Holiday camping v Family camping

Submitted by Cosmo_Disney on

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Hello all - newbie here

I am thinking of coming to the festival for the first time this year with my young kids (6,5 and 2).  I am considering coming early for the holiday camping, but from what I can gather, the holiday camping site is for general camping, as opposed to the family camping site.  I am concerned that this may mean that we end up next to a group of party animals, which would be bad news for the kids at night, and bad news for everyone else when they wake up cranky at 7am!

Does anyone have any advice as to whether it would be better to be in family camping rather than holiday camping, even if that means missing out on a few days of fun?

Thanks in advance

scousebaby's picture scousebaby replied on

I have never done the full week but some friends have, and like yourself, the people most likely to do so are going to be families. And unlike most other festivals you are unlikey to get people partying late night at their tent, when there is so much good, organised stuff away from the camping sites.

Hope this helps, but what ever you decide to do, you'll have a marvellous time, it's such a great weekend, full of the best chilled out peeps you could ever wish to meet...

Krasnyi's picture Krasnyi replied on

I don't know, he seems a bit more relaxed this year dont you think. Anyway, its grammatical error's what he really has problem's with. 

Sian_E replied on

I don't really know how it works with the holiday ticket as I've never done it myself, but I'm assuming there's no rule against moving your tent if you want to? So if that were the case and you wanted the extra days on offer with holiday camping but it meant being in the general camping area, could you then just move your tent into family camping on the Thursday morning? I know some tents are difficult to put up and it might be a bit annoying to shift everything, but it's possibly a way around it?

Sian_E replied on

To add to that (an edit button would be really useful on this forum please!) I mean that during the holiday week, it would be mostly families there anyway, I would imagine. So you'd be ok in general camping during that time and could then move into family camping for the actual festival, when the campsite fills up.

Walter's picture Walter replied on

Hello Cosmo,

The Holiday Camping area is split into separate areas for Family and General camping.  You shouldn't have any problem finding a quiet place for you and your children to camp.

Holiday Camping gives you access to 520sq miles of soaring mountain ranges, sweeping valleys, dramatic waterfalls, creepy caves, mysterious Neolithic standing stones, Iron Age forts, Roman garrisons and magnificent medieval castles.

There are hot showers, a bar, nightly bonfires, live entertainment every evening and the cance to meet some of the friendly folk who attend Green Man every year.

Woof,

Walter