Your bags are packed for Leeds Festival, you've got your best wellies, your comfiest sleeping bag and enough snacks to last. Now all you need is your ticket and a way to get there.
Whether you're hopping in the car or heading out on public transport, Bramham Park, the site of the festival, is really simple to find. Just 30 minutes from Leeds city centre, it's accessible from north, south, east or west.
If you're travelling as a group, we recommend you pre-arrange meeting points for travel so that no one gets lost. If you do lose your group, seek out a member of staff to help.
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What is the Leeds Festival address including postcode?
The Leeds Festival address, including postcode, is Leeds Festival, Bramham Park, Leeds, England, LS23 6ND. Festival bosses advise people that the junction numbers on the A1(M) changed a few years ago and out-of-date printed maps, and old sat nav systems may not reflect the correct junction numbering on the ground, so follow the signage on the routes rather than checking against a map.
If you are coming for the long weekend at the festival, be sure you check your ticket for campsite opening times. For early bird ticket holders, the campsite opens at noon on Wednesday 24th August 2022.
For all other weekend ticket holders, the site opens at 3am on Thursday 25th August 2022 and closes at noon Monday 29th August 2022. Once open, the campsite is accessible 24 hours a day and individuals can arrive at any time.
How to get there
By car
Travel to the A1, M1 or the A1(M) no matter where you are coming from, and then follow the signs from the motorway. All routes to Leeds Festival start from the A1(M).
From A1(M) coming from the south
The route will be signposted from junction 41 northbound. For the brown route, exit at junction 45 onto the Grange Moor/Wattle Syke roundabouts.
Follow directions onto West Woods Road, turn left onto Thorner Road and right onto Paradise Way. Then take a left to enter the site via Brown Gate.
From M1 coming from the south
This route will be signposted from junction 42 northbound. Continue northbound on the M1, join the A1(M) at junction 47 and follow the brown route.
From M62 coming from the east
The route will be signed from junction 33 westbound. Follow the M62 Westbound, join the A1(M) Northbound at junction 32a and follow the brown route.
From M62 coming from the west
Directions will be signposted from junction 29 eastbound. Follow the M62 eastbound, join the A1(M) northbound at junction 32a and follow the brown route.
From A1/A1(M) coming from the north
The festival will be on signage from junction 46 southbound. From the North, or from York along the A64, follow the white route starting on the A1(M).
Exit the A1 (M) at junction 44 and turn left to join Paradise Way. Traffic will then enter the site, on a left turn, via white gate.
For pick-up and drop-off
There is a dedicated zone for pick-ups and drop-offs found off York Road (A64). This area will have dedicated signage with zones A-J along with better lighting to improve public safety.
Don't pre-arrange to meet at specific zones as some will open/close dependent on volumes of people and traffic. If you are being picked up, make sure to have an active line of communication so your ride can be found easily and quickly once in the zone.
A64 one-way system
A one-way system on the A64 will be in place for the duration of the festival. From 4am on Wednesday 24th August to 3pm on Monday 29th August, the A64 between the Fox and Grapes public house and the A1(M)/A64 roundabout will be closed to all traffic travelling Eastbound (i.e. from Leeds to York).
By bus
You can grab the shuttle bus for Leeds Festival by waiting for it outside Leeds Railway Station.
By train
Leeds Railway Station is the closest train station to the festival and receives services from across the country. There will be a taxi rank for those wishing to take a cab to Bramham Park, which takes around 30 minutes, or catch the shuttle bus.
By taxi
Either book an Uber or grab a private hire - there will be a designated taxi rank at the festival entrance. If you’re travelling to or from Leeds city centre, the fare will cost around £25 to £40.
By coach
The official coach company for Leeds Festival is Big Green Coach. They serve more than 35 locations across the country.
Choose to arrive at the campsite on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and be picked up and taken home the following Monday. For day ticketholders, there are even coach options that will have you there before the music starts and pick up after it has ended.
Find tickets and the timetable on the Big Green Coach website here. Coach tickets start from around £57 per person.
By air
The closest airport to the festival site is Leeds Bradford International Airport. It’s roughly a 30-minute drive from the airport to Bramham Park.
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