Attending a festival with a mobility scooter

HanzRolo

@Kelics Friend says that he buys a normal ticket and then applies when it opens.  Doesn't make sense to me but he also said, "There is a disabled access download Facebook group." - https://www.facebook.com/groups/disabledcampfordl15

Hope that helps ^_^ 

kelics

@HanzRolo NOOOOÒOOOICE!! thanks for the FB group!!

HanzRolo

@kelics I should have asked earlier so you'd have the link to the group sooner  I'd have missed the banter though if I had  I didn't know there was a group.  I'm sure there'll be LOADS of advice  

littleacorn

As  power wheelchair used I have often asked myself the same questiin when I see the likes of Glastonbury on the TV. I would love to go but how can you see who you are watching if people are in front of you standing up? This has happened to me a concerts and dont want to waste time trying to get tickets if I cant see.

kelics

@littleacorn i believe there are special ramps for disabled people,  so u r actually higher than everyone else

Richard_Scope

There are raised platforms for wheelchair users and those with mobility issues. 

littleacorn

I have used one of these raised ramps before but just cant see them on the tv at Glasto. Are they far back? The other questiin is how do you manage if it is muddy?

TomD77

I can confirm in regards to download festival, there are ramps like that, at least for wheelchairs, dunno how it will be this year for mobility scooters, depends if you go class-2 or class-3, the class-3 is quite heavy. Last time I was on my vehicle there, to illustrate, Cristal mobility scooter to be precise (plz don't kill me for posting a link) it has quite wide behind, but I didn't really have any trouble getting with it to the festival. Can't imagine that anything you'll get will be bigger or heavier than the cow I personally use  Best tho get specs of yours and just phone with inquiry, better to get information from first hand. Hope this helps

kelics

@TomD77 i got a class2 Zest foldable car boot scooter. What about the terrain? Heard it can get real muddy i saw quite a heavy duty mob scooter all covered in mud..

HanzRolo

@kelics most festivals have pathways you can follow to stay off the grass and mud.  It's been a LONG time since I went to Download, but I'm pretty sure there were a number of pathways.  You just have to "beep beep!" at people to get out of your way.  I've been to festivals where I've come back with mud up to the knees of my jeans and others where I have a tshirt suntan, definitely less predictable for the weather at UK fests.

GeoChris

kelics said:

I Will be getting a mobility scooter hopefully soon, so plenty opportunities are opening up .
One of them is to attend a Download festival, but because i have walking difficulties i thought that this opportunity is over for me, but with a mobility scooter its now a possibility!

I did a bit of research and found out that this particular festival has a special campsite for disabled guests. Only thing is, you will have to sleep in a tent which means you will have to get up from a very low position.

Can anyone share relevant experience?

Thanks \/

I go to Download every year, they have great disabled facilities, sadly, I can't take my mobility scooter on the train or bus to get there. I have to rely on my walking sticks. This is what it can look like, think this was 2012, although in recent years its now on a race track. 

GeoChris

GeoChris

Tori_Scope

It's good to hear that you've had a positive experience of a festival being accessible @GeoChris, though it's a shame about the transport of course. What other sorts of accessible facilities do they have?

HanzRolo

GeoChris said:

kelics said:

I Will be getting a mobility scooter hopefully soon, so plenty opportunities are opening up .
One of them is to attend a Download festival, but because i have walking difficulties i thought that this opportunity is over for me, but with a mobility scooter its now a possibility!

I did a bit of research and found out that this particular festival has a special campsite for disabled guests. Only thing is, you will have to sleep in a tent which means you will have to get up from a very low position.

Can anyone share relevant experience?

Thanks \/

I go to Download every year, they have great disabled facilities, sadly, I can't take my mobility scooter on the train or bus to get there. I have to rely on my walking sticks. This is what it can look like, think this was 2012, although in recent years its now on a race track. 

That's frustrating regarding public transport.  I remember when I went to Download (a million years ago) that we had to get a train to Derby and then a shuttle bus from the station so I can understand that it would be tricky relying on public transport.  It's a shame there wasn't the possibility of private transport where you were able to fling your mobility scooter aboard. 

HanzRolo

@kelics I was watching the highlights from Download on Sky Arts over the weekend and was thinking about you.  Did you manage to make it?