Nutty, at no point did I suggest that they won't be running the buses. Where did you get that from? I'm simply going by the literature. It states "The venue is one mile South of Pickering - the gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. A free shuttle bus will be operating from the festival to the town centre". I'm simply assuming that is still the case. Parking in Pickering is more or less non-existent.

Gedpipes - I think the answer is probably no.

Leveller - It will replace Cambridge for me too. I hope they do well and grow in stature. I know that many festivals have suffered this year with slow ticket sales. Some not even selling out when they often do on a regular basis. I guess it's been a struggle with there being too many festivals and little cash around. I went to Dent and The Big Session recently and they had guys there giving out fliers to everyone. They can't be accused of not trying at least. For me, it's local, spacious, has ample parking, great line-ups, two beer tents etc. Long may it survive and I hope the organisers continue with it. They appear to have done most things right so far. Mind you, with their experience in running events, they should do of course.