Wilderness Festival 2023

Wilderness 2023 starts on Thursday, 03 August to Sunday, 06 August 2023, at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire.

Wilderness Festival takes place at Cornbury Park, near Charlbury in Oxfordshire. Detailed information on how to get to Wilderness Festival by all forms of transport is as follows:

By car

Please use the postcodes below to help get you near the right side of the festival for entry into your chosen campsite/car park.

As you approach, you will then see Yellow AA road signs. Once you see these, please follow them based on the entrance gate needed for your chosen campsite/car park.

OX7 3HL – Blue Gate – Crane Hill Lodge for Family Camping/Car Park and
Live-In Vehicle
OX7 3DF – Red Gate – Whitney Road for General Camping/Car Park and Quiet Camping/Car Park
OX7 3EW – Green Gate – Southill Drive – for Boutique Camping/Car Park, Meadow Camping/Car Park, Drop Offs and Pick Ups
OX7 3EJ – Yellow Gate – North Lodge for Accessibility Camping/Car Park, Accessibility Live-In Vehicle, Pedestrians

Car park passes
Every vehicle must have an applicable Car Park Pass (1 per vehicle). You can either book these in advance or on arrival for £21.00 (card payment). Every car park pass booked includes a £1.00 donation to Trees for Cities.

If your car park pass has been posted out to you in advance, please have this completed and clearly displayed on your windscreen before arrival. If you have not received this before arrival, please bring your booking confirmation email (you can present this on your phone).

Getting from the car park to the campsite
Mr Trolley will be stationed in the Car Parks / near the Box Offices at Family, General and Boutique to help get your things from the car park to your home for the weekend. You can pre-book this or book on the day.

Not camping?
If you’re coming and going from the festival each day, you only need one car park pass to park your car for the whole weekend, but please be aware that we cannot guarantee the same parking space each day if you leave and return.

By motorcycle

There is no specific bike park for motorcycle. Motorcycles are parked at your own risk and will require a Car Park Pass (1 per vehicle). Please follow the car entry routes are as above.

By train & shuttle bus

Charlbury is the local station, with regular trains from London Paddington. From here you can walk to the festival, it’s approx. 1.5 miles, but please be aware countryside roads are winding.

Shuttle buses will run throughout the weekend between Charlbury station and the festival.

£3.00 single, £5.00 return. Cash only.
Shuttle bus times are as follows
Thursday / Friday between 11.00am and 10.30pm
Saturday from 09.00am to midnight
Sunday from 1.00pm to 10.00pm
Monday from 0900am to 11.30am

Timings of the shuttle bus services are subject to change.

Bus Stop 1 – Drop Off, Pick Up | General | Quiet
Bus Stop 2 – Boutique | Meadow
Bus Stop 3 – Live-In Vehicle | Family | Accessibility

By coach

Big Green Coach offer a return service from London Victoria Coach Station, leaving at 10.00am on Thursday 04 and returning at 10.00am on Monday 08. Book here.

This will drop you off and pick you up from the drop-off, pick-up point.

By bike

Join Red Fox Cycling’s Ride to Wilderness, starting in Richmond in London and continuing through picture-perfect rural Oxfordshire. You’ll camp overnight in a woodland retreat in the Chiltern Hills, getting to know each other around the campfire or over dinner in a quaint village pub.

The guides and support van will journey every mile with you, providing food, mechanical support and plenty of encouragement. They can even take you and your bike back to Richmond after the festival. All you need to do is turn up and have fun. This ride is open to cyclists of all levels and abilities; you only need to be moderately fit and capable of cycling approximately 46 miles per day.

Better still, book your tickets and cycle ride through Red Fox, and you’ll be securing one of our cheapest festival tickets. What better way to start your weekend? Book tickets here.

There is a bike park next to the PUDO Box Office. Bikes are left at your own risk.

By foot

You can enter via any gate, but from Charlbury, Yellow Gate / North Lodge is the easiest for accessing the festival via the Pedestrian Box Office.

Please note vehicles still use this road throughout the festival, so please walk on the verges and wear bright/reflective clothing if walking home in the evening.

By taxi

Blenheim Taxis: 07773000444
Excelsior Taxis: 01608643721
Woody’s Taxi: 07863205726
Charlbury Taxis: 07855806102
OPh Taxis: 07717753290
Livey’s Taxis: 07979507535
H&R Taxis: 01993840084
Town House Travel: 07766743081
Hasan Taxi: 07903740131
LT Services Luxury cars and People Carriers: 07503888101 / 07805614985

If any of these firms has a car already parked at the station (4 seater car/4 paying passengers), the price should be approximately £10.00 to Yellow/Blue Gate or £20.00 to Green/Red Gate.

Prices for minibuses will vary, and prices to any other destination are to be agreed upon between the parties themselves.

Unfortunately, the local Charlbury taxi services do not have disabled access but can store a folded-up wheelchair in the back of their vehicles.

The standard gate times for entry into the festival are as follows:

Thursday
Noon to 10.00pm (car parks from 10.00am, arena from 2.00pm)

Frida
From 9.00am to 10.00pm

Saturday
From 9.00am to 9.00pm

Sunday
From 9.00am to 6.00pm

Arena Opening Times

The Main Arena opens at 07.45am daily (from 2.00pm on Thursday) and winds down around 04.00am (midnight on Thursday and Sunday). It is closed on Monday.

