Festival Camping

No, Festival Camping is a very different offering. Designed to give you a true festival experience – right down to the portable toilets! We would strongly advise all guests to bring a torch.

There are no marked or reserved camping pitches. Please be considerate when choosing where to camp, leave space for others, and respect your neighbours, so everyone can enjoy the festival!

The campsite can be accessed via the Warning Tongue Lane entrance using postcode DN4 6TB.  From here follow the signs to the Festival Camping campsite.  

Due to limited capacity, advanced bookings are essential!

There is no vehicle access permitted on the camping field, all vehicles must park in the designated Campsite Car Park. We have 24-hour security, however, all vehicles and belongings are left at the owners' own risk.

Check In:

For one-night stays, check-in is available 12pm - 2pm on your day of your arrival

For two-night stays, check in is available 10am - 2pm on the Saturday 29^th August 2026.

Check Out:

On your day of departure, we ask that you check out by 11am.

As the festival campsite is adjacent to the Wild Live Concert Field, vehicle access to/from the campsite will be completely restricted from 2pm until the end of the concert each day with the only exception being emergency vehicles.

As we are only offering limited stays, we are unable to change dates after booking.  All bookings are non-amendable and non-refundable.

The campsite is located off the Warning Tongue Lane park entrance. The campsite is located in a large field a short drive from the main road. Facilities include basic portable toilets and hot shower facilities. Please be aware that the pot washing area does not have hot water supply.

Your concert ticket includes entry to the Wildlife Park on the day of the concert, you can access the Wildlife Park from 9:45am via the Safari Store, just a short walk from the festival campsite.

Your Wild Live Concert ticket gives you access to the Wildlife Park where we have several cafés and restaurants serving a variety of hot and cold drinks, snacks, and meals throughout the day.  There are also several food and drink options available during the Concert.  If you have forgotten any toiletry or personal hygiene essentials, these can be purchased from the Hex Wildlife Hotel reception in the Yorkshire Hive shopping and dining area at the main entrance to the park.

Breakfast is available at the Breakfast Hut on the campsite daily 8am – 10am.

Yes, there are taps on the camping field and all tap water is suitable to drink unless stated.

Unfortunately, we cannot allow any pets onto the park or campsite.

Camping stoves can be used at least 2.5m from any tent, please ensure that these are kept well away from any children after use.

You can use a raised BBQ but please make sure that you dispose of waste and hot materials correctly. Please do not use any disposable BBQs on the grass due to fire risk.

Campfires or fire pits are not allowed.

Unfortunately, we cannot allow Generators on the Festival Campsite.

There is no WIFI available on the campsite however there is WIFI available on the park.

There are no ATM facilities at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. However, you can pay by card everywhere on-site.  Cashback is available from Safari Store in the Courtyard.

There are no charging points on the campsite so you will need to bring your own portable charging device.

It depends on your network provider; some providers’ signals are better than others. See the coverage map on your providers' website for details.

As the festival camping is only available on the Wild Live concert dates, taking place near to the campsite, there will be noise until approximately 10pm.  We do ask all campers to be respectful of all festival campers and to keep noise to a minimum between 10pm and 8am.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is accessible for guests with mobility restrictions. Please see the Accessibility Statement on our website for more details. The Festival Campsite may not be suitable for some guests with specific accessible needs. 

If you have any queries or require accessible toilet/shower facilities, please contact us prior to booking.