Travel
Watlington Hill Farm is situated between Watlington town and Christmas Common.
Hill Farm
Watlington Hill
Christmas Common
WATLINGTON OX49 5HS
To get to the Beacon Festival you have the following options:
By Car:
Watlington Hill Farm is situated at the top of Watlington Hill, Christmas Common, overlooking the town of Watlington. Leave Junction 5 of the M40 and turn towards Stokenchurch. Take the first left on the A40 towards Lewknor. Then take the next left towards Christmas common. Follow this road for approx. 2 miles until you come to a Right turn towards Watlington. Take this turning and you will see Watlington Hill Farm on your right. The entrance to the festival will be signposted.
Alternatively, leave the M40 at junction 6, and follow the B4009 towards Watlington. After approx 2 miles, as you enter the town centre, take the first left turn, then bear left past the Spire and Spoke pub, continue up Watlington Hill and, as you reach the top, you will see signs for the festival site on your left.
There will be parking on site at the festival but there will be a cost to park a car. Please have £5 ready as to not hold up the queue on arrival, we should have a card machine available as well.
Or Car Share using GoCarShare. Link on the page.
By public transport:
There are public transport links to the local area and then once in Watlington there will be a bus running up the hill from Watlington Town car park to the festival from 4pm until midnight and midday Saturday until Midnight.
The Bus will run about every 20min but please have a Drink at the Spoke and Spire and catch the next one when it arrives. Donation of £1 each way.
Oxford to London Tube:
You can get the Oxford Tube coach service which provides a regular service from Oxford city centre or London. This stops at Lewknor, junction 6 of the M40. http://www.oxfordtube.com
By Bus:
11 bus service from Oxford to Watlington runs Monday to Friday 8 – 6pm.
Whites Coaches operates services 125 to Wallingford and M1 to Reading http://whitescoaches.com/bus_services.htm
BEACON FESTIVAL - BUS timetable
We will be running a bus up the hill to the festival again this year thanks to Drivers & Norris, from the car park at the Spire and Spoke Pub to the Festival and back.
£1 per adult each way (under 14’s are free but must be accompanied by an adult)
Friday 21st July
5pm Pick up outside Spire & Spoke pub.
Drop off at National Trust Car Park.
Bus to shuttle all evening roughly every 20 minutes.
Red Kite Development:
Pick up at 6pm, 7pm & 8pm on the corner of Harmans Way & Rosemoor Drive.
Returns to Red Kite are to be on request at the end of the evening.
Final bus from Beacon site at midnight.
Saturday 22nd June
12pm midday pick up outside Spire & Spoke pub.
Drop off at National Trust Car Park.
Bus to shuttle all day roughly every 20 minutes.
Red Kite Development:
Pick up at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm on the corner of Harmans Way & Rosemoor Drive.
Returns to Red Kite to be on request at the end of the evening.
Final bus from Beacon site at midnight.
Carpark is £5. We may expect it to be full at points during Saturday afternoon, so please do use the bus service.
