FAQs

There will be standard price for buying your ticket, which allows you entrance to the festival over the three days. We will also have day tickets available.

If you are choosing to camp or bring a campervan, then you need to pay extra to book the space you need.

Your ticket will include at least 75% of the experiences we run. There will be charges for some workshops, sports and craft activities. 

Music, comedy and silent DJ sets (which will run Fri, Sat and Sunday) are included in your ticket price.

At Out & Wild we work hard to keep our prices fair.

But every year we face rising costs, and that includes paying extra for the campsite.

So from 2026 we will charge extra for tents as well as campervans,

We do makes sure we have a campsite with great bathrooms and for 2026 we will have extra pop up toilets, a disabled shower and toilet and cafe and food van on the campsite.

We can support with wrong tickets or entering your details incorrectly.

 We do charge a £15 admin fee for this to cover our time supporting.

The new site Out & Wild 2027 is South of England Event Centre in Sussex. Post code is RH17 6TL.

By Road

The main entrance to the South of England Event Centre is on the B2028 Selsfield Road, close to the centre of Ardingly village. For Sat Nav use RH17 6TL.

From the M25, exit at junction 7 and follow the M23 towards Brighton. Leave at junction 10 and take the A264 towards East Grinstead. After approximately 2 miles turn right onto the B2028. After passing through the villages of Turners Hill and Selsfield Common you will arrive at the South of England Event Centre on your right.

Journey times:25 minutes from Crawley40 minutes from Brighton40 minutes from Tunbridge Wells45 minutes from Croydon55 minutes from Guildford90 minutes from London

By Bus

There is a bus stop situated close to the main entrance to the Showground with a very limited bus service with a very limited bus service on the 272 Metrobus route.

Note we will be linking up with a mini bus and taxi company.

By RailThe nearest railway station is Haywards Heath which is on the main line between London Victoria and Brighton. Journey times are 45 minutes from London Victoria and 20 minutes from Brighton followed by a 10-minute journey by bus to the Event Centre. Click here for timetables or contact National Rail Enquiries on 03457 48 49 50.

By Air

The South of England Centre is a 20-minute journey by road from Gatwick Airport.

We always separate cars from tents at Out & Wild for fire safety reasons. 

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BUY A PARKING TICKET VIA THE WEBSITE.

PARKING IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET PRICE.

If you have booked an accessible parking ticket there will be an accessible parking area you can park in. We will have access to a buggy to support you with transport of luggage.

We will have trolleys and wheelbarrows to support you taking your kit to your space. But if you have your own trolleys we do recommend bringing.

Full e tickets will be issued a few weeks before the festival. If you purchase after that you will also receive an e ticket.

Please have your e ticket ready to show when you arrive at check in. 

Please note you must have a parking ticket unless you have a day pass.

Out & Wild has been designed for LGBTQIA women and those who are non-binary, but it is open to all. It is an inclusive space and we will be asking all attendees (including vendors, acts, volunteers and others) to agree to our code of conduct.

Our research (which included canvassing those who attended the first Out & Wild Festival) found that attendees were looking for an adult space. However, we are pleased to say that our parent company Out and About LGBTQ is looking to hold family focused events in the future for those who identify as LGBTQIA and non-binary. 

Please note as an inclusive festival we do have identifying men who attend.

If you look under 18 please bring ID. 

YES! The site does allow dogs on leads. You will need to buy a dog ticket for each dog. 

We will not allow dogs in the Wellness Village.

The festival site will open Friday 23rd at  and close 6pm at 11.55pm

It will open at 7.45am on Saturday and Sunday and close at 11.55pm.

Saturday Day tickets start from 9am and finish at 11.55pm.

We finish all activities on Sunday eve and ask all to leave campsite  by 10am on Monday 26th.

We are still exploring this.

We will update this

We will open for booking of paid and other bookable experiences in April.

As with most festivals we do not offer refunds.

And we do not allow carryover of tickets to the next year.

But you are able to sell your ticket.

