traffic and travel arrangements

Here is a brief guide to the various ways you can travel to this year's Latitude festival.

By Coach direct to the site
There are special See Tickets coach services running directly into the site from all over the UK. For more information visit See Tickets or call 0870 060 3775. Combined coach and festival tickets are also available in person at Mean Fiddler venues.

By Rail to shuttle bus services (Halesworth Railway Station) There are regular shuttle bus services to and from Halesworth Railway Station straight into site. For further information and timetables of the shuttle buses visit here or call 0208 963 0940. For further information on rail services call 08457 484950 or visit here.

The Lift Share scheme
Lift sharing is a great way to reduce the costs of travel, meet new people, reduce festival traffic congestion and save the planet. If you have spare spaces in your car, or you don't really have to use your car then you might want to consider lift-sharing. For further information visit here.

By bike
There will be bike racks available onsite for cyclists at Green Gate 1 on the A145 and Yellow Gate 1 on the A12. Day ticket holders arriving by bike should use Green Gate 1.

Day ticket holders
Day ticket holders wishing to travel to site using public transport rather than by car or by lift-sharing are being advised to plan their return journey after the main entertainment finishes in advance as there are no train services from Halesworth at that time of night and therefore the shuttle bus will not run at that time. Taxi services have been invited to come to site to pick up at this time however it may be advisable to book in advance. Taxi companies have been sent maps of the site and should be told to enter site via Green Gate 1 on the A145 for pick ups for day ticket holders. Any day ticket holder having difficulty planning their journey home should contact hblake@meanfiddler.co.uk / 0208 963 0940 for advice and for further options.

Road directions to the festival
The A12 and A145 are likely to be busy as drivers head to Latitude Festival.

The festival which runs from 11am on Friday 14th July to 3am on Sunday 16th July is taking place at Henham Park which is east of Southwold and south of Beccles, adjacent to the A12 and A145.

Drivers are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys. Peak traffic flows are likely on Thursday 13th July and on the morning of Friday 14th July as festival goers arrive on site. Most traffic is expected to depart the site late in the evening on Sunday 16th July and before noon on Monday 17th July. Organisers, Mean Fiddler, ask all festival goers to try and avoid these periods unless necessary to minimise congestion.

The organisers have been working closely with Suffolk Constabulary to develop traffic management plans which aim to ease congestion around the site, minimise disruption to the road network and ensure regular road users are affected as little as possible.

Travelling to the festival

The routes to the festival will be well signposted and have been publicised by the organisers via promotional literature, the internet and in written information sent out with all tickets to the event.

Those travelling from the south on the A12 will be directed straight into site from the A12.

Those travelling from the Lowestoft direction on the A12 will be directed straight into site from the A145 via Middle Barn Lane which connects the A12 and the A145.

Those travelling south on the A145 from the Beccles direction will be directed straight into site from the A145.

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