Please note this a festival, not a camping weekend. We do invest in good facilities, especially toilets and showers. But it is a basic site. There are no cooking facilities and you are not allowed to bring food and drink (apart from water) on to the festival site.
We can support with wrong tickets. We do charge a £10 admin fee for this.
No more changes can be made from Wed 4th June.
The site address is Ultimate Adventure, and it's based in Abbotsham.
Full details for directions are now on the site HERE
The postcode is EX39 5AP.
We will publish directions nearer the time.
It's literally opposite the Big Sheep, a family adventure park.
The nearest Train Station is Barnstaple and you can get a bus from Barnstaple Station to the Big Sheep, which is opposite the Festival Site.
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 allow you to drop off your kit near where you are camping. And we do have teams who can help.
For all others we have booked a car parking field 100m from the campsite. We will have a manned drop off area where you can leave your kit and then go park and come back.
There will also be a drop off area for those who are staying in on site accommodation.
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.
General camping tickets include a camping space for a tent (you need to bring your own tent that is no bigger than the average six-person tent. There will be shared showers and toilets on the camping site.
You do need to pay extra (use the upgrade button) for parking and a campervan if you are staying onsite. Please make sure you have purchased. You can buy via the ticket site – just go as if booking your tickets and click to expland the upgrade button – and the option is there.
Non- camping tickets are for those who are booking accommodation on or off site. You will need to buy parking.
There will be over lots of activities available over the three days and nights, the vast majority of these are free to general ticket holders, some will have charges attached. Details of chargeable activities will be made clear.
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.
We will be piloting having no more than 50 dogs on the campsite only and in campervans.
Non assistance dogs are allowed outside the restaurant area on the festival site.
Guide and assistance dogs are, of course, welcome.
We retain the right to refuse entry to anyone who brings a dog without booking.
WE HAVE SOLD OUT OF DOG PLACES.
You can arrive on any day during the festival to collect your wristband. We open from 9am on Friday 13th.
We are selling tickets for campers and those with campervans to arrive from 12pm Thursday.
We finish all activities at 12am on Monday and ask all to leave campsite and on-site accommodation by 10am latest on Monday 16th.
On site accommodation will be available from 2.30pm on Friday but you can arrive from 10am. We do have luggage storage.
The festival site is located near as small town with good access to shops.
There will also be an onsite shop.
We will open for booking of paid and other bookable experiences in April.
As with most festivals we do not offer refunds.
But you are able to sell your tickets via Tixel. Please note you can sell using your confirmation email.
Please note there is a £10 admin charge payable to Out & Wild for changing names (which you must do) just email us info@outandwild.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY RESELL TICKETS FROM THURS 12TH JUNE. SO ALL RESALES AND NAME CHANGES MUST BE COMPLETED BY WEDNESDAY 4TH JUNE
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.
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.
We have sadly sold out of accessible rooms on site.
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
Camping is included in the price of your weekend ticket, but 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 6 person tent. In addition to this we request that no additional awning is placed to extend the size of your tent so as not to intrude on other festival goers space.
Campervans- Due to limitations on space available, can we please ask that your campervan does not exceed 7 metres in length.
Separate or attached awnings are permitted for campervans but not separate tents. But please we ask you to limit the size of these.
From 4/5/2025 no campervan booking are accepted with awnings.
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.
There is an onsite restaurant, a cafe and two bars.
You will be able to buy 7 meals for £80 from the restaurant - this includes 3 breakfasts (sat, sun and mon), 2 x lunches and 2 x dinners (sat and sun)
We will also have pop vendors selling food, drinks and coffee/tea.
Yes. There is also a good bus service to the Big Sheep (opposite our site) from Barnstable train station.
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, mainly around the reception area.
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.
For health and safety reasons and to comply with our insurance, you cannot use the lake outside the agreed sessions.
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.
You need to bring your own bedding or you can rent.
You get on key and will need to put down a £10 cash deposit.
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 is a water tap at the front of the campsite, as you approach the bathrooms.
Vans and motorhomes need to bring containers as you will not be able to drive to this.
There is also a space to empty campervan waste at the front of the bathrooms. Please use this and NOT the toilets.
There is not electric on the campsite. There are a few EHU spaces on the festival site that sold very quickly.
You can charge your phone and devices at the Cafe/Info point for £2
Please refer to this chart for what you can and cannot bring to the Festival.
We do allow you to have food and alcohol in the camping areas but this is not permitted (apart from water) on the festival site, the marquees or the cafe.
Item | Campsite/ Campervan area | Festival Site, marquees and café | |
Aerosols over 250ml | No | No | |
Airhorns and Megaphones | No | No | |
Alcohol for personal consumption | Yes | No | |
All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide) | no | No | |
Animals (other than registered hearing or guide dogs) | No | No | |
Any goods for unauthorised trading | No | No | |
Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon includes any item which may cause danger, offence or disruption to any other person | No | No | |
Audio Recorders | Yes | No | |
Bags larger than A4 size (8.27″x11.69″) | Yes | No | |
Cameras, film or video equipmentLenses must be less than 6 inches | Yes | Yes | |
Camping equipmentincludes cutlery, tin openers and multi-tools | Yes | No | |
Cans | Yes | No | |
camping Chairs | Yes | yes | |
Disposable BBQs and permitted cooking stovesGreenheat Base Camp Cooker, solid fuel stoves (please note we will allow gas cannister stoves to be used but you must keep distanced from the tents) | Yes | No | |
Water under 500ml, as well as empty reusable plastic and metal bottles of any size are allowed into the Festival Arena. Please refill your empty bottles at the water points inside the festival arena for free. | Yes | Yes | |
Drones | No | No | |
Firewood | No | No | |
Fireworks & Flares | No | No | |
Fitted gas canisters/cylinders in campervans | Yes | No | |
Flags (Festival stewards reserve the right to ask for offensive flags to be removed) | Yes | No | |
Food (for personal consumption only) | Yes | No | |
Gazebos | No | No | |
Glass | No | No | |
Refillable Drinks BottlesThese can be refilled with water for free inside the festival arena at designated water points | Yes | Yes | |
Paper Lanterns | No | No |