Woodford Show

Yes we will be having camping for Splendour in the Grass again this year.

Woodford Showgrounds is about 5 kilometres from Woodfordia, where Splendour will be held, with a bus service supplied by the organisers of Splendour. The buses last year came right to the front gate.

We have numerous food vendors on site for those who are wanting breakfast, late night coffee and quick easy meals, or a snack and possibly even food available at lunch time for anyone still on the grounds between Splendour events.

Plenty of showers and toilets and the opportunity to either hire or purchase tents at a cheaper rate than normal. This was instigated last year because of the number of interstate and overseas visitors who cannot bring tents on planes. We will have security on site again this year as well and a first aid facility.
We anticipate our pricing will be the same as last year although we may add an extra few dollars if we find the need to organise a bus service ourselves. We are still in negotiations with Splendour with regard to this.

We are about two minutes a short walking distance out of the heart of Woodford township should you need a bank or shops etc.
Once you have purchased your ticket for Splendour then you can go to our website and pay for your campsite with us. All bookings will be done via the website and you MUST BRING YOUR RECEIPT with you or you will not be allowed on the grounds.

There will be no refunds for people booking camping prior to getting a ticket for Splendour and then finding they have missed out.
The booking page is not yet up but it will be when you are ready to book your campsite,  20th May approx.   We will post the relevant information so you can get updates from here or on our home page.

Our biggest family event ever! Come & enjoy the wonderful atmosphere – relax and have fun away from the actual event site.

Splendour in the Grass 2010 – what was it like?

Have you been to the Splendour Camping page yet and seen the photos from the event earlier this year. What an amazing bunch of young people all in the one place who expressed their gratitude to us all for opening our grounds for camping over the duration of Splendour in the Grass.

We were told numerous times how much they were enjoying their stay and how it was like a real family atmosphere. They said it was nice to be treated well. One seasoned  Splendour event camper said “We save the whole year for this experience and we will definitely be back again. In the past we’ve paid our money and been treated badly by the locals and businesses putting up prices, charging outrageous amounts when we are in town, when you are bringing money to a town and treated like that, guess what, you can expect bad behaviour. Since I’ve been here at the showgrounds I haven’t heard a bad word or seen anyone carrying on outrageously. I guess we all appreciate that you have all treated us so well, just like family. And even looked after us with hot coffee, hot chocolate when it was cold, and being able to buy hot food at reasonable prices as well. The people with the stalls also added to that family atmosphere. Well done! ”

From the point of view of the society members these young people were just like family and showed us  respect and had fun. Even though we had security on the grounds the whole time these young people behaved remarkably well. A small number of incidents occurred but with a quick word in the right ear all was settled with no dramas. We had heard so many rumours about what to expect and understandably were a bit reticent to begin with. The funny thing was without anyone of us talking to the other we approached these young people in the same way and treated them not only as we would like to be treated but how we would like our own children and grandchildren to be treated at something like this. It was like we were all on the same page without words and the kids responded.

We are more than happy to have you all back again any time.

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you all, stay safe and hopefully we will see you all again this coming year.

From All the members of the Woodford Show Society