE: Caravan friendly Folk Festivals
From: skipy
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 04:53 PM

Chas, you will have pride of place next year! But! it may be next to Terry! Someone has to!
Skipy