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Car parking

Car parking is limited at festival sites. You are advised to park and then use the festival shuttle service or National Express services between sites.

Free Festival Shuttle Bus - 9.30am - 5.30pm

A free shuttle bus service will operate between sites during the festival. Services

will operate approximately every 20 minutes and will stop at clearly marked stops. Please ensure that you plan your return journey to your car - last shuttle bus service will leave just after 5pm.

Bus services

In addition to the Festival Shuttle Bus, National Express West Midlands services 256 and 257 run from Stourbridge bus station (stand G) past all festival sites.

Click here for details

Train

The nearest train stations are Stourbridge Junction/Stourbridge Town.

Engineering works will be taking place between Birmingham Snow Hill andWorcester from Saturday 25 - Monday 27 August inclusive where a rail replacement bus service will be in operation between these stations.

To visit the National Rail ‘Plan my Journey’ site for details of your journey. click here

From Stourbridge Junction, you will need to catch the shuttle train to Stourbridge Town- the shortest branch line in Europe!

The Number 9 bus from Birmingham also travels directly from outside Birmingham Snow Hill station on Colmore Row to Stourbridge Bus station (via Halesowen).

The Festival Shuttle Bus services will operate from the bus stop on Stourbridge Ring Road, opposite Crystal Leisure Centre (follow the orange signs through the town centre)

Walking

Most festival sites are within walking distance of each other. Stroll along the canal for an alternative to the main road.