BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME

Tickets: Forgive us for saying this but…. Don’t forget your tickets. It has happened more than a few times. We always aim to have a solution in this situation but cannot guarantee that you will be able to enter the venue.

If you are coming without having bought a ticket, please check availability with the Box Office first – we would love to accommodate everyone, but our capacities are not elastic and many events this year will be sold out. Also, please remember that you will need cash to buy a ticket on the door.

Clothing and footwear: If the weather forecast is poor, please dress accordingly. None of our venues has a front of house area in which to wait before doors open, so an umbrella can be a life saver. Some of our venues’ parking areas are a short walk away, and in the case of Bowhouse is in an adjacent field so could be muddy if there has been a prolonged period of rain recently.

Take your time… En route to an event, please leave plenty of time. The East Neuk is a rural area and farms and other businesses need the roads as much as anyone: tractors and other slow moving vehicles can add minutes to journey times. ENF’s venues are located in different villages in the East Neuk, but we have tried to minimise driving by locating consecutive events no more than 15 minutes apart.

On the flipside… please don’t arrive too early. Doors open 30 minutes before the start time of each event and our venues do not have indoor areas in which to wait should the weather be cold , windy or wet.

Food & Drink… ENF does not supply food and drink at venues, with the exception of interval drinks – we prefer to encourage everyone to use local cafes and restaurants. If for any medical or health reason you need to ensure sustenance is ready to hand, please bring it with you.

Water & cough sweets If you need water during a performance please bring still water only [fizzy water can be noisy] and please try to sip during pauses in the music to avoid distracting performers and other listeners. Likewise, a cough sweet is a life saver, but please try to remember to unwrap noisy cellophane ahead of time and to have the sweets ready to hand.

Remember, too, that all ENF venues can be reached by public transport. Some can also be travelled between on foot or bike.