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Table of Contents
Tickets .................................................................................... 3
Type breakdown .................................................................... 3
Ticket seller details ............................................................... 3
Ticket outlets ........................................................................ 3
Address ................................................................................ 4
Car Park ............................................................................ 4
Train .................................................................................... 5
Coach .................................................................................. 5
Pick up & Drop off................................................................. 5
Opening/Closing times .............................................................. 6
Entry Rules ............................................................................. 7
Prohibited Items ................................................................... 8
Camping Options ..................................................................... 9
Campsites ............................................................................ 9
Onsite Facilities .................................................................... 9
Live in vehicles ..................................................................... 9
Boutique camping ............................................................... 10
Accessible camping ............................................................. 10
Club Class .......................................................................... 10
Final word ............................................................................. 12
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Introduction
Welcome fellow bluedoters!
We’re at the beautiful Jodrell Bank putting the finishing touches on making
the first ever year of bluedot an absolute blast. We endeavour to take you on a
journey through music and space to make your weekend at bluedot the best
one yet! We’ve compiled a handy information pack so that everything is in one
helpful place. Take a read of this and your time at bluedot will be a breeze!
Tickets
Type breakdown
All entrants to the festival require a festival ticket. You will require the below
ticket:
• Weekend ticket
Please note:
Tickets are split into age categories. You must ensure you have the relevant
aged ticket to gain entrance to the festival.
Weekend tickets include a pitch in one of our standard campsites, you must
bring your own tent
You may also have the below tickets which are valid in conjunction with the
above tickets.
• Boutique camping ticket – e ticket
• Live in vehicle ticket – vehicle hanger
• Restaurant at the end of the universe – confirmation email
• Club class ticket – physical ticket
• Weekend car park ticket – vehicle hanger
Ticket seller details
If you have any questions relating to tickets please contact the ticket agent you
purchased through direct.
Ticketline: 0844 888 9991
Skiddle: 0843 289 3333
Ticket Arena: 0113 350 4114
DICE: [email protected]
Ticketmaster: 0333 321 9999
See Tickets: 0843 515 9400
Songkick: [email protected]
Ticket outlets
Piccadilly Records: 0161 839 8008
Vinyl Exchange: 0161 228 1122
Crash Records: 0113 243 6743
Jumbo Records: 0113 243 5570
3B Records: 0151 353 7027
Reflex: 0191 260 3246
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Address
Bluedot festival is held at:
Jodrell Bank Observatory,
Bomish Lane,
Cheshire,
SK11 9DW
(Please use this postcode and not the google listed post code)
Car Instructions
General Admission, Camping, VIP’s, taxi’s, coaches, pick up/drop off please
follow signs to BLUE GATE.
Live in vehicles and accessible camping please follow signs to BLACK GATE
Travelling from the North / West / South
(The North / Liverpool / Stoke / Birmingham)
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Leave the M6 at Jct. 18.
Take the A54 exit at the roundabout signposted Congleton / Jodrell
Bank
At the double roundabout take the 2nd exit then 1st exit
Follow relevant festival signage
BLUE GATE customers turn left onto Bomish Lane
BLACK GATE customers please enter from A535
Travelling from the East
(Manchester / Leeds / M62)
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Join A34 (Manchester)
Turn right onto Bollington Lane signposted Preston / Chester / Holmes
Chapel
Turn right onto Chelford Road / A537 signposted Preston / Holmes
Chapel
At the roundabout take the first exit onto A535 signposted Holmes
Chapel
Follow relevant festival signage
BLUE GATE customers turn right onto Bomish Lane signposted Jodrell
Bank
BLACK GATE customers enter the festival from A535
Car Park
There will be onsite parking available. If you haven’t already bought your
advance car parking tickets please do this at
www.discoverthebluedot.com/tickets. These are offered at the discounted price
of £20 for the weekend / £10 for the day if bought in advance.
Car parking tickets will be more expensive to purchase on the day.
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Train
We advise customers not to use the trains, there are no shuttles running from
the closest train stations.
If you must use the train please travel to Manchester where you can pre book
one of our big green coach services to the festival.
