Venue
VENUE ADDRESS: Catton Park, Walton-On-Trent, Derbyshire, DE12 8LN, England.
Catton Park is located centrally within the triangle of 3 East Midlands towns, Lichfield, Burton On Trent and Tamworth.
SHUTTLE BUS TIMES FROM LICHFIELD CITY STATION
Thursday 8th August
FROM Lichfield City Railway Station direct TO the festival site
DEPARTURES EVERY 20 minutes between 11:00 (11am) – 18:00 (6pm)
Further departures at 18:00, 19:00 & 20:00
Friday 9th August
FROM Lichfield City Railway Station direct TO the festival site
DEPARTURES EVERY 30 minutes between 10:00 (10am) – 16:00 (4pm)
Monday 12th August
FROM the Festival site direct TO Lichfield City Railway Station
DEPARTURES EVERY 15 minutes between 07:00 (7am) – 13:00 (1pm)
SHUTTLE BUS tickets cost £6 one way or £10 return journey - To secure your seat now you can CLICK HERE
COACH TRAVEL
Big Green Coach are once again the official and Exclusive coach travel partner to Bloodstock Festival. Leave the car at home, sit back, relax and let their drivers take you to Bloodstock Festival 2013.
Choose from 26 locations direct to the heart of Bloodstock: BIRKENHEAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BRIDGEND, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CARLISLE, CHESTER, GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER, LANCASTER, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MIDDLESBROUGH, NEWCASTLE, NEWPORT, OXFORD, PRESTON, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, STOCKPORT, SUNDERLAND, SWANSEA, WARRINGTON and WORCESTER. We will look to offer more destinations if thereis demand.
To guarantee your return seat CLICK HERE
TRAIN SERVICES
Make your way to Birmingham New Street railway station. From Birmingham New Street station take the train to Lichfield City. This journey should take approximately 35 Minutes. Lichfield station is 7 miles from Catton Hall and is about 15-20 minutes drive.
For info on trains from your nearest station to Lichfield City, call National Rail on: 08457 484 950 or check out their website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
By Car
From the North: Follow the M1 Southbound and exit onto the A38 at Junction 28, heading West for Burton / Birmingham. Keep travelling until you pick up the B-O-A directions, which will exit you at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival.
From the West or South (a): From the M5 (from the West) or the M40 (from London ), take the M42 Northbound. Between Junctions 8 and 9 take the M6 toll road and exit at T4 onto the A38 Northbound. Follow the B-O-A roadsigns which will exit you at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival.
From the South (b): Take the M1 from London , and exit at Juntion 24, following the A50 to Stoke. After a few miles you will exit onto the A38 to Burton. Follow the B-O-A roadsigns which will exit you at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival.
Life's a journey - share it!
If you would like to reduce your carbon footprint, help other people travel to Bloodstock and save money, why not offer your empty car seats to others on goCarShare? goCarShare is built around Facebook; you can login quickly and look at people's profiles before deciding whether you would like to travel with them. goCarShare is a green, fun and good value way to get to Bloodstock. You can add a car share request right here.
GOCARSHARE TO BLOODSTOCK AND BE IN WITH A CHANCE TO WIN FREE VIP CAMPING!
Be in with a chance to win a FREE VIP camping for you and your passengers in the Serpents Lair, when you GOCARSHARE to Bloodstock. You must log your journey before August 1st to receive a qualifying car bumper sticker.
FOR THE ULTIMATE VIP CAMPING EXPERIENCE ENTER THE SERPENTS LAIR.
There is no better way to enjoy the most METAL weekend of the year than by camping in the SERPENTS LAIR. From the minute you arrive you will be met by our event management staff and hostesses who will direct you to your camping area to set up camp or show you to your exclusive furnished accomodation whether you choose one of our CLOUDHOUSES, SQUIRTS, DELUXE YURTS or PRE-ERECTED TENTS.
By Air
Catton Hall is 20 miles from either Birmingham or Nottingham East Midlands Airport. 60 miles from Manchester and 130 miles from Heathrow.
Local Information for travel
This is a useful website www.traveline.org.uk to look at or call 0871 200 2233 to find details of local bus and train routes and timetables or call National Rail on: 08457 484 950 or check out their website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS - LATEST NEWS UPDATES
Get the latest information on travel conditions and any congestions issues when journeying to the festival or heading home from the festival by clicking HERE !
TRAVEL INFO UPDATES ON YOUR MOBILE
Live traffic data from The Highways National Traffic Control Centre. For people heading home after Bloodstock you can now get updates direct to your mobile - for more information go to www.highways.gov.uk/mobile-services Before you set off.
Approximate Mileage to B.O.A from the following locations:
- London - 130
- Manchester - 85
- Bristol - 110
- Birmingham - 20
- Nottingham - 45
- Birmingham Airport & British Rail - 20
- East Midlands Airport - 20
- Tamworth British Rail - 8
Map to Catton Hall
Click here for a PDF with more information about Catton Hall.
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