Site Information
Please be aware that camping within the in-character requires you to have a thematically suitable tent. No polyester or modern-looking fabric tents can be used in the in-character camping areas, Most bell tents are fine, but the ideal is to have something that looks like a period tent that adds to the look-and-feel of our fantasy town, not something shiny or modern that will damage the immersion of the event.
If you have a modern style tent you can use that in the out-of-character area.
We have accessible camps spread round the site, so that participants with mobility needs can camp as close to the game as possible. The option to use these camps and the associated facilities is all on a self-declared basis. Many medical conditions are not obvious and non-disabled people may also find they need to use these provisions from time to time, be it due to injury, having children, or other caring responsibilities. These provisions are there for those that find they have need of them.
There crew camp is just for members of our volunteer team.
Toilets and Showers
There are toilets located within both the in-character and out of character areas. Showers are located on either side of the site near the main access road that goes through the centre.
Rubbish
Please make sure that all your rubbish is suitably bagged and disposed of in one of the skips before you leave site. Do not overfill your rubbish bags - more bags are available on request from GOD at any time. The skips is distributed around the main OOC field. Please ask for directions to the nearest one if you cannot find it.
Food Options
During events there are a range of food vendors on site in both the in-character area and the out-of-character area near the GOD tent.
You are welcome to bring your own food but please note that there are no refrigeration facilities on site.
First Aid Tent
We have a dedicated first aid team who are operate from a set of tents in the out-of-character area near GOD. Refrigeration for medication is available, but please check with us before the event to ensure easy access.
Ground Fires
Fires must not be set on the ground, they must only be lit on the oil drums provided or an equivalent that keeps the fire off the ground. Existing fire sites and should be completely extinguished each night. We arrange firewood for the site. Please do not throw rubbish that does not burn on a fire - particularly tins, bottles and bottle tops.
Storage
It will be some time before we are able to offer storage on-site because of logistical and planning restrictions. There is a container storage facility called Selected Self Storage at Grasshopper Business Park, Ely Road, Cambridge, CB25 9NN, which is 3 miles from site. We recommend contacting them early, as they limited capacity, but can order additional containers to meet demand with sufficient warning.
Nearby Amenities
The nearest large supermarket is Tesco on Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AY. It provides fuel and four low-power EV charging outlets and can be accessed from the roundabout where the A14 meets the A10 on the way to the site. There is a major EV charging station, 30 fast-chargers, at Cambridge Services, which is about 15 miles away on the A14.
There is a Co-op in Cottenham, on the high street (CB24 8QP), which is smaller but closer and has some parking round the back. There is also a greengrocers on High Street, Les Ward which closes at 17:30 on Friday and 16:00 on Saturday and a butchers S S Gawthroup & Sons Ltd which closes at 17:00 on Friday and 13:00 on Saturday.
Cottenham has Rumbles chip shop and an award-winning Indian Restaurant both of which are on the high street and open seven days a week.
There are three small cafes in Cottenham, Not Just Baguettes , Cottenham Community Centre, and Baked, all of which are on the high street and are open on Friday and Saturday. There is a cafe, Applejacks Restaurant on Twenty Pence Rad, CB6 3RN. It's barely six miles from the site at the local garden centre, has plenty of parking, and is open from 09:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:30 on Sunday.