Each day of the Oxfordshire Festival, the EMF operates a bus service between Didcot Parkway railway station and Dorchester-on-Thames.
As we cannot charge for the EMF Bus Service, we instead need to request donations of £10.00 for each run. These donations help to offset the high costs of fuel and the hire of the vehicle. We would be extremely grateful if you could make donations either by sending a cheque or by BACS transfer in advance of the Festival: details are on the Timetable and Seat Reservation Form, which may be downloaded as a PDF by following this link. Otherwise, the driver can accept a cheque or cash donation on the day.
Please note that seats do need to be reserved by means of the downloadable form as spaces are very limited indeed and seats cannot be guaranteed without prior reservation. The Seat Reservation Form, which also includes a timetable, can be downloaded by following this link. The form can be filled in digitally and emailed to em.marshall-luck@englishmusicfestival.org.uk; printed and filled in by hand and a scanned copy emailed to the same address; or printed, filled in by hand, and sent by post to Em Marshall-Luck, The English Music Festival, PO Box 123, Clunton, Craven Arms, SY7 7BP.
Please also note that Services 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A and 4B are request services only and the bus will not run unless tickets have been pre-booked for the journey.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Festival at Dorchester-on-Thames in May.
* THIS BUS WILL NOT RUN UNLESS TICKETS HAVE BEEN PRE-BOOKED FOR THE JOURNEY
TIMES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY CHANGES IN THE RAIL TIMETABLE
Booking for the 2024 May EMF is now open to all. As always, discounts are available for residents local to the Festival’s home, Dorchester-on-Thames; and these special prices may be obtained by entering your postcode at the Box Office’s front page. To book your tickets, please follow this link.
We are delighted to announce the programme for the 2024 May EMF. This year, for the first time, all our events will be held in Dorchester-on-Thames, with the concerts taking place in the glorious surroundings of Dorchester Abbey; the talks in the historic Village Hall. The full programme, with details of venues, works and artists, may be seen on this page. Booking for Friends of the Festival will open in early March, with general booking opening two weeks later; tickets will be available by post or through our online Box Office.
We have recently introduced a new tier to our Friends’ Scheme for Corporate Friends — so, if you own, or help to run, a company or a similar organisation, and would like to enjoy the special benefits that this tier offers, please do consider joining at this level. For more details about our Friends’ Scheme, please follow this link for a description of the tiers and their benefits, together with information about how to join.