Please note there is a £15 admin charge payable to Out & Wild for changing names (which you must do) just email us info@outandwild.co.uk

We do stop resell of ticket sales 1 week before the festival to allow us to focus on delivery.

You can resell tickets via Tixel

We do believe that Festival is best enjoyed as a full weekend experience, but we will have a limited amount of day tickets that go on sale in April/May for Saturday only.

The Out & Wild team are doing our best to make the festival as accessible as possible. 

Please book accessible tickets if you are bringing a carer or require support. This is very important, especially if you are camping or bringing a van.

See more details of free carer tickets below.

Accessible camping will be near the front of the campsite and close to bathrooms.

We do have an accessible shower and toilets.

Free Personal Assistant Tickets

Personal assistant tickets will be provided free of charge. You will automatically qualify for this if you are able to supply one of the following:

– Front of DLA/PIP (specific rate not required)

– Attendance Allowance letter, front page (specific rate not required)

– Evidence of registered severely sight impaired

– Recognised Assistance Dog ID card

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the team at info@outandwild.co.uk

If you do not want to camp, you can use your festival wristband to come and go from the festival as you please within our gate opening times

This year you can also book onsite accommodation as well as off site

Tents- We do have restrictions in place in respect of tents size, this is to ensure the safety and comfort of all camping festival goers. To that end we ask that no tent is bigger than the average 4 person tent. If you are bringing a larger tent you will need to buy 2 spaces.

Campervans- Due to limitations on space available, can we please ask that your campervan does not exceed 7 metres in length.

Attached awnings are permitted for campervans. If you are bringing a separate tent or require extra space you will need to pay for an extra camping space.

Our official ticket vendor is Easol. Please contact info@outandwild.co.uk for any queries.

There will be phone charging facilities available on-site, there will be a small fee for using this facility. 

But please bring portable chargers

see at bottom of FAQs for details of what you can bring.

Yes, you can bring your own food and drink for personal consumption if you are staying on the campsite. BUT you are strictly prohibited from bringing anything other than water on to the festival on to the festival site. We will be doing spot checks. Please abide by this to support us and our traders. 

It is your responsibility to ensure you read these FAQs and our Terms & Conditions before you come to Out & Wild Festival. 

We will have food and drink vendors on site. This will include a full bar.

We will also have a pop up bar, coffee and food van on the campsite.

Yes. There is also a good bus service to the Big Sheep (opposite our site) from Barnstable train station.

Times are limited - see here

Barnstaple to The Big Sheep - 3 ways to travel via line 319 bus, taxi, and car

We finish all activities on Sunday eve and you need to leave by 10am on Monday morning.

Those in on site accommodation need to leave by 9am Monday

Contactless will be the main payment type.

We do recommend bringing some cash in case we have a wifi outage.

Yes. We keep separated for fire safety reasons.

Also we need flat areas for vans so map up spaces across the site for these. 

When you purchase a ticket you get a booking confirmation. Please keep this safe.

We are in process of turning all booking confirmations into full on line tickets.

You also get the option to set up an account with our platform provider easol. Doing the latter allows you access to see all you have purchased. 

There is limited wifi on our new site. But good 4G

We love hearing about other events but cannot accommodate the promotion of outside events at the Festival. However, Curators and members of the team may do so. 

We recognise groups of friends will book the accommodation on site. 

But as you will only get one key per dorm/lodge we do recommend you do not sublet. The person on the booking will be responsible for the accommodation.

Please make sure you have subscribed to us via the website. If you buy a ticket you will automatically be subscribed.

If you unsubscribe you have to sign up again. We cannot do this for you.

We only promote the acts who are part of our festival. And they are allowed to put leaflets at our info point.

We do not promote other activities or experiences, unless you are a vendor with us.

Any other promo material will be taken down/away and destroyed.

The onsite accommodation is basic dorm rooms.

Bedding is provided.

There are plug sockets. These are for phones, laptops etc.

You cannot bring any cooking or food prep items - e.g. kettles, toaster, bbqs.

You can bring snacks and non perishable food.

Please bring towels!

There are water points for all and emptying points for vans

There will be EHU for an extra charge. Details to follow