Hi all, being a new site I don't really know the layout very well, and it's handy to get an idea what's going on and where.
Hey Tim
Here's the answers to your questions
1.
Is the road suitable & can we drive up the road, if road isn't suitable and we aren't allowed to drive up, is it passible by festival wagon?
Yes, the road is suitable for driving on and there's places for cars to pull up and park. Site rules state that once you've unloaded your kit can you please park in the main carpark unless you're a group leader who's booked a pitch or blue badge holder
There's also a number of large sturdy trolleys on site you can use for transporting kit
2.
a) If camping out in the woods, are their slabs all over the shop or just in the marked & numbered areas?
There aren't any solid slabs on the site that's been allocated for the winter moot but each pitch has a dedicated fire spot which are pretty obvious. You can see some in the pictures I posted seperately
b) I am assuming we need to bring altar fires if we did want to cook in the woods and there aren't slabs.
Yes, the site prefers you to use firebowls, altars etc if you aren't using one of the dedicated pitch fire circles
3.
Does the scout site have wood on site or do we need to bring/buy our own? I know a lot are struggling for wood supply.
There is a
very limited supply of wood on site none of which is really seasoned and will be rather damp being it's a winter moot so it's best you bring your own supply which is what we do for the Steamtent meets.
4.
Any idea why 5 is closed?
The site did a lot of maintenance on pitch 5 including reseeding it . They want time for the renovations to settle and I believe they are only planning to open it up during the drier months as it was a fairly boggy pitch. The wooded area around pitch 5 is open for use
Some of points to note are:
1. In case people ask, the site is very well wooded so no issues find suitable pitches for hammocking and smaller tents. Large sized tents might struggle in the area for the wintermoot unless it's in one of the marked pitches such as pitch 4. I'm not sure if Tony's booked either the main field or top field for the moot but he can confirm if has and which one.
2. There is a strict no harvesting of green wood rule on the site apart from the area under the pylon line which I've marked in blue
3. There's also a ban on fireworks on the site so no firing of blanks and other loud explosions.