Please note that these times can be subject to change.

Once you arrive, head to the relevant Wristband Exchange to exchange your mobile QR code ticket for your non-camping festival wristband.

Please save your QR code tickets to your phone wallet app before you arrive, and don’t rely on getting a mobile phone signal at the festival.

If you have any issues with your tickets, head straight to the relevant Box Office before proceeding to the wristband exchange.

Once you’re all set up, you can head into the arena (open from 2.00pm on Thursday) via the relevant entrance.

General & Quiet Camping
South Entrance Wristband Exchange
Red Box Office
West & East Arena Entrance

Boutique & Meadow Camping
Boutique & Meadow Reception
Boutique & Meadow Arena Entrance

Family Camping
North Entrance Wristband Exchange
Blue Box Office
North Arena Entrance

Live-In Vehicle Camping
Live-In Vehicle Box Office
North Arena Entrance (via the walkway through Accessibility camping)

Accessibility Camping
Accessibility Check-In
North Arena Entrance

Non-Camping
If coming by vehicle – entrance as per the relevant car park booked
If being dropped off – Pick Up Drop Off Wristband Exchange and East Arena Entrance
If arriving on foot – The pedestrian/Local Box Office and Pedestrian Arena Entrance

Yes, Wilderness Festival is a family-friendly event with a lineup catering for all ages. There is also a dedicated Family Field to keep the little ones entertained. Ticket options for children of all ages include Child (0 to 5 years), Junior (6 to 12 years), Teen (13 to 17 years) and Adult (18+).

Book tickets

Wilderness Festival has multiple camping areas for you to choose from as follows:

Boutique – With a range of accommodations to choose from and exclusive perks, you can only stay here if you book accommodation on top of your festival ticket.
Meadow – Featuring unfurnished, pre-pitched accommodations, you can only stay here if you book these on top of your festival ticket.
General – Bring your tent, choose a spot and set up camp for the weekend.
Quiet – For those of you who want extra shut-eye. No portable sound systems or children under eight are allowed.
Family – With baby-changing facilities and a family welfare tent, this is the one for you if you’re bringing little ones to the festival.
Live-In Vehicle – The only campsite that can accommodate live-in vehicles, caravans and campervans. To stay here, you must also book a Live-In Vehicle Pass.
Accessibility – The dedicated accessibility campsite with facilities to accommodate accessibility festivalgoers.

Camping is included in the price of the festival ticket, but it is worth noting that for Boutique, Meadow and Live-In Vehicle Camping, there is additional accommodation and passes that you are required to book to be able to stay in these campsites at an additional cost to your Festival Ticket.

Please decide where you would like to stay before booking your ticket, as wristbands are barcoded to each campsite.

If you’d prefer not to camp, you can book the Non-Camping Ticket option and use your wristband to come and go throughout the weekend, provided you arrive each day within the gate times (see above).

Tickets for all campsites will be mobile tickets. You will receive these one or two weeks before the festival, so please do not worry if they don’t show on your Ticketmaster account immediately. You will then exchange these for a festival wristband on arrival at your relevant campsite gate.

One Car Park Pass is required per vehicle. £1 from every pass booked will be donated to Trees For Cities, turning your fossil-fuel travel miles into a direct investment in renewable energy.

Please book the correct car park pass for your campsite:

• Non-Camping Car Park Pass
• General / Quiet Car Park Pass
• Family Car Park Pass
• Meadow Car Park Pass
• Boutique Car Park Pass (included in your accommodation booking)

Book tickets

What is accessibility at Wilderness Festival?

Wilderness Festival welcomes deaf and disabled guests and is working harder than ever to make the show as accessible as possible for everyone.

The festival operates a companion ticket scheme for eligible guests. Only available for Teen and Adult Tickets. Do not buy a ticket for your companion, as this will not be refunded if they’re approved for a companion ticket.

Book the required number of festival tickets (minus companion) and then submit supporting documentation via the Accessibility Application Form.

The companion ticket is provided on the expectation that they are willing and able to assist you throughout your visit and would be available and able to help you in the event of an evacuation.

Accessibility customers can book into any campsite and still apply for a companion ticket, but there is also a dedicated Accessibility Campsite for wheelchair users and those with mobility restrictions. This campsite is closest to the arena, has a central car park and a hard road from the entrance.

More information on all this and the accessibile facilities at Wilderness Festival can be found here.

For any other questions regarding accessibility at Wilderness Festival, please email the Festival Republic Accessibility Team at accessibility@wildernessfestival.com.

Wilderness Festival does not offer refunds on festival tickets. If you can no longer attend the festival, please do not use unofficial ticket agents, internet auction sites or social networks such as Facebook to sell tickets. Please use Ticketmaster’s dedicated fan-to-fan ticket exchange, or, as your tickets are mobile, you can transfer them to someone else.

Wilderness Festival 2023 Local Weekend Tickets, for those within the postcodes OX7 3** and OX29 9**, will open for registration in 2023.

Each ticket booked will have a service charge added (dependent on the face value of the ticket). This will appear on the Ticketmaster booking page within the cost per ticket. Each transaction is then subject to a £3.25 handling fee.