Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012
Donington Park Farmhouse, Melbourne Road, Isley Walton, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2RN
Fri 25th to Sun 27th May 2012
Off The Tracks is celebrating its 24th anniversary, and is an event that brings you two festivals each year from Castle Donington in the very heart of England. A great FFA favourite and voted a top "small is beautiful" festival by The Times, Off The Tracks is a marvelous, family friendly festival.
Earlybird tickets are available from £55.
A 'Dream Ticket' joint ticketing deal inclusive of Off The Tracks Spring Festival + Bearded Theory Festival is available from £110.
Artists booked to appear include Harkwind, Wilko Johnson, and Dub Pistols.
Here is a movie of some highlights of the 2011 Spring festival shot by Peter Simmonds:
FFA on the Spring 2011 festival:
"The twice yearly Off The Tracks Festivals are truly hidden jewels in the festival crown; a magical combination of first class facilities, organization, intelligent music policy, a unique farm environment, great artists, and brilliant, brilliant festival goers. If ever a festival typified all that is good and precious about the small independent festival then Off the Tracks is surely it. No matter what your musical tastes or festival preferences, there should always be a place reserved for events like Off The Tracks in anyone’s festival calendar."
FFA on the Summer 2011 festival:
" OTT is one of the most precious, intimate, creative, and friendly festivals FFA has ever had the pleasure to review; populated by one of the most diverse and musically knowledgeable crowds around – it’s like a blisteringly good weekend long house party...... these very nice people at OTT give you, dear festival goer, two opportunities a year to become your own little piece of a truly magical jigsaw."
Why not take a look at 'Latest News' to discover what we thought about 2011's Off The Tracks Spring and Summer events.
This is a fantastic family friendly festival based in the heart of England.
This festival is situatated in the lovely countryside of the Derbyshire/Leicestershire border near Castle Donington.
Ordinarily a camping and caravan site, the facilities are great; proper loos, showers. There are hook up points for caravans and mobile homes.
There are 3 stages; the main, the 2nd and the barn, with a performance area near the ale bar with impromptu sessions in the farmhouse bar or in the courtyard
Main Stage
- Wilko Johnson
- The Fallows
- ZZ Birmingham Blues Band
Main Stage
Cabbage
Cabbage
- O.V.N.I. & Purusha
- Tetchi
- Bez 23
- Purusha
- Slack Baba
- Si Splatt
- Hoodwink
- Razzek
Nearest train station:
Long Eaton NG10 3GS(5.5 miles from venue)
Nearest coach station:
Nottingham Broadmarsh Bus Station, NG1 7LS(12 miles from venue)
From the M1 (South)
Leave the M1 at junction 23a, following signs for Nottingham East Midlands Airport (A453) and brown tourist signs for Donington Park. Go past the main entrance to the airport and on the A453 at Isley Walton take the Melbourne turning. We are half-a-mile down the road next the competitors entrance to Donington Park Circuit.
From the M1 (North)
Leave the M1 at junction 24 and follow the A453 to Isley Walton, turn right (signposted Melbourne). We are half-a-mile down the road next the competitors entrance to Donington Park Circuit.
From the M6
Leave the M6 at junction 15 heading for Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter (A50 bypass). Continue on the A50 following signs for Uttoxeter, Derby and later picking up signs for the M1. Continue past Uttoxeter following signs for the M1. Leave the A50 at the junction signposted Donington Park, Long Eaton and Shardlow. Take the fifth exit off the roundabout and follow the signs for Castle Donington and the brown Donington Park tourist sign. Continue through Castle Donington, on to the A453. At Isley Walton take the Melbourne turning. We are half-a-mile down the road next the competitors entrance to Donington Park Circuit.
From the M5/M4
Leave the M5 at junction 4a and join the M42. From the M40 join the M42 northbound at junction 3a. Continue northbound on the M42. Follow the M42 to junction 11 where it becomes the A42. Leave the A42 and take the A453 following signs for Nottingham East Midlands Airport. Isley Walton take the Melbourne turning. We are half-a-mile down the road next the competitors entrance to Donington Park Circuit.
From the M11/A1
Join the A14 heading west towards junction 19 of the M1. Join the M1 northbound at junction 19. Leave the M1 at junction 23a following signs for Nottingham East Midlands Airport (A453). On the A453 at Isley Walton take the Melbourne turning. We are half-a-mile down the road next the competitors entrance to Donington Park Circuit.
| Hotel | Miles * | Location | Rating | |
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| Donington Manor Hotel | 1.83 | Castle Donington |
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| Church View Hotel | 1.94 | Derby |
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| Morton Guesthouse | 1.94 | Castle Donington |
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| The Paddock Melbourne | 1.96 | East Midlands Airport |
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| Dbs Serviced Apartments | 1.97 | Derby |
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| Thistle East Midlands Airport | 2.02 | Castle Donington |
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| Harpur's of Melbourne | 2.37 | Derby |
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| Radisson Blu Hotel East Midlands Airport | 2.54 | East Midlands Airport |
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| Melbourne Arms Hotel Cuisine India | 2.68 | Derby |
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* Distances are provided for guidance and are calculated 'as the crow flies'. For directions and actual distances by road, please refer to the hotel directions tab for the particular hotel.
Latest News
Exclusive Interview with Off The Tracks Organiser Andy Cooper
Created on Wed 16th May 2012
Festivals For All caught up with Andy Cooper, one of the guys behind Off The Tracks, as he gears up for their Spring Festival 25th-27th May, in sunny Derbyshire.
FINAL MAIN STAGE ACTS FOR OFF THE TRACKS
Created on Fri 4th May 2012
Moulettes and ZZ Birmingham will complete the main stage line-up for Off The Tracks Spring Festival, which takes place from May 25-27 at Park Farmhouse, Isley Walton, Derbyshire.
Seismic Activity Reshuffles Off The Tracks Line-Up
Created on Wed 2nd May 2012
Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012 has undergone a slight reshuffle to its line-up.
Free Camping And Parking For Off The Tracks Advance Ticket Holders
Created on Thu 19th April 2012
With five weeks to go until Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012, the organisers have announced a great new deal for advance ticket buyers.
OFF THE TRACKS Confirms 16 More Acts
Created on Wed 28th March 2012
More details have been announced of the line-up for Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012.
Created on Thu 15th March 2012
Festivals For All managed to grab a quick interview with Simon Friend to talk about Simon’s new side project ‘Seismic Survey’, the Levellers, and his plans for 2012.
Exclusive Interview with Dave Brock from Off The Tracks headliner HAWKWIND
Created on Wed 7th March 2012
Let’s cut to the chase up front. Dave Brock is one of my heroes. Why’s that? He’s been at the helm of the good ship Hawkwind for over forty years. That’s why. Alongside their own phenomenal success, they have influenced generations of musicians across the world. From global rock acts to bed-sitter bands, most will reference Hawkwind as a key player in their musical development. There’s personal history too; as a young sprog, Hawkwind were one of the first bands I ever saw live. They ambled / shambled on stage to play the most stunning psychedelic space rock and I didn’t know what hit me. That one concert turned my head for the next ten years and I still recall it fondly as one of life’s little ‘events’. A genuinely defining moment in my personal musical evolution. So, would I be all calm and collected or blather uncontrollably when I got my first opportunity to chat with him? In what can be a very shallow industry, would Brock actually transpire to be a Hero or a Zero? ….. Here’s how The Blatherer and The Hero got on:
Levellers Guitarist Simon Friend Brings His Seismic Survey To Off The Tracks
Created on Wed 15th February 2012
Simon Friend’s Seismic Survey – the acoustic side-project set up by the Levellers guitarist and songwriter – have been added to the line-up for Off the Tracks Spring Festival 2012.
Hawkwind, Wilko Johnson, Dub Pistols for Off The Tracks Spring 2012
Created on Fri 10th February 2012
Hawkwind, Wilko Johnson and the Dub Pistols will headline Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2012.
Off The Tracks and Bearded Theory Announce Dream Ticket deal
Created on Thu 10th November 2011
Make a week of it with Off The Tracks & Bearded Theory - Two of the UK’s most respected music festivals have joined forces to offer a great value-for-money combined ticket deal.
Created on Fri 14th October 2011
Off The Tracks Festivals are offering even better value for money in 2012, after making early bird tickets available for the first time. The discounted tickets are now available for both Off The Tracks Festivals in 2012 (Spring May 25-27 and Summer Aug 31-Sept 2).
Off The Tracks Summer Festival 2011 Review
Created on Tue 6th September 2011
Something special happened near Donington last weekend. Those who experienced the 2011 Off The Tracks Summer Festival will never forget it. They won’t need to read this, or any other review, to remind them of a couple of days in time where everything was just ‘right’ …. They will instinctively feel it in their very bones. For those of you yet to discover OTT, read on.
Off The Tracks Spring Festival - Festival Review
Created on Wed 1st June 2011
The twice yearly Off The Tracks Festivals are truly hidden jewels in the festival crown; a magical combination of first class facilities, organization, intelligent music policy, a unique farm environment, great artists, and brilliant, brilliant festival goers. If ever a festival typified all that is good and precious about the small independent festival then Off the Tracks is surely it. No matter what your musical tastes or festival preferences, there should always be a place reserved for events like Off The Tracks in anyone’s festival calendar. No wonder it’s now in its 23rd year. FFA was lucky enough to attend the Off The Tracks (OTT) Spring festival (27-29 May 2011) …. and we loved it!
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