Coach
We are partnered with Big Green coach who will drop you off at the pickup/drop off location at the festival. You can buy tickets with your festival ticket
or if you have already bought your festival ticket you can buy the coach travel
only.
Big Green Coach are operating weekend return coaches from the below
locations:
• Birkenhead
• Chester
• Liverpool
• London
• Macclesfield
• Manchester City Centre
• Manchester Fallowfield
• Stockport
• Stoke on Trent
Pick up & Drop off
Pick up, drop off & taxi’s should follow BLUE GATE directional festival signage
which reads ‘Drop Off/Pick Up
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Opening/Closing times
Entry will not be allowed outside of these times so please plan your journey
accordingly.
Friday 22nd July
Car park:
Campsite:
Science Garden:
Arena:
13:00
14:00
17:00
17:00
onwards
onwards
– 00:00
– 02:00
Saturday 23rd July
Car park:
Campsite:
Science Garden
Main Field/Arena:
09:00 – 21:00
09:00 – 21:00
10:00 - 01:00
11:00 – 02:00
Sunday 24th July
Car park:
Campsite/arena:
Science Garden:
Main Field/Arena:
09:00 – 21:00
09:00 – 21:00
10:00 - 01:00
11:00 – 01:00
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Entry Rules
There are a few things that we need to be super clear about in advance of you
arriving at the festival to ensure you get access to the festival as quickly and
stress free as possible!
Entry to the festival is by ticket purchase only. A small amount of tickets may
be available from the box office at Blue Gate
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Age 11 to 15 Weekend Tickets must be accompanied by a Ticket
holding parent or guardian over the age of 30.
By purchasing a child (age 10 & under) ticket or a teen (age 11-15)
ticket you are confirming that you are either the parent or legal guardian
of the teen or child for whom you are purchasing.
Alcohol is allowed into the campsite. We ask that each person only brings a
reasonable amount for themselves to enjoy (note – no glass bottles).
Alcohol is not allowed to be taken into the arena. We apologise to those who
think this is unfair however the festival is subsidised by the profits made from
the bar and without it we simply would not be able to bring you all the great
acts and entertainment on offer without drastically increasing the ticket price
(which we don’t want to do!).
DSLR cameras are permitted on site for personal use. Any press related
photographers should contact our press team in advance of the event.
As part of our license agreement our security team will undertake general
searches on entry. This is done for the safety and protection of all.
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Prohibited Items
Please find a handy list of what you can and can’t bring to the festival.
Item
Aerosols
Alcohol
Animals (excl.
assistance dogs)
Audio/Visual recording
equipment
Barbeques
Blowtorches
Chinese Lanterns
Campfires
Cans
Camping chairs
Children under 16
(unsupervised)
Fireworks
Flares
Glass
Perfume/aftershave
Gazebos
Gas stoves
Illegal substances
Knives for cooking
Small hammers for
pitching tents
Soft drinks
Weapons
Drugs including legal
highs
Liquid fuels
Selfie Sticks
Campsite
Yes
Yes
No
Arena
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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No
Yes
Yes
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No
Yes
No
Yes – canisters limited
to 220g
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Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes (Sealed only)
No
No
No
No
No
No
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Camping Options
Campsites
Bluedot is made up of 5 campsites which are available to those with a
weekend ticket.
General camping spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis.
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General camping
Family campsite (located within General camping)
Live in vehicle campsite
Accessible campsite
Boutique campsite
Onsite Facilities
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Phone charging - Will be located at the entrance to the science garden.
Lockers/storage - Will be located at the entrance to the science garden.
General festival store with festival essentials – Vitals like milk,
toothpaste & loo roll! – Located at the entrance to the science garden.
Food - Loads of stalls offering cuisine from around the World, visit our
gastronomy village in the arena.
Drink - A selection of bars with everything from real ales to cocktails
Information point – Located at the entrance to the science garden.
First Aid & Welfare – First Aid and Welfare are situated in the Arena
next to the Star Pavilion and also in the campsite.
Merchandise
Cash Machines – Are available in the main arena near the merchandise
stands
Stalls – Space jewellery, festival hoodies, T-Shirts and plenty more!
