Solfest - Local Information

Location and Local Information

Solfest will be held at:

Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Nr Silloth, Cumbria, CA7 4NQ

If you are driving to Solfest and can offer a lift, or you don't know how you are getting to Solfest and are looking for a lift, check out Solfest liftsharing on the Freewheelers website and do your festival travelling the environmentally sound way!

Full directions to the site along with loads more information about Solfest will be sent out with your tickets.

Where is the nearest:

Railway Station	Aspatria (4 miles)
Airport	Newcastle (77 miles)
Cash Machine	Aspatria or Silloth (both 4 miles)
A&E	Carlisle (20 miles)
Minimarket	Aspatria or Silloth (both 4 miles)
Supermarket	Wigton (10 miles)
Beach	Mawbray (3 miles)

Curiously, the nearest Airport is actually Ronaldsway on the Isle of Man, a mere 30 miles swim away. If you do choose this route, let us know what time you'll be arriving, and we'll meet you on the beach with a towel and a flask of coffee!

Solfest Shuttle Bus

Once again the Solfest shuttle bus will be shuttling between Aspatria train station and the festival site, but now with additional journeys to Aspatria and Silloth on Saturday and Sunday. Once again it will be free on production of your festival ticket.

The bus on Thursday will rendezvous with the following trains arriving at Aspatria:

12.17, 13.14, 14.47, 15.39, 16.58, 17.54, 18.40, 19.42, 21.00

The bus on Friday will rendezvous with the following trains arriving at Aspatria:

10.07, 11.10, 12.17, 13.14, 14.47, 15.39, 16.58, 17.54, 18.40, 19.42, 21.00

For the first time at Solfest, and by popular demand, there will be a shuttle bus service between the Solfest site and Aspatria and Silloth on Saturday and Sunday which will allow people to get into town for any forgotten groceries/essentials etc or just to go for a walk along the seaside! This will run to the following timetable:

Leaving From Festival Site	Leaving Aspatria	Leaving Silloth
10.00	10.35
11.00		11.35
12.00	12.35
13.00		13.35
14.00	14.35
15.00		15.35

On Bank Holiday Monday the shuttle bus will leave the site to connect with the following traing leaving Aspatria Train station:

Shuttle Bus Leaving Site	Train Leaving Aspatria
09.07	09.37
10.33	11.03
11.34	12.03
12.43	13.13
13.52	14.22
14.53	15.23
16.17	16.47
18.06	18.36
19.00	19.30

Handy Solfest pronunciation guide!

When booking your train or bus ticket, "Aspatria" (known locally as 'Spyatri) is correctly pronounced thus:

The first 'A' is like the 'A' in "Cat".

The second 'A' is like the 'A' in "Day"

The third 'A' is like the 'A' in "Cat"

So now you know!

Aspatria for pre and post festival needs:

J Bouch, Grocer. 26 King Street.

“Beer, Wines and Spirits at discount prices”

C Bouch, Newsagent and Fruiterer, 12 Market Square.

“Owt you want, we’ve got!”

Allen's Service Station, Market Square.

For that essential refueling for the journey home. You will also be able to get a map with directions to the festival site here if you need it.

All of these also stock all manner of groceries, tobacco and other things useful at a festy; such as baby wipes and other toiletries. As do the Co-Op, and Spar to be found on King Street and Queen Street respectively.

Local Info