Leeds Festival 2010

Leeds Route Map

All routes to Leeds Festival are via the A1 (M1). Follow signs from A1 (M1).

For a detailed map, please click here

Directions

All routes to Leeds Festival start via the A1 or M1. There is no access to Leeds Festival from any other route, so please travel to the A1, M1 or A1 (M) whether you are coming from the south or the north, east or the west and then follow the signs from the motorway.

Please note that the junction numbers on the A1 (M) that we are using changed only a year ago and some online / printed maps, and sat nav systems may not yet reflect the correct junction numbering on the ground, so please follow the signage on the routes rather than check against a map. If you ignore the signage or the routes, by checking on a map, or using your sat nav, you will not be able to get to site. Not only will these routes not lead you to the festival gates, but they may well lead you to a road block. You won’t save any time at all and you will also threaten the success of the plan as a whole.

Please travel at a safe but reasonable speed once on our routes. If every car dawdles for one minute more than is necessary, it would take us nearly a fortnight to get you all in. The volume of cars attending Leeds Festival mean that the success of the plan relies on each of you helping us so please please follow the signs from the motorway, do not stop on the access roads, park as directed and most of all travel to the festival safely. The access roads have temporary “no stopping” traffic orders on them and the police will be enforcing this. Remember to use the loo before you get near the site, and please respect the environment and don’t drop litter on your way to and from the festival.

There is absolutely no access to Leeds Festival whatsoever from the A64 travelling eastbound out of Leeds and you will meet a road block. There is no access to Leeds Festival from Junction 46 of the M1 or from the ring road.

All routes to Leeds Festival are from the A1 (M). Travel to the A1 or M1 and follow the signage.

Coaches

For information on See Tickets coach packages, please call 0871 230 7140.
The services take you right into the festival site.

This package includes a 2010 Festival Weekend & Camping Entry Ticket, Early Entry Ticket and Return Coach Travel. Travelling on Wednesday 25th August and returning on Monday 30th August. (Please ensure you are available to travel at any point during these dates)

One of the easiest ways of getting you and your friends to the show! Also by choosing to travel by coach you will be helping to not only reduce congestion but carbon emissions, ensuring an environmentally friendly method of travel. We strive to use carbon neutral coaches that contribute to a greener way of transporting you there and back.

The coach pick up points and the time of your pick ups will be printed on your coach ticket.

For this package it is MANDATORY that you travel on the coach!

www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds

National Express, the UK's number one coach company, is proud to be the Official Coach Partner to the Leeds Festival. With more than 30 years experience taking hundreds of thousands of people to festivals and events, travelling with National Express will make sure you arrive at Leeds ready to enjoy your weekend.

Dedicated coach services will take you direct to Leeds from many destinations across the UK. There's plenty of space in the luggage hold for your supplies and the National Express coach park will get you closer to the campsite than any other form of transport!

We all care about the environment and your coach journey will generate at least TEN TIMES less CO2 emissions than a person driving in a car alone to the festival.

www.nationalexpress.com/leeds

Trains

Train times, prices and availability are available from CrossCountry trains on www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk

Train tickets to Leeds are on sale now. Book your tickets from any station to Leeds in advance at crosscountrytrains.co.uk to get the best deal, plus there's no booking fee! Make the most of your weekend and save your cash for the beer tent.

Click HERE to see the first and last train times listing

Shuttle Bus Services

There will be frequent shuttle buses running from Leeds City Railway Station and Leeds Coach Station to Bramham Park. There is also a service from York Station on Thursday and back to York Station on Monday.

Timetables are available here:
Route X28 RouteX29(Tesco) Route X30

The shuttle bus stops will be signposted from the Railway Stations and Coach Station.

www.geldardscoaches.co.uk are operating the shuttle service during the Leeds Festival.

There is plenty of capacity on the buses for all of your stuff and you will not have to walk far to the campsites onsite from the bus station nor will you have to walk far from the Railway Station / Coach Station to the bus stop.

The shuttle bus service will also run to and from the Tesco Extra supermarket at Seacroft so that you can go and stock up on essentials although there is also a supermarket onsite selling everything you might need. Consider using the shuttle bus to get to and from Tescos if you need to go there as it is likely to be much quicker and easier than leaving the site with your car and coming back in again, especially all day Thursday.

Using public transport and the shuttle bus is by far the best way to arrive at Leeds Festival. The shuttle buses get you nearer to a festival entrance than any other means of arriving onsite, they run regularly, the operation should be smooth and hassle free and there will be enough shuttle buses to meet the demand.

