MAP & DIRECTIONS

Planning your visit to Gloworm Festival 2026? Check out the official Gloworm Festival site map below 👇

Located at beautiful Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire, Gloworm Festival is one of the UK’s most exciting family festivals, welcoming visitors from across the UK, and Locally in Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, Lincoln, Doncaster and Leicester looking for unforgettable family days out and summer festival experiences.

Gloworm Festival Location

Gloworm Festival takes place at:

Thoresby Park
Nr. Ollerton
Newark
Nottinghamshire

Perfectly positioned in the East Midlands, Gloworm Festival is easily accessible for families searching for:

  • What’s on in Nottingham
  • Family events near Sheffield
  • Things to do with kids in Derby
  • Family festivals near Leicester
  • Kids activities in Lincolnshire
  • Days out near Doncaster

SITE MAP

The new site features closer camping facilities this year with the furthest camping points just a 5 minute walk, with hard standing paths making it easier for pushchairs and other such items.

Day parking visitors is only a 5 minute walk on hard standing paths to the main site.

How To Get To Gloworm Festival

Campers, Glampers & Park & Pitch

Use postcode NG22 9EB in your SatNav, which will direct you to White Lodge, the campers entrance into the Thoresby Estate.
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When approaching the estate, simply follow festival and parking signage to the Gloworm Festival campsite.

We recommend checking your route before travelling, as some SatNav systems may incorrectly direct vehicles towards private roads surrounding the estate.

If you are traveling from the North, you will be required to drive past the entrance, down to Ollerton Island and back up to turn left into the estate.

All customers will exit via Perlethorpe village.

Travelling From Nearby Cities

Gloworm Festival is conveniently located for families travelling from across the Midlands and Yorkshire, including:

  • Nottingham – approximately 40 minutes
  • Sheffield – approximately 50 minutes
  • Lincoln – approximately 50 minutes
  • Derby – approximately 1 hour
  • Doncaster – approximately 45 minutes
  • Leicester – approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

Thoresby Park is located just 22 miles north of Nottingham city centre.

Gloworm Festival has quickly become one of the region’s favourite family festivals for parents searching for summer events, family entertainment, camping weekends and things to do with children across Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.