Welcome to Podpads at Womad
It's finally that time of year again and we can't wait for Womad and are sure you can't either. Here is some important information to help you enjoy your Podpadding experience as much as possible.
The Podpads will be situated in Womad Glamping (please see the map below). When you arrive park in the Red Car Park or there is car parking available on a firstcome basis through the "Live in Vehicle Entrance". If you arrive later on this may well be full, in that case just park where you can in the Red Car Park and make your way to Womad Glamping. The campsite opens at 8am Thursday 23th July 2015 for people with a Thursday ticket, or 8am Friday 24th July for those with a normal weekend camping ticket. Podpads check-out time is 10am Monday 27th July 2015 at the latest.
On-site Box Office Opening Times:
Arena Opening Times:
Please click HERE for a map. Podpads will be situated in Womad Glamping which is shown on the bottom map.
Womad takes place at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9DG
Charlton Park is situated just off the A429 between Cirencester and Chippenham, close to Malmesbury. The site is 7 miles from Junction 17 off the M4, approximately 100 miles from London, 80 miles from Birmingham, and less than 30 miles away from Bath, Bristol and Swindon. Please follow the yellow AA signs for WOMAD.
Check In
Once onsite, make your way to the Podpads area and Reception Tent where you will find our friendly onsite team who will be waiting to show you to your chosen accommodation and provide keys where necessary.
Please be sure to bring a copy of your confirmation email with you.
If you know you are going to be arriving after 10:00pm on Thursday/Friday or at any time on Saturday it is a good idea to ring ahead once the festival has started to:
Your onsite contact and reception manager - Alice on 07519 849178
Our complimentary tea and coffee will be available from the Podpads Reception and we will provide each guest with a camping mug to use the service.
We look forward to meeting you, and hope you have a fantastic time at Womad 2015!
For useful information and advise to help you and those around you enjoy the Festival and your 'podpadding' experience click on your chosen pad for Womad:
“Staff were excellent, helped us quickly when we locked ourselves out. The tea hut was a nice touch!”
“So impressed by Podpads. Can't wait to stay with you again!”
“At 30 I couldn't face camping again - the toilets, the drunk teens, the noise. Our stay was amazing!”
“The tent looked just lovely; it was an excellent size, the ceiling height was perfect: it stayed really dry and comfortable all weekend.”
“The Pamper Parlour was a really nice touch!”
“For a little extra comfort and luxury.I have spoken to some friends about octopads in the future or for festivals when taking the children.”