The Festival
For three days every September we, the Brown family, invite you to our overgrown house party - Brownstock Music Festival. Well, seriously overgrown in fact. Definitely in comparison to the early days, when the farm gates opened for 100 friends, 10 straw bales, 2 BBQs and 1 trailer for a stage.
So yes, we are bigger, with a line up that would make comparative festival giants peep over the hedge. But we are still totally, completely and utterly run by family and a handful of loyal friends. This means we personally ensure we run the type of festival we would want to go to.
Some of this is about music. Which is why we all sit around the farmhouse table debating and deciding on the right headliners. It’s why we listen and pick from 1000 unsigned acts. 2012 saw the new Piano Bar, where you can sit, listen or play yourself - sometimes way into the small hours on one of the bar’s many pianos.
But a festival is about more than music - which is why you can also have a good old game of chess while you listen. It’s why you can pop by the art camp for a doodle or to make your mark on the Brownstock wall painting, right before having a giggle with some of the UK’s best stand up comedy and story telling. And then finally, when the time comes to refuel, you can head to Farmer Brown’s food village for a home grown Aberdeen Angus beef burger.
Opening Times
The site opens at 2:00pm on Friday 29th August and then closes at 1:00pm on Monday 1st September.
Disabled Access
We try and make sure the festival is accessible for everyone. We have disabled toilets, disabled viewing platforms and offer assistance to people who need it. Disabled carers also enter the site for free.
To book Disabled Access tickets and your free carer place, please email [email protected], with your contact details and the staff at Gigantic will be back in touch to process your order.
If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can make the festival more accessible for you, just drop us an email at [email protected]
Age Restrictions
People of all ages are welcome at Brownstock Festival. To ensure their safety, festival goers aged 15 and under must be supervised by an adult for the duration of the festival. If you appear under 16 then you will be asked for ID on the gate, so please remember to bring this with you.
We also operate an extremely strict RU25 policy at all onsite festival bars, so please remember your ID. Please note, we reserve the right to deny access to anyone who cannot produce a valid form of ID.
Passport, Driver’s Licence or Citizen Card are all accepted. We will not accept photocopies of any form of ID.
Children 12 and under go free to the festival but please remember to book a ticket online in advance.
Families
We make a huge effort to ensure the festival is accessible and fun for people of all ages.
Throughout each day there is loads happening onsite suitable for people of all ages. We have range of activities and performances of most types that you can imagine.
Alcohol
There is an allowance of 12 cans, 1 box of wine per head or 700ml of spirit decanted into a plastic bottle that may be brought into the campsite on Friday, NO alcohol will be allowed into the festival after Friday. There is a strictly no glass policy in campsite and festival site alike, as our cows don’t like it. You will not be able to take any alcohol from the campsite into the festival main arena.
What To Bring?
So here’s our list of Brownstock essentials for 2014…
- Tent
- Sleeping Bag
- Wellies
- Baby Wipes
- Water / water container (there are plenty of water points on site)
- Torch
- Loo Roll (better safe than sorry!)
- Toiletries (towel, soap, deodrant, toothpaste and toothbrush)
- Waterproof anorak (hopefully won’t need it but hey, it’s England!)
- Sun Cream
- Medication (inhalers etc)
- Spare (warm) clothes
- Fancy Dress – keep an eye on our Facebook page to vote for your favourite theme!
- Human repair kit (plasters, headache tablets etc)
- Money (there are cashpoints on site but you’ll be charged for each withdrawal so save money and plan ahead!)
- You can bring a camping gas stove or purpose built BBQ. No disposable BBQs.
Our drugs policy and contraband items
- Drugs - Brownstock Festival has a zero tolerance drugs policy. Any illegal drugs will be confiscated and the police may decide to prosecute. “Legal highs” are also strictly prohibited and may result in ejection from the event. Searches are a condition of entry to the festival.
- Glass
- Disposable barbecues
- Excess alcohol
- And finally, try not to bring any valuables - They don’t tend to fare well after 3 days in a field! Don’t bring anything that you can’t afford to lose!
Raising the awareness of the risks associated with legal highs
We work with the Angelus Foundation who are dedicated to raising awareness to the risks of legal highs. You can find out more about them on their website at find out www.angelusfoundation.com. If you would like to donate to the work The Angelus Foundation do you can donate here.
Stay safe this Brownstock
We really want all our festival goers to stay safe at this year’s festival. Please don’t take any risks. You can find out all the latest information on legal highs at www.whynotfindout.org
For more information about how to stay safe head to www.talktofrank.com
Animals
Sorry, but in the interests of health and safety only registered assistance dogs are allowed on site.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed in the marquees but is everywhere else on the site. Please try to throw your stubs in the bins though - we’ve yet to find someone who enjoys picking them up! 
Car Park
There is a £5 fee to park for the week if you pre buy your ticket online. Car parking tickets can be purchased as you buy your ticket online. It is £7 to buy you car parking ticket at the gate. We of course want as few people to drive as possible due to the environmental impact. There are lots of other ways to get to the festival. Have a look at our Getting here options.