Location » WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 » Festivals

Charlton Park is located just outside the historic abbey town of Malmesbury in North Wiltshire, and is easily accessible by road and rail.

Festival Address

Charlton Park, Malmesbury,Wiltshire,SN16 9DG

By Road

Charlton Park is situated just off the A429 between Cirencester and Chippenham, close to Malmesbury. The site is 7 miles from Junction 17 off the M4, approximately 100 miles from London, 80 miles from Birmingham, and less than 30 miles away from Bath, Bristol and Swindon. Please follow the yellow AA signs for WOMAD.

From the North: Exit M5 J11a, take first exit A417 towards Cirencester. Before Cirencester take A429 southbound towards Malmesbury. Turn left onto B4040, follow signs into the festival.

From the West: Exit M4 J17, take A429 north towards Cirencester. Turn right onto B4040, follow signs into the festival.

From the East: Exit M4 J17, take A429 northbound signposted Malmesbury. Turn right onto B4040, travel for around half a mile and follow signs into the festival.

From the South: Take A350 northbound towards Chippenham. At the M4 J17 roundabout, take second exit A429 northbound towards Malmesbury. After Malmesbury turn right onto the B4040, travel for around half a mile and follow signs into the festival.

Car-Share Scheme

Freewheelers is a great online service which allows you to offer or request lifts to and from the festival. Sharing lifts helps to reduce traffic jams, pollution, travel costs and you can meet fellow festival-goers in the process.

So if you have a space in your car or are happy to leave yours at home and join someone else for the journey, please visit www.freewheelers.com/WOMAD_Charlton_Park and sign up.

Please note that all lifts offered or accepted are private and WOMAD cannot accept responsibility for any arrangements made.

National Express Coaches

National Express will be running special coach services directly to WOMAD from London Victoria and Bristol coach stations. Connections can be made to and from these main stations from 1000 destinations across the National Express network.

A return ticket from London costs £25 per adult and £12 per child. A return ticket from Bristol costs £18 per adult and £8 per child.

The timetable is as follows:

FROM	TO	DATE	DEPARTS	ARRIVES
London	WOMAD	Thurs 24 & Fri 25 July	13:00	15:10
Bristol	WOMAD	Thurs 24 & Fri 25 July	14:30	15:30
WOMAD	London	Mon 28 July	09:30	11:40
WOMAD	Bristol	Mon 28 July July	09:30	10:30

For more information and to book tickets, please go to your local National Express outlet or use the following contacts:

www.nationalexpress.com/womad
T: 08717 81 81 81 (£1 booking fee applies)
Minicom: 0121 455 0086

Shuttle Bus Service between Malmesbury Town Centre & WOMAD

There is a shuttle bus service between the festival and Malmesbury town centre, which operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The timetable is as follows:

FROM	TO	DEPARTS
WOMAD	Malmesbury	10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 13:15, 13:45, 14:15, 14:45, 15:15, 15:45, 16:15, 16:45, 17:15, 17:45, 18:15, 18:45
Malmesbury	WOMAD	11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30

The journey will take roughly 10 minutes and will cost £1 each way.

All pick-up and drop-offs at the festival site will be made at the Garden Centre.

All pick-up and drop-offs in Malmesbury will be made at the Malmesbury X Hayes car park, which is close to the library.

Local Buses

Andybus run a number of scheduled services that stop near to the festival. Service 31 runs from Swindon Bus Station to the Milbourne Lane stop, right on the edge of the festival site and costs £2.20 single/£3.65 return. Service 92 runs from Chippenham Rail Station to the Malmesbury X Hayes stop, which is a 15-minute walk (approx)from the festival site and costs £2.10 single/£3.50 return.

Please visit www.andybus.co.uk for more details and timetables.

Bicycles

Anyone cycling to the festival can leave their bicycle securely in the Campers Lock-Up in the campsite. There is a charge of £1 per item for this service.

Taxis

All drop-offs and pick-ups must be made at the Garden Centre just outside the festival site.

The Information Tent will have details of local taxi firms.

By Rail

Travel by train is another easy option, with the local stations at Chippenham and Kemble and First Great Western offering a frequent service and value.

Visit www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/womad for further details.

GroupSave Fare

Why not let the train take the strain - on the environment and your purse - by travelling to WOMAD using a GroupSave fare? GroupSave allows groups of three or four adults and children to travel off-peak for the price of two on First Great Western services. One adult must be part of the group and up to four additional children can travel for £1 each return.

For further information or to book, please visit your local station, call 08457 000 125 or visit www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk.

Which Station?

Customers travelling from the Cheltenham & Gloucester direction, including those from the Midlands and the North, should travel to/from Kemble Station.

Customers travelling from London, the Home Counties, South East England, South West England and Wales should travel to/from Chippenham Station.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Concerned about your own environmental impact? Want to help reduce your carbon footprint? Have a look at First Great Western's Carbon Footprint Calculator to see how a train journey to WOMAD will help you reduce your carbon emissions when compared with your car. Go to www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/EnvironmentLanding.aspx for more details.

Station-to-Site Shuttle Bus Service

Andybus are providing a dedicated shuttle bus service between Kemble Train Station, Chippenham Train Station and the festival site. The cost for this service is £5 each way.

The timetable is as follows:

FROM	TO	DATE	TIMES
Chippenham	WOMAD	Thurs 24 & Fri 25 July	12:20, 14:20, 16:20, 18:20, 20:20
Kemble	WOMAD	Thurs 24 & Fri 25 July	11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 15:15, 17:15, 18:15, 19:15, 21:15
WOMAD	Chippenham	Sun 27 July	14:45, 15:45, 16:45, 17:45, 18:45, 19:45, 20:45
WOMAD	Kemble	Sun 27 July	15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00
WOMAD	Chippenham	Mon 28 July	08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00
WOMAD	Kemble	Mon 28 July	08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 11:20, 12:20, 13:20, 14:20

Please Note: There will be no shuttle bus service operating at all on Saturday. There will be no shuttle bus service from the stations to the festival site on Sunday.

All passengers will be dropped off/picked up at the Garden Centre just outside the festival site.

There are also a number of scheduled services which run near to the festival site. Please see Local Bus information above for more details.