Creamfields is an electronic dance music festival series founded and organised by British club promoter Cream, with its UK edition taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territories worldwide. Currently, Creamfields UK has 2 editions: Creamfields North, which takes place in Cheshire, and Creamfields South which takes place in chelmsford. In this guide we'll analyse Creamfields North.
DATES:
It always takes place in late August every year, on August Bank Holiday Weekend.
LOCATION:
Upon its creation, it takes place at Daresbury, Cheshire. The exact location is: 89WH+VW, Warrington, WA4 4AF.
ACCOMODATION:
Stay in near cities - You can stay in nearest cities from the festivals such as Manchester or Liverpool and get to the festival by car, or get a shuttle, taxi or a train to get you to the festival. The benefit of this option is the convenience of your stay (sleep in a proper bed and take a good relaxing shower), but on the contrary, the disadvantage are the hours of driving in order to arrive at the festival plus the fares/fees that you'll need to pay for the shuttle (usually around £12 one way) from an ticketmaster (official transportation partner), Uber (the costs depends on the traffic) or train tickets to the nearest train stations.
Stay at the festival campsite - In addition, Creamfields North offers the following camping ticket options:
Standard Camping - The Standard package gives you access to camp in the Standard campsite which provides only a 24 hour manned Info Hub.
Bronze Camping - The Bronze package gives you access to camp in the Bronze campsite which features "proper" toilets, hot showers and 24 hour manned Info Hub.
Silver Camping - The Silver package gives you access to camp in the Gold/Silver campsite which features "proper" toilets, hot showers, pamper parlour (with mirrors, hair straighteners etc), 24 hour manned Info Hub and free car parking.
Gold Camping - The Gold package gives you access to camp in the Gold/Silver campsite which features "proper" toilets, hot showers and 24 hour manned Info Hub plus access to the exclusive Hospitality Arena on site which will serve you up a complimentary hot meal each day, Hospitality Arena ‘proper toilets’, indoor and outdoor seating areas, leather sofas, wooden flooring, plus access to various exclusive concessions and services including cocktails, Make Up and Hair and glitter tent.
TRANSPORTATION:
If you are travelling to the festival from overseas then book your flights to either Liverpool John Lennon Airport or Manchester Airport.
From Liverpool John Lennon Airport, you can take a short bus journey to Liverpool South Parkway train station where you can catch a train to Warrington Central and hop on a shuttle bus which will take you directly to the festival.
If you are flying into Manchester Airport, you can also take a train to Warrington Central from the train station at the airport.
By coach: Creamfields provides both weekend and day return coach services, run by Big Green Coach which is the official travel partner. For weekend return coaches, the return coach travel from 51 locations: Aberdeen, Barnsley, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Coventry, Crawley, Darlington, Dartford (Bluewater), Derby, Doncaster, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exeter, Falkirk, Gillingham, Glasgow, Gloucester, Grimsby, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, London Victoria, Luton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Newport, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Perth, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Romford, Scunthorpe, Southampton, Stirling, Sunderland, Swansea, Taunton, Worcester and York.. As for the day return coaches, it travels from 7 locations: Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield and Stoke on Trent.
By shuttle bus: Creamfields provides shuttle bus services that will be running throughout the days and nights of the festival weekend, taking you directly to and from the festival site. There are shuttle bus services to and from Liverpool, Manchester and Warrington for the price of £12 per way.
By train: The nearest train stations to the Creamfields festival site are Runcorn Station, Warrington Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street, all of which are connected to the main line and have shuttle buses operating to and from the site all day and night.
TICKET PRICES:
Tickets for Creamfields North are split into the following different categories. The prices are indicative and subject to change.
