Church End Farm Hertfordshire reviews by real event-goers

Review of Sign of the Times

The music was great.
The facilities for the live in vehicles was woeful. No water tap which meant having to lug the water from the lower field which was no easy feat. No consideration was made for anybody less able.
Disposal of toilet waste was not sufficient. Porter loo's had to be used as an alternative which was less than hygenic and upsetting for other people.
No forward planning from the event organizers with regards to the poor weather. It was forecast. Walking boards in and out of the venue and around the bar area's. This should have been a consideration to aid movement around the venue.

Review of Sign of the Times

It may have rained but our spirits were high.

Review of Sign of the Times

Was turned away at the car park due to hazardous muddy conditions, so could not attend

Review of Sign of the Times

If the line up is your taste then it's a fab event as we could get really close to the acts! Great price for earlybird tickets. But the Big Top music was too loud and could be heard over all the site and it overpowered the main stage which was really disappointing. The zen tent was so friendly. The chips were great!! and Craig Charles's DJ set was epic!!!

Review of Sign of the Times

Review of Sign of the Times

Review of Sign of the Times

No water points at top of hill for campers and not enough toilets. Showers needed to be in more places. Drinks over priced , but I think we should be allowed to bring our own drinks in, people will still use the bars as it was a nightmare going back up the hill to the campsite

Review of Sign of the Times

My 3rd year at SOTT festival! Great music! Great atmosphere! Meet loads of happy friendly people! Friendly helpful staff! Even the weather couldn't spoil it! Great fun and will be going in 2025!

Review of Sign of the Times

Access to venue slow and ill thought. No contingency for bad weather. Food poor quality and expensive. The music was fantastic

Review of Sign of the Times

Review of Sign of the Times

The Rain was the only thing, I know you couldn't do anything about that

Review of Sign of the Times

We attended in 2023 and absolutely loved the event, having purchased full weekend camping tickets with live-in vehicle and upgraded toilet/shower access. Didn't hesitate to buy the same package this year, or at least what we thought was the same package. The site modifications for 2024 left us feeling unamused, and that's polite phrasing. All the camper vans were parked on top of "cardiac hill" and the showers & nice toilets were down near the arena entrance, a fair old trek away. Anyone who walked with a stick, had a dodgy back/knee/hip, or breathing issues such as asthma, were instantly faced with a big problem - how many times can I manage that walk and incline each day? Once in the arena, we noticed a marked increase in prices at the bar and food stalls, beyond inflationary expectations. £6:50 for a can of cider that you can get for £1 in any supermarket. £12:50 for a bratwurst hot dog & small tray of chips. Yes, I would recommend this event on the strength of the music variety and quality, but would make it clear to everyone to go with deep pockets and be prepared for a hike. We survived the full weekend and slithered out of the muddy field via an unofficial track to the industrial park. Many others left much earlier, some as early as Saturday morning. The increasing number of gaps in the vehicle and camping fields told the story of a wet weekend that became very hard work. Will we return for Sign of the Times 2025? I doubt it.

Review of Sign of the Times

We had heard lots of good things about the festival but it didn't start well, we arrived on Thursday but it took us an hour to be parked, apparently it was not like this the year before. We were in the vehicle field on top of a hill, but the nearest place to get water was down near the arena entrance... a bit of a walk when going up hill carrying water. Like all things when the rain comes and the festival organisers haven't sorted any contingencies it can cause stress. We were in the vehicle field and left Sunday morning as we were told nothing had been organised to pull vehicles out, vans were already skidding their way out at 10am on Sunday morning, adding concern about the field being even more churned up after further rainfall later. The organisers were asking on social media, for the Sunday arrivals to try and find alternative methods of getting to the site rather than by car, but offering no suggestions of where or how. We had paid for posh loos and showers, by Saturday afternoon only one of the ladies' toilets was working and we were being advised to use the arena toilets, as they were better. Some of the mixing for the music wasn't right and often we couldn't hear the singers very well. All staff were exceptionally friendly, however we never saw any medical support around the place and apparently the previous year there was someone continuously cleaning the toilets, but by Sunday morning a lot of the toilets were pretty full. Hopefully they will get back to where they were last year, it was a shame our first experience wasn't great but I appreciate that other festival goers said it was so much better previous years.

Review of Sign of the Times

Review of Sign of the Times

Live in vehicle field was totally disorganised. No water tap, very few toilets, long walk down and up hill to festival. Posh loos were filthy and eorse than the normal loos. Won't be going next year

Review of Sign of the Times

Great value for money, brilliant music.
Lovely vibe good choices for food.
Definitely going back in 2025.

Review of Sign of the Times

Thoroughly enjoyed this year's festival again (our 3rd). The line up wasn't quite as strong as the last couple of years (IMHO), but we still had a great time. It was a shame the weather was so awful, but not much could have been done about that.

Review of Sign of the Times

We had a great time and will return....but please put another water pipe up the hill by the motorhome field....and maybe a plan b for dealing with the mud especially at the entrance, more straw perhaps? Great touch having the football on! Thanks SOTT...XX PS...somewhere selling milk for the teetotallers!!

Review of Sign of the Times

Review of Sign of the Times