Belladrum Tartan Heart

Festival Guide

A guide to Belladrum festival with tips, hints, and essential information that will help if you a first time Bella goer or a experienced regular.

About

When & Where

 

When

Last weekend of July every year .

Where

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is held on the Belladrum Estate, IV4 7BA just 20 minutes from Inverness. Along the A883.

Located in the picturesque Scottish Highlands, the enchanting Belladrum Festival is a celebration of music, arts and culture amidst the breathtaking natural surroundings. Our festival ensures a one-of-a-kind and immersive adventure for all visitors.

Hosted at Belladrum Estate in Kiltarlity, just a stone's throw away from Inverness, Scotland, we offer shuttle bus services, coach travel and public transport options.

Shuttle Bus Service

We have partnered with D & E Coaches to run regular shuttle bus services to and from the festival between Inverness Bus station and local towns including Drumnadrochit, Dingwall, Beauly and Tore.

View the timetables and book your tickets here.

Car

Where to park:
Car parking passes need to be booked in advance. We encourage you to car share where possible to help us manage the car park capacities and speed up entry to the festival. When booking, you will have the opportunity to select the car park most convenient for where you want to camp, and a window sticker will be sent to your home address to ensure you are directed to the correct car park. A car parking pass provides access for one vehicle to fit within a space that is 2.4 metres wide x 4.8 metres long. No trailers or trailer tents are allowed in the car parks.

  • Green car park for Family, Clean Fields and Quiet Camping.

  • Red car park for General Camping.

  • White car park for Day ticket holders and overflow for all campsites.

Please note - in the event that your preferred type of car park ticket is sold out, you can buy another type - this will not affect where you have to camp when you arrive. Eg, those in the red car park can still camp in the family campsites.

Arrival & Departure:
Please stick to the speed limit and obey the stewards’ instructions. A one-way system will be in operation through the estate; please observe it. Please leave quietly. Do not drink and drive or take drugs and drive. Try to avoid unnecessary departures and re-entries to minimize traffic and avoid stress on the ground.

General:
Please stick to 5 mph speed limit and obey the stewards’ instructions. Please try to avoid unnecessary departures and re-entries to parking areas to avoid stress on the ground, disturbance to neighbours, and traffic congestion. Parking will be on a grass field so vehicles with low ground clearance will not be appropriate. No camping is allowed in parking areas, and no driving in campsites other than the disabled and campervan & caravan camp sites.

Taxis/Drop-offs/ Pick-ups:
The pick-up and drop-off area is accessed via the red car park. Please follow directional signage.

Directions:
To get to Belladrum, take the A862 West from Inverness towards Beauly. Approximately nine miles from Inverness, turn left onto the A833 signposted Kiltarlity and Drumnadrochit. After approximately one mile, turn left at the second gate lodge on the left on this road , which has red gables and is signposted Belladrum (If you go as far as Brockie’s Lodge Hotel on the A833, you have overshot the turning) – you are now on the single-track public road that runs through Belladrum Estate.

Arriving: Gates usually open for the car parking about 8am if you want to bag a good parking space and tent pitch

Departing: If you are local then my advice is leaving on the Saturday night after the fireworks on the Hot House Stage as by this point I am looking forward to my own bed.

The A862 and A833 main roads to the festival are not safe to walk along.

If you are thinking of walking or beating the traffic by being dropped off near enough to walk, please get dropped off at a bus stop to travel the last section.

Air

Dalcross, or Inverness Airport, is approximately 45 minutes by road from Belladrum and 1.5 hours flying time from London.
For details of all operators offering flights to and from Inverness on routes, please go to Highlands & Islands Airports web site at
www.hial.co.uk

Taxi

Inverness Taxis: (+44) 01463 222 222

Beauly Taxis: (+44) 01463 782498

C & E Taxis: (+44) 01349 862412

Kiltarlity Taxis: (+44) 07766151989