Camping and Food

As you may know, we offer free camping at the venue for ThrudBall. And now we are able to offer camping until the Monday morning. However, we have been forced to issue some rules and guidelines for anyone camping.

1. This is a family friendly event. We expect all attendees to conduct themselves appropriately.

2. Please respect other people who are camping.

3. 1am is lights out and quiet time. Failure to respect this will result in your expulsion from the event. For those who are determined to continue to socialise after 1am, a location will be made available a distance away from the main camping area: this must be used. However, all users of this space must still recognise the important of maintaining a low volume so that others can sleep.

4. Please drink responsibly.

5. Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in your expulsion from the event.

6. No fires or barbecues. The use of small camping stoves is permitted, but we ask all users to use them well clear of any flammable items and to immediately report any misuse by others that they see.

7. Anyone found to be drinking their own alcoholic drinks will have to leave the venue and the tournament (this is not our decision but rather a rule from the venue). A refund will not be provided.

8. Dogs are not allowed onsite.

9. Please keep your camping space tidy and litter free. There are bins provided: please use them. Please also ensure that you take all your belongings with you and leave the place as tidy as you found it. This is a family environment, so please act in a responsible and welcoming manner.

10. The toilets and showers in the changing rooms will be open 24/7. However, please don’t make a mess in there, and if you see any problems, let the event staff or venue staff know as soon as possible.

11. We have a very limited number of power supplies available for those camping, which are reserved solely for those with medical needs, and can be found by the containers. There are standard three pin sockets there, and we do not provide cables, adaptors or anything along those lines.

12. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact the team via email admin@thrudball.com.

Included in your ticket will be food for the weekend and food only tickets are available too. 

Meals included are: Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Breakfast & Lunch. Saturday dinner in 2024 will be a Hog Roast, or a Vegan Paella for those who do not eat meat.

As always, if you have any dietary requirements or allergies/restrictions, please let us know when you purchase your ticket. If you don’t tell us about it, we cannot cater for your requirements.

We will be running a Halfling Bake Stand. Slices of home-made cake, cookies, etc., will be available to purchase through the weekend, all donated by fellow attendees of the event. For what's on offer, please see the Bake Stand when you arrive. If you wish to donate some baked goodness to the Bake Stand, please feel free to bring it over after you register! 

Note: if you're bringing something with you, please do bring a list of ingredients so that those attendees with food allergies or sensitivities can be confident about whether they can join in or not.

1. Somewhere to sleep overnight – free camping is available at the venue for Friday, Saturday and Sunday Night–yes, you can stay over until Monday morning to save yourself on that long drive back!

2. Your Painted Team (minimum three colours and based –preferably numbered as per your roster. Any models deemed unpainted by the Referee team will gain the Loner skill for the entire weekend, or until they are painted!).

3. A copy of the BB2020 Rules and updates, with appropriate templates/cards/etc.

4. Spending money for the bake stand, raffle, and three-skull challenge. Please note there isn’t a cash point on site, although the bar does take card payments and auction winnings can be paid for by PayPal.

5. Team rosters will be provided online, but if you wish to bring a paper copy for your and/or your opponent, please do.

6. Appropriate dice (including block dice) and a ball counter/marker.

7. Transport to and from the event.

8. This Tournament Pack (or access to the website).

9. A mug if you want hot drinks whilst camping