We’re very excited to as soon as once more convey you our Medieval Pageant and look ahead to welcoming you again in 2023.

We acknowledge that 2022 had some challenges and we now have taken on board the suggestions acquired to convey you a greater competition expertise in 2023.

Relating to the gang considerations, please know that sure, we’re lowering the amount of holiday makers this yr, and we is not going to promote past our cap.

Nonetheless, with lowered capability means we can have fewer tickets out there, so it’s essential to not delay your buy to keep away from lacking out.

Moreover, our staff are working by means of the next ache factors to alleviate the problems.

For improved entry and gross sales processes, we now have modified our ticketing supplier this yr, the advantages of which we anticipate sooner entry into the competition, in addition to devoted ticketing help, and for the primary time, the chance to buy ticket insurance coverage for peace of thoughts.

Because of the recognition of our Stag Inn, we’re excited to be bringing again the second tavern, a Viking Mead Tavern referred to as Heorot Corridor, to scale back the pressure on the Stag Inn and supply one other consuming location, on the far finish of the Pageant website, close to the viking encampments.  We’re most undoubtedly not pre-selling meals packs this yr. 

With connectivity a serious concern for our retailers and stalls, we’re nonetheless infrastructure to help the wifi for our distributors, and we now have invested in Starlink and can be testing it within the meantime, in addition to exploring extra options.

Relating to suggestions concerning the visitors and bus transfers, we now have had a number of in-depth visitors administration conferences with Dept of Transport and MBRC and we’re rising our buses from the Park and Experience.

For higher accessibility to amenities, we’re rising moveable rest room amenities this yr and planning to construct one other everlasting rest room facility (sadly gained’t be inbuilt time this yr)

To alleviate the meals queues, we’re working exhausting to supply extra native meals distributors. Put up COVID we misplaced a number of of our small meals distributors who have been unable to remain afloat, and others who had hesitancies after investing in inventory the yr prior and having the Pageant cancelled inside the last week on account of lockdowns.

We’re a further ATM location, nevertheless we nonetheless have to stress to convey money. Our distant location makes digital entry very tough with out important funding (and time to construct) required for extra cell towers, which we hope can be carried out at a state or native authorities stage within the coming years.

As you’ll be able to think about it’s a balancing act of conserving tickets reasonably priced and delivering all of the amenities required, and the competition additionally serves as our key fundraising occasion to help the operations of the Abbey Museum. The competition is one thing that we put numerous love and energy into, and we wish this mirrored as an incredible expertise for all.