Butser Ancient Farm is an open-air experimental archaeology museum and active research centre. Their buildings include a Roman villa, Celtic village, Stone Age farm, and Saxon halls - all of which are reconstructed from UK archaeology, and open for the public to explore on weekends and holidays. The story of Butser Ancient Farm began in 1970 with a decision by the Council for British Archaeology to…
Bringing the tribes together for the best end-of-season party. Three live music stages: the 'Crispy Disco' stage, dedicated to one of the original members of the tribe, Crispian Baker; the ever-popular solar-powered 'Soundscape' stage, and 'The Big Dub Pub'! Added to this are two dance tents: 'Sunrise' bringing you the best Psydub/Tech, and 'Lunar' with banging Jungle/DnB and crazy decor and stage shows. It features fire shows, workshops and heritage crafts, campaigns, walkabout entertainers, chill-out and healing areas, the big central fire, and of course…
Forged in the fields and underground clubs of the UK and Europe, Illusive Festival combines over a century's experience in creating festivals and events. The team at Illusive have one simple aim; to bring as much enjoyment to the people as possible for the smallest cost. Uniting crews and Sound Systems from across the underground scene, Illusive strives to provide a true escape from reality, spