Y Not Festival Pikehall Matlock reviews by real event-goers

Review of Y Not Festival

Lack of toilets in VIP and conditions were appalling. No soap, toilet paper, running water or sanitary bins in VIP Campsite or VIP Bar. Food prices were insane and I got food poisoning and had to leave early due to being violently ill. Very out of pocket! Only thing good about the festival is the music.

Review of Y Not Festival

Positives: Good line up. Beautiful countryside. Loved the glamping tents. Friendly staff and traders. Occasional sunshine.

Negatives: Toilets, toilets, toilets! There were not enough of them, they were usually full and not being cleaned. The two toilet blocks on the Glamping site were inadequate for the number of tents. Posh loos were advertised but this was far from posh. Being able to wash hands is important at a festival.

The VIP bar area by the Big Gin was a waste of money. Again, limited overfull loos.

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

Toilet situation , there clearly wasn’t enough toilet on campsites and arena .

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

Barely charged your phone, very slow

Review of Y Not Festival

A long time attendee of the YNot - this year the organisation has been the worst ever... coincides with Superstruct taking over the festival in late 2022...

Parking and camping miles apart, accessible campervan a long, long walk from the festival entrance - far from ideal.

Loos on site... as they used to be 20 years ago - quite disgusting. Over flowing, not enough, not emptied often enough, huge queues. IoW for example have access to stand-up urinals for those who want to use them. Ynot had this too, but too few and it turned in to a stinky mudbath.

Line-up - ok. You know what you're getting when you buy your ticket. Paul Weller Sunday night headliner? No. just no.

Too many scallies here this year, open view driig taking, c0ke snorting.

Typical festival food prices - expensive, and not the quality it has been.

Needs to try harder

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

one of the best festivals in the country, amazing lineup every year
however, absolutely disgusted with the way the people in accessibility weren’t allowed through the gates at the end considering it’s been the same all weekend. ended up causing more trouble as people helped themselves to open it instead.

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

Review of Club Class Luxury Campsite Pass at Y Not Festival 2019

Review of Y Not Festival

Unfortunately I broke my arm and couldn't attend the festival but trying to get a refund has been a nightmare. I have sent them all medical records and we paid ticket protection but they are still wanting a doctors note saying I was unable to drive, will never buy tickets for it again as it looks as though they are not paying a refund

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

Definitely worth it to feel clean all weekend

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

Loved the festival and was great to have hot showers!

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

It was good to have access to hot showers and cleaner toilets, but it was not worth the price. Especially as they ran out of water, so showers were closed for 2 days out of 4. We were told there was nothing they could do.

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

More water stations, quicker entry system, quiet camping, better toilets in the arena required, other than that brilliant

Review of Chargecandy at Y Not Festival

Really convenient location and chargers were good for the money

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

Great showers !!

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

The club class pass is 100% worth the money! We camped in misty mountains and even though it was a bit of a trek it made the experience so much better being able to shower and have nice toilets!!! I will definitely be using club class again!!

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

Worth the money really good facility

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

This review is for the 'club class' luxury toilets and showers at Y Not Festival in July 2022.
It was promoted in an email from Y Not on the 1st July and the link read "It’ll be located with the General Camping area giving you easy access throughout the day!". What I took from that was that it would be easy to reach from the arena. Nope.
Firstly, I couldn't find it. It wasn't shown on the map. No stewards knew where it was. VIP hadn't heard of it. Welfare suggested the Box Office (reasonable suggestion) and they didn't know but thought it was in the Arena. After well over an hour of walking back and forth (and up in General Camping) I gave up assuming I'd been scammed.
Finally on Friday evening I saw someone wearing a Club Class wrist band and they told me where to find it. Not in the main general camping. Past the Glamping, past the family and quiet camping - basically right at the very end of the furthest point - "next to some sheep" as the lovely staff running it commented.
Was that "easy access throughout the day!"? Not really - unless you didn't want to see any bands. A good 20-30 minute walk each way.
What was there was good - probably 20 flushing toilets which were clean - clean/hot showers and a room with counters, make-up mirrors and hair dryers/straighteners.
It was nice to get clean, change in an open-plan female only changing room (fine but some cubicles would have been a good addition) and put my make up on for the day in a full size mirror. There were also some sinks - plenty of soap choices.
Would I buy it again? No.
It's not the fault of Club Class to be fair - but the festival organisers really screwed up on the location and lack of staff awareness.

Review of Club Class Luxury Pass at Y Not Festival

we enjoyed having access to the club class. hot showers were brilliant! would have loved the pamper lounge to have stayed open Sunday evening so we could get ready before the main act coming on.