Tangerine Fields - experiences ?

[eoinca]

This is good news, should hopefully get ours this week!

[Smash1984]

This is good news, should hopefully get ours this week!

[eoinca]

Yeah it comes first class recorded so I had the usual red card from the postman on Friday to go and collect! They have actually put a land line phone number on the covering letter as well which is a first!

[drunk pumpkin]

Hi All,

I've done TF 2011 and the Praxis Site in 2009 Myhab in 2010 (which is Worthy View now)

We can never arrive until late wednesday or early Thursday and there was never anywhere left to camp on the main site that wasn't horrible!

Out of the 3 i'd say the TF site is the best i've used.

Facilities are good and the carpark is nice and close.

The showers become crazy on all the sites so we always found it best to not worry about them and pick random times to use them.

Avoid them between 8am and 11am (this gets even earlier as the festival goes on!)

Also they get busy before people head back out around 5pm-6pm.

The same goes for the catering! My only complaint was needing to be in the same queue for just a coffee as all the breakfast queue.

Just meant that we stayed caffeine free until we got on site.

You will have more of a chance to get searched by staying off site.

As long as you are aware of this and sensible then its not a problem.

My friend was stopped with some ready prepared herbal roll ups and was given the opportunity to hand them in and then go onto site.

Did this and heard nothing else about it.

Just be sensible!

This year we are using Festival Canvas as i like to move about.

Enjoy!

[Jeffbain]

Depends when you get to it I would guess. At 8am on Wednesday all of the gates will be very busy. If in Tangerine Fields I would imagine its best to wait until Weds afternoon before trying to get through the gate.

Previous I've only ever used gates A and D.

[Smash1984]

Depends when you get to it I would guess. At 8am on Wednesday all of the gates will be very busy. If in Tangerine Fields I would imagine its best to wait until Weds afternoon before trying to get through the gate.

Previous I've only ever used gates A and D.

[Aragorn]

have any of you not received your car park passes ? bit worried as we haven't

[Smash1984]

I'd give them a call or e-mail. I got mine the day they said they were sending them out. I will post the land line number on here later as haven't got my letter on me.

[Aragorn]

that would be great - thanks smash

[Jeffbain]

yeah you should have had it by now. they were sent recorded delivery so don't know if that would cause any issues

[Aragorn]

It could be my mate winding me up as he knows I have vicious OCD around this sort of stuff and he finds it funny the fcuking wanger

[Franco Baresi]

I'm in Tangerine Fields this year for the first time, looking forward to not having the big long walk with all the gear, and hopefully a bit less hassle all round! I dont think ive ever had my pockets etc searched going into gate A or gate D in the past? Although had bags checked for glass, is this the sort of search that people are talking about at gate B?

[eoinca]

Hi All,

A friend of mine just noted that the car park pass says that the gate opening times for Wednesday to Saturday are

8am to 12 noon. Assuming this is a typo.

Can someone who has stayed before confirm that they were able to arrive later than this in a car?

[fatyeti24]

Hi All,

A friend of mine just noted that the car park pass says that the gate opening times for Wednesday to Saturday are

8am to 12 noon. Assuming this is a typo.

Can someone who has stayed before confirm that they were able to arrive later than this in a car?

[eoinca]

THanks fatyeti!

I assumed it was a typo, friend has asked on their facebook page now as well.

I'm arriving by train so not bothered but my can supplies are coming via car so very important.

[Smash1984]

pretty sure it's 8am to midnight, we got there about 6pm last time no problem.

[Aragorn]

anyone know what happens if you get directed to the gate before 8am - I assume theres along queue before they open the car park gate ?

[fatyeti24]

anyone know what happens if you get directed to the gate before 8am - I assume theres along queue before they open the car park gate ?

[Aragorn]

just like to spend as much time onm site as possible.

[fatyeti24]

just like to spend as much time onm site as possible.

[Rodbull]

We got there about 6 am in 2011 and they let us park up no problem. Had a little snooze till the site opened.