Travel and Directions

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Venue Address: Birches Farm, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS48 3RN

Google Map: shorturl.at/fRW56

BRISTOL CLEAN AIR ZONE (CAZ)
You must be aware that the City of Bristol Council has introduced a Clean Air Zone restriction effecting some major roads in Bristol. Before you set off to Bristol Volksfest we strongly recommend you check to see if your vehicle is affected by this new scheme.

Bristol's Clean Air Zone started on Monday 28 November 2022, you'll need to pay a charge if your vehicle doesn't meet the zone's emission standards unless you have an exemption.

You can use the government's checking tool to check if you will be charged to drive your vehicle in Bristol's Clean Air Zone. CLICK HERE

Please make sure you check before you travel. As a guide, charges will not apply to:

  • Euro 4, 5 and 6 petrol vehicles, roughly 2006 upwards

  • Euro 6 diesel vehicles, roughly end of 2015 onwards

  • Fully electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

  • Modified or retrofitted vehicles registered with the Energy Saving Trust's Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS)  

  • Motorbikes

For more details on Bristol’s Clean Air Zone CLICK HERE

Directions:

The postcode we recommend using is BS48 3RN.
Please bear in mind though that this is the Farm Shop address. When you approach the festival site please ignore the final Sat Nav destination and follow the road signs and traffic marshalls.

  • General Camping: Follow signs for Pink Gate

  • Club Camping: Follow signs for Green Gate

  • Family Camping: Follow signs for Green Gate

  • Day Visitors: Follow signs for Green Gate

  • Show & Shine (Sunday Only): Follow signs for Red Gate

  • Trade/Production: Follow signs for Red Gate

Loctions:
For those using what3words to find the site please use the below.

  • what3words location for Pink Gate entry on Clevedon Road B3130: ///idead.agrees.ages

  • what3words location for Green Gate entry on Wildcountry Lane: ///crust.camera.stuck

  • what3words location for Red Gate entry on Weston Road: ///work.dance.lists

Driving:
The following directions avoid the Bristol Clean Air Zone. If you choose not to follow these routes you might enter the CAZ area and as a result be required to pay a fee.

Travelling M5 Southbound: Google Maps Route

We recommend following the M5 motorway and exiting at Junction 19 for Portbury/Gordano Services.
Follow the A369 for approx 6 miles. Merge onto Ashton Rd, Slight right to stay on Ashton Rd, Keep left to stay on Ashton Rd, Slight left onto Ashton Rd/Brunel Way/A370. Continue to follow A370. At Gurney Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A370. Take the B3130 exit toward Barrow Gurney/Winford/Chew Magna/Long Ashton/Wraxall/Nailsea/Clevedon. Follow signs for Bristol Volksfest from there.

Travelling M5 Northbound: Google Maps Route

If your travelling from the South we recommend following the M5 motorway and exiting at Junction 21 Weston-Super-Mare. From here head northwest toward Somerset Ave/A370. Exit the roundabout onto A370 and follow the A370 for 10.8 miles. Take the exit toward Barrow Gurney/Winford/Chew Magna/Long Ashton/Wraxall/Nailsea/Clevedon. Follow signs for Bristol Volksfest from there.

By Bus: 
If you want to travel to the festival by bus the X1, X4, X7 and X9 travel from Anchor Road in the centre of Bristol and stops right outside the site on Weston Road. For Route guidance CLICK HERE.

For further information and bus timetables please see: http://www.travelinesw.com or www.bustimes.org.uk

By Bike: 
Bikes are always welcome. We have a bike show on the Saturday as well as Extreme Bike Displays from Fusion Extreme. Birches Farm is about 5.5 miles from the Centre of Bristol. Cycle routes can be found on Ordnance Survey maps or can be found HERE.

By Train:
The most convenient train station to the venue is Bristol Temple Meads. As such onward travel will be via bus or taxi. Other local stations will still require onward travel.


By Taxi:
Some of the local taxi firm numbers are:
B Cars of Long Ashton - 07517 161514
Streets Ahead - 01275 394949
V Cars - 0117 925 2626
Transcab - 0117 963 2244

Disabled Access:
It’s really important to us that everybody enjoys Bristol Volksfest and we do as much as we can to assist our disabled visitors. It’s important to consider that the current venue is on a green field farm site. Although the ground is very flat and solid, there are no hard standing areas or concrete pathways around the main show area. The event is situated in open grass fields with a few lumps and bumps with some uneven surfaces that could make it tricky to get about.

Disabled Parking:
There is a disabled parking area at the front of the main car park. Please follow signs for ‘Day Visitors’ when approaching the site. This is the closest place to park to the main show site but please note that this is still situated about 300-400 metres from the show entrance. To park in the disabled parking area, visitors must present a legitimate disabled parking permit in the window of their vehicle. Spaces cannot be pre booked and are allocated on a first come first served basis.