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Boutique Camping offers a selection of boutique accommodation options for you and your family at Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams. Camping in one of these carefully selected accommodation options helps you and your family to relax and camp in comfort as you enjoy all that Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams has to offer. A short 10 minute walk away from Main Arenas, the Boutique campsite also offers plenty of hot showers, proper flushing loos, a dedicated carpark and staff ready to welcome you in and ensure you have a wonderful experience. Arrive in style through the dedicated Boutique entrance, and we'll guide you to your accommodation…
Weekend Festival Tickets are not included in your Accommodation price. Anyone staying in Boutique Camping must also book Weekend Festival Tickets to be able to use the accommodation – you can book these via the Weekend Camping Tickets links above.
About Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams
A multi award-winning festival, Camp Bestival combines an all-encompassing family festival experience with an action-packed camping holiday, something that they like to call a "festi-holiday".
Curated by Josie and Rob da Bank, Camp Bestival has been offering the most family excitement you can have in one weekend since its formation in 2008.
Along with unmissable music across the weekend, there's also plenty of comedy, theatre, spoken word, cultural talks and activities to enjoy. A specially curated line-up of kids entertainment, from The World's Biggest Bouncy Castle to a spectacular fireworks display, keeps young festival-goers happy.
Stay tuned for more information about the 2026 edition of Camp Bestival.
If you are driving from the East, near Bournemouth, you can follow the M27 / A31 via Ringwood to Bere Regis. From here follow the signs towards Wool. If you are driving from the West, near Dorchester, you can take the A35 bypass and then the A352 and follow the signs for Wool and Wareham.
There will be festival signage as you approach the site and Sat Nav may be unreliable due to road closures. Car parking can be paid for in advance.
There will be a coach service operating from London Victoria provided by Big Green Coach.
You can get the train to Wool or Wareham rail stations after which it is just a short taxi journey to the campsite.
Accessibility at Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams welcomes all fans and strives to make the festival accessible for everyone.
Applications for 2026 will open in March 2026. Please click here for further information (opens in new window)(Opens in new tab).
The festival will take place from Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2026. Doors open at 10:00 for most ticket options. Last entry to the site is at 00:00 each night and 18:00 on Sunday. Please note opening and closing times are subject to change.
Yes, the festival is curated and designed by families for families.
It has won awards for Best Family Festival six times and has dedicated areas for kid of all ages, including Upper and Lower Kids Gardens pack with workshops, funfair rides, theatre and shows, a soft play area for under 5s and a toddler area, Little Town and the Dingly Dell woodland for earthy play, family shows every morning and afternoon across many stages, and many more areas and activities for plenty of family fun!
Yes, there are a number of different campsites to choose from. These include the main campsites which are located by the Magic Meadow field. It is also one of the first music festivals where you can pre-reserve a camping space through the Camping Plus option. Alongside this, there are boutique, hospitality, backstage, campervan, caravan and trailer tent areas.
Note: Day Ticket holders cannot camp at the festival, you must purchase Weekend Camping tickets if you wish to stay overnight.
Yes, the festival offers accessible tickets that also operate a two-for-one (free PA/carer ticket) policy for eligible guests. Read more about accessible tickets and how to book on our help page (opens in new window)(Opens in new tab).
Festival tickets for Camp Bestival 2026 will be Mobile tickets (a smartphone is required to access these), and they may not be available to access until closer to the event date.
Live-in vehicle and parking passes will be sent closer to the event date, please contact us if you have not received your tickets by five days before the event.
Please note that Ticketmaster can only deal with questions and issues regarding tickets. For all other enquiries regarding the festival, please visit the Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams(Opens in new tab) website or contact them directly. (opens in new window)
First time to bestival. Absolutely amazing. The whole event so well planned. Plenty of food choice. Music acts amazing. Fireworks at the end were brilliant. A must event with friends. Will be back next year.
Loved Bestival. Good facilities, choice of food and drink, natural amphitheatre so you can either get close up of have a great view further back. Loads of activities for families and kids! Loved the chill out zone and crafts. Eclectic music options so plenty for all. Couple of big name acts bombed out a bit in my opinion, but overall great!
Thank you Camp Bestival for yet another amazing year at Lulworth Castle. The line up was great, the food variety perfect for all family members and the glorious sunshine was just an added bonus. We will definitely be back again next year :-)
Absolutely amazing this year highly reccomend I'm 21 and my friend bailed last minute so went alone but met up with some family friends with there food stall bit difficult to find them at first due to no signal but was an amazing festival so many Areas to explore and things to do. Will be booking again for next year !
This is out 3rd year in a row attending, it's awesome, adult entertainment, children's entertainment…something for everyone. After our first experience of general camping we now opt for camping plus. This years car park to camping field was by far a better set up than last year. Less hilly. The campsite is clean, had all you need and a good distance to the main arena. The kids plus meal pass this year was really worthwhile and great value for money. The choice of food, drinks, stages, events and stools is great. So great we will be booking for next year. This really is a family favourite of ours and a perfect opportunity to catch il with friends and make continued and cherished memories. There is attention to detail at every corner, you see something new at every turn. If I had to highlight any improvement it would be to have designated walk throughs at the main stage. Being handed a black bag for waste and a clear for recycling using entering the campsite would be helpful. That said, neither of these points detract from the experience overall. Well done all
An amazing few days at Camp Bestival in Dorset. I'd highly recommend for anyone with babies all the way up to teens. There's so much to do. My only negative comment would be the festival went to so much effort posting everyone child safety bands to write telephone numbers on but there wasn't a single bar of signal for the full three days so I dread to think what would have happened if you did lose a child. It also made it impossible to meet up with other friends at the festival. Please sort this out for next year, we didn't have the same problem last time so not sure why we did this year.
First time visiting. Paid for boutique camping which was the furthest away from everything. Had to walk miles with trailer, chairs etc. to get to main stage. Tents were also next to a busy road where trucks would pull up to empty the toilets about 20 feet from our tent at breakfast, lunch and tea which stank. No washing up facilities either. Tent was lovely and everything else was fantastic but that spoiled it
Camp bestival has made the festival smaller to get more campers in, toilets were disgusting and showers were freezing. Nothing really standard out this year and each year the price rises. Fireworks were really good Sunday felt so busy and crowded
Third year going and this was the best yet! Very safe, well organised.
Was a slight lack of quality or "known" artists through the day / but the highlights were definitely MR TUMBLE and Paloma faith . Staff super friendly , loads of activities for the kids , and things were not too overpriced .
We loved it but had anxiety over not being able to call our teen who was at bestival also with mates , no WiFi signal or phone signal at all all day which gave us anxiety not being able to Contact our son !! This would stop us staying any longer next year , we only came for the day and this was a massive let down !!!
The actual festival is absolutely brilliant, we always go for a day and it depends on headliners as to what day. We came on Friday, had the best day plus the sun shone all day. Our big complaint is that the car parks aren't lit very well when you go back to your car and there are no stewards in the fields and it was very confusing as to which way to get out.