Travel

Getting Here

Hop Farm Festival is set over 90 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside; this once working Hop Farm is one of Kent's most popular tourist attractions and the home of Hop Farm Festival.

Check out our different travel methods to find what suits you best.

We'd recommend taking advantage of the special coach services that will be running through the local Kent area and London - you'll save time getting on and off the site as well as the environment.

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The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6PY

Coach

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Big Green Coach have over 20 years combined experience providing transport to and from some of the UK's most renowned festival.

Hop Farm Festival are pleased to have Big Green Coach providing a number of coach routes this year. Please see the routes below and click here to see the Hop Farm Festival Ticket & Coach packages available:

RETURNS

Fri - Sun/ Fri - Sat / Sat - Sun

London (North/South)

Brighton

LOCAL RETURNS

Fri - Sun/ Fri - Sat / Sat - Sun

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Fri Night/ Sat Night

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Train

Travel by train is easy with Southeastern and only takes 45 minutes from London to Paddock Wood. Visit the Southeastern website to plan your journey. Paddock Wood (PDW) is the closest station with Beltring station being the second closest to The Hop Farm Festival.

The latest trains scheduled for Sat 3 July 2010 are shown below. You can book your train tickets, on the Southeastern website or at the station. As with most normal return tickets you will be able to return on any service, including the extra late trains that will be running specially for the festval.

Paddock Wood is situated a 20-30 minutes walk away. Please do not walk to the site from the station as you will have to cross a very busy road to access the site; there will be a complimentary shuttle service between Paddock Wood station and The Hop Farm Festival throughout the course of the day and after the festival to get you back to the station.

FRI 2 JUL

Paddock Wood - London:

23.01

Paddock Wood - Ashford International:

23.28 23.59 00.28

SAT 3 JUL

Paddock Wood - London:

23:01 23:50 00:30

Paddock Wood - Ashford International:

23:30 23:59 00:30

Lift Share

If you'd like to drive to Hop Farm Festival but don't have a car or have some spare seats in your car, why not sign up to our Hop Farm FestivalBUDi carshare and travel with other people in your area?

The scheme is cost-effective, eco-friendly and it only takes a minute to sign up. Plus, if you're driving an average-sized petrol car, having four passengers will bring your CO2 emissions down to less than travelling by train!

By Car

The Hop Farm is located on the A228 near Paddock Wood, Kent.

Please remember when driving to any festival you will be one of many doing the same. Also it is not always the quickest option, certainly not the greenest. Check out our coach routes provided by Big Green Coach for a more ecological and economical option.

If you decide to come to the festival by car please use the following postcodes for your SAT NAV and the follow the festival signage. Please plan your journey to allow plenty of time to get to the site, the busiest period will be between 0900hrs and 1300hrs. Car parking is free of charge.

From the North/East

Directions: M25 (Anti Clockwise) - Continue onto M26 and leave at Junction 2a onto the A20 - Follow festival signage

Use postcode - TN15 7RS then follow festival signage

Directions: M25 (Clockwise) - Continue onto M20 and leave at Junction 4 onto the A228 continue on A228 -

Follow Festival SignageUse postcode - ME19 4AA then follow festival signage

From the South/West

Directions - A21 - A228 - Follow Festival Signage

Use Post Code TN2 4NG - Follow festival signage

From the South/West

Use Post Code TN2 4NE then follow festival signage

Directions - A21 - A228 - Follow Festival Signage

Caravans and those with mobility disabilities should follow signs for Production/Guest & Drop Off

Do not drop off on the road, it is dangerous and causes delays to the traffic entering the event. Please follow the signs for Production/Guest & Drop Off - the drop of point is situated well inside this access point and is clearly signed, there is also a quick exit route. All Taxi's will also pick up and drop off at this point.

If you're driving, you may also wish to register with our liftshare scheme.

Courtesy Shuttle

We are providing a courtesy shuttle service to and from the Paddock Wood Station throughout the day. We advise everyone to use this as much as possible as the road to The Hop Farm can tend to be a bit busy. Follow the signs through the station for the pick up point.

The shuttle will run with return trips on the hour and half hour from Paddock Wood. The shuttle will run starting on Friday at 11:00am for Campers arriving by train. The shuttle will run throughout the hours of the festival on Sat and Sun and finishing on the Monday at 14:00.

The drop off and pick up point for the shuttle service at The Hop Farm Festival will be located in THE COACH parking lot. There is a arena gate for day ticket holders situated 1 minutes walk from the coach park. The campsite entrance is approximately 10 minutes walk. Don't worry there will be signage on site pointing you in right direction and you can always ask a Steward where to go.

Shuttle Bus Timings - Every 30 min.

Friday: from 11:00am to 10:00pm

Sat & Sun: from 08:00am to 01:00am

Taxis

The pick up/drop off point will be situated inside the main Hop Farm Entrance opposite the coach park and will be clearly signposted off the main road - please follow the event signage to the site and look out for the Drop off point signs.

There will be a Taxi stand on site with licensed taxis, situated at the Pick up/Drop off point.

Please assist us and do not drop off or pick up on the road.

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