GETTING THERE
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GETTING THERE •
Getting there
The Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN
Transport Links
By Bus:
There is a bus service, run by South West Coaches, which runs close to the showground. This bus (Service 1) travels between Shepton Mallet, Castle Cary and Yeovil and the closest stop to the showground is: Prestleigh (for Bath & West). This is about a 10-minute walk from the showground. Please see https://www.southwestcoaches.co.uk/Bus-Timetables for up-to-date timetables.
By Train:
Castle Cary Station – 4 miles, direct to London Paddington in under 2 hours
Bruton Station – 5.7 miles, direct to Bath
Gillingham Station – 15.7 miles, direct to London Waterloo in 2 hours
Bristol Temple Meads Station – 23 miles
By Air:
Bristol Airport – 23.5 miles
Accommodation
If you don’t fancy camping, The Showground website lists a number of local options here
Vehicles & Parking
Cars should be removed to the main car park, and other vehicles to the ‘oversized vehicles car park’, as soon as they are unloaded, and by 22:00 on Thursday 22nd at the latest. They will only be permitted back on site from 07:00 Monday 26th. Any vehicular access outside of these times will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances, by prior arrangement with the Event Team.
Got a question about the Festival?
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