One Love Festival moves to new reggae by the river setting

One Love Festival 2015

Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September 2015
Croft Farm Waterpark, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7EE, England MAP
£130 adult weekend with camping

Daily capacity: 4,000

Last updated: Tue 8th Sep 2015

One Love the UK's only annual reggae camping festival, happening over the weekend of Friday 4th until Sunday 6th September 2015 will be held at a new location this year - Croft Farm Waterpark, nr Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, also the site of this year's Lakefest.

Organisers have explained why the festival has to move away from the previously announced Popham Airport near Winchester, in Hampshire, saying,

"The fear of having to evacuate 2000 – 3000 people from an airfield, especially following a recent Plane crash, meant the Local Council decided not to allow the festival to proceed and deemed Popham Airfield not suitable for our Music Festival.

Whilst this seemed like a massive blow it actually turned out to be a blessing as we have now secured a magical new site. Croft Farm, with its lake-side camping and caravanning facilities, is an ideal 'Reggae by the River' setting. A Thriving Water park encompassing wonderful Gloucestershire countryside with access to The River Avon and stunning views of Bredon Hill.At night the sunset over the Malverns is spellbinding…

Nothing will beat waking up next to a shimmering lake with the festival starting to stir in the background.Whats even better is we’ll now have the extra bonus of being able to offer lakeside activities for everyone! These include:Pedal, Dragon / Swan & Rowing Boats,Kayaks, Canoes, Katakanus, Various Dinghies, Paddleboard, Windsurfing and Pedal Karts,There is also the option for lakeside glamping!!

We have two and four person (heated) chalets available and these are conveniently next to one of our toilet and shower blocks. All the rooms are lockable (returnable key deposit required) and also feature a standard 230v double socket for charging those essential festival gadgets! All you need to bring is sleeping bag and pillow !

Pod Village. Each Pod features two bunk beds so can sleep 4 people. A fifth mattress can be placed on floor to make it 5 people. A private toilet & shower block is located nearby and all the rooms are lockable ( returnable key deposit required) featuring a standard 230v double socket and again all you need to bring is sleeping bag and pillow.

The new address is: Croft Farm Waterpark,âÂ¨ Bredons Hardwick,âÂ¨ Tewkesbury,âÂ¨ Glos. GL20 7EE

It’s an hour and a half away from Popham, just off the M5.

We couldn’t have asked for a better site. This year is going to be incredible.

One love x"

The event created in recognition of one of the world's greatest ever rock gig, Bob Marley's famous 1978 'One Love' concert, features Third World celebrating their 40th anniversary, Twinkle Brothers, Mad Professor, Mykal Rose, Vernon Maytone (The Maytones), Dennis Bovell & Dub Natty Sessions, Troy Ellis, Don Campbell, Earl Gateshead, Dubmatix, Smith & Mighty, Little Roy, Dawn Penn, Etana, Marla Brown, Aruba Red, Elektric, Dasha Fyah, Roots Queen, Nattylyn Jeffers, Sister Maya, Jungalice, MissMIten, Lioness Izasha, Hootchie Roots Girls, Bamalam, Sistah Sarah, Bliss Zion, Lady Saw, Lady Fyah, Maya Dub Flute, Sophia Vibing King, Aleighcia Scott, Maddy Carty, Lady Livewire, Zeena Banks, Frederica Tibbs, Bianka Jagwar, Celia, Tristan Palma, Dubblestandart, Macka B & the Roots Ragga Band, Echo Minott, Horseman and the Upper Cut Band, Stone Love meets Saxon, Earl 16, Vivian Jones, IQulah, Nucleus Roots, Frank Aird, Edge Michael, Atomic Spliff, Jah Tubbys, Don Letts, Jah Free, Jah Warriors, Direct Impact, Ramon Judah and Diverse Collective, Trinity Lo Fi, Unitary, Jah Lion Sound Movement, Sparky Riot, Dojo, Arkham Karvers, Beam Up, The Heritage Survival Band, and more.

For the line-up details as available see the One Love line-up page.

One Love Festival celebrates Women in Reggae with a line-up dedicated to our Sisters in honour of Co Founder of One Love Festival Victoria Wiltshire who sadly lost her fight with Cancer in October last year .

The festival also hosts Battle of The Dubplates 2015 with the UK’s biggest Sound Clash – a battle for the Champions Cup 2015 featuring Fatman Sound vs Youthman Promotion Soundsation vs King Tubbys vs Mackabee Sound vs Coxone Sound vs Soul Stereo vs Foundation Sound vs Sovereign Sound.

Also on site is the Saxon Sound Marquee full system featuring Stone Love Meets Saxon where the legendary Jamaican No1 Sound meets the UK’s No1 sound, plus Children’s area, walk about performances, workshops, and displays, a huge selection of food around the world Reggae Spa and Glamping.

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An adult (aged 16+) ticket is priced at £130 including camping. Children's tickets (for those aged 5 to 15 years) are priced at £65. A Family Weekend ticket is priced at £320 for two adults and two children. Children aged under 5 years can attend for free. A live in vehicle is priced at £50 and a car parking ticket is priced at £10. Day tickets are also available priced at £42 for adults, and £21 for children.

Please note that all under 16 year olds must be accompanied to the festival by an adult.

An adult cannot be responsible for more than 4 under 18 year olds each. Proof of age for child tickets may be required on site.

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