Summer festivalsWhere to stay for Wickham, Victorious and Boomtown 2027

The three festivals and their dates

All three have confirmed their 2027 dates on their own sites. The drive times are estimates from West Marden in normal traffic. We have not measured them, and festival traffic will add to them.

• Wickham Festival: Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August 2027, at Wickham in Hampshire, about 30 minutes away. Tickets are on sale.
• Boomtown: Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 August 2027, on the Matterley Estate near Winchester, about 40 minutes away.
• Victorious Festival: Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2027, on Southsea Common, about 35 minutes away. Gates open at 11am and there is no entry after 8pm. Weekend tickets are on sale from £179.

Which ones suit a house

Wickham and Victorious are the two that work from here. You can go for the day, drive back and sleep in a bed. Victorious has no entry after 8pm, so plan to arrive in the afternoon at the latest.

Boomtown is different, and we would sooner say so. It is a camping festival and most people stay on site. A house is for the night before you go in, or for two nights of hot water and sleep when you come out on the Sunday or Monday.

Getting there from the farm and back

You need a car and a driver who is not drinking. All three are west of the farm, into Hampshire. Follow each festival’s own travel and parking instructions, and expect queues close to the site.

Coming back late, the last few miles are unlit country lanes. Parking at the houses is free, and the farm is quiet at midnight.

Why a house and not a tent

A shower, a bed and a fridge make the difference. Each house has its own kitchen for a late breakfast and a garden to lie in until it is time to go. The heated outdoor pool is open from mid-June to early September, and a swim on the morning after is the best thing we can offer a festival-goer.

A group can stay together. Keepers, The Old Stables and Barley Cottage each sleep 4, and you can take two or all three, up to 12 people, under whole-farm hire. If some of the family are not going, they have the pool, the beaches and harbour and our family days out to choose from.

What clashes with what

Wickham overlaps the last three days of Glorious Goodwood, 27 to 31 July, so that week is the tightest of the summer. Victorious is on the August bank holiday weekend, when there is also Goodwood racing on 27, 28 and 29 August. Boomtown week has no Goodwood event. There is a three-night minimum stay during Goodwood events.

All three fall in the school summer holidays, when the houses are at their busiest. Book as soon as you have tickets. Book direct with no booking fees, or message us on WhatsApp with the festival and your dates.