Hello! Everything you’ll ever need to know about 2000trees should be below. If not, then please check out the FAQ section in our forum. Failing that, send us an email to info@twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk.
Please scroll down for the following information:
About us
Opportunities
Site opening & closing times
Y-Not Festival
Rules & guidelines
Directions
Disabled Access
Internet Policy
About 2000trees:
A green festival. An ethical festival. A music festival.
For us, 2000trees is all about achieving a friendly and intimate festival experience, so for this year’s festival tickets will be strictly limited to 2,000. The cost for weekend tickets is £39, for which you’ll get two nights camping under the stars in the stunning Cotswolds, plus three stages featuring over 50 bands and DJs.
So what are the origins of 2000trees?
Ethical
2000trees was born out of our general disillusionment with the mainstream music festivals we’ve been attending for the last decade. Six friends increasingly frustrated with ever spiralling costs, poor facilities and pursuit of profit at all costs.
To us, festivals should have less commercial emphasis; and instead be about a love of live music and having a great time in a sunny field! And that is where you find us, six music fans in their late 20’s determined to give UK festival-goers a great value for money experience.
Just great bands in a chilled out, affordable and inspiring environment.
Environmental
2000trees reflects our desire to promote green issues and awareness, particularly the threats from man-made climate change. We believe it is our social responsibility to have as little negative impact on the environment as possible. In a time where intervention on a governmental level is essential, we also want to show that individuals can take positive action to reduce their own carbon footprint.
To give you a flavour of our efforts, we have the following green policies / actions in place for 2007 & 2008:
- With the help of the good folk from The Maker Green Team we have a comprehensive on-site recycling scheme. This achieved a staggering 66% recycling rate in its first year. This percentage is not only huge for a festival, but to put it into perspective, it is double the amount any local authority can achieve in any one month period!
- All food and drinks on site are served in either reusable or biodegradable (corn starch) containers.
- Where possible only locally produced, organic food and drink is sold.
- Various environmental campaigners are situated on the festival site providing information on how we can all do our bit for the environment.
- Our policy is that the vast majority (if not all our bands) are UK-based, resulting in less miles travelled to reach the festival and zero use of air transport.
- All power and lighting is produced using locally-sourced biodiesel, which is significantly better than any petro-chemical alternative; and at last year’s festival ensured that we saved over 2 tonnes of carbon (in just one weekend!). That’s great, but the use of solar, wind and even pedal power is more environmentally friendly and thus our long term plan is to increase our use of renewable energy sources.
We realise that we still have a long way to go but we will never stop striving to improve. As well as sustainable energy sources we are also currently looking into sustainable festival travel and onsite composting. So watch this space…
Musical
Here at 2000trees we are not interested in genre distinctions. At the main stage, the acoustic stage and the GreenHouse the music will range from rock to indie to dance to metal to pop, to the down right strange! The only thing we want is for you to have a great live festival experience.
Help us to make something special and something different.
Rob, Mark, Bren, Andy, Si and James
Two Thousand Trees Festival
2000trees opportunities:
Local: We are keen to encourage involvement from the local community, so if you would like to get involved in any way then please let us know at info@twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk
Stewarding: If you are interested in being a steward at the 2000trees then please email us at stewards@twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk
Traders: We are looking for funky stalls selling interesting and original products, which will reflect the quality of our event. If this sounds like you then please request an application form by emailing info@twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk .
2000trees opening and closing times:
A limited number of early entry VIP permits will be available at a cost of £4 per person. This will allow access to the festival site from 4pm on Thursday 10th July which gives you an extra night of festival fun. So why not come down and have a celebratory pre-festival drink with the organisers and friends?!
For general entry, the site will open at 9.30am on Friday 11th July.
The site will close at midday on Sunday 13th July.
Click here to buy 2000trees tickets.
2000trees loves the Y-Not Festival:
Please check out our friends at the wonderful Y-Not Festival. If you like what you see then you can a buy a joint ticket giving you money saving entry to both festivals. See the tickets page for more details.
2000trees site rules & guidelines.
- Admission: - Admission will not be allowed to the event site after 11pm on any day during the festival.
- Glass: - Under no circumstance will glass bottles / containers be allowed onto the event site.
- Dogs: - Dogs will not be allowed onto the site (except registered guide dogs).
- Campfires: - No campfires are allowed. There will be a number of communal campfires.
- Proof of age schemes: - Attendees will be given a coloured wristband indicating whether they are over or under the age of 18. Any individual who appears to be under 21 will be required to show identification in order to be issued with an over 18 wristband. Failure to produce either a passport, European country issued drivers licence or a Proof of Age Scheme card (e.g. Validate UK, Connexions Card etc) will result in the attendee being issued with an under 18 wristband. All individuals wearing an under 18 wristband will be refused alcohol at the bar.
- Families: - Attendees under the age of 16 will not be admitted onto the event site without an accompanying adult.
- Cash machine: - Unfortunately, no cash machines will be available on site.
- Bins: - Upcote Farm has been designated an Environmentally Sensitive Area. Please put all litter in the bins provided and respect the local environment. Recycling facilities will be available so please use them. As the saying goes “take only pictures, leave only footprints”!
- Illegal drugs: - As a condition of our license, there will be a zero tolerance policy on illegal drugs and as such, a condition of entry to the festival site will be random bag searches.
- Behaviour: - Aggressive or violent behaviour towards staff or other festival-goers will not be tolerated and such individuals will be asked to leave the festival site.
- Cars: - Parking officials will be on hand to direct you when you arrive - please follow their instructions. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter camping areas.
Directions to 2000trees:
The festival will be held at:
Upcote Farm
Withington
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 4BL
Click here for a map.
Coach services: The wonderful people at Festival Coaches will be providing the following service:
- London to 2000trees (Return ticket - £40)
- Cheltenham Station to 2000trees - (Return ticket £15)
see www.festivalcoaches.co.uk for further information.
Lift Sharing: Share your car! Save money and reduce your carbon emissions.
If you have a spare space in your car, why not do your bit towards saving the environment and register at www.freewheelers.co.uk. If you’re in need of a lift, take a look as well - somebody might be coming from your way.
By road: Access to the festival site must be via the A436
- From M4 Junction 15 (approx 40mins). Take the A419 North. At Cirencester take the A417 towards Cheltenham. After approximately 8 miles turn right onto the A436.
- From M5 Junction 11A (approx 15mins). Take the A417 East for approximately 4 miles. At the roundabout join the A436.
- From the A436. 400 metres East of Foxcote, leave the A436 and follow the signs towards the Two Thousand Trees Festival (see map above for further details).
All other access routes (including through the village of Withington) will be closed and traffic will be re-directed.
By rail:
Trains to Cheltenham:
- from Bristol Temple Meads - 40 mins
- from Birmingham New Street - 40 mins
- from London Paddington - 2 hrs
Disabled access to 2000trees:
If you or a friend has any special requirements please email us at info@twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk and we will make every effort to help.
2000trees internet policy:
For our internet policy please click here.
