Camp Bestival – Access bridges and swim pontoons

31 August 2023 • 1 minute read

Camp Bestival, the UK’s best-loved and most successful festivals combining action-packed festival adventures with a fantastic family camping holiday (and our pontoons if you attended Camp Bestival in Shropshie at least)

We’re recently back from having supplied over 300sqm of pontoon to Camp Bestival in Shropshire and what a great weekend it was. Our pontoons were used as a pedestrian bridge linking one of the premium campsites to the main festival arena as well as two access points for swimming and paddleboarding – https://shropshire.campbestival.net/line-up/attractions-activities/wild-swimming

Although predominantly used for commercial applications our pontoons are a great addition to events, both public and private. Just take a look at our website for examples of what we can and have done in the past.

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