Backstage Camping
Backstage Camping tickets are available as upgrade tickets. They are only valid along with a standard weekend festival ticket. Camp Bestival Backstage Camping packages for 2019. Located in the festival’s exclusive backstage area, directly behind the main stage, this premium campsite offers Backstage Camping ticketholders prime, spacious camping ground in which to pitch their own tents. With access to a host of exceptional facilities, including clean, flushing toilets, hot showers and a dedicated car park included in the price, Camp Bestival Backstage Camping adds comfort and style to the festival experience, so you can concentrate on having the time of your lives. 2018 brings new improved walking routes giving you swift and easy access to the Dingly Dell, and to the heart of the entertainment in the Castle Field, meaning you’ll never miss your favourite main stage acts! Backstage Camping includes entry to one of Camp Bestival’s most exclusive areas, the Castle Bar (previously the Lucky Cat), which has now moved to stage right in the main arena giving you spacious seating and prime views of your favourite acts while you enjoy delicious drinks, a fine cocktail menu and premium food late into the night. We will also be hosting a Thursday night party exclusive to Backstage and Hospitality Campsite guests! NEW! BOXPUB – BACKSTAGE BAR & HANGOUT
The Boxpub is one of our favourite additions to the backstage areas this year! A one of a kind old school boozer in a horsebox, situated under a 12x15m stretch tent to protect you from the elements, Boxpub provides you with a meeting point and hang out spot for those who like a little warm-up before heading out to see the rest of the action.
Backstage Camping Overview • Free car parking only a few hundred metres from your campsite
• Luxury plumbed-in ceramic toilets and sinks
• Walk-in private showers
• Fast track entry from campsite to the main arena
• Exclusive backstage Boxpub with seating and awning in the Backstage Campsite*
• Exclusive traders including breakfast and a coffee bar*
• Exclusive VIP Castle Bar with seating and main stage views*, and seating booths for hire
• Exclusive Castle Bar Thursday night party* *Exclusive to Hospitality & Backstage Camping customers
NEW! SEATING BOOTHS & TABLE SERVICE In addition to Backstage Camping, campers can hire seating booths with table service within the Castle Bar this year. We have 6x seating booths available to hire that can accommodate up to 10 people each. The booths are decorated in a vintage style complete with cushions and a roof to protect you from the elements (we can predict a good time, but we can’t predict the weather)! Inspired by dreams of a Moroccan-style beach escape, the seating booths have been designed and built by our in-house team. A booth is exclusive to your party for the time it is booked and will include table service and 2 bottles of champagne and a selection of beers and soft drinks that will be waiting for you on arrival. Booths can be booked for half a day (12pm – 5.30pm OR 6pm – 11pm) or a full day. Drinks packages are available to purchase alongside your booth booking. Please contact backstage@campbestival.net for more information and to book! Backstage Camping ticketholders can also purchase a variety of premium accommodation options, including fully furnished luxury yurts, bell tents and structures from The Pop Up Hotel. Spaces are limited so please make sure you book now to guarantee your places / 0844 888 4420 BACKSTAGE CAMPING UPGRADE PRICES
Adult Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £200*
Age 13 to 17 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £126*
Age 10 to 12 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £100*
Age 5 to 9 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £45*
Age 4 & Under Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £12*
Babes in Arms (1 & Under) Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - FREE (but ticket required)* *These upgrade tickets are only valid for festival entry only with a Standard Weekend Festival Ticket. A guardian must accompany all children under 18
**Can only be purchased with Backstage Camping Upgrade Tickets BACKSTAGE CAMPERVAN TICKET - £150**
Campervan, caravan and trailer tent owners who would like to take advantage of the Backstage offering will be able to purchase an additional Backstage Campervan ticket, which will allow vehicle access to a designated 6x9m plot in the adjacent campervan field. BACKSTAGE CAMPING ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
The Pop Up Hotel is the next step into luxury festival accommodation. Space is limited so you must purchase a pitch deposit via Ticketline, then please speak to the team directly to see what’s available from their fantastic range. Prices start from £1,695.
HANDMADE LUXURY YURTS FROM CLOUDHOUSES
Cloudhouses have worked with the Bestival team for many years and have made the move into our backstage area this year. Justine and co. are a family run business producing the finest quality handmade yurts.
Luxury 18ft Yurt - £2,200**
Wooden framed double bed & 4 single memory foam beds
With a 5ft high double locking door, large framed window, event carpet and a cotton door mat. A wooden framed double bed with memory foam mattress, lovely 200 count cotton bed linen, 13.5 tog duvet and 4 pillows. Indian rosewood bedside tables, lined taffeta curtains with tie backs, 2 x sheepskin rugs, hanging storage, 2x bed side lights, 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, fairy lights, a vanity mirror and small waste bin. This package also includes 4 single memory foam mattresses with linen for friends or the kiddies.