1 Day Tickets:
1 Day Standard Friday Ticket for the price of £70 + booking fee
1 Day Standard Saturday or Sunday Ticket for the price of £90 + booking fee
1 Day Bronze Friday Ticket for the price of £90 + booking fee
1 Day Bronze Saturday or Sunday Ticket for the price of £110 + booking fee
1 Day Silver Friday Ticket for the price of £90 + booking fee
1 Day Silver Saturday or Sunday Ticket for the price of £110 + booking fee
1 Day Gold Friday Ticket for the price of £105 + booking fee
1 Day Gold Saturday or Sunday Ticket for the price of £130 + booking fee
2 Day Tickets:
2 Day Standard Ticket Saturday & Sunday for the price of £180 + booking fee
2 Day Standard Ticket Saturday & Sunday + Camping for the price of £215 + booking fee
2 Day Bronze Ticket Saturday & Sunday for the price of £220 + booking fee
2 Day Bronze Ticket Saturday & Sunday + Camping for the price of £255 + booking fee
2 Day Silver Ticket Saturday & Sunday for the price of £230 + booking fee
2 Day Silver Ticket Saturday & Sunday + Camping for the price of £265 + booking fee
2 Day Gold Ticket Saturday & Sunday for the price of £260 + booking fee
2 Day Gold Ticket Saturday & Sunday + Camping for the price of £310 + booking fee
2 Day Standard Friday & Saturday Ticket for the price of £160 + booking fee
2 Day Standard Friday & Saturday Ticket + Camping for the price of £195 + booking fee
2 Day Bronze Friday & Saturday Ticket for the price of £200 + booking fee
2 Day Bronze Ticket Friday & Saturday + Camping for the price of £235 + booking fee
2 Day Silver Friday & Saturday Ticket for the price of £210 + booking fee
2 Day Silver Ticket Friday & Saturday + Camping for the price of £245 + booking fee
2 Day Gold Ticket Friday & Saturday for the price of £235 + booking fee
2 Day Gold Ticket Friday & Saturday + Camping for the price of £270 + booking fee
3 Day Tickets:
3 Day Standard Ticket for the price of £240 + booking fee
3 Day Standard Ticket + Camping for the price of £250 + booking fee
3 Day Bronze Ticket for the price of £270 + booking fee
3 Day Bronze Ticket + Camping for the price of £280 + booking fee
3 Day Silver Ticket for the price of £280 + booking fee
3 Day Silver Ticket + Camping for the price of £290 + booking fee
3 Day Gold Ticket for the price of £365 + booking fee
3 Day Gold Ticket + Camping for the price of £370 + booking fee
4 Day Tickets:
4 Day Standard Ticket + Camping for the price of £260 + booking fee
4 Day Bronze Ticket + Camping for the price of £300 + booking fee
4 Day Silver Ticket + Camping for the price of £320 + booking fee
4 Day Gold Ticket + Camping for the price of £410 + booking fee
FACILITIES & AMENITIES:
Once you enter the main festival campsite, there are several facilities & amenities you should find out:
Showers: For standard camping ticket holders, you have the option to purchase a pass to our on site shower facilities ‘Club Class’. This area is a private compound giving you access to showers, proper toilets and the pamper lounge complete with make up stations, hair dryers and GHD’s
For the Gold and Silver Camping ticket holders, or if you have purchased Dreamfields accommodation, showers, access to proper toilets and the pamper tent which includes straighteners, hair dryers, mirrors etc. are all included within your ticket package and can be found within the Gold & Silver campsites and the Dreamfields campsite.
For the Bronze ticket holders, your ticket includes access to showers & proper toilets both of which will be located in the Bronze campsites and Pre-Pitch & party campsite.
Merchandise Stores: You'll find various merchandise stands inside the main festival area selling official Creamfields merchandise.
Food and Drink Stands: There will be various food and drink concessions onsite, this includes the event arena and Campsite Village. This includes vegetarian, vegan, Gluten Free and Halal options as-well.
Lockers: Secure lockers will be available at the festival which are sited in the Campsite village next to Co-op store. Campsite village is only accessible to people with weekend camping ticket. Access to the lockers are 24 hour although the cash desk will close between 2am-7am. The purchase of a locker is for the duration of the festival.
Lost & Found Areas: Visit the Lost Property cabin on site or email creamfieldslostproperty@gmail.com or go to creamfields/lostproperty if you loose any of your belongings during your stay at the festival. Any lost property will be held for 14 days after the festival.
Image Credit: Creamfields North Facebook
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