Tickets & Sessions

What are the dates? Farm Trip is running from Thursday 29th August – Saturday 31st August 2024

What sessions are available? As with last year the sessions are for the full day. Sessions are Thursday 2 – 9pm, Friday & Saturday 12-10pm

When are tickets available? Friends Of The Tap presale is from 10am Friday 29th March 2024. General Sale Tickets are avaialble from 10am on Friday 5th April 2024

How much are tickets? Ticket prices are available throught the booking portal. There are different packages available to suit everyone.

What is included in my ticket? Ticket includes to the full festival for the day you have purchased your ticket. All customers will get this years Official Farm Trip 2024 glass and programme at check in

Beers & Other Drinks

How many bars are there? We have 4 bars across the farm; The Taproom, The Tap Beneath The Trees, The Tunnel & The Tipi Bar.

What lines are pouring? We have 3 Cask lines & over 40 Keg lines

How many beers will be pouring? This year we have between 40 and 50 breweries pouring. Each brewery will have a dedicated line and once a keg goes, it'll be replaced. This means can't guarantee which beers will be on which days. Live beer menus will be available throughout the event.

When will the breweries be announced? We will be releasing the list of breweries in waves from April.

When will the beer list be published? This will be released around 2 weeks before the event.

How much are the beers? Will we be operating a token system, where all keg beers will be in 1/3 or 1/2 pours & cask beers will be in ½ pints (some special releases may be in 1/3 pours). Most beers will be either 1 or 2 tokens. This year we are working hard to ensure a lot more beers are 1 token. Some rare or imported beers may be a up to 4 tokens to reflect their cost.

How much is token worth? Each token will cost £2.50. Unused tokens are not refundable, but can be used towards the purchase of takeout cans or Merch. These tokens cannot be used for external vendors i.e. food, desserts etc.

Will all the beers be really strong? This year we will ensure that there are more session beers available at each bar. We will still have a great mix of (pretty much) all styles.

Will other drinks be available? We will be serving a wide selection of Wine/Gin/Cider/Spirits & Soft Drinks, which can be paid for using Farm Trip tokens.

Will there be Tasting Sessions? Yes, we will be hosting tasting sessions each day. You will be able to book on these on entry to the festival.

Opening Hours

2-9 Thurs, 12-10 Fri & Sat

30 mins drinking up time will be added at the end of all sessions.

Camping

Will there be camping? This year we have limited number of spaces for Campervans & Caravans (without electric hook up). These can be purchased as a package including entry to the festival.

Where to Stay

Where are the closest hotels? We have quite a few hotels in the local area. Hotels nearby; The Black Dog Belmont, Bolton Whites Hotel, University of Bolton Stadium Premier Inn, Bolton West Premier Inn, Bolton (Stadium/Arena) Premier Inn - Chorley North, Dressers Arms - Wheelton, Chorley Plaza Hotel - Chorley

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE RIVINGTON LODGE HOTEL IS ACTUALLY SITUATED ON THE M61 SERVICES AND NOT IN THE LOCAL VILLAGE, DESPITE WHAT BOOKING WEBSITES MIGHT SAY

Public Transport

What train can I catch & when is the last train? Please visit National Rail for the latest train times. Adlington, Lancs & Blackrod are the closest stations.

What are the local bus routes? The 125 runs from Preston & Bolton through Horwich & Adlington for the time table, please visit Stagecoach

We will be offering visitors who can present a valid public transport ticket (Bus/Train) 1 free drinks token each.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BUS & TRAIN TIMETABLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Parking

Will there be parking? There is very limited parking on site, and this will be offered on a first come first serve basis. In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, we would encourage visitors to please use public transport where possible.

We will be offering visitors who can present a valid public transport ticket (Bus/Train) 1 free drinks token each.

Food & Entertainment

Will there be food available? This year we will have at least 3 traders serving throughout. These vendors accept cash or card.

Will there be music? This year we will be having DJs on Friday & Saturday. We will also have acoustic acts performing at the Tap Beneath The Trees on Friday & Saturday. Please note there will not be any DJs or Live Music on the Thursday

Children & Dogs

Are Kids Allowed? Farm Trip 2024 is strictly over 18s only.

Are Dogs Allowed? Well behaved dogs are allowed and must be kept on a lead at all times.

Health & Safety

For all the details on your safety around the site, please click here

Farm Trip Fringe

Back For Farm Trip 2024 This year we will see the return of our Fringe events around Farm Trip week with breweries attending the Festival. We are using these events to highlight the thriving craft beer scene around us.

Venues will be confirmed at a later date