Other information
- Some people use generators to provide electric power. Be sensitive to your neighbours and, if the genny is noisy, don't use it after the end of the festival music each night.
- There's plenty of room for awnings, gazebos, windbreaks etc
- Entry and exit to the fields is via farm gates - wide enough, but take care not to catch the back end of your van on the gate post as you turn. Take a wide sweep when entering and exiting.
- If your towcar gets bogged down due to wet weather or mud, the marshals will be able to organise a tow with a tractor, although this may take some time.
- If you want to stay close to Cropredy before or after the festival, the Barnstones campsite at Great Bourton is recommended. Barnstones Caravan & Camping Park, Great Bourton, Nr Banbury, Oxon, 01295 750289
From the official FC website FAQ (2007)
Q: Is a caravan a vehicle?
A: As far as camping goes, a caravan towed by a vehicle will be treated as a tent: you just pay for the vehicle and its occupants with no extra charge for the trailer. Remember, though, that we reserve specific areas for caravans. A camper van or mobile home and its occupants pay the same as any other vehicle (we reserve specific areas for them - see below).
Q: Are mobile homes admitted to all the camping fields?
A: No. Mobile homes (by which we mean larger campervans and Winnebago-type vehicles) will be directed to specific fields. So will towed caravans. In previous years, the locations have included: fields 6 and 6A; an allocated section of 7; and, for staff and artists only, the backstage compound. (Note: there are many factors affecting what goes where: these include operational changes in field usage, health and safety law, local authority regulations, the requirements of our safety officer and fire officer, the comfort and convenience of fellow campers, access for emergency vehicles, the preservation of fire lanes, and the condition of the land itself - for example, if the ground is waterlogged).
Q: Can I park my campervan in the same field as last year?
A: Field allocation is less hard and fast when it comes to little 'uns such as Dormobiles and VW Campers (yes, there are still plenty about). In previous years, for example, small campervans have parked in fields 1, 2 and 4 whereas mobile homes have been directed away from those fields. The answer to the question is 'maybe' ? it depends which field you were in before, what time you arrive, what operational changes we've made to field usage, and developments in national and local authority regulations. So just because you parked your campervan somewhere last year doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to park there this time. As always, our friendly admission-gate staff and campsite marshalls will decide where vehicles, including campervans, go. They'll be acting on instructions from the fire officer, safety officer, and site managers so please give 'em a smile and comply with their requests.
