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Location

Each summer you'll find us within the majestic Brecon
Beacons, Wales, near a small town called Crickhowell.

Coach

National Express will be running dedicated coaches to Green Man, to an on-site coach park from locations around the UK. To encourage eco-friendly travelling, we're offering a 15% discount on travel when you book coach & festival ticket together.

Can't find your stop? National Express now offer neon, an on-demand coach travel service that allows you to join or request journeys to and from anywhere across the UK! Book here.

Here are FIVE simple reasons why you should take the coach...

  1. It's direct. You'll get dropped off and picked up from the festival site.
  2. You won't have to listen to the woman on the sat nav or try reading an upsidedown map whilst driving - the lovely drivers at National Express know exactly where they're going.
  3. You'll be tired. After a weekend of late nights it's safer to let someone else do the driving.
  4. The fun can begin as soon as you get on the coach, it'll be full of your fellow festivalers.
  5. The coach is greener than separate cars. Less impact on the environment.

Vehicle

Directions

All Cars require a Car Park ticket, tickets cost £20 each in advance and £25 on the door, our Park and Ride service costs £5 and £10 on the door, and the Settlement costs £30 in advance and £35 on the door.

Please choose the route to your gate: there are separate ones for Settlement, Orange, Park and Ride and Live in Vehicles. While travelling please follow the temporary Green Man Festival road signs to the correct car park as you may find alternate routes blocked due to heavy traffic.

Park and Ride is situated a few miles from the festival site and we will be running shuttle buses to and from the festival from 10am -1.30am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday and from 6am - 3pm on Monday.

Drop Offs - If you are dropping people off or being dropped off you must head to the Park and Ride, no drop offs will be permitted at the festival site.

Road Closures - The B4558 is closed to traffic driving towards the festival on the Monday after Green Man. This means cars cannot drive up to the festival site, so anyone being collected should catch the bus to the Park and Ride and arrange to be picked up from there.

Please choose the route to your gate: there are separate ones for Settlement, Orange, Live in Vehicles and Park & Ride. While travelling please follow the temporary Green Man Festival road signs as you may find alternate routes blocked due to traffic flow.

Orange car park
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Orange car park

ORANGE CAR PARK - Please head here if you have an Orange Car Park Pass or an Artist or Crew Park Pass.

Please follow these directions, which have been agreed with the Council and Police and will help to reduce traffic congestion and speed up your journey. Please head to the Orange Gate on the B4558, if you are using a sat nav please head towards Crickhowell until you see signs for the event and Orange Gate.

From the South & East / A40:
Coming from the East along the A40, just before you get to Abergavenny take the 2nd Exit off the roundabout onto A465 towards Merthyr Tydfil. After approx 3 miles ignore the signs to Blue Gate off to the left and continue for another 4.5 miles, turn right at the roundabout continuing on the A465. After approx 1.5 miles take a left sign posted Llangynidr, at the top of the slip road take a right. Continue for approx 6 miles over the mountains, taking a right at the bottom. After approx 1 mile carry on over the hump­back bridge. The Orange Gate is approx 0.5 miles on your left.

From the West / A40:
Drive South down the A40 from Brecon towards Crickhowell. At Llansantffraid turn off right towards Talybont, as you come into Talybont turn left along the B4558. Continue along the B4558 for 6 miles the Orange Gate is on your left.

From the North / A479
Drive South down the A479, as you exit Talgarth take the first exit off the roundabout onto the B4560. Follow the B4560 for approx 8 miles through Llangorse and continue to the A40. Turn right on the A40, and continue for just under 2 miles, at Llansantffraid turn off left towards Talybont, as you come into Talybont turn left along the B4558. Continue along the B4558 for 6 miles the Orange Gate is on your left.

Park and Ride
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Park and Ride

Park and Ride - Park and Ride Passes and all drop offs. Postcode: NP8 1EA

From Abergavenny drive along the A40 towards Crickhowell. After approximately 4 miles, the Park and Ride is on your right-hand side and will be signposted.

From Crickhowell drive along the A40 towards Abergavenny. After approximately 1 mile, the Park and Ride is on your left-hand side and will be signposted.

Shuttle busses will run to and from the festival from 10am -1.30am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday and from 6am - 3pm on Monday.

Settlement car park
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Settlement car park

SETTLEMENT CAR PARK - Please head here if you have a Settlement Car Park Pass or if you have an Accessible Camping Pass.

Please follow these directions, which have been agreed with the Council and Police and will help to reduce traffic congestion and speed up your journey. Please head to the Settlers' Gate on the B4558, if you are using a sat nav please head towards Crickhowell until you see signs for the event and Settlement Gate.

From the South & East / A40
Coming from the East along the A40, just before you get to Abergavenny take the 2nd Exit off the roundabout onto A465 towards Merthyr Tydfil. After approx 3 miles take the Gilwern exit signposted to Green Man, at the end of the slip road take the 3rd exit off the roundabout onto the A4077 towards Gilwern and Crickhowell. Drive through Gilwern following the A4077 as it turns off to the right. After approx 2.5 miles you'll come to a set of traffic lights with Crickhowell to your right. Continue straight ahead onto the B4558 for approx 1.5 miles and the Settlers' Gate is on your right.

