Big Feastival as a first timer
One of the things I love about festivals is how bright and cheerful they all are. And Big Feastival doesn’t disappoint. We went this year for the first time just for the Saturday. We arrived at around midday in the…
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Summer Fest at Waddesdon Manor
Summer is festival season, and this year Waddesdon Manor’s Feast has become Summer Fest. We didn’t make it there last year, but I booked for this time – a bit disappointing that as National Trust members the ‘discounted price’ was…
Cornbury Music Festival with Dorset Cereals – day festival tips
*Ad – PR tickets The last (and only) time I went to a music festival was 3 years ago at Cornbury. This year, we were invited by Dorset Cereals back to Cornbury Music Festival for the last hurrah. Yes, unfortunately,…
It’s too damn hot – day out at Feast Waddesdon Manor
I really don’t deal with heat well. It’s obviously a family thing because our mum hated the hot weather (despite or maybe because of living in various hot countries as a child) and my brother despite tanning really easily, isn’t…
Family fun with Geronimo Festival – giveaway
Last year we experienced the family fun that was Geronimo Festival. It was a beautiful day, and spending it at a children’s festival was perfect for N and my godson.  They had a ball and it was great to see…
CBeebies fun at Geronimo Festival Tatton
Phew, it’s taken a while to get round to writing up our Geronimo Festival experience. I’d spotted the festival last year but couldn’t make it – but this year arranged to go and visit my best friend in Manchester, and…
Enjoying the Feast food festival at Waddesdon Manor
I feel like I’ve not been to a National Trust property for ages despite having just renewed my membership. This time I wanted to go to the Feast food festival weekend at Waddesdon Manor. I’d prebooked tickets – you had…
Festival and garden fun with a Loubilou Toby Wagon giveaway
I’ve been to a couple of festivals (mostly as a day visitor), and have always been in awe of anyone with a wagon to pull around their gear, tent, food, child and more. Â Ok, at first I was a bit…
Summer village fests – BodFest 2013
I love the way all our local villages round us have started doing a village fest rather than fetes. Â There’s been BloxFest for a few years which is massive in terms of attendance and the bands playing, while the others…