Local Residents' Information

Residents Weekend tickets and Day tickets are available for eligible areas that fall into the community consultation process here. Ticket offers for residents in further local areas surrounding the festival site are available now.

Camp Bestival is committed to engaging with the local community. We regularly engage with Dorset County Council, Police, Fire and Ambulance services, and the highways and transport teams at South West Trains and Go South Coast. We also listen carefully to parish councils in the surrounding areas of the event.

Details of the forthcoming Camp Bestival 2025 event at Lulworth Castle are:

• Event dates: Thursday 31st July to Monday 4th August
• Site build/break: Tuesday 15th July to Wednesday 13th August

While we hope there is no cause to do so, residents can call this number for any matters of concern relating to the festival: 01929 200933

Operational times are 24 hours: Thursday 31st July 09:00 to Monday 4th August 13:00

Email: [email protected]

Working with the Local Community:

A dedicated Residents Manager will work with residents to discuss and resolve issues and feedback any suggestions for future improvement. Contact is via the residents’ hotline number or email as above.

Representatives from our Event Management Team, including Acoustic Consultants, together with representatives from Dorset County Council are on site throughout the weekend to respond to any issues.

Security staff are on duty in East Lulworth and Coombe Keynes villages for the duration of the events.

Event Build & Break Traffic

The Camp Bestival Accreditation Office will once again be located at Pink Gate (the old football field in East Lulworth). All vehicles, deliveries and staff will be checked in at this location before being directed to the correct access gate around the event site.

All contractor traffic have been instructed to access Pink Gate via the B3070 across the Range Road. On leaving Pink Gate, all contractor traffic (apart from those going to Blue Gate at the Butterfly Conservation Centre) will be directed around the village bypass to avoid East Lulworth Village as is practicable. Some vehicles will need to access the site via Blue Gate to the east of the site, via East Lulworth village. Break traffic will be directed in reverse.

Event Visitors Arrival
• Arrival from the West – directed off the A352 at Burton Cross onto New Buildings Road
• Arrival from the East and the Home Counties – directed south from Bere Regis to Wool roundabout then East bound on the A352, turning right onto the B3070 over Holmebridge level crossing
• Arrival from Poole / Bournemouth – directed south on the Wareham by-pass at the Worgret roundabout. At the Springfield Hotel traffic will be directed onto Holme Lane

Event Visitors Leaving
• As previous years, campervans from general campervans and staff car park will be directed to exit out of Blue Gate (by Butterfly Conservation Centre) and turn right

• Weekend campers who have parked in Yellow car Parks will be exited through Yellow Gate, as well as a new gate (Purple Gate, located opposite the Equestrian Centre) which will be used as an exit right turn only.

One Way Systems
New Buildings Road
• One-way southbound from 07:00 Thursday to 17:00 Sunday
• One-way northbound from 17:00 Sunday to 15:00 Monday,

Holme Lane
• One way westbound from 07:00 to 19:00 Thursday & Friday
• One way eastbound from 07:00 to 15:00 Monday

Details and a map of the temporary traffic management orders can be found here.

Temporary Speed Limits
Temporary speed limits are in place for the duration of the event.

Footpath Closures
As with previous years, the following paths will be partially closed from Sunday 27th July until Tuesday 5th August:
• Footpath number SE 13 / 2
• Footpath number SE 13 / 3
• Footpath number SE 10 / 4

Lulworth Estate Permissive Footpaths that are within the festival footprint will be closed between Tuesday 15^th July to Wednesday 13^th August due to Health & Safety restrictions

Details and a map of the closures can be found here.

There are litter picking teams active each day, cleaning roads in the surrounding area regularly.

Please note there is a fireworks display lasting 15 minutes on Sunday 3rd August at approximately 22:30.