This package also includes 6 towels.
Luxury 14ft Yurt - £1,600**
Wooden framed double bed & 2 single memory foam beds
With a 5ft high double locking door, large framed window, event carpet and a cotton door mat. A wooden framed double bed with memory foam mattress, lovely 200 count cotton bed linen, 13.5 tog duvet and 4 pillows. Indian rosewood bedside tables, lined taffeta curtains with tie backs, 2 x sheepskin rugs, hanging storage, 2x bed side lights, 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, fairy lights a vanity mirror and small waste bin. This package also includes 2 single memory foam mattresses with linen for friends or the kiddies.
This package also includes 4 towels.
Luxury 12ft Big Squrts - £1,000**
1x double & 1 single memory foam bed
With a 5ft taller curved wooden locking door in the centre of the doorway, these brand new structures will be making their debut in summer 2018. Each Squrt comes with 1 double and 1 single bed which are memory foam mattresses with 13.5 tog duvets, pillows and crisp cotton 200 count linen. The squrts also come furnished with event carpet sheepskin rugs, 2 x bed side tables bed side lamps, and 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, battery operated fairy lights a vanity mirror and small storage box. This package also includes 3 towels.
The Lotus Belle is light and spacious and is perfect for those of you camping as a couple, group or with children. Their unique shape provides standing room throughout the tent for even the tallest of campers! Wildhare tents come fully equipped with fitted carpet for extra warmth, rug, mirror, warm winter duvet, pillows, cushions and Indian throws, magical lighting, one will be portable for late night trips to the loo, table with 2 chairs, hanging rail to hang your party bests, a welly basket and door mat, a hand-made velvet eye mask to keep the dawn rays from waking you up, earplugs, mineral water and baby wipes. 4M Lotus Belle Tent - £800**
Metal framed king size bed with memory foam mattress & 2 single metal framed beds with memory foam mattresses 5M Lotus Belle Tent - £975**
Metal framed king size bed with memory foam mattress & 3 single metal framed beds with memory foammattresses. 60m2 VIP Lotus Mahal Tent – £3,050
For the ultimate experience with friends and family, sleep 8 people with the tent open-plan! Alternatively, have 3 or 4 partitioned rooms - the middle two with either a king or two single beds in each room. The outer two rooms with a single bed in each. Maximum total of 6 beds
3x doors, fully openable windows, hardwood beds with headboards, memory foam mattresses, 13.5 tog duvet & pillows, 200 thread count linen, blankets, bedside tables, bedside lights, vanity mirrors, tables & chairs, blanket boxes, clothes rails, eye masks & ear plugs, LED lanterns, LED chandeliers, rugs, flowers, toiletry hampers, towels, dressing gowns, cushions, torches, magazines, bean bags in living space. Book your Backstage Camping Accommodation now Please email backstage@campbestival.net for more info on these structures.
The Boxpub is one of our favourite additions to the backstage areas this year! A one of a kind old school boozer in a horsebox, situated under a 12x15m stretch tent to protect you from the elements, Boxpub provides you with a meeting point and hang out spot for those who like a little warm-up before heading out to see the rest of the action.
Backstage Camping Overview • Free car parking only a few hundred metres from your campsite• Luxury plumbed-in ceramic toilets and sinks
• Walk-in private showers
• Fast track entry from campsite to the main arena
• Exclusive backstage Boxpub with seating and awning in the Backstage Campsite*
• Exclusive traders including breakfast and a coffee bar*
• Exclusive VIP Castle Bar with seating and main stage views*, and seating booths for hire
• Exclusive Castle Bar Thursday night party* *Exclusive to Hospitality & Backstage Camping customers
NEW! SEATING BOOTHS & TABLE SERVICE In addition to Backstage Camping, campers can hire seating booths with table service within the Castle Bar this year. We have 6x seating booths available to hire that can accommodate up to 10 people each. The booths are decorated in a vintage style complete with cushions and a roof to protect you from the elements (we can predict a good time, but we can’t predict the weather)! Inspired by dreams of a Moroccan-style beach escape, the seating booths have been designed and built by our in-house team. A booth is exclusive to your party for the time it is booked and will include table service and 2 bottles of champagne and a selection of beers and soft drinks that will be waiting for you on arrival. Booths can be booked for half a day (12pm – 5.30pm OR 6pm – 11pm) or a full day. Drinks packages are available to purchase alongside your booth booking. Please contact backstage@campbestival.net for more information and to book! Backstage Camping ticketholders can also purchase a variety of premium accommodation options, including fully furnished luxury yurts, bell tents and structures from The Pop Up Hotel. Spaces are limited so please make sure you book now to guarantee your places / 0844 888 4420 BACKSTAGE CAMPING UPGRADE PRICESAdult Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £200*
Age 13 to 17 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £126*
Age 10 to 12 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £100*
Age 5 to 9 Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £45*
Age 4 & Under Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - £12*
Babes in Arms (1 & Under) Weekend Backstage Camping Upgrade Ticket - FREE (but ticket required)* *These upgrade tickets are only valid for festival entry only with a Standard Weekend Festival Ticket. A guardian must accompany all children under 18
**Can only be purchased with Backstage Camping Upgrade Tickets BACKSTAGE CAMPERVAN TICKET - £150**
Campervan, caravan and trailer tent owners who would like to take advantage of the Backstage offering will be able to purchase an additional Backstage Campervan ticket, which will allow vehicle access to a designated 6x9m plot in the adjacent campervan field. BACKSTAGE CAMPING ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
The Pop Up Hotel is the next step into luxury festival accommodation. Space is limited so you must purchase a pitch deposit via Ticketline, then please speak to the team directly to see what’s available from their fantastic range. Prices start from £1,695.
