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The biggest issue for EMF is to find a good site. Here are our requirements, in order of priority:
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'''UPDATE: A site has been picked for EMF 2014: Newton Longville, near Milton Keynes'''
  
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* At least 3-8 hectares/8-15 acres/30,000-60,000 sq m (this should fit at least 1500 people but this isn't indicative of our planned capacity)
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=Requirements=
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* Available for around 11 days (including a weekend) between mid-July and mid-September 2014.
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# Site
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* Good access for setup vehicles (no low bridges, for example)
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## At least 50,000 sq m/13 acres (this should fit at least 1500 people but this isn't indicative of our planned capacity)
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* Ability to get a good internet connection (1 gigabit+) (but please let us know of any potential sites and we can work this out)
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## Available for around 11 days (including a weekend) between mid-July and mid-September 2014 (Our setup requirements may be reduced based on available facilities)
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* Pleasant enough you actually want to spend time there
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## Pleasant enough you actually want to spend time there
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* Some kind of water supply/sewage connection
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## (Ideally) previous event history at site
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* Good transport links
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# Access and Location
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* Located centrally to the UK
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## Good access for setup vehicles (no low bridges, for example)
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* Well drained
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## Good transport links (proximity to public transport)
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* Space for parking
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## (Ideally) located centrally to the UK
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* Near largish shops (e.g. large Tesco)
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## (Ideally) near largish shops (e.g. large supermarket)
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# Facilities
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## Ability to get a good internet connection (our minimum requirement is 1 gigabit symmetrical, ideally with a layer 2 backhaul to our routers in London, but please let us know of any potential sites and our NOC team can work this out)
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## (Ideally) Some kind of water supply/sewage connection
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## Well drained
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## Space for parking
  
 
We don't care about:
 
We don't care about:
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* Most existing facilities (especially electricity). Providing them ourselves is frequently easier than trying to deal with existing services, so they're not a major consideration.
  
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* Most existing facilities (especially electricity). Providing them ourselves is frequently easier than trying to deal with existing services, so they're not a major consideration.
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=Dates To Avoid=
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See [[Potential dates]]
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=Site Suggestions=
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If you have a suggestion for a site, drop us an email on contact@emfcamp.org, [http://twitter.com/emfcamp tweet at us], drop into [[IRC]], or just leave it here.
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Log in/create an account and hit Edit to add a site here.
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== Suggest a site ==
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* Sample site SW1A 1AA http://example.com/
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* http://www.thesocialfestival.com/home
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* http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/visitor-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/hartsholme-country-park/
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* http://www.wellington-country-park.co.uk/venue-hire/the-waterloo-meadow/
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* http://www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk/
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* http://www.weston-park.com/
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* Coventry scout campsite/activity centre CV7 7DD http://www.roughclose.btck.co.uk/
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* Towcester racecourse NN12 6LB http://www.towcester-racecourse.co.uk/
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* Castle Coombe Circuit SN14 7EY http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/
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* Stonleigh Park CV8 2LZ http://www.stoneleighpark.com/
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* ex RAF Honiley site (now Prodrive/Marcos/TRW) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Honiley http://www.prodrive.com/
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* Lulworth Castle BH20 5QS http://www.lulworth.com/castle_park/castle_park.htm
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* Larmer Tree Gardens SP5 5PT http://www.larmertreegardens.co.uk
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* Cheltenham Racecourse - http://www.cheltenham.co.uk/conference-and-events/
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* Hylands Park - http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/hylands-park-0
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* Paccar Scout Campsite - http://www.paccarscoutcamp.org/
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* Elvington Airfield, York. http://www.elvingtonairfield.co.uk/services
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* Crystal Palace Park, SE19 2GA http://www.bromley.gov.uk/directory/4/parks_in_bromley
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== Previously suggested sites (currently investigating) ==
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* Colerne Airfield (RAF) SN14 8ED
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* Turnpost Farm LE12 6SU
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* Donington Park DE74 2RP
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* Baldersby Park YO7 3BZ
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* Royal Welsh Showground LD2 3SY
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* Merton Farm CT4 7BA
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* Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College GL56 0RH
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* Upper Heyford (RAF) OX25 5HA
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* Newbury Showground RG18 9QZ
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* Bentwaters Parks (RAF) IP12 2TW
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* Telford International Centre TF3 4JH
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* Greenham Common (RAF) RG19 6HN
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* Debden House IG10 2NZ
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* Newbury Racecourse RG14 7NZ
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* Butterley Station DE5 3QZ
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* Hainault Forest Country Park IG7 4QN
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* Uppingham School LE15 9QE
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* Long Marston (RAF) CV37 8LL
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* Tolmers Scout Camp EN6 4JS
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* West Dean Gardens PO18 0QZ
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* Doncaster Racecourse DN2 6BB
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* Three Counties Showground WR13 6NW
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* Welbeck Estate S80 3LL
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* Newark Showground NG24 2NY
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* Pickering Showground YO18 8EA
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* Norfolk Showground NR5 0TT
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* Matterley Bowl SO21 1HW
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* Eastnor Castle HR8 1RL
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* Great Yorkshire Showground HG2 8NZ
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* East of England Showground PE2 6XE
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* Syresham Fields Farm NN13 5TR
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== Rejected sites for 2013 ==
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* Newbury West RG20 0HA
  
 
=Candidate Sites=
 
=Candidate Sites=
  
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We're now managing candidate sites in Trello. Please contact [[User:Russ|Russ]] or grab someone on [[IRC]] if you want to help out with this process!
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! Site Name
 
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! Details
 
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| Colerne Airfield, Wiltshire (nr Bath)
 
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| Owned by a company of a friend of London Hackspace
 
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| [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/wicket/bookmarkable/uk.co.profounddecisions.website.pages.pdpages.event.tournamentstud.DirectionsTournamentStud?4 Profound Decisions location], Banbury
 
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| Quite a lot of existing facilities here which we may be able to use. These guys provided our tents in 2012 and seem pretty keen.
 
