Event info

Yes. Children and young people come on a child ticket added to an adult's ticket, never on their own. Buy your own ticket first, then add theirs on the add-ons page. There are three:

• Child, ages 0 to 11

• Child, ages 12 to 14

• Young person, ages 15 to 17

Ages are on 24 May 2027, the first day of Nest. 18-year-olds buy an adult ticket.

Each adult ticket can have up to two children. If you're a single parent with more than two children, email childsafeguarding@burningnest.co.uk and we'll work something out together.

Their name, an emergency contact who isn't coming to Nest with them, and anything the gate and welfare crew should know about their diet, access or health ("nothing to declare" is an answer). We don't ask for their date of birth.

You also tell us who is responsible for them: either you hold parental responsibility and will be on site with them, or you don't, you're over 25, and their parent will contact our Child Safeguarding Lead before the event.

Parents and legal guardians are responsible for their children at all times, and need to be well and sober enough to look after them.

• Under 12: with their parent, carer or a named adult at all times, in all areas. A child under 12 found on their own is treated as lost and taken to Welfare.

• In the family camping area children can play together, even out of your sight, as long as you're somewhere in the family area too. Younger children shouldn't leave it without an adult.

• 12 to 17: can explore the areas marked for them without an adult in daylight, if you're happy for them to. Whether that's right for your child is your call.

• After dark (around 9pm): everyone under 18 has an adult with them.

• Some areas, such as the walkways and grass around the lakes and some theme camps, need an adult with under-18s at all times. They're signposted. Some areas and theme camps are 18+ only.

Carer tickets are available for anyone who needs support with access needs.

Children get a coloured wristband at the gate: yellow for under 12, red for 12 to 17.

There are also spare wristbands at the gate you can write a phone number on. We'd strongly encourage it. Check it stays readable through the week, and come back to the gate for a new one if it fades or rubs off.

Tell a Ranger or the Site Lead straight away, whoever is closest. Anyone with a radio can reach them, and there are radios at Gate, Welfare and the larger theme camps. We can close and watch the exits and start a search.

If your child is found before you've reported them missing, they're taken to Welfare Enough and looked after there while Rangers come and find you.

Yes. The adult needs to be over 25, and the child's parent or legal guardian needs to let us know in advance at childsafeguarding@burningnest.co.uk, with details of the child and the adult looking after them, and emergency contact details.

The adult should bring signed permission from the parent or guardian giving them temporary parental responsibility, and the parent should stay contactable during Nest in case of an emergency. If we haven't heard in good time, the Child Safeguarding Lead will get in touch.

As a parent you agree to the terms and the Code of Conduct for your child. Some things may be new to them, like no touching of any kind without consent and no photos without consent.

Please talk your children through Nest's version of the Burner Principles and the parts of the Code of Conduct that apply to them before you come. Children are children and we're all still learning, but it helps everyone.

Like any burn, some spaces aren't suitable for children (some theme camps are strictly adults only), and some things you may or may not want them to see, depending on your own views. People express themselves in many ways, including nudity and kink or fetish wear. There's no sexual activity in public spaces, but there may be art and other things with adult content. Some adults will be very drunk or high, especially at night, and on Friday, which is often a wilder party day.

The What Where When (the programme) is 18+ only, because it lists the 18+ camps and their workshops.

Most workshops won't suit children. Some families and camps run workshops for younger people, and it's up to each host whether children 12 and over can come on their own. We can't check whether the people running children's workshops are DBS checked, and it isn't a legal requirement. Everything at a burn is brought by the people who come, so please think about what will keep your children busy, and whether you could offer some time, skills or things to make Nest better for children.

The Friday evening cabaret is an open mic with a lot that children enjoy, and some acts with adult themes or swearing. The organisers try to put the family-friendly acts before a watershed and let parents know, but we can't guarantee it. The later part is after dark, when everyone under 18 needs an adult with them anyway.

If your child would like to perform earlier in the evening, they'd be very welcome. Get in touch with the cabaret organiser well in advance. You'll need to agree to it and be there to support them.

We're checking a few roles with our insurers and will update this soon. If they're covered, the minimum age is 14, because the law on volunteering is the same as for working, even for a few hours. You'd sign up for the shift as the main volunteer and your child would work alongside you, so an adult makes the commitment and you're there to give consent and support them.

Nest is a public event that anyone with a burner profile can buy a ticket for. It's on private land but it's a working estate with roads, paths and other ways in and out, so it's more like the centre of a small town than a private party. We want children to be fully part of it while meeting our licence and our responsibilities for everyone's health and safety.

We chose 12 because by the end of their first year at secondary school many children start getting around on their own. Until 2024 any under-18 without their parent or guardian counted as "found", so this is more relaxed than it was. We know some parents would let a younger child explore, and we're open to feedback on where the line is.

Almost certainly not. As an organisation running a public event with volunteers who come into contact with children, we have statutory responsibilities: volunteers who need it are trained to recognise safeguarding concerns, and we have a process for deciding whether a concern has to be referred.

We know parents may drink, children get lost and accidents happen. Our Child Safeguarding Lead is an experienced professional and the threshold for a referral is high. Except in the most serious situations, we'd always ask for your consent first.

Our Child Safeguarding Lead is Jenny. For questions about the Child and Family Safeguarding Policy, or any worry, email childsafeguarding@burningnest.co.uk. On site, talk to a Ranger, who'll bring in the Site Lead or Jenny if needed.

The Families Lead for 2027 is still being confirmed. In the meantime you can join the Burner Parents Nest Signal group, where you'll find last year's lead and lots of parents who've brought children to Nest and other burns.

We always welcome feedback on any of this, by email or in the survey after the event, which you can answer anonymously.