What's the best time to arrive at Hylands Park

[KingBong88]

Hi all, this had probably been mentioned before but u seriously can't be arsed to scroll through millions of ticket sales to find it lol.

I'm in red camp so what's the best time to arrive on Friday? Never been before and expecting a good laugh.

Help me out here?

Ta

[mfeltham]

Really depends on whether you want to make the most of the Friday or not. Most people tend to start arriving and queing to get in at 9am onwards for when the gates open to the campsites at midday. The earlier you arrive the closer you will be to your tent at the end of the day and closer parking to the campsite, so you dont have to trek a mile and a half with you gear when you arrive. Just expect traffic getting onto site and queing. You may see it as a plus but you will be camping in and amoungst the crowded mayhem the earlier you arrive. The later you arrive you will find you have more space and less noise around you. Saying that though this is the first year V has not sold out in a very long while so it may not be so bad this year.

Personally I now get there for about 4pm, no traffic or queuing but the walk is a killer with your gear. The arena doesnt open till 8pm I think so plenty of time to set up and have a few beers before heading off for the fun.

This is will be my 15th V fest so have done both arrival times and think the mid afternoon arrival is best.

Edited August 14, 2014 by mfeltham