From the West / A40
Drive South down the A40 from Brecon towards Crickhowell. At Llansantffraid turn off right towards Talybont, as you come into Talybont turn left along the B4558. Continue along the B4558 for 6 miles, drive past the Orange Gate on you left and the Settlers' Gate is a further 900 meters on your left.

From the North / A479
Drive South down the A479, as you exit Talgarth take the first exit off the roundabout onto the B4560. Follow the B4560 for approx 8 miles through Llangorse and continue to the A40. Turn right on the A40 and continue for just under 2 miles, at Llansantffraid turn off left towards Talybont, as you come into Talybont turn left along the B4558. Continue along the B4558 for 6 miles, drive past the Orange Gate on you left and the Settlers' Gate is a further 900 meters on your left.

Live-in vehicles
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Live-in vehicles

Live-In Vehicle Gate - Live-In Vehicles only (Settler's Pass Live in Vehicles, please go to Setters' Gate)

Live In Vehicles Definition: Live in Vehicles are: campervans, caravans, trailer tents, buses and vehicles specifically adapted for sleep.
Maximum pitch sizes are Campervan 6mx5m, Motorhome 9mx5m. Larger pitches are not available. If you have space on your pitch you can have a maximum of 1 x small tent or 1 x awning next to your vehicle.

From the South & East / A40

Coming from the East along the A40 drive through Crickhowell, continue along the A40 for 2 miles go past the festival and the signs for the Bus Gate on your left, continue for approx 0.3 miles and the Live In Gate is on your left.

From the North& West / A40

Coming from the West along the A40 drive through Bwlch, continue along the A40 for approx 3.5 miles (ignore the turning for other festival traffic on your right) until you see signs for the Live In Gate on your right.

Extra seats in your car

Why not put the “green” into Green Man by sharing your journey to the breathtaking Brecon Beacons with some like-minded friendly folk?

If you are driving to Green Man why don’t you add any potential spare seats you have on GoCarShare? They connect you with people looking for a ride who contribute to your journey costs.

GoCarShare uses Facebook, so you can see if you share friends or like similar music to your potential car share buddies. It’s a great fun, green and cost effective way to travel to Green Man, so please add your journey and spare seat capacity to the website!

Visit GoCarShare

Car park

All Cars require a Car Park ticket, tickets cost £20 each in advance and £25 on the door, our Park and Ride service costs £5 and £10 on the door, and the Settlement costs £30 in advance and £35 on the door. All car parks are open until 3pm on Monday after the festival this year.

Orange Car Park
This car park is well suited for general, family, quiet and boutique camping areas.

Park and Ride
Is situated a few miles from the festival site and we will be running shuttle busses to and from the festival from 10am -1.30am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday and from 6am - 3pm on Monday. Tickets are available in advance or you can pay £10 cash on the door.

Settlement Car Park
This car park is for Settlement Camping. This is also the car park you need to head to for Accessible Camping.

Motorbikes
Motorbikes should use the Orange Car Park. There is no parking charge for motorbikes, mopeds or scooters but please be aware all the parking is on grass – there is no hard standing.

Bicycles
Please head to the Bus Gate. You can store your bicycle free of charge in the CND Lockup in the Accessible Camping area.

Drop-offs
If you’re being dropped off by car then please head to the Park and Ride, dropping off is not permitted at the festival site.

Opening Times
Settlement car park opens at 10am on Monday 17th August, all car parks close at 3pm on Monday 24th August. Please note last entry to the Settlement and Settlement Car Park is 8pm Wednesday 19th August. No arrivals after this time until the festival opens 10am Thursday 20th August. All cars arriving from Thursday will need to go to the Park and Ride or Orange Car Park, which open at 10am.

Re-entry
You are free to leave the festival site during the event and return as long as you retain your car parking ticket and wristbands for all passengers. Please note that the routes into the festival can be narrow so to avoid delays and traffic jams it is advisable not to leave or re-enter the site during busy periods.

Trolley Hire
There is a trolley hire service run by Mr Trolley in both car parks and at the Bus Gate. You can hire trolleys for £5 per half hour to carry your possessions to and from the campsites.

Train

The closest station to Green Man is ABERGAVENNY.

Book with National Rail

Shuttle Bus

Free shuttle buses run to and from Abergavenny train station from 10am to 11pm on Thursday and Friday, from 9am to 10pm on Sunday and from 6am until early afternoon on Monday. Please allow up to 90mins for your journey.

When leaving site, please be advised to leave approx. 1.5 hours to get from the festival site to the train station.

If you are coming from London / The East, connecting trains from Newport get very crowded. You may find it easier to travel to Hereford and change there, although there are not many trains that run this route.

Cycle

Cycle To Green Man!

Cycling to Green Man is one of the most eco-friendly ways of getting here! This year we've teamed up with Red Fox Cycling to offer guided cycle rides from Cardiff & Bristol to Green Man.

The Red Fox team will carry your bags and festival kit in a support van. They'll guide the group through the most scencic routes (avoiding busy junctions and A-roads), serve up tasty snacks and drinks along the way and they can even bring you (and your bike) back home on Monday after the festival.

As a pat on the pack for being kind to the planet, we're offering £10 off your festival ticket and ride (only applies when purchasing a cycle & festival package at same time), access to Green Man a day early (on Wednesday), a free beer and fast track entry to the site!

To find out a bit more about the route, what's included & a few more details, check out Red Fox here...

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