Cornbury Music Festival
Cornbury Music Festival
Read our reviews: 2018 2017, 2016 and 2015
Cornbury Music Festival has been a Festival Kidz favourite for many years. Its welcoming, safe and friendly atmosphere make it a hit among families. People come back year after year and say it is the highlight of their summer.
Known affectionately as ‘Poshstock’, this is definitely a festival for people who like their festivals to be nice.
It’s hyper middle-class with VIP opportunities galore, and picnic blankets and camping chairs aplenty. But everyone is welcome and it never feels too elitist.
Food is top-notch and while there are luxury items available, general festival fare is reasonably priced.
Kids’ activities are well thought out and plentiful, and there is a fab teen tent, The Mayflower, for older children.
It’s a great festival to let tweens and teens have their first experience of roaming a festival site by themselves. It’s large enough for them to feel independent, while small and safe enough to be comforting for parents. Kids this age will also enjoy the fairground rides and range of stalls on offer selling festival gear.
Posh loos, When Nature Calls, are available at an extra cost, but general toilet facilities are always clean and well stocked throughout the grounds.
The site is easy to get around and flat.
Family camping is very spacious and quiet, with plentiful toilets and showers and a beautiful view.
Music leans towards country and pop, and you will always find some real musical legends drawing the crowds.
**2017 was due to be the last year for Cornbury, but due to overwhelming demand, it is back for 2018!**
For more information and tickets, go to www.cornburyfestival.com
Read our latest Cornbury review
Best Family Friendly Festivals 2019
People are always asking us which festival is the best!
There’s no easy answer to this as everyone has their own favourites.
Festivals have such a broad reach these days. There really is something for everyone. Do you want luxury or basic facilities, indie or world music, laid-back or party central?
So before you dive in and buy tickets…
Cornbury Music Festival 2018 Review
The ‘return’ of Cornbury in all its glory…
Cornbury Music Festival, set in the Great Tew Estate in Oxfordshire, is possibly about as traditionally ‘British’ as you can get. If it wasn’t for the huge stages and campsites, one might be forgiven for thinking one might have stumbled upon a rather large village fete complete with Morris Dancers and straw boaters. Read more…
Our Writers’ Recommendations 2017
All of our writers are festival veterans with more festivals under their belts than they can count! So which festivals are they excited about this year?
Cornbury’s Fabulous Finale
Cornbury Festival has had a successful 13 year run. It has provided a lovely, rather posh family-friendly event that has converted even the most festival-shy.
However, this year, after much deliberation, the 14th Cornbury Festival will be the last. The good folk at Cornbury are looking forward to going out with a bang.
They’ve promised us they are pulling out ALL the stops for The Fabulous Finale. There will be all the usual great stuff, an array of top talent, friends old and new. There may even be a few sparklers at the end.
Cornbury 2016 Review
Dancing, relaxing, playing, laughing, feasting…
These are the first five words that spring to mind when I think back on our four days at Cornbury. I think it’s testament to a really great festival, especially where children are involved, when you can come back feeling relaxed and switched off. We were lucky to have exactly that experience.
Cornbury 2015 Review
I didn’t really know what to expect from Cornbury 2015 – having read words like ‘genteel’ and ‘civilised’ thrown at it, and being well aware of its location near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, home of the ‘Chipping Norton set’ I feared we commoners may be a little out of place.
Best Family Festivals 2015
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Here are our top picks for 2015!
Whether a festival is good for you depends on what music you’re into and what other things you like doing at festivals, as well as the age of your kids. If you are new to festivals with kids, you may want to read our guide to Choosing the right Family-Friendly Festival.
We have included our affiliate links in the listings – if you click “Buy Tickets Now” you will go straight to the ticket page for your chosen festival. You will not pay anything for this but the festival will give us a small commission to keep Festival Kidz up and running – so please use them!
Festival Kidz Award Winners 2014
Announcing the 2nd annual Festival Kidz Awards!
2014 was a fantastic year for family friendly festivals – we reviewed more than ever before and visited so many that it made judging the awards extremely difficult. If your favourite festival is missing from this list, please feel free to comment below!
Cornbury 2014 Review
Cornbury Music Festival 2014
Review by Ellie Allen and family
“Are we nearly there yet?”
My husband and I, along with our two boys (ages seven and eight) have been looking forward to this festival for weeks! Finally the day arrived and after a busy day at work and school, we were on our way.
