2013
Festival reviews from the year 2013
Open East Festival 2013 Review
Review and pictures by Naomi Jones – with her girls Eloise (6), Charlotte (3) and Amelie (3)
It’s not often you get the opportunity to bounce on a life-sized replica of Stonehenge. Open East Festival this weekend sees the return of Sacrilege, created by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. A fun and interactive piece of art as you could ever hope for!
Read more…
Larmer Tree 2013 Review
Larmer Tree is a wonderful family friendly festival for all ages
Review and pictures by Naomi Jones – with her girls Eloise (6), Charlotte (3) and Amelie (3)
I have wanted to go to Larmer Tree festival for so long – mainly because of its reputation for being one of the most family friendly and inclusive festivals in the UK. And it didn’t disappoint.
Latitude 2013 Review
It’s been said that Latitude is “more than just a music festival” and we can certainly vouch for that.
Latitude is no stranger to us but there was something different about this year… most notably the sun was shining!
We arrived in our campervan Thursday at around two o’clock and were surprised to see no queues. We had planned to get there as early as we could knowing how far away from the festival site the family campervan field is.
Once set up, we went into the festival arena and all of the familiar sights and sounds of Latitude became quickly recognisable, minus the mud of course! Read more…
Flummoxed 2013 Parent Review
FLUMMOXED FESTIVAL: 6-7th JULY 2013
Reviewed by Debbie Gregory (with 4 children!)
I was gutted to miss the Feast in the Woods in May so I looked out for other events organised by Honeywoods Camping and was excited to get tickets for Flummoxed.
I was looking forward to this so much. It was also my birthday so thought it would be a great way to celebrate with my family. It was a case of bring-your-own food and drinks, although there was a great hog roast provided by a local butcher on the Saturday night.
Blissfields 2013 Review
Blissfields is exactly the right size for a family festival and with an atmosphere so friendly you will instantly feel part of a community. It is neither too big that your children will get lost or too small that there is nothing to do.
Wychwood 2013 Review
After a weekend at Wychwood Festival, my son ran through the school door telling his teacher and friends all about dragons, staying up late, making friends, eating crumpets, dancing to music, seeing Mr Bloom, bubbles and bouncy castles. So if you asked him if he enjoyed it, I would say it was a big YES. But from a parent’s perspective, it wasn’t all plain sailing.
Feast in the Woods 2013 Review
Feast in the Woods is a wonderful way to explore the outdoor life with like-minded people
I take my children to festivals not just for the music, but for the sense of community and the chance to experience life outdoors and connect with nature. So when I heard about a new popup camping event called Feast in the Woods, only an hour and a half from London, I jumped at the opportunity to go. This promised so many things I love – wild camping in the woods, cooking on the fire, gourmet food, boating on a lake – throw in a well-stocked bar and, well, it sounded like paradise to me. And it was. Read more…
Bearded Theory 2013 Parent Review
Review by Joanne Murphy:
Bearded Theory 2013 was my 2nd ever festival.
Sitting near a river, listening to a waterfall (all very safely fenced off), whilst the kids play under a huge ancient tree, was a million miles away from anything I expected my first Bearded experience to be.
Wood Festival 2013 Parent Review
Kids love WOOD and happy kids mean happy parents.
The intimate site feels incredibly safe and our gang of children aged between 7 and 12 were entirely free range for the weekend, returning to us only for food, or a few pounds to spend on gang uniform of hair braids and temporary tattoos. Or to tell us about how they had all been stuck in an incredibly tall tree and couldn’t get down and it was really scary and they were off to do it again! They loved the freedom, the paths through the woods, the woodland play park and we loved the fact that they were able to be an independent little gang. One of many independent little gangs roaming the site all weekend, it was like Lord of the Flies gone good.
Kaya 2013 Parent Review
This review has been removed at the request of the author.
Open East Festival 2013 Review
Review and pictures by Naomi Jones – with her girls Eloise (6), Charlotte (3) and Amelie (3)
It’s not often you get the opportunity to bounce on a life-sized replica of Stonehenge. Open East Festival this weekend sees the return of Sacrilege, created by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. A fun and interactive piece of art as you could ever hope for!
Read more…
Latitude 2013 Review
It’s been said that Latitude is “more than just a music festival” and we can certainly vouch for that.
Latitude is no stranger to us but there was something different about this year… most notably the sun was shining!
We arrived in our campervan Thursday at around two o’clock and were surprised to see no queues. We had planned to get there as early as we could knowing how far away from the festival site the family campervan field is.
Once set up, we went into the festival arena and all of the familiar sights and sounds of Latitude became quickly recognisable, minus the mud of course! Read more…
Blissfields 2013 Review
Blissfields is exactly the right size for a family festival and with an atmosphere so friendly you will instantly feel part of a community. It is neither too big that your children will get lost or too small that there is nothing to do.
Feast in the Woods 2013 Review
Feast in the Woods is a wonderful way to explore the outdoor life with like-minded people
I take my children to festivals not just for the music, but for the sense of community and the chance to experience life outdoors and connect with nature. So when I heard about a new popup camping event called Feast in the Woods, only an hour and a half from London, I jumped at the opportunity to go. This promised so many things I love – wild camping in the woods, cooking on the fire, gourmet food, boating on a lake – throw in a well-stocked bar and, well, it sounded like paradise to me. And it was. Read more…
Wood Festival 2013 Parent Review
Kids love WOOD and happy kids mean happy parents.
The intimate site feels incredibly safe and our gang of children aged between 7 and 12 were entirely free range for the weekend, returning to us only for food, or a few pounds to spend on gang uniform of hair braids and temporary tattoos. Or to tell us about how they had all been stuck in an incredibly tall tree and couldn’t get down and it was really scary and they were off to do it again! They loved the freedom, the paths through the woods, the woodland play park and we loved the fact that they were able to be an independent little gang. One of many independent little gangs roaming the site all weekend, it was like Lord of the Flies gone good.
Larmer Tree 2013 Review
Larmer Tree is a wonderful family friendly festival for all ages
Review and pictures by Naomi Jones – with her girls Eloise (6), Charlotte (3) and Amelie (3)
I have wanted to go to Larmer Tree festival for so long – mainly because of its reputation for being one of the most family friendly and inclusive festivals in the UK. And it didn’t disappoint.
Flummoxed 2013 Parent Review
FLUMMOXED FESTIVAL: 6-7th JULY 2013
Reviewed by Debbie Gregory (with 4 children!)
I was gutted to miss the Feast in the Woods in May so I looked out for other events organised by Honeywoods Camping and was excited to get tickets for Flummoxed.
I was looking forward to this so much. It was also my birthday so thought it would be a great way to celebrate with my family. It was a case of bring-your-own food and drinks, although there was a great hog roast provided by a local butcher on the Saturday night.
Wychwood 2013 Review
After a weekend at Wychwood Festival, my son ran through the school door telling his teacher and friends all about dragons, staying up late, making friends, eating crumpets, dancing to music, seeing Mr Bloom, bubbles and bouncy castles. So if you asked him if he enjoyed it, I would say it was a big YES. But from a parent’s perspective, it wasn’t all plain sailing.
Bearded Theory 2013 Parent Review
Review by Joanne Murphy:
Bearded Theory 2013 was my 2nd ever festival.
Sitting near a river, listening to a waterfall (all very safely fenced off), whilst the kids play under a huge ancient tree, was a million miles away from anything I expected my first Bearded experience to be.
Kaya 2013 Parent Review
This review has been removed at the request of the author.