The shuttle buses will drop you off very close to the railway station or bus station and you will not have to queue as long to get on a shuttle bus as you would in a car to get to or leave the car park. Plus you can make friends on the way, enjoy a drink and feel good about your reduced impact on the environment and the fact that a part of your fare is being donated to charity!

The fares for this year's shuttle bus service are being held at the same price as last year to encourage you to use it. The journey time from Leeds to Bramham Park is around 45 minutes.

The shuttle bus fares are:

£4.50 single from Leeds Railway / Coach Station to Bramham Park
£8.50 open return from Leeds Railway / Coach Station or York to / from Bramham Park (£8 if booked in advance)
£6 cheap day return from Leeds Railway / Coach Station to / from Bramham Park
£17 multi-journey wristband - as many journeys as you like to any of the destinations from Wednesday to Monday.
£4 return to Tescos.

You can buy tickets on the bus or at the bus station onsite at Yellow Gate or you can book on 0113 263 9491 (office hours)

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES SUMMARY

Service X28 will start and finish at Leeds City Bus Station calling at Sovereign Street for Leeds Rail Station. Returning journeys will call at Sovereign Street first then the Bus Station.
Service X29 will run between the Bramham and Tescos at Seacroft.
Service X30 will run between York and the festival site.

Timetables are available here:
Route X28 RouteX29(Tesco) Route X30

LOCAL BUS SERVICES

Leeds Festival may have an impact on local roads and therefore local bus services in the area due to the heavier traffic conditions expected and this may have an impact on local bus services in the area. Information will be published here once confirmed.

For up to date information visit www.wymetro.com or call MetroLine on 0113 245 7676 open 7am until 10pm daily for the latest travel information in West Yorkshire.

Liftshare

Find someone travelling your way to save yourself some money, be kind to the planet and have fun travelling with other festival goers.

Visit our Liftshare partner Festival Budi and go together: www.festivalbudi.com

Remember to travel safely. Please read this practical safety guide on liftsharing put together by A Greener Festival: www.agreenerfestival.com/Lift_Sharing.pdf

• Please note that all arrangements which you make are private arrangements between you and other sharers. The Festival does not arrange lift sharing or have any liability to or for lift sharers.
• Make sure you know the identity of the person or persons you are sharing with.
• Having a home telephone number is sensible precaution and make sure you leave details of the lift share, the driver and passenger's number(s) and home address if possible with friends and/or family.
• Take your mobile phone with you.
• If you are at all uncomfortable with any arrangements, or the condition of the vehicle being used, then make other plans.
• If a vehicle is not taxed it is possible the driver has no driving licence, no insurance and no MOT.
• Safety first: trust your instincts and use common sense.

By Car

If you must bring your car, please consider the following in the interests of the environment and also to reduce congestion:

• Transport as many people as possible with you
• Travel at off peak times (the peak time for arriving onsite is 08.00 to 14.00 on the Thursday)
• Consider car sharing with FestivalBUDi.com

Frixo is a road traffic reporting site which provides users with live traffic information and gets updated every 3 minutes using various road sensors. www.frixo.com

The Highways Agency displays the latest traffic information for your journey to Leeds. www.highways.gov.uk

Car Parking

Parking is separate to the campsites in adjacent fields.

REMEMBER YOU CAN GET TO ALL OF THE CAMPSITES FROM ALL OF THE CAR PARKS.

Please make a note of the colour / name of your car park so you can find your car again. Please follow the instructions of the traffic marshalls and park where they direct you to park. You can get to all of the campsites from all of the car parks. The car parks are parked in particular order to maximize the volume of cars coming into site at peak periods. If you try and cross the site to get into a different car park you will delay other cars considerably so please help us out. You don’t need to aim for a particular car park to get to a particular campsite gate and then a particular campsite. All of the campsites are accessible from all of the campsite gates so please work with the traffic marshalls and park where they direct you.

CAR PARKING ON SITE IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF AN EVENT TICKET.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK ANYWHERE ELSE AS ANY CARS PARKED ILLEGALLY WILL BE REMOVED.

Pick Up / Drop Off Point

You can drive into the site, drop off or pick up passengers from all routes. Please follow the signage. The drop off and pick up route will be signposted. Please follow these directions.

Please come straight into site as there is absolutely NO STOPPING allowed on the local access roads or at the gates. Once well inside the site you will be able to park up, obtain information and exit back onto the local roads

Remember you can also drop off and pick up passengers at Leeds coach or railway station where they can pick up the shuttle buses to site

Directions By Road

If you are driving to the festival, please drive carefully. Remember that traffic will be heavy along the festival routes - so please drive safely and carefully. All routes to the festival are from the A1 or M1. Travel to the A1 or M1 whether from the north, south, east or west and follow the festival signs.

