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Indoor camping

The most important thing you will need is a sleeping bag and a roll mat can be nice and useful if you don’t want to sleep directly on the floor. Apart from that, everything is extra, for you own comfort. Torch and ear plugs are pretty good options. All the rest is up to you...

 

You won't need a tent, groundsheet, fifteen blankets and a woolly hat to stay warm in but you'll still need everything else you would take away with you. Have a look at the 'What to Pack' list to make sure you've got it all.


You can book indoor camping with your weekend ticket in our online shop.

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Directions

All directions from Butchart centre main entrance. Distances courtesy of google maps.

Directions to St Mary's Church. 0.1 miles
Leave Butchart, turn right. At the end of the street, cross the road, turn left and walk another 100 metres.

Directions to St Stephen's Church. 0.9 miles
Leave Butchart, turn left, turn left again on to the Spital (cobbled, uphill), take second right on to Froghall Terrace (downhill). At the end of Froghall Terrace turn left to go over the bridge. At the traffic lights St Stephen's is on the other side of the road a little way to your right. Enter by side door (signed).

Directions to Dunbar St. 0.5 miles
Leave Butchart, turn left, turn right on to High Street. Marvel at how pretty King's College is at night, pop in to the St Machar Bar for some decent Scottish Ale. At the top of this high street keep right, cross over the road, turn right (St Machar Drive) , and in a few metres take Dunbar St, not the Chanonry or Don St. Hall immediately on right once on Dunbar St.

Directions to High Church Hilton. 1.4/1.5miles
Oh yes, you get to stay in the Hilton. Jokes on a postcard to IVFDF reception.
Follow directions for Dunbar St hall, until you get to the top of the High Street (if driving take King Street to first roundabout and then turn left on to St Machar Drive). Turn left on to St Machar Drive, over the first roundabout and up the hill to the second roundabout. Take second exit, continue over crossroads and on to next roundabout. High Church Hilton will be to your right at this roundabout.
We have managed to secure sleeping space in four local church halls. Our thanks go out to the churches who have generously allowed us to use their space. We have imposed capacity limits on each of these venues beyond which we will not allow any more people. This is for your safety and comfort. We will allocate spaces at each venue when you arrive at IVFDF reception. If we put you in St Stephen's or High Church Hilton, we'll give you a map too. Please stay at the same venue for both nights. Distances below are from the Butchart centre. You'll notice that some are very close and others a little further. Even the furthest away is well within walking distance, but will take you a little while. If you have come with a car, please own up, and yes, we will allocate you to the venue furthest away from campus. We hope you'll understand and play nice.

A few things about indoor camping. All make sense and I doubt you'll really need telling, but please read nonetheless.

#1. Please don't burn. Safety and more safety. At each sleeping venue there will be a large space for you to lay out your sleeping bag. We'll mark out “corridors” to the fire exits in tape on the floor. Please, please keep out of these areas. Stewards will come and move you and/or your stuff if you use this space. If there's a fire, we want to be able to get you all out flippin' quickly.

If you need to smoke please go outside and away from the building.

#2 Share. You'll have access to toilets at sleeping venues (showers available from 6am at the Sport's Village). Some venues have a better toilet:sleeping ivfdf-ers ratio than others. Be sensible; change in your sleeping bag, brush your teeth with a friend, that sort of thing.

#3 Let people sleep. If you feel awake, go hang out with the stewards in the kitchen, or find yourself a wee space in a corridor or somewhere. We'll have space in the Butchart centre for sessions until nearly 2am both nights, and then that's it, we're afraid. If you want to party on, head in to town. All of our sleeping venues are in residential areas, and the churches have expressed concern for the beauty sleep of their neighbours. Keep it down, peeps, especially when arriving at sleeping venues late at night. If a door is shut, knock quietly.

We reserve the right to refuse sleeping space to anyone who causes hassle by being too loud/drunk/obnoxious. Sorry 'bout that. You have been warned. We're nice really but it's got to be said.

The Dunbar St hall is in an area of sheltered housing for the elderly. Absolute silence, guys. I know it sounds a bit officious and OTT, but we'll all be old one day, we can but hope.

#4 Be nice to Stewards. Be even nicer to committee. If you've a problem approach your steward, who will either know the answer, have it written down, or be able to get hold of a committee member who will. There will always be a committee member available by phone.

#5 Live tidy. You'll need to pack away your things in the morning and leave them neatly. Please try not to “spread”.

#6 Enjoy. The shared living is another colourful part of the experience of IVFDF. Find the leprechaun, eat cereal out of a plastic pint glass with a fork for breakfast, look out your best jammies (and a wooly hat). It is what you make it.