Crew camping/campervan question

[The Birmingham Butcher]

Hi.  I've got crew tickets and wondered if I would be allowed to bring my campervan & tent into the Silver Hayes crew camping area?   I know I'm allowed to camp in this area but what about the van ?

Are there any workers on here that might know please?

 

Cheers. 

Edited May 14, 2025 by The Birmingham Butcher

[StoneCircle]

4 hours ago, The Birmingham Butcher said:

Hi.  I've got crew tickets and wondered if I would be allowed to bring my campervan & tent into the Silver Hayes crew camping area?   I know I'm allowed to camp in this area but what about the van ?

Are there any workers on here that might know please?

 

Cheers. 

 

I would check with your crew manager as crew facilities differ a great deal. 

[upstream]

15 hours ago, The Birmingham Butcher said:

Hi.  I've got crew tickets and wondered if I would be allowed to bring my campervan & tent into the Silver Hayes crew camping area?   I know I'm allowed to camp in this area but what about the van ?

Are there any workers on here that might know please?

 

Cheers. 

one of the things to check - are you Crew as in worker on construction/decor etc or crew as in a GFEL volunteer? if the latter then there were only 300 spaces for campervans in the GFEL camosite and they went within 30 seconds of being released - my team tried and were unsuccessful. If crew as in real worker then what @StoneCircle says is bang on

[Skip997]

If it isn’t already arranged I’d be surprised 

[irnkrtn]

Your shift leader will be able to advise. I don’t think Silver Hayes counts in the general GFEL campervan setup, its more like T&C and co where its via your team. 

[Sawdusty surfer]

You'll definitely need a vehicle pass if crew. 

 They are like rocking horse poo.

Things changed a little in 2023.

 There are two main types of vehicle pass that cover live-in vehicles, camper vans etc. The onsite pass and the early vehicle pass. 

 In previous years the early pass.(Red Gate access) , despite saying on it that it expired at 22.00 on the Saturday before, was valid for getting onsite after the deadline. Strictly it didn't allow you to stay onsite longterm but that wasn't enforced by all areas. 

 Come Sunday morning 2023 and a certain amount of chaos ensued. The deadline on the early VPs was being enforced. I had no idea until I was returning back to site with another load of woody stuff on the Sunday afternoon. I was rather puzzled as I got closer to the site to see every lay-by and stopping place full of festival vehicles with the drivers on their phones looking really stressed! I got to Red Gate only to be turned away. Thankfully I was able to get things sorted pretty quickly.

Anyway, to conclude , the festival never have enough VPs for everyone and ,TBH, if you haven't already been issued one I think that it's far too late.

 I'm afraid that the chance of getting a vehicle onsite without a VP really are literally zero. 

Edited May 26, 2025 by Sawdusty surfer