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Bang Goes Normal: A music festival, but not as you know it. Built on respect for each-other, ourselves and the planet.
camping upgrades
General camping is included with your ticket as usual but in case you are looking for a more luxury experience check out some of our bespoke upgrades.
CAMP ORCHID
Upgrade your camping experience with Camp Orchid! Experience sectioned-off camping, flushing toilets, and an epic pamper parlour with hot showers, mirrors, hair dryers and straighteners. Just bring your tent, pitch up and enjoy.
Sip on drinks, devour street food, and chill by the fire pit at the boutique bar. Orchid wristbands also grant you access to flushing toilets inside the Town.
Orchid Passes are selling fast but you can still get one at the Phase Two price of £100. Add Orchid to your instalment plan when you purchase your ticket or add it to an existing payment plan by logging into your Kaboodle account.
CAMP SKYLARK
Camp Skylark is all about making life easy and letting you soak up the festival vibes hassle-free. From cosy bell tents to luxurious airstreams, we've got it all. Including flushing toilets, hot showers and pamper parlour with, mirrors, hair dryers and straighteners.
Relax away from the mayhem and enjoy a morning coffee or sunset cocktail from Skylark’s boutique bar and chillout area. Skylark wristbands also grant you access to flushing toilets inside the Town.
Don’t forget, all Camp Skylark residents must purchase a Skylark Wristband.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Coach
Grab a discounted Green Transport Citizen ticket, and hop on one of our coaches from over 60 locations around the UK.
If you arrive on Wednesday via Coach using our Green Transport bundle you get free Wednesday entry!
Don't worry if you can't select the time of your yet, just pick the day you want to arrive at Boomtown and we will be in touch soon with more details.
our destinations
London, Bath Spa, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Chester, Chesterfield, Chichester, Cirencester, Colchester, Dartford, Derby, Exeter, Gillingham, Gloucester, Heathrow Airport, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Maidstone, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newport, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Ringwood, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Swindon, Taunton, Thetford, Truro, Wolverhampton, Worthing.
TRAIN & SHUTTLE BUS
Jump on the train to Winchester Train Station and then onto a shuttle bus straight to Boomtown. Shuttle buses run every day throughout the festival, From Wednesday to Monday.
Camping Skylark
No, this year there is no ‘Bring Your Own Tent’ option in Skylark (pre-pitched only!). If you want to bring your own tent to Boomtown but still enjoy showers, flushing loos and a secure campsite, check out Camp Orchid..
Camp Skyark will be open from 2pm on Wednesday. Check out is at 11am on Monday 12th August.
You must vacate by 11am on Monday 12th August.
Sorry no, all Camp Skylark bookings are non-refundable.
Yes, there is an accessible washroom and flushing toilet within Skylark.
No, you can only buy a Camp Skylark wristband if you have booked accommodation. The lead booker is the person who purchased the accommodation. The lead booker must purchase the correct number of wristbands for the amount of people that are staying in the accommodation.
Yes, you can only access Camp Skylark with a Camp Skylark Resident Wristband.
Yes, you need to purchase a festival ticket to enter the festival, the Camp Skylark wristband is for access to Camp Skylark only.
Camping orchid
Yes, you need to purchase a Citizenship ticket to enter the festival. The Camp Orchid wristband is for access to this campsite only.
Yes, there will be an accessible washroom and toilet.
The exact location of Camp Orchid will be released later in the year.
Travel
No! The cheapest way to get Wednesday entry to the festival is with a Public Transport ticket. All you need to do is select the travel day as Wednesday when you book.
You can travel from one of the following destinations. Remember, if you select to travel on Wednesday you get free Wednesday entry.
London, Bath Spa, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Chester, Chesterfield, Chichester, Cirencester, Colchester, Dartford, Derby, Exeter, Gillingham, Gloucester, Heathrow Airport, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Maidstone, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newport, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Ringwood, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Swindon, Taunton, Thetford, Truro, Wolverhampton, Worthing.
A Public Transport ticket is a discounted ticket for those using our provided methods of transport. We have coaches which travel from over 50 places around the UK and a shuttle bus from Winchester station if you are arriving by train.
If you are planning to drive yourself to Boomtown remember to book a car parking pass for your vehicle - these are much cheaper when booked in advance! We would strongly recommend car sharing if you’re coming by car - It’s not only less environmentally impactful but also makes the journey cheaper.
Yes! If you have booked your own private coach or minibus for you and your mates to come to the festival, you need to book a space to be dropped off at our coach park.
To book a private hire coach please follow this link.
Absolutely! This service is available for anyone. You can buy it online via our ticket page or on the day from Winchester train station.
We run a regular shuttle bus from Winchester train station to the festival site. A timetable will be published in July via the Boomtown website. The shuttle service will be wheelchair accessible.
There are loads of ways to get to the festival! We recommend coming to the festival via public transport. Shuttle buses also run to and from the local train station in Winchester and taxis and car share schemes are available.