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:
TO the festival frequent departures throughout the day.
THURSDAY 7TH AUGUST – 11:00am – 4:00pm
FROM the festival frequent departures throughout the day.
MONDAY 11th 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.
Tickets for the shuttle bus will be on sale soon
Coach Travel
Big Green Coach is back as our official travel partner, providing hassle-free weekend returns from 34 pick up locations.
Travel sustainably with like-minded metal heads. Your carbon-neutral coach will arrive at the festival’s official coach park on Thursday and return to your pick up location on Monday. Leave the car at home and mosh ‘til you drop!
Pick up locations: Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chester, Coventry, Crewe, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newport, Nottingham, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester and York.
Travel sustainably with like-minded metal heads. Your carbon-neutral coach will arrive at the festival’s official coach park on Thursday and return to your pick up location on Monday. Leave the car at home and mosh ‘til you drop!
Pick up locations: Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chester, Coventry, Crewe, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Gloucester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newport, Nottingham, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester and York.
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Train Services
By RailMake your way to Tamworth Train Station if you wish to use the Festival Shuttle bus service operated by Big Green Coach to get you from the train station to the festival site. If you wish to get a Taxi from the train station to the festival site you can head to either Tamworth Train Station or Lichfield City Station which are both under 9 miles to the festival site. Festival Shuttle buses will operate to and from Tamworth Train Station on Thursday and Monday only. Call National Rail on: 03457 48 49 50 or check out their website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
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
DIRECTIONS
CARS AND MOTORBIKES
Cars and motorbikes should follow directions towards Catton Park (DE12 8LN) until you see our festival event road signage. From there, turn off your sat nav and follow the AA routing signs. Please do not follow your sat nav when approaching the festival site due to another very narrow bridge in Walton-upon-Trent.
An additional width restriction has been placed on the Chetwynd Bridge (A38 junction with the A513 for Rugeley/Tamworth/Alrewas). This junction and bridge remains our primary route for cars but prevents access for campervans and caravans. This year there are also multiple scheduled roadworks taking place in the area which may delay your journey, so please plan ahead.
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 SAT NAV
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 SAT NAV
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 SAT NAV
CAMPERVANS / CARAVANS
The new width restriction on Chetwynd Bridge (A38 junction with the A513 for Rugeley/Tamworth/Alrewas) means that crossing in live-in vehicles will not be possible nor permitted, this is with no exceptions and will be enforced throughout the days of Bloodstock from 7th to 12th August 2024.
If your normal routing to the event brings you via the A38, you must only exit onto the A5121 and follow bloodstock signage to the event. DO NOT FOLLOW SAT NAV when approaching the festival site.
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
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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
Taxi Services
TAXIS PICK UP POINT.
Wednesday, Thursday and Monday: The Taxi pick up and drop off point will be situated in the main public car park. This will be sign posted.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: The Taxi pick up and drop off point will be situated just inside the main entrance of the festival site near the Main Entrance Box Office.
Taxi ranking is not allowed. For those wishing to be collected from the festival site, please order your Taxis from one of the following 3 local Taxi firms
New Street Taxis 01283 535353
5 Ten Taxis Ltd 01283 510510
Ambassador Cars 01283 544700 / 01283 345345
The below rates are approximate costs per taxi, not per person.
FROM FESTIVAL TO AND FROM (approximate cost)
DERBY - £40 - £50
LICHFIELD - £30 - £35
TAMWORTH - £35 - £40
BIRMINGHAM - £55 - £60
BURTON INC STATION - £17 - £25
BARTON - £18 - £20
