FolkEast FAQs

After 12 years at Glemham Hall, FolkEast moved in the summer of 2025 to the stunning Sotterley Estate, Beccles, Suffolk. https://sotterleyestate.co.uk

BY CAR – the roads around the estate are single track and our aim is to make sure that traffic flows smoothly and does not create any issues for our neighbours. Please follow the AA ROAD SIGNS which will be in evidence along the way.

BY TRAIN – the nearest train station is BECCLES and we hope to be running a free to use bus service for the station to the festival site. Information to follow.

BY BICYCLE – the site is on the National Cycle Network, Route 31 and there are secure areas to leave your locked bike at the festival

BY PLANE – the site is close to the Beccles Aerodrome at Ellough. However, we do not recommend parachuting in to the festival!

WEEKEND TICKET HOLDERS (CAMPING) – The campsite opens on Thursday 20th August  2026 at 2pm. Please do not arrive before then as you will not be allowed on to the site. The arena will open from 6.30pm for weekend ticket holders to enjoy coming together for a catch up before the festival begins in full on the Friday. Some of our food stalls and watering holes will be open along with the legendary Thursday night quiz, welcome ceilidh and a concert.

WEEKEND TICKET HOLDERS (NON-CAMPING) – the arena will be open from 6.30pm on Thursday 20th August for limited food, drink and ctaibitfes before the festival begins in full on the Friday morning. Tickets can be exchanged for weekend wristbands on Thursday evening.

DAY TICKET HOLDERS ( CAMPING & NON-CAMPING) – the onsite BOX OFFICES open at 10.00 each morning. Day tickets can be exchanged for a wristband from 10.00am.

Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted on the festival site or on the campsite (except for registered guide and assistance dogs). This is to protect the livestock which usually graze the land from the risk of potentially fatal bacterial infections. We are happy to recommend local kennels if that is an option for you. Please do ask by emailing info@folkeast.co.uk.

Campfires are not permitted on the campsites but there are fire bowls in the arena at night for all to enjoy. If we have had a particularly dry summer this may not be possible. We will take advice from the Fire Officer nearer the time.

Barbecues are allowed as long as they are 60cm off the ground as recommended by Our Fire Officer . Disposable barbecues are not permitted. Please never leave burning coals unattended and make sure you dispose of them responsibly. If we have had a particularly dry summer, barbecues may be restricted. We will take advice from the Fire Officer nearer the time.

Yes! We have free-to-use showers and ample toilet facilities.

This is a temporary campsite, so there is no electric hook-up.

There is an area on the campsite where you can camp next to your car. However, once parked up there is no vehicle movement in the designated area until Monday morning for Health and Safety reasons. If you wish to leave the campsite during the weekend you will not be allowed to drive back onto the campsite and will be asked to park up in the car park close by.

Yes, of course! We like to encourage people to explore the local area. With your weekend wristband, you are able to come and go to your heart’s content.

However, it is important to note that if you are camping in the festival campsite over the weekend, you will need to park your vehicle in the campsite car park at the top of the campsite in order to nip in and out as there is no movement of vehicles on the camping field once the festival is underway. If you do leave your camping pitch during the weekend you will not be allowed to drive back to your pitch.

You may bring food and drink (including alcohol) into the campsites but please do not bring food or drink (apart from bottled water and perhaps fruit/something to snack on) into the main festival Arena. Our aim is to support local food and drink businesses and we have some lovely outlets. We continue to keep our stall concession prices low to encourage a variety of food and drink at reasonable prices.

We are so grateful to the FolkEast community for continuing to create a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment for all to enjoy. To ensure that FolkEast is a safe and respectful environment for all attendees, artists, crew and staff, we promote a zero tolerance to harassment, discrimination, drugs and violence of any kind. We will always try to work with you to diffuse any situation that arises and have clear, immediate consequences in extreme cases, of expulsion from the site.

If you have any problems or would like to report an incident, please talk to one of our stewards.

Although Covid seems a lifetime ago, please respect others’ decisions regarding wearing a mask and distancing. It’s important to remember that some people are more vulnerable and will need to access the event in the way most comfortable for them.

Afraid not, but please do come back next year! Super Duper Early Bird Tickets will be available to purchase onsite from the Box Office on the afternoon of Sunday 23rd August !

The campsite closes at midday on Monday 24th August 2026 and once the site is cleared, it will be returned to the wildlife.