Questions regarding tickets:
You can either print out your ticket, or show your advance tickets on your phones / tablets, for scanning on the gate.
Yes you can - please email support@tikk.com to request ticket transfer
Yes, but the amount of tickets on the gate are subject to advance ticket sales and venue capacity - once the venue capacity is reached, a 1-in-1-out policy will be implemented, at which stage you will have to wait for a while before being allowed into the venue. To guarantee your place at the event, therefore, we recommend buying tickets in advance.
Advance tickets for the event will be on BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE until the end of April.
Full price advance tickets will be available up until an hour before the event opens on each day.
Kids under 16 do not have to purchase tickets - they can enter the event for free as long as they are accompanied by adults. Please, however, bring your ID's for verification on the gate.
Yes - make sure to get yourself a readmittance stamp at the Exit before leaving the venue.
Visitors to the event are liable to bag searches on entry.
Other useful info:
Ashton Gate is ideally located in Bristol less than two miles from the city centre. The venue's full address is:
Ashton Gate Stadium,
Bristol
BS3 2EJ
A map of the venue is in the Google map below. (public entrance via Wedlock Way - the Ashton Road entrance is for traders and artists only)
Walking To Ashton Gate
The easiest (and cheapest!) way to get to Ashton Gate is on foot. The venue is just a short walk away from central Bristol including (click each for Google walking directions):
Cycling To Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate is easily accessed by bicycle with a number of dedicated cycle paths in Bristol. There are also plenty of bike racks at the stadium (96 in total) as well as a handy bike pump in the Winterstoke Road car park outside of the South Stand.
The venue is a short bike ride from many parts of Bristol including:
- 7 minutes from Parson Street Station in Bedminster
- 8 minutes from Clifton Village
- 9 minutes from Bristol harbourside and city centre
- 12 minutes from Bristol's main train station - Bristol Temple Meads
Bicycles can now also be picked up roadside and ridden to Ashton Gate thanks to the new YoBike service - click here to find out more and download the app.
Bus Services To Ashton Gate
There are several bus services that stop at Ashton Gate. An outline of these services can be found below.
Service 24
Stops at Ashton Drive (The Robbins PH)
Operates up to every 12 minutes (every 30 minutes during the evening)
Serves Bedminster, City Centre, Old Market, Easton, Eastville, Lockleaze and Southmead Hospital
Adult singles range from £1.70 to £2.70 and return / all day travel is £4
Services X1, X3, X4, X6, X8 and X9
Stops at Blackmoors Lane (Ashton Bridge)
Operates at frequent intervals
Serves Hotwells and City Centre
Adult single is £1.70, £3.40 return and £4 all day travel
Service 71
Stops at Blackmoors Lane (Ashton Bridge)
Operates up to every 15 minutes (every 30 minutes during the evening)
Serves Hotwells, City Centre, Gloucester Road, Filton Avenue and UWE Frenchay
Adult singles range from £1.70 to £2.70 and return / all day travel is £4
Services X1, X3, X4, X6, X8 and X9
Stops at Winterstoke Road (Ashton Bridge)
Operates at various frequencies
Serves various locations, including, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Clevedon and Nailsea
Adult singles range from £1.70 to £6 and return / day ticket from £3.40 to £7.50
Please visit the FirstBus website and search by service number for more specific timing information – www.firstgroup.com/bristol
Train Services To Ashton Gate
The closest station to Ashton Gate is Parson Street, a 10-15 minute walk from the stadium. Parson Street is accessible from mainline stations including Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway and Weston Super Mare. For more information visit the Great Western Rail website, or call 0345 7000 125.
Driving To Ashton Gate / Parking
Street parking surrounding the stadium is severely limited and we encourage visitors to utilise public transport as an alternative. Please observe all local parking restrictions and respect local resident’s driveways and homes.
SAT NAV: BS3 2EJ
FROM M5: Leave the M5 motorway at junction 18, travel along the Portway (A4) following the signs for Bristol Airport/Taunton (A38). Over the swing bridge (Brunel Way), branching left into Winterstoke Road, and left again at the traffic lights for Ashton Gate.
FROM M4: At junction 19, exit onto M32 towards Bristol. Continue on A4032. Turn left at A4044/Bond Street. Continue to follow A4044. At Temple Circus Gyratory, take the 2nd exit onto A4/Templegate. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A370/York Road. Continue to follow A370. Go through one roundabout. Slight left to merge onto Brunel Way. Take the next left at traffic lights for Ashton Gate.*This route directs through Bristol City Centre and journey time can be significantly increased due to traffic. Travelling along the Portway via the M5 is often considerably quicker. For the Portway, leave the M4 at junction 20 and join the M5 South-bound, then follow the above directions for M5*.
Bristol International Airport
Ashton Gate stadium is only a fifteen minutes drive away from Bristol International Airport. Call 0871 334 4344 for flight times.
A virtual tour of the venue is in the embedding below:
Visitors with disabilities are encouraged to come to the front of the queue whilst waiting before the event opens. Sheltered seating areas are available if required.
Visitors with disabilities are welcome to purchase a concessions ticket and request a free ticket for a carer at support@tikk.com
Visitors with invisible illnesses are welcome to request priority entrance or assistance.
In each talks room with rows of seating, seats will be made available for visitors with disabilities in the front row of the talks rooms, and spaces for wheelchairs/mobility scooters made available. Anyone who is hard of hearing, or has a disability, and requires front-row seating, should make themselves known to stewards manning the talks room in question, and priority seating will be arranged.
Accessible toilets are clearly marked at the venue.
Elevators are readily available at the venue for visitors with disabilities to go from one floor to another.
10 car park spaces a day will be available for blue badge holders free of charge in the Ashton Road end car park - these are available on a first come first served basis, please fill in the form here to request these parking spaces (once the limit for blue badge holder parking spaces has been reached, the form will no longer accept responses).
Seating for visitors with disabilities is available in the South Stand.
Visitors in wheelchair and mobility scooters are advised to arrive early (10:45am) on Sunday morning for priority access - the first hour of Sunday is generally the quietest time and provides the best access for people with mobility scooters and wheelchairs.
For full info on accessibility at the venue, please refer to the link here.
If you have any requests, concerns, or questions please email info@vegfest.co.uk in advance of the event, thanks
A number of hotel options are available - click on link here for options on the event weekend.
NOTE: Hotel costs are not subsidised by the organisers.
Everyone is welcome to attend VegfestUK events as a visitor, regardless of their current dietary, lifestyle, political of philosophical status. VegfestUK events welcome people who are vegan, transitioning, curious or completely new to the whole concept. People who currently choose to use animal products will be very welcome to attend and will be pleasantly surprised by the array of vegan options available. Many people go vegan after visiting our events, which is awesome. We do ask that visitors to VegfestUK events do not wear or use or consume any animal products when visiting the show.
Visitors to VegfestUK events are welcome to arrive with cameras or filming equipment for photography / video production on site.
Please note that exhibitors, speakers, performers and visitors at VegfestUK events may appear in photos or films produced from the events without prior consultation.
Utilities at the venue
Tap water will be available free of charge from all bars at the venue.
Please refer to the link here for cash machines available near the venue.
Toilets are available along the Concourses on the G/F of the venue, as well as along the corridor on Level 2 (just behind the Lansdown Suites and the Heineken Lounge), and on the Hospitality Level 3 of the venue.