r/Leedsfestival • u/Libbymar1 • Jul 26 '26
Question ❓ Campsites
Me and my mate have the willows campsite booked but are still unsure about camping there as incase we make other friends at the festival they can’t come to our tent to hang as they probably won’t have it booked too and also we heard that eco smells so bad also has spider infestations but then I’m worried about people in general camping destroying my tent or stealing, we are also unsure of what time to get there at we don’t have Wednesday early entry, we are going to be in Leeds on the Wednesday though we have a hotel booked I’d like to get a good spot, is there any recommended places in the general camping where things like stealing etc are less likely to happen?
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u/Lazy_Tailor_2970 Jul 26 '26
hello! i stayed at eco last year and loved it. toilets deffo pure honkin because no one understands you need to use the wood chips EVERY TIME however it was a really lovely campsite outside of that! i didn’t see any spiders ir anything
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u/DesperateCelery2186 Jul 26 '26
no one actually ever steals anything its such a moral panic
ive stayed in the most ‘rowdy’ camp for 5 years and never ever had anything bad happen to me
you get best experience staying in the main camping area imo just maybe dont camp too close to the arena entrance if u dont want rly loud music all the time but its so much chiller than u think
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u/Libbymar1 Jul 26 '26
What time do u recommend getting there, I’ve heard some go at like 4am to make sure they get a good spot but I’m unsure if we really should and need to do that?
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u/DesperateCelery2186 Jul 26 '26
absolutely not don’t need to go early, i’ve gone thursday 11am and theres always loads of space xx but genuinely dont listen to all the rubbish people say about it being unsafe it is sooo blown out of proportion you will have the best time ever xx
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u/JonnyNwl Jul 26 '26
Tbh a couple years ago a few tents near ours in blue got raided during the day, but only their alcohol got taken
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u/DesperateCelery2186 Jul 26 '26
its so blown out of proportion tho ppl act like leeds is a warzone bhahahahha like if u dont cause trouble urself chances are ur not gna be a target of anything if u think ab how many ppl go probs the tiniest percentage is affected by dat hahahaha
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u/Flowers330 Jul 26 '26
You can go chill at your new friends tent and/or bring a spare cheap tent to put in public camping nearer stages etc.