FROM A1 COMING FROM THE SOUTH
The route to the festival will be signposted from Junction 35 northbound

FROM M1 COMING FROM THE SOUTH
The route to the festival will be signposted from Junction 32 northbound

FROM M62 COMING FROM THE EAST
The route to the festival will be signed from junction 33 westbound

FROM M62 COMING FROM THE WEST
The route to the festival will be signed from junction 29 eastbound

FROM A1/ A1(M) COMING FROM THE NORTH
The route to the festival will be signed from junction 46 southbound.

Pedestrian Access

There is no pedestrian access to the festival but if you choose to walk onto or off site at night then please wear reflective clothing as the roads are not lit. Free reflective stickers are available at the gates. Please take great care.

Petrol Stations

The nearest petrol station to Bramham Park is 6 miles away at:

Tesco Filling Station
York Rd
Seacroft Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 6JD
Tel: 0845 6779411

Another nearby petrol station is:

Coronation service station
213 Wetherby Road
Leeds, LS17 8
0113 232 3578

Other local petrol stations are located on the A64 in the direction of York no more than 10 miles away from site and in Wetherby, around 6 miles away. There are also petrol stations on the A1 in both directions no more than 10 miles away.

Repairs / Breakdowns

There is a recovery service permanently onsite and a further to deal with any towing / breakdowns. The AA have also be invited to be based onsite and will be located in the green car park. The AA and RAC have been alerted to the festival and are aware of the location and routes into the car parks.

The following garages are located within 10 miles of site:

Cowling Car Repairs
Unit 459
Thorp Arch Trading Estate
Thorp Arch
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 7BJ
Tel: 01937 842572

Taxis

The Taxi rank is near Yellow Gate.

A journey from Leeds city centre to site should cost around £20 each way for any size vehicle (inc 6 or 7 seat). Go here for more information.

STREAMLINE TELECABS TAXIS can be prebooked by telephone on 0113 244 3322 OR 0113 263 0404

Car Hire

The following car rental companies are based in Leeds:

(from yell.com and unverified)

National Car Rental        01132 777997
Budget Car Hire               01132 721177
Enterprise Rent-A-Car    01132 777740
Europcar                           01132 496637

Private Coaches

Anyone wanting to bring their private coach to the Festival must apply via email to coaches@leedsfestival.com

Please note all persons in coach must have valid standard tickets.

It is free to bring a coach to Leeds Festival. You will be sent further routing and gate information nearer the event via email.

Private Coaches will park in a public car park and should arrive at Yellow Gate.

DEADLINE FOR EMAIL APPLICATIONS: July 8th 2010

Flights

Leeds Bradford International Airport LS19 7TU

Information 0871 288 2288

Metroconnect 757 provides a direct bus service to/from Leeds, serving Leeds bus and train stations, Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rawdon, Pool and Otley.

A taxi from Leeds Bradford Airport to Leeds Railway Station should cost around £13 - £15. You could then catch the shuttle bus to the festival site.

Hotels

For information on local hotels and bed and breakfasts contact Leeds Tourist Information 0113 242 5242

Four Gables (four night minimum stay only)
Oaks Lane, Boston Spa West Yorkshire, LS23 6DS
Tel 01937 845592
bookings@fourgables.co.uk

The Lodge
62 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BW‎
01937 844 976‎

Travel Impact

REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Do you know that the biggest CO2 impact on festivals is simply through the audience travelling to get there? In 2008 37% of people travelled to Leeds festival by Bus or Train. We want to try and increase this number. Our shuttle buses from the train stations are really convenient. Leave your car at home and let the party start the moment you board the train!

Emissions: If you travel alone to the festival by car, you are emitting approximately TEN TIMES the amount of CO2 than if you travelled to the festival by bus and three and a half times as much as if you travelled by train.

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Figures for these calculations were taken From DEFRA July 2007 Report: Passenger Transport Emissions Factors. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/envrp/pdf/passenger-transport.pdf

Car Travel (average sized petrol car)
- 335 gram C02 per mile (1 passenger)
- 167.5 grams CO2 per passenger mile (2 passengers)
- 83.75 grams CO2 per passenger mile (4 passengers)

Train Travel (National Rail diesel trains – average passenger numbers per annum)
- 96.32 grams per passenger mile

Coach Travel (Annual average figures of coach types and carriageways)
- 32.88 grams CO2 per passenger mile.