Travel Information
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 Services
The Official festival shuttle bus service will operate between the festival entrance and TAMWORTH train station on the following dates and times:
*Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control there has been a change in train station from previous years*
TO the festival – departures approximately every 20 minutes –
THURSDAY 10TH AUGUST – 11:00am – 4:00pm
FROM the festival - departures approximately every 20 minutes –
MONDAY 14th AUGUST – 07:30am – 12:00pm
All shuttle buses operate from directly outside the main entrance at Tamworth Train Station. Big Green Coach staff will be available during all hours of operation to assist customers.
A return fare will cost £13 in advance (£15 on the day)
Single fares can be purchased on the day for £10 (cash and card payments are accepted)
We advise all customers to purchase in advance where possible via
Coach Travel
Big Green Coach are back as our Official Travel PartnerForget trains, shuttle buses, carrying your camping gear too far or being designated driver. Leave the car at home and book low-cost return coach travel. Mosh ‘til you drop all weekend and sleep all the way home on Monday!
Get your WEEKEND RETURN COACH TRAVEL with your festival ticket or on its own.
DEPOSIT SCHEME - Book your seat in 2023 and secure your seat for just £1, split the rest on the cost monthly.
Coaches will drop you in the heart of the festival, no one gets you closer.
This year Big Green Coach are going CARBON NEUTRAL! Coach travel is already the greenest way to travel and help bring down the emissions of the festival, each journey will have all carbon emissions offset.
Choose from 35 pick-up locations: Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bradford, Bridgend, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chester, Coventry, Crewe, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Newport, Norwich,Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-On-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester & York.
All coaches arrive at the Official coach park at the festival site on Thursday 8th August 2024 and return for home on Monday 12th August 2024.
There will be Big Green Coach staff available during all hours of operation to assist you.
To guarantee your return seat whilst being carbon friendly
Train Services
If you wish to get a taxi from Lichfield City Station to the festival which is just 7 miles from Catton Park and is about 15-20 minutes drive. Make your way to Birmingham New Street railway station. From Birmingham New Street station take the train to Lichfield City. For info on trains from your nearest station to Lichfield City or Tamworth, call National Rail on: 03457 48 49 50 or check out their website: www.nationalrail.co.ukOr you can download Europe’s leading train app and plan your journey here - https://www.thetrainline.com/
By Car
Lift-sharing is a convenient and sustainable way of
travelling to Bloodstock Festival. You will definitely save money by sharing
travel costs, and also get the chance to meet some great people on the way. Who
knows, you may end up pitching tents next to each other and partying together!
On Liftshare.com you can offer your journey as a driver, or
book a lift as a passenger (in this case you might want to set up a journey as
a passenger, so you will receive an email notification every time a new journey
that matches your criteria is posted).
Sign up to Liftshare Bloodstock here - https://liftshare.com/uk/community/bloodstock
By Car
Ingress from the North: Follow the M1 Southbound and exit onto the A38 at Junction 28, heading West for Burton / Birmingham. Exit at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival. DO NOT FOLLOW SATNAV
Ingress 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. Exit at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival. DO NOT FOLLOW SATNAV
Ingress from the South (b): Take the M1 from London , and exit at Junction 24, following the A50 to Stoke. After a few miles you will exit onto the A38 to Burton. Exit at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival. DO NOT FOLLOW SATNAV
Ingress 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. Exit at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival. DO NOT FOLLOW SATNAV
Ingress from the South (b): Take the M1 from London , and exit at Junction 24, following the A50 to Stoke. After a few miles you will exit onto the A38 to Burton. Exit at the Alrewas / Rugely / Tamworth A513 turnoff. Follow the signs to the festival. DO NOT FOLLOW SATNAV
ALL EVENT TRAFFIC LEAVING BLOODSTOCK MUST JOIN THE A513 FROM CATTON ROAD.
On leaving the Bloodstock festival site please follow the relevant route.
For M42 and Tamworth, turn left onto A513.
For Lichfield, or M1 Southbound, turn right onto A513 the exit onto A38 southbound.
For all northbound travel, turn right onto A513 the exit onto A38 southbound. Then take the exit at Hillard’s cross to return northbound on A38. A513 northbound slip will be closed at Alrewas.
By Air
Catton Park is 20 miles from either Birmingham or Nottingham East Midlands Airport. 60 miles from Manchester and 130 miles from Heathrow.Alternative Accommodation
Other places of accommodation can be found HEREAlternative Travel
Combining air, coach, train and car rental, all in one search, GoEuro is the easy way to compare and book travel across the UK and Europe - to find out more visit their website https://www.omio.co.uk/Local Information for Travel
This is a useful website www.nationalrail.co.uk to look at or call 03457 484 950 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.ukTRAFFIC 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, or simply go to the app store and download Highway England Live traffic info.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
Taxi Services
TAXIS
We strongly recommend to using these 2 Taxi firms below to and from the festival site as they are our preferred Taxi operators and have agreed preferred rates for Bloodstock patrons. These rates are per taxi, not per person.
NEW STREET TAXIS - 01283 535353
5 TEN TAXIS - 01283 510510
FROM FESTIVAL TO AND FROM
DERBY - £40 - £50
LICHFIELD - £30 - £35
TAMWORTH - £35 - £40
BIRMINGHAM - £55 - £60
BURTON INC STATION - £17 - £25
BARTON - £18 - £20
Map to Catton Park
