Anyone who went to Leeds when it was at Temple Newsam...

[VCK]

Bit of a random question but does anyone have a map of the site? I remember a few years ago someone posted a screenshot of Temple Newsam on Google maps with the arena and campsites highlighted.

If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[2rare2die]

Just had a look through the programs for 2000 and 2001 thinking there may have been one in there, but unfortunately not. Why do you ask?

[VCK]

I'm off Temple Newsam this weekend and I'm interested to see where everything was

[2rare2die]

Ah, cool. Well from what i remember, the main stage was on the plot of land to the right of the house, and the campsites kind of below and to the right of the main arena, but that's about as much help as i can give, sorry. I do remember there being a bit of a winding path as we went into the site, and i think at the top it broke off right to the house, and left to the campsites

[VCK]

I know one of the campsites was right next to the motorway, and the other was through some woods and up a hill?

I also hear about Jimmy Hill and Pooh Bridge.

[2rare2die]

They changed the campsites in 2002, and i think that was the year they had pooh bridge, can't remember offhand where they were in relation to the site though but i think they may have been though a wood. I do remember eating space cakes on the train journey there that year though and us losing one of our mates and our tent lol, never again. Anyway, hope you find a map, and enjoy your weekend

[2rare2die]

Leeds Festival Site 1999-2002: Tourists' most wanted hotspots on ...

Just found this, if you look at the lowest buildings, the arena was the field to the right of those, and the campsites (certainly in 2000 and 2001) were the fields between that and the motorway. Hope this helps

[VCK]

Ah yeah, cheers mate! The site seems so much smaller than Bramham, if that one space is where the campsites are compared to how big it is nowaways.

[rexclark]

I also hear about Jimmy Hill and Pooh Bridge.

[Poppington]

I was there in 2002 as well, tried to get some kip on the Sunday night because i had a long drive down to Plymouth early Monday morning but with the famous riots going on i had no chance. We camped on top of a hill and i do remember getting out and seeing what the fuss was about... Was like a scene from a war film!!! Can't believe it was 10 years ago....Seems like yesterday.

[The Mean Bean]

I miss the riots, Sunday night was boring last year, everybody just went to bed.

[shmac7]

Not a great image of the layout - but the only one I have.

[VCK]

Came across this picture, from 2000:

Was this pretty much the only area where the campsite was in 2000/01? And was this part used for the campsite in 2002?

[2rare2die]

From what i remember the campsites were nowhere near as big as they are now (and just had a few burger vans on them, no shops or rides) so that may well have been pretty much it. And no, they moved the campsites in 2002

[Toela65]

Came across this picture, from 2000:

Was this pretty much the only area where the campsite was in 2000/01? And was this part used for the campsite in 2002?

[Hawky]

Came across this picture, from 2000:

Was this pretty much the only area where the campsite was in 2000/01? And was this part used for the campsite in 2002?

[VCK]

So where abouts was Pooh Bridge and Jimmy Hill?

[VCK]

OK, so I went to Temple Newsam today and took some pictures of where I believe certain parts of the old Leeds site were.

Main Stage 1

Main Stage 2

Main Stage 3

Arena

Yellow Campsite?

Red campsite?

Jimmy Hill?

Pooh Bridge?

Pooh Bridge? 2

[The Mean Bean]

Jesus, looks so... clean. It'd be interesting to see what Bramham Park looks like the rest of the year round, anybody know how long it takes them to clean all the shit up after the fest?

[VCK]

Yeah, it was a really nice walk in the (ever so rare) Leeds sunshine. Like I say the "arena" seems so small, doesn't have the huge feel of Bramham.

I've always wanted to go to Bramham as well and see what it's like when the festival's not on, but apparently you have to book a time and pay a fee, although that may just be for the grounds of Bramham House. I've seen that the 770 bus goes behind where the backstage area of the Main Stage appears to be at Bramham, and looking at google maps there's no fencing or anything along that road, so maybe next week!

(I sound very sad planning a trip to a park in Leeds like it's a commando operation. )

[muffinman]

Jesus, looks so... clean. It'd be interesting to see what Bramham Park looks like the rest of the year round, anybody know how long it takes them to clean all the shit up after the fest?

[VCK]

The Olympic Torch concert in Leeds was held at Temple Newsam today. Friendly Fires played (so they're another band who have done both Bramham Park and Temple Newsam ). Looking at pictures on Twitter, the stage appears to be in the same place the Main Stage was for Leeds Festival. These pics may bring back some memories for the older guard on here.