Location

Address

The Gathering this year will be held approximately 1 mile North East of Coningsby, 20 miles Sourth East of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

It is on the minor road between Coningsby and the B1191 (Horncastle).

The Grid Reference is TF 230 597, Lat. and Long. 53°07'16" N 0°09'48" W.

For more details, contact the Gathering collective.

Maps

We have produced small maps to the Gathering. The black arrows point to the Gathering site.

• Routefinding map
• Mid scale map
• Large scale map

There are also Multimap and Streetmap maps of the area. (Links open in new window)

Directions

From the South, take the A1 and A1(M) to Peterborough, Follow the A1139 (outer ring road) then the A15 north towards Lincoln. Turn right off the A15 north of Sleaford onto the A17 (East), then left onto the A153 to Coningsby. There will be signs from Coningsby to the site.

From the North, follow the A1(M) and the M62 (East). Turn onto the M18(South) and the M180 (East). Turn off at Junction 4 and take the A18 and A1084 East through Brigg and Caistor, then the B1225 and A158 south to Horncastle. In Horncastle take the B1191 (South East), signposted Woodhall Spa. After two miles, turn left onto a minor road signposted Coningsby. The site is approximately 3 miles on the left.

From the West, follow the M62 and follow directions as from the North above.

The Multimap site also offers an automated directions service from anywhere in the UK, use the grid reference (TF230597) as the destination (page opens in new window.)

We have a liftshare page for coordinating lifts to/from other areas of the country. Please save petrol and road miles and be prepared to share your transport!

If you get thoroughly lost then ring the Gathering mobile on 0779 209 1822 for help and advice.

Public transport

The site is served by an hourly bus service from the nearest mainline station. As such we are not offering Gathering transport this year, except for those who really need it (i.e. with kids, disabled or carrying lots of equipment).

However, we have now discovered that there is no bus service on the Sunday. Therefore if you really need to travel on the Sunday - can't stay till the Monday - give us a ring (see the "Contact us" page) and we should be able to organise lifts to Lincoln Station.

The nearest mainline station is Lincoln. View train times to Lincoln at the National Rail Enquiries site (page opens in new window.)

Buses run from Lincoln city bus station to the nearest bus stop to the site (Tattershall Thorpe) hourly on the hour during the day (except Sunday) and take approximately 45 minutes. The last bus leaves Lincoln at 6pm. More details may be found at the Lincolnshire journey planner site. (link opens in new window.)

Lincoln bus station is approx 200yards from the train station; cross the road in front of the station, turn right and follow the street along, bus station is on left. Buses leave from stand Q, near where the buses enter the station. We are told the buses are wheelchair accessible, though we advice people with mobility difficulties to make alternative transport arrangements as listed below.

Bus users need to ask for the stop in Tattershall Thorpe, by the pub. At Tattershall, walk on in the direction of the bus for 1 mile. The road bears sharply to right, take the road off to left here, then at the T-junction turn left. Site is on the right about ½ mile. It will be signposted.

For cyclists and people with impaired mobility, we suggest catching the train from Lincoln to Metheringham. Metheringham is the nearest branch line station to the site. It is a 12 minute journey from Lincoln to Metheringham, which itself is approximately 15 miles from the site along B-roads through attractive countryside (for cyclists!). However there are no trains to/from Metheringham on Sunday.

Wheelchair users and people with other mobility impairments are advised to telephone the Gathering mobile on 0779 209 1822 (or 0798 428 9876 if the previous number doesn't work) and ask to be picked up from Metheringham. On the Sunday we will be able to offer lifts to Lincoln, on request.

Pickups

As stated above, due to the reasonable public transport we are not offering regular pickups this Gathering. Pickups will only be arranged for those who really need them, i.e. those with kids, those with health problems, disabled people, those with lots of luggage and those who really can't avoid travelling on Sunday (when there are no buses).

If you really need to be picked up for one of the above reasons then please telephone the Gathering in advance on 0779 209 1822 (or 0798 428 9876 if the first number stops working for any reason). Contributions to this transport would be very much appreciated.

Hitching

There isn't a lot of traffic in the vicinity of the site. If you're hitching you are probably better getting to Lincoln and catching the bus.