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| [http://eventcentre.co.uk/organisers Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate]
 
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| Site of the Great Yorkshire Show which has massive farm equipment so access is probably fine. Has event spaces, big outside areas, loads of parking. Sainsburys effectively on site. From memory, drainage is OK.
 
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| Turnpost Farm, Leicestershire
 
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| Location of Glastonbudget.  About 4 miles from Loughborough.  Not sure of parking and amenities, but Glastonbudget has about 12,000 people so likely to be plenty of space if we can use some of that as car park
 
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| [http://www.peterborougharena.com/ Peterborough Arena and Showground]
 
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| Seems very accessible by all sorts of vehicles and good public transport links.  Arena has internet, so should be easy to roll out to the showgrounds.  Close to Peterborough for shops and things.
 
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| [http://www.newarkshowground.com/ Newark Showground]
 
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| Similar to Peterborough I guess.  Perhaps a tad large. 84 acres, fenced, good drainage, a range of indoor spaces (max 4000 capacity), 2 miles from train station (2h15 from kings x), lots of parking, in house catering available
 
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| [http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/events/outdoorevents/ Doncaster Racecourse]
 
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| Facilities look strong, including [http://www.digitalregion.co.uk/ digital region] connection via a very friendly local ISP. Maybe too small, and races on all the time?
 
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| [http://www.pickeringshowground.co.uk/ Pickering Showground]
 
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| Looks like a nice spot, hosts a music festival.
 
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| Overstone Scout Campsite, Northampton
 
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| Got water, showers and toilets. Not the flattest. May be too small.
 
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| [https://plus.google.com/109412933278853270069/about?hl=en Baldersby Park, Thirsk]
 
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| Location for deershed festival. Finding out more details..
 
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| [http://www.threecounties.co.uk/venuehire/ Three Counties Showground]
 
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| Has a camping area which is 7 acres and available to hire separately.  It has power, toilets and showers already on site, and plenty of other space to hire alongside it.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:14, 13 January 2014

UPDATE: A site has been picked for EMF 2014: Newton Longville, near Milton Keynes

Requirements

  1. Site
    1. At least 50,000 sq m/13 acres (this should fit at least 1500 people but this isn't indicative of our planned capacity)
    2. Available for around 11 days (including a weekend) between mid-July and mid-September 2014 (Our setup requirements may be reduced based on available facilities)
    3. Pleasant enough you actually want to spend time there
    4. (Ideally) previous event history at site
  2. Access and Location
    1. Good access for setup vehicles (no low bridges, for example)
    2. Good transport links (proximity to public transport)
    3. (Ideally) located centrally to the UK
    4. (Ideally) near largish shops (e.g. large supermarket)
  3. Facilities
    1. Ability to get a good internet connection (our minimum requirement is 1 gigabit symmetrical, ideally with a layer 2 backhaul to our routers in London, but please let us know of any potential sites and our NOC team can work this out)
    2. (Ideally) Some kind of water supply/sewage connection
    3. Well drained
    4. Space for parking

We don't care about:

  • Most existing facilities (especially electricity). Providing them ourselves is frequently easier than trying to deal with existing services, so they're not a major consideration.

Dates To Avoid

See Potential dates

Site Suggestions

If you have a suggestion for a site, drop us an email on contact@emfcamp.org, tweet at us, drop into IRC, or just leave it here.

Log in/create an account and hit Edit to add a site here.

Suggest a site

Previously suggested sites (currently investigating)

  • Colerne Airfield (RAF) SN14 8ED
  • Turnpost Farm LE12 6SU
  • Donington Park DE74 2RP
  • Baldersby Park YO7 3BZ
  • Royal Welsh Showground LD2 3SY
  • Merton Farm CT4 7BA
  • Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College GL56 0RH
  • Upper Heyford (RAF) OX25 5HA
  • Newbury Showground RG18 9QZ
  • Bentwaters Parks (RAF) IP12 2TW
  • Telford International Centre TF3 4JH
  • Greenham Common (RAF) RG19 6HN
  • Debden House IG10 2NZ
  • Newbury Racecourse RG14 7NZ
  • Butterley Station DE5 3QZ
  • Hainault Forest Country Park IG7 4QN
  • Uppingham School LE15 9QE
  • Long Marston (RAF) CV37 8LL
  • Tolmers Scout Camp EN6 4JS
  • West Dean Gardens PO18 0QZ
  • Doncaster Racecourse DN2 6BB
  • Three Counties Showground WR13 6NW
  • Welbeck Estate S80 3LL
  • Newark Showground NG24 2NY
  • Pickering Showground YO18 8EA
  • Norfolk Showground NR5 0TT
  • Matterley Bowl SO21 1HW
  • Eastnor Castle HR8 1RL
  • Great Yorkshire Showground HG2 8NZ
  • East of England Showground PE2 6XE
  • Syresham Fields Farm NN13 5TR

Rejected sites for 2013

  • Newbury West RG20 0HA

Candidate Sites

We're now managing candidate sites in Trello. Please contact Russ or grab someone on IRC if you want to help out with this process!

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