Live in vehicles
All live in vehicles; campervans, caravans and motorhomes must all have a pre
purchased live in vehicle ticket. This is a ticket per vehicle not per person.
No unsuitable vehicles such as unconverted vans, tents and cars; unless
towing a live in vehicle will not be allowed in this area, each pitch must have a
full converted live in vehicle within it.
All live in vehicles will be parked in a separate fields from camping.
Live in vehicle tickets include:
ü 6 x 4 m pitch
ü Water point
ü Chemical disposal point
If you are bringing a larger vehicle than pitch size you must purchase an extra
live in vehicle pass
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Boutique camping
You will receive an e-ticket per person staying in the boutique camping option
bought. Entrance to boutique camping is only with a pre purchased ticket
Boutique camping customers have access to club class facilities included.
Bedding
Podpads, Bunkpads, Octopads & Luxpads do not include bedding.
All our bell tents & lotus tents include bedding.
Accessible camping
Entry to accessible camping must be arranged in advance with
[email protected].
On arrival to the access campsite you will see a small tent, please head here to
check in upon arrival and collect any viewing platform passes.
There are a number of accessible toilets on site. Within the accessible
campsite there are accessible toilets and showers. There is a stewarded toilet
by the viewing platform and an accessible toilet within each block in the
arena.
If you require medical storage or refrigerated storage for medication this can
be done at the 24 hour first aid/welfare point in the campsite. If you require
medical attention while on site please speak to the nearest member of staff.
There is a viewing platform located directly opposite the main state in the
arena. In order to gain access, you will require your viewing platform pass
which can be collected from the access information point on site. This must be
arranged in advance.
Club Class
Club Class is our luxury toilets and showers with access to our club class
pamper area.
Club Class is located in the Village Green and offers hot showers, pamper area,
hair dryers and straighteners, mirrors and a touch of sanctuary!
You can pre purchase tickets to club class via our website
www.discoverthebluedot.com/tickets.
Note – boutique camping customers have access to club class included with
their boutique campsite access.
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General Information Point Opening Times
The main festival information point is located in the arboretum and open from
9am - 9pm
Accessibility
On arrival to the access campsite you will see a small tent, please head here to
check in upon arrival and collect any viewing platform passes.
Within the accessible campsite there are accessible toilets and showers. There
is a steward toilets by the viewing platform and an an accessible toilet within
each block in the arena.
If you require medical storage or refrigerated storage for medication this can
be done at the 24 hour first aid / welfare point in the campsite. If you require
medical attention while on site please speak to the nearest member of staff.
There is a viewing platform located directly opposite the main stage in the
arena. In order to gain access you will require your viewing platform pass
which can be collected from the access information point on site. This must be
arranged in advance.
Sustainability / Cup recycle Scheme
We are running a re usable cup scheme to help us at bluedot festival take care
of THE blue dot. We will be charging £1 per cup for your first drinks. This
helps us to reduce wastage at the festival and work towards creating an more
sustainable and environmentally friendly event.
Leave No Trace/Environmental/Clean up
Cheshire is a beautiful place. Green fields and untouched landscapes are what
make it beautiful. It is not acceptable to litter and abandon possessions while
you are at Jodrell Bank.
Please make sure you put your rubbish in the recycling bins provided around
the site.
We are operating a food bank collection point, please drop off any unwanted
unopened non-perishable goods please visit our information point.
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Safety & Security
There are some unsavoury characters unfortunately targeting festivals across
the UK so it’s best to be aware. Here are some tips to help keep you and your
valuables safe.
1. Keep your phone and wallet on your person 24/7
2. TENTWATCH: Know your neighbours, make friends with them, watch each
other’s kit
3. Install “Find my iPhone” or “Find my Phone” on your smart phone
4. Thieves are less likely to target clean & tidy camping areas – ask us for bin
bags
Final word
Thanks again for joining us in the fields. We hope that you have found this
pack useful. However, if you have any further queries please take a look at our
FAQ’s page first, http://www.discoverthebluedot.com/info as your question may
already be answered! If not, please don’t hesitate to contact us via
[email protected]
We’re really looking forward to starting the first year of bluedot off with a bang
and we can’t wait for you all to join us.
See you there!
bluedot team x
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