Creamfields

HISTORY

Since Creamfields festival attracted 25,000 people to Winchester for the August bank holiday of 1998, it has become widely known as the finale of the summer festival season in the UK.

To coincide with its growth in size and stature, Creamfields festival has set up camp at various locations around the country, moving up north from Winchester to Cream?s spiritual home of Liverpool at the Old Liverpool Airfield for six years until 2005. In 2006, Creamfields festival relocated a few miles away to its current home of Daresbury, near Runcorn in Cheshire.

While the Cream club nights are known for mainly playing house, Creamfields festival hosts artists from a wide range of the most popular genres in dance since Creamfields festival began, attracting fans of styles such as drum 'n' bass, house including hard, deep, tribal and funky, as well as indie.

Creamfields festival first international event was in 2000 at Punchestown Racecourse, Dublin, Ireland, including sets and performances from Cream resident Yousef, DJ Tiga, Sugababes, Faithless, Underworld, Mauro Picotto and Tom Middleton.
Beginning in 2001, the one-day Creamfields festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina has become the most successful international Creamfields festival. In 2005 it attracted 65,000 people, with a roster of international artists including The Prodigy and Danny Tenaglia, making it the biggest one-day festival in Latin America.

Last year's Creamfield festival celebrated its ten year anniversary with a new two-day format, including the addition of camping. And with indie-dance acts like Kasabian, Ian Brown and Late Of The Pier on the bill, a new facet of musical development for Creamfields festival was added for future events.

In 2009, there was a total of 13 international Creamfields festival events, including Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Mexico and Brazil.

Creamfields Line Up - 2011
The Chemical Brothers, Magnetic Man, Katy B, Skrillex, Tiësto, Calvin Harris DJ Set, Diplo, Benny Benassi, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris DJ Set, A-Trak, Norman Doray, Thomas Gold, Alesso, David Guetta, Afrojack, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, Alan, Armin van Buuren, Example, Chicane, Kaskade, Feed Me and many more...
 

GETTING TO CREAMFIELDS FESTIVAL

TRAVELLING BY CAR

The routes to Creamfields will be clearly signposted to help avoid traffic snarl ups and ensure everyone gets maximum time at the festival and minimum time on the motorway! If you follow the signs you will get to the site quicker, so take note.
Journey Times by Car

Birmingham – 1hr 31min / 81.2 miles
Bournemouth -4hr 22min / 247 miles
Bristol – 2hr 48min / 162.7 miles
Cardiff – 3hr 16min / 183.1 miles
Chester – 24min / 18.1 miles
Edinburgh – 4hr 7min / 219.7 miles
Glasgow – 3hr 48min / 217.9 miles
Newcastle – 2hr 58min / 164 miles
Leeds – 1hr 14min / 62.8 miles
Liverpool – 31min / 19.6 miles
London – 3hr 40min / 195.4 miles
Manchester – 39min / 26 miles
Manchester Airport – 25min / 18.8 miles
Nottingham – 1hr 51min / 88.1 miles
Preston – 47min / 35.4 miles
Swansea – 3hr 51min / 167.9 miles

Travelling to the venue from Liverpool/Merseyside (preferred route)

From Liverpool City Centre take A561 and then continue on A562 towards Runcorn.
Once across Widnes/Runcorn Bridge (A533) take Left lane towards Northwhich.
Continue on A558 (Daresbury Expressway)
At end of A558 turn right onto A56 towards the M56.
Before reaching M56 turn left onto Newton Lane.
Continue on Newton Lane until end and turn left onto Summer Lane.
Continue on Summer Lane and then Turn Left onto Hatton Lane B5356.
Turn Left onto Daresbury Lane and then enter Car Park RED.

Travelling to the venue from WEST (preferred route)

From Motorway follow signs for M56 MANCHESTER
Exit M56 at Junction 12
Follow Weston Point Expressway (A557)
A557 via Weston Point Expressway
Follow signs for A558
Continue on A558 (Daresbury Expressway)
At end of A558 turn right onto A56 towards the M56.
Before reaching M56 turn left onto Newton Lane.
Continue on Newton Lane until end and turn left onto Summer Lane.
Continue on Summer Lane and then Turn Left onto Hatton Lane B5356.
Turn Left onto Daresbury Lane and then enter Car Park RED.
Travelling to the venue from EAST/NORTH/SOUTH (preferred route)

From all destinations follow signs for M56 CHESTER
Exit Motorway at Junction 11 Follow signage onto A56
Get into right hand lane
Turn right across A56 onto Newton lane
Continue on Newton Lane until end and turn left onto Summer Lane.
Continue on Summer Lane and then Turn Left onto Hatton Lane B5356.
Turn Left onto Daresbury Lane and then enter Car Parks.

Travelling to the venue from WARRINGTON (preferred route)

From Town Centre take A5060 Chester Rd and continue onto A56 past the Day ticket parking / drop off area and continue along A56 to merge with Liverpool event traffic at new traffic lights at the end of the A558.
Continue on A56 to Newton Lane
Turn left onto Newton Lane
Continue on Newton Lane until end and turn left onto Summer Lane.
Continue on Summer Lane and then Turn Left onto Hatton Lane B5356.
Turn Left onto Daresbury Lane and then enter Car Parks

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

Please note that in the past few years our lovely train companies usually decide to do some work as it’s a bank holiday. We would therefore recommend you check rail services to Warrington as previously there has been no direct service from London but only Birmingham.

Unfortunately the last direct train to run from Birmingham before the rail replacement takes over at Crewe was around 1pm. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Please also note that advance tickets are only available up until 12pm on Sunday the 22nd August

TRAVELLING BY BIG GREEN COACH

Don’t worry about the driving, lack of sleep or over indulgence and travel with 48 other Creamfields lovers direct to the festival, and then home again. By travelling on Big Green Coach you’re helping the environment too as coach travel is the most environmentally friendly way of getting to music festivals and in addition, Big Green Coach will plant a tree for every full coach they take to Creamfields!

Let the atmosphere begin the moment you step on board the coach. Secure your travel and even your festival tickets from Big Green Coach, Creamfields’s official coach operator here: www.biggreencoach.co.uk/creamfields