HANDMADE LUXURY YURTS FROM CLOUDHOUSESCloudhouses have worked with the Bestival team for many years and have made the move into our backstage area this year. Justine and co. are a family run business producing the finest quality handmade yurts.
Luxury 18ft Yurt - £2,200**Wooden framed double bed & 4 single memory foam beds
With a 5ft high double locking door, large framed window, event carpet and a cotton door mat. A wooden framed double bed with memory foam mattress, lovely 200 count cotton bed linen, 13.5 tog duvet and 4 pillows. Indian rosewood bedside tables, lined taffeta curtains with tie backs, 2 x sheepskin rugs, hanging storage, 2x bed side lights, 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, fairy lights, a vanity mirror and small waste bin. This package also includes 4 single memory foam mattresses with linen for friends or the kiddies.
This package also includes 6 towels.
Luxury 14ft Yurt - £1,600**Wooden framed double bed & 2 single memory foam beds
With a 5ft high double locking door, large framed window, event carpet and a cotton door mat. A wooden framed double bed with memory foam mattress, lovely 200 count cotton bed linen, 13.5 tog duvet and 4 pillows. Indian rosewood bedside tables, lined taffeta curtains with tie backs, 2 x sheepskin rugs, hanging storage, 2x bed side lights, 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, fairy lights a vanity mirror and small waste bin. This package also includes 2 single memory foam mattresses with linen for friends or the kiddies.
This package also includes 4 towels.
Luxury 12ft Big Squrts - £1,000**1x double & 1 single memory foam bed
With a 5ft taller curved wooden locking door in the centre of the doorway, these brand new structures will be making their debut in summer 2018. Each Squrt comes with 1 double and 1 single bed which are memory foam mattresses with 13.5 tog duvets, pillows and crisp cotton 200 count linen. The squrts also come furnished with event carpet sheepskin rugs, 2 x bed side tables bed side lamps, and 13amp electricity sockets for phone charging, battery operated fairy lights a vanity mirror and small storage box. This package also includes 3 towels.
The Lotus Belle is light and spacious and is perfect for those of you camping as a couple, group or with children. Their unique shape provides standing room throughout the tent for even the tallest of campers! Wildhare tents come fully equipped with fitted carpet for extra warmth, rug, mirror, warm winter duvet, pillows, cushions and Indian throws, magical lighting, one will be portable for late night trips to the loo, table with 2 chairs, hanging rail to hang your party bests, a welly basket and door mat, a hand-made velvet eye mask to keep the dawn rays from waking you up, earplugs, mineral water and baby wipes. 4M Lotus Belle Tent - £800**
Metal framed king size bed with memory foam mattress & 2 single metal framed beds with memory foam mattresses 5M Lotus Belle Tent - £975**
Metal framed king size bed with memory foam mattress & 3 single metal framed beds with memory foammattresses. 60m2 VIP Lotus Mahal Tent – £3,050
For the ultimate experience with friends and family, sleep 8 people with the tent open-plan! Alternatively, have 3 or 4 partitioned rooms - the middle two with either a king or two single beds in each room. The outer two rooms with a single bed in each. Maximum total of 6 beds
3x doors, fully openable windows, hardwood beds with headboards, memory foam mattresses, 13.5 tog duvet & pillows, 200 thread count linen, blankets, bedside tables, bedside lights, vanity mirrors, tables & chairs, blanket boxes, clothes rails, eye masks & ear plugs, LED lanterns, LED chandeliers, rugs, flowers, toiletry hampers, towels, dressing gowns, cushions, torches, magazines, bean bags in living space. Book your Backstage Camping Accommodation now Please email backstage@campbestival.net for more info on these structures.