Where is Creamfields? Postcode, full location details and how to get there
Organisers have issued advice to those travelling to the festival 17:10, 21 Aug 2024Updated 17:19, 21 Aug 2024
Creamfields will be back this year, marking one of the largest events in the music calendar. Thousands are expected to attend the music festival.[1]
Creamfields North will take place this bank holiday weekend from Thursday, August 22, until Sunday, August 25.
Big names include Scooter, Hardwell, Timmy Trumpet and Ben Nicky who make their annual return to the lineup. There will also be performances from Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim and Chase & Status. ?
Rising stars such as Peggy Gou and Ben Helmsey will also perform alongside dozens more across the weekend.
The festival is located in Daresbury, Cheshire. This is 19.6 miles from Liverpool. The postcode for the festival is WA4 5LP.
The site can be accessed by car and public transport, with shuttle buses operating from Liverpool and Warrington[2] which will take festivalgoers to the event.
How to get to Creamfields by car
It is around a 30-minute drive from Liverpool to Creamfields. The routes to the festival will be signposted to help avoid traffic congestion and ensure everyone gets maximum time at the festival and minimum time on the motorway. ?
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If you follow the dedicated festival signs to the festival you will get to the site quicker. Creamfields have advised drivers to not use sat-navs as there will be road closures in place around the festival site.
How to get to Creamfields by taxi
If you are taking a taxi to the site, ensure that the taxi driver follows signs to the drop-off and pick-up point. It has also advised to only use pre-booked taxis, agree fares in advance of the start of the journey and make a note of the driver ID badge and vehicle plate to report any issues you have to the onsite taxi marshals.
If you do use a Hackney cab, make sure that the metre is on and that the driver is aware that they may only drop off at the designated drop-off point at the festival.
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Can you park at Creamfields?
The deadline to pre-book a car park pass has now passed, but you can purchase a parking pass on the day. Two, three or four-day camping parking costs GBP30 on the day only.
A non-camping parking pass is priced at GBP20 per day if not booked in advance. If you have a day ticket, it will be GBP20 on the day.
Free parking includes packages for all gold and Silver ticket holders and all those who have booked Dreamfields accommodation.
Travelling via public transport to Creamfields
The nearest train stations to the festival site are Runcorn Station, Warrington Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street, all of which are connected to the main line and have shuttle buses operating to and from the site all day and night. You should leave plenty of time for your journey as there may be queuing systems in place at these stations. ?
Trains to and from Warrington Bank Quay will be busier than usual from Thursday to Sunday as well as on Monday, August 26.
Creamfields shuttle buses will be running between Warrington Bus Interchange and the festival site. Warrington, Liverpool and Manchester will have buses running to and from the site.
Trains to and from Runcorn will be busier than usual from Thursday to Sunday as well as on bank holiday Monday, August 26. Creamfields shuttle buses will be running to Runcorn station from the festival site.
Runcorn doesn’t have any buses running to the site, only from the site upon leaving.
References
- ^ music festival. (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ Warrington (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ ‘Golden rule’ people ‘need to follow’ to save hundreds of pounds each year (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ Dad knew schoolboy ‘wasn’t good’ when he saw his friends’ faces (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ More info (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)