We’d been watching the weather forecast all week and for once it was right. Read more…
Cornbury Music Festival
Read our reviews: 2018 2017, 2016 and 2015
Cornbury Music Festival has been a Festival Kidz favourite for many years. Its welcoming, safe and friendly atmosphere make it a hit among families. People come back year after year and say it is the highlight of their summer.
Known affectionately as ‘Poshstock’, this is definitely a festival for people who like their festivals to be nice.
It’s hyper middle-class with VIP opportunities galore, and picnic blankets and camping chairs aplenty. But everyone is welcome and it never feels too elitist.
Food is top-notch and while there are luxury items available, general festival fare is reasonably priced.
Kids’ activities are well thought out and plentiful, and there is a fab teen tent, The Mayflower, for older children.
It’s a great festival to let tweens and teens have their first experience of roaming a festival site by themselves. It’s large enough for them to feel independent, while small and safe enough to be comforting for parents. Kids this age will also enjoy the fairground rides and range of stalls on offer selling festival gear.
Posh loos, When Nature Calls, are available at an extra cost, but general toilet facilities are always clean and well stocked throughout the grounds.
The site is easy to get around and flat.
Family camping is very spacious and quiet, with plentiful toilets and showers and a beautiful view.
Music leans towards country and pop, and you will always find some real musical legends drawing the crowds.
**2017 was due to be the last year for Cornbury, but due to overwhelming demand, it is back for 2018!**
For more information and tickets, go to www.cornburyfestival.com
Read our latest Cornbury review
Cornbury Music Festival 2018 Review
The ‘return’ of Cornbury in all its glory…
Cornbury Music Festival, set in the Great Tew Estate in Oxfordshire, is possibly about as traditionally ‘British’ as you can get. If it wasn’t for the huge stages and campsites, one might be forgiven for thinking one might have stumbled upon a rather large village fete complete with Morris Dancers and straw boaters. Read more…
Cornbury’s Fabulous Finale
Cornbury Festival has had a successful 13 year run. It has provided a lovely, rather posh family-friendly event that has converted even the most festival-shy.
However, this year, after much deliberation, the 14th Cornbury Festival will be the last. The good folk at Cornbury are looking forward to going out with a bang.
They’ve promised us they are pulling out ALL the stops for The Fabulous Finale. There will be all the usual great stuff, an array of top talent, friends old and new. There may even be a few sparklers at the end.
Cornbury 2015 Review
I didn’t really know what to expect from Cornbury 2015 – having read words like ‘genteel’ and ‘civilised’ thrown at it, and being well aware of its location near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, home of the ‘Chipping Norton set’ I feared we commoners may be a little out of place.
Festival Kidz Award Winners 2014
Announcing the 2nd annual Festival Kidz Awards!
2014 was a fantastic year for family friendly festivals – we reviewed more than ever before and visited so many that it made judging the awards extremely difficult. If your favourite festival is missing from this list, please feel free to comment below!
Best Family Friendly Festivals 2019
People are always asking us which festival is the best!
There’s no easy answer to this as everyone has their own favourites.
Festivals have such a broad reach these days. There really is something for everyone. Do you want luxury or basic facilities, indie or world music, laid-back or party central?
So before you dive in and buy tickets…
Our Writers’ Recommendations 2017
All of our writers are festival veterans with more festivals under their belts than they can count! So which festivals are they excited about this year?
Cornbury 2016 Review
Dancing, relaxing, playing, laughing, feasting…
These are the first five words that spring to mind when I think back on our four days at Cornbury. I think it’s testament to a really great festival, especially where children are involved, when you can come back feeling relaxed and switched off. We were lucky to have exactly that experience.
Best Family Festivals 2015
Tweet #BestFamilyFestivals2015
Here are our top picks for 2015!
Whether a festival is good for you depends on what music you’re into and what other things you like doing at festivals, as well as the age of your kids. If you are new to festivals with kids, you may want to read our guide to Choosing the right Family-Friendly Festival.
We have included our affiliate links in the listings – if you click “Buy Tickets Now” you will go straight to the ticket page for your chosen festival. You will not pay anything for this but the festival will give us a small commission to keep Festival Kidz up and running – so please use them!
Cornbury 2014 Review
Cornbury Music Festival 2014
Review by Ellie Allen and family
“Are we nearly there yet?”
My husband and I, along with our two boys (ages seven and eight) have been looking forward to this festival for weeks! Finally the day arrived and after a busy day at work and school, we were on our way.
We’d been watching the weather forecast all week and for once it was right. Read more…