Local Resident Information
Thank you for welcoming us to Belvoir Castle. We hope the plans we implement will help to minimise the disruption to local residents over the festival period.
As part of our commitment to engagement with the local community in the surrounding areas of the event, we have been working hard to ensure any perceived impact from the event is planned for and mitigated as is practicable in conjunction with all local authorities.
We are working closely with Melton Borough Council, Leicestershire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Leicestershire Police, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service along with an independent traffic management company to cohesively work on the traffic management plan of the festival. We are committed to ensuring the overall positive experience is continued for everyone involved.
We will continue to update this page regularly when we have new information, so do please check in frequently!
We thank you for your continued support and welcome your feedback.
Email: residents@forbidden-forest.co.uk
If you have any questions and/or feedback, please contact us via the above email address or our enquiry form. We will aim to respond to you within 3 working days and on show days within 3 hours.
A residents hotline will be operational as below:
| Show Days | From 8am Thursday 29th May – 1pm Sunday 1st June | 24 hours |
During the show period the phone is directly linked to our on-site management control centre and they will help answer any queries you may have.
Show Days: Friday 30th May – Sunday 1st June
Campsites Open: Thursday 29th May – Monday 2nd June
Festival Build and Breakdown: Monday 12th May – Monday 9th June
| Area | Thursday 29th May | Friday 30th May | Saturday 31st May | Sunday 1st June | Monday 2nd June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Parks | 10am – 12am | 10am – 12am | 7am – 12am | 10am – 12am | Close 12pm (Midday) |
| Campsites | 12pm – 10pm | 12pm – 10pm | 10am – 4pm | No More Entry | Close 12pm (Midday) |
| Live Music | Closed | 2pm – 11pm | 12pm – 11pm | 12pm – 11pm | Closed |
The Village of Denton – It is a condition of our licence that no staff, contractor, goods or services to and from the event take the route via the village of Denton other than those aiding traffic control or investigating complaints.
The event will keep a record of any supplier failing to comply with this requirement and a sanction of £2,000 will be imposed with immediate payment. A record of this will be available for inspection by any Responsible Authority and Lincolnshire County Council’s Highway Authority.
Coach and Shuttle Buses – shuttle buses will be in operation from Grantham Station to bring festival goers to the event from Thursday – Sunday and will not use any route via the village Denton.
Their hours of operation will be:
| Thursday 29th May | Every 30 minutes | 10:30am – 5:00pm |
| Friday 30th May | Every 30 minutes | 10:30am – 5:00pm |
| Saturday 31st May | Every 30 minutes | 10:30am – 5:00pm 8:30pm – 12:30am |
| Sunday 1st June | Every 30 minutes | 10:30am – 5:00pm 8:30pm – 12:30am |
| Monday 2nd June | Every 30 minutes | 8:00am – 2:00pm |
Customer Parking – Customer parking will be located within the festival site and are not permitted to park on the surrounding roads.
Live music will cease at 11pm Thursday – Sunday.
As a festival we are continuing to develop our noise management plan in consultation with an independent consultant. Our Noise Management Team will be present during the event to monitor noise both at the festival and in the surrounding community. This will help to ensure we remain within reasonable limits and allow us to make adaptations during the event should there be any particular concerns in specific areas. If you have any queries or concerns around noise during the festival, please do not hesitate to get in touch via the dedicated resident hotline which will be shared in due course.
Should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
