Wilderness

About Wilderness Festival

2027 Wilderness Festival runs from 5 to 8 August at Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, as a cultural festival spanning music, arts, wellbeing, food and drink, talks and family programming.

2011 was the first year for Wilderness Festival at Cornbury Park. The event has an approximate capacity of 30,000.

Lineup and Programme

17 named venues and stages are listed for Wilderness Festival, including The Wilderness Stage, The Valley, The Atrium, The House of Sublime, The Dive, The Chef's Table, The Playing Fields, The Club House, The Forum and The Family Field.

The programme covers live music, arts, wellbeing sessions, food and drink, talks, theatre and walkabout performances, club nights and DJ sets. Activities listed for In The Wild include wild swimming, boating on the lake, forest bathing, falconry and foraging walks.

No 2027 headline acts are listed in the supplied data.

Who Is It For?

Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder aged 18 or over who remains on site.

The audience is mixed-age and family-friendly, with child, junior, teen and adult ticket bands. The ticket bands are 0-5 Child, 6-12 Junior, 13-17 Teen and 18+ Adult.

The Venue and Site

Cornbury Park is a private estate near Charlbury in Oxfordshire, with lakes, woodland and open meadow space.

The festival uses multiple gate points, including Yellow Gate / North Lodge for pedestrians from Charlbury, Red Gate off Witney Road, Green Gate off Southill Drive and Blue Gate at Cranehill Lodge. Camping options include general camping, Family Camping, Live-In Vehicle Camping, Accessibility Camping, Park & Pitch and Boutique camping.

Boutique camping includes luxury showers and loos, a pamper parlour, restaurant and bar, free parking, trolley service and 24-hour reception. The official festival app includes an interactive map.

Travel and Access

Charlbury Station is approximately 1.3 miles from the festival site, with direct trains from London Paddington taking about 1.5 hours at regular intervals.

• Rail: Shuttle buses run between Charlbury Station and the festival.
• On foot: Yellow Gate / North Lodge, OX7 3EH, is the dedicated pedestrian route from Charlbury.
• Other station: Oxford Parkway Station is approximately 17.3 miles from the festival site.
• Road access: Routes listed include M40 junctions 9 and 10, the B4437, Witney Road / Red Gate, Southill Drive / Green Gate, Forest Road and the B4022 / Fiveways junction.
• Parking: Car park passes are required per vehicle and cost £26 in advance or on arrival, with card payment only. Each pass includes a £1 donation to sustainability initiatives.
• Parking areas: Separate parking is used for General & Quiet, Family, Accessibility, Live-In Vehicle, Boutique and Park & Pitch traffic.