The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival is on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 2027, open 10am to 6pm each day, in the fields at the Fighting Cocks crossroads just outside Newchurch. It has been held on the third weekend of August since 1983. There is no public camping on the showground (only a little for traders), so you need a campsite nearby.
The Arreton Valley around Newchurch is full of small sites. Southland, the Caravan and Motorhome Club site, and the two farm sites at Queen's Bower are all under a kilometre away, close enough to walk over in the morning and stroll back after the last band. Mid-August is peak season, so book early, especially for hook-up pitches.
21 to 22 August 2027
Fighting Cocks Crossroads, Bathingbourne Lane, Sandown PO36 0LU
The event's own camping: None for the public. Only limited trader camping; the organisers point visitors to nearby campsites.
We priced every campsite below for those 2 nights. 8 have a price; the cheapest is Dairymans Daughter Cottage CS, at £20 for two adults. 1 want a longer minimum stay that week.
Glamping site · Newchurch · on the doorstep
about £140.29 for 2 nights, two adults · A single hut for two in Newchurch village, a few minutes' walk from the festival. Let with Friday changeovers, so book a week that covers the festival.
Shepherd's huts
from £70.14/night
ViewTouring park · Newchurch · 0.5 miles
about £78 for 2 nights, two adults · On Winford Road at the edge of Newchurch, about 0.8 km from the festival, so roughly 15 minutes on foot along the lanes. Level meadow with hardstandings for caravans and motorhomes.
Caravan and Motorhome Club site, open to non-members
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents
from £39/night
ViewFarm campsite · Alverstone · 0.5 miles
Field on a working dairy farm at Queen's Bower, about 0.8 km from the showground. Details online are old, so phone before you travel.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewSmall certificated site · Alverstone · 0.6 miles
£48 for 2 nights, two adults · Members' CL next to Queen Bower Farm and Borthwood Copse, under a kilometre from the festival. The Fighting Cocks pub is nearby, and dogs stay free.
Members only · join the Caravan and Motorhome Club to stay
Caravans, motorhomes
from £24/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Alverstone · 0.8 miles
£42 for 2 nights, two adults · About 150 metres from the Red Squirrel Trail, so you can cycle most of the way to the festival on the old railway path. Five hardstanding pitches by fishing lakes.
Members only · join the Caravan and Motorhome Club to stay
Caravans, motorhomes
from £21/night
ViewGlamping site · Newchurch · 1 miles
£360 for 2 nights, two adults · Yurts behind the Garlic Farm on Mersley Lane, about 1.7 km from the festival. Two or three night minimum stays depending on dates.
Yurts
from £100/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Arreton · 1.1 miles
about £20 for 2 nights, two adults
Members only · join the Camping and Caravanning Club to stay
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £10/night
ViewTouring park · Apse Heath · 1.2 miles
£50 for 2 nights, two adults · At Apse Heath, about 2 km from the festival and under a kilometre from Sandown Airport, so handy if you're staying on for the Scooter Rally, usually the following weekend.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, pods, static caravans
from £13/night
ViewCampsite · Apse Heath · 1.3 miles
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
For 2027 an adult (16 and over) pays £16 for a day or £25 for the weekend. Children aged 5 to 15 are £7.50 a day or £12.50 for the weekend, and under-5s go free. There is a £1 booking fee per online order, and tickets are also sold at the gates. A weekend ticket suits campers: you can leave and come back the same day with a hand stamp or your wristband.
There is no cash machine on site, and some smaller traders and charity stalls take cash only, so bring some from Sandown or Newport. Dogs are welcome on a lead, which makes the festival easy for anyone at a dog-friendly campsite.
Southern Vectis route 8 (Newport, Robin Hill, Sandown, Bembridge and Ryde) stops right outside the main gates. Campers in Sandown, Lake or near Ryde can ride it straight to the festival; from Cowes take the 1 to Newport and change to the 8.
By bike, the Red Squirrel Trail (National Cycle Route 23) runs on old railway line between Newport and Sandown and passes close to Alverstone and Newchurch. The festival's advice is to leave it for the last mile on the main road to the site. Bike racks are provided at the festival. Parking is free in the fields next to the showground if you do drive.
The Garlic Farm on Mersley Lane, about 1.7 km from the festival, has a farm shop, restaurant and yurts. Robin Hill is on the route 8 bus towards Newport, and Sandown's beach is a short drive away. The Scooter Rally at Sandown Airport is usually the following weekend, over the August bank holiday, and the campsites around Apse Heath serve both.
No. The Garlic Festival has no public camping, only limited camping for traders. The nearest campsites are Southland at Newchurch and the farm sites at Queen's Bower, all under a kilometre from the Fighting Cocks crossroads.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August 2027, open 10am to 6pm each day, at the Fighting Cocks crossroads near Newchurch, PO36 0LU.
For 2027, adults pay £16 for a day or £25 for the weekend, and children aged 5 to 15 pay £7.50 or £12.50. Under-5s are free, and online orders carry a £1 booking fee.
Southern Vectis route 8, between Newport, Sandown and Ryde, stops right outside the main gates. Parking in the fields next to the festival is free.
Yes. Dogs are welcome if they are well behaved and kept on a lead at all times, and owners must clean up after them.
Willow Shepherd's Hut, right on the doorstep.
Dairymans Daughter Cottage CS, from £10 a night for two adults, is the lowest price we can find over the next year. Prices change with the season and the day of the week, so put your dates into the calculator on this page.
7 of the 11: Southland Club Campsite, Borthwood Caravans CL, Alverstone Ponds CL, Dairymans Daughter Cottage CS, The Old Barn Holiday Park, Village Way Caravan and Camping Park and Willow Brook Camping.
Yes: Borthwood Caravans CL and Dairymans Daughter Cottage CS.
Yes, at Willow Shepherd's Hut and The Garlic Farm Yurts. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
