Valley Fest

About Valley Fest

The Community Farm sits above Chew Valley Lake, about 10 miles south of Bristol. For 2027, Valley Fest runs there from Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August as a four-day music festival with food built into the programme. The format grew from a traditional harvest festival founded by organic farmer Luke Hasell in 2014. The 2027 edition is the 12th, with the site set for 10,000 festival-goers.

Lineup and Programme

The bill ranges across folk, jazz, world, electronic/DJ and dance, while comedy and spoken word sit in the wider programme. Music runs on Lake Stage, SOS, Kaleidoscope and Regeneration. Food matters here. Long-table feasts and chef-hosted dinners sit alongside kids' workshops, play activity, talks, lakeside saunas, sunrise yoga and wild swimming.

Who Is It For?

The crowd is drawn from Bristol, Bath and the South West, with campers, families and food-led festivalgoers all built into the format. Families are central. Everyone on site needs a ticket, and under-18s must be with a ticket-holding adult. Adult weekend tickets are £124.99; 12-17 weekend tickets are £49.99, while the first two under-12s per order are free and additional under-12s are £19.99 each.

The Venue and Site

The site is The Community Farm, Denny Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol BS40 8SZ, on the shores of Chew Valley Lake. Camping is part of it. Weekend tickets include free tent camping; live-in vehicle passes, premium pre-pitched cabin tents and boutique bell tents are available. Every camping field has hot showers, with free basic showers and loos in general camping. Facilities include accessible toilets and showers, water refill points, phone charging by the info point and bars across the arena, with 24/7 first aid and welfare teams on site.

Travel

The farm is near Chew Magna, around 10 miles south of Bristol and about 15 miles west of Bath.

• Nearest rail: Parson Street is about 5.4 miles away, Bedminster about 6 miles and Keynsham about 6.8 miles. Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway are also rail options.
• Road access: the site entrance is on Denny Lane, with the farm entrance point at Walley Lane and signposted access from Chew Magna village.
• Driving times: Bristol is around 20-25 minutes by car, while Bath is around 35 minutes by car.
• Parking: on-site parking is £20 in advance or £25 on the gate, with one pass covering one vehicle for the whole festival. Accessible parking and secure 24-hour bike parking by the drop-off point are available.