Travel

Festival address: Escot Park, Nr Fairmile, Devon, EX11 1LU

BY CAR: Escot is just off the A30, between Exeter and Honiton. Exit the A30 at Daisymount (eastbound) and at Iron Bridge (westbound). Please follow AA signs for the Blue Route to get to the festival site. Don’t follow your sat nav – follow the AA signs! Your routing sticker (car routing/parking pass or campervan pass) will help us to guide you on to the site and parked. There is ample parking on site, please try and car share to avoid traffic and congestion. If you are being dropped off please follow signs for the RED ROUTE.  If you are planning to travel to the festival in a car or campervan then please buy a vehicle pass in advance – it will make your entry to the festival quicker and easier. If passes are available on the gate they will cost more. Please note: we cannot accommodate caravans. Please do not park off the festival site. Vehicles parked illegally will be towed.

PLEASE NOTE: Car parking and campervan passes allow parking from Thursday 2pm onwards. There is no extra charge to enter the site on Thursday (gates open 2pm – 9pm for entry).

PARKING & WRISTBANDS: Cars will be parked in the car parks accessed via the BLUE GATE and then you will walk to one of two Pedestrian Gates (whichever is closer to you, they will be clearly signed) where you will exchange your tickets for wristbands. You will then go through the Pedestrian Gates and into the campsites. If you are in a Campervan then you will exchange your tickets for wristbands as you enter the Campervan fields.

CAR SHARE: Save money, save the planet and meet new people at the same time. We’ve teamed up with LIFT SHARE to make sharing transport to Beautiful Days a lot easier. By car sharing you can save on travelling costs, reduce cO2 emissions and cut congestion.

BY BUS: This was the Stagecoach bus timetable for Beautiful Days 2012. Times are likely to be similar for 2013 but the final timetable has not been confirmed yet:

Thursday 16 August 2012
From Exeter St Davids Station via the Paris Street Bus Station to Escot Park
Departs Exeter at 2pm, 4pm & 6pm

Friday 17 August 2012
From Exeter St Davids Station via the Paris Street Bus Station to Escot Park
Departs Exeter at 10am, 12 noon, 2pm & 4pm

Monday 20 August 2012
From Escot Park (Red Gate) to Exeter St Davids Station via the Paris Street Bus Station
Departs Escot at 9am, 10am, 11am & 12 noon.

In 2013, there will also be a free shuttle bus running between Feniton Station and the RED GATE at the festival site. The shuttle will run on Thursday 2 – 8pm, Friday 9am – 1pm and Monday 9am – 12noon.

BY TRAIN: Call the 24hr National Rail Enquiries Line on 08457 48 49 50 for rail information and booking. Festival buses will run from Exeter to Escot, see bus information for times and details. The nearest train station to Escot is Feniton. The festival runs a FREE SHUTTLE BUS service from Feniton station on the Thursday (2pm – 8pm) and Friday (9am – 1pm). Please look out for the bus which will be clearly marked to get a lift to the festival site’s red pedestrian gate rather than walking from the station.

BY AIR: Exeter International Airport is situated off the A30, 5 miles from Exeter towards Escot Park. There are no buses from the Airport to the festival but a taxi from the airport will take about 10-15 minutes. You can fly to Exeter Airport from places including Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and various European airports. For details of flights, go to www.flybe.com

WEEKEND NON-CAMPERS: For those not camping at the festival, we would suggest finding somewhere very near the festival site or booking a B&B, Guest House or Hotel in Exeter. Please contact one of these two local tourist information centres for help on local accommodation. If you are staying off-site then please be aware of gate opening times for re-entry.

Ottery St Mary Tourist Information Centre

T: 01404 813964 / E: info@otterytourism.org.uk

Honiton Tourist Information Centre

T: 01404 43716 / E: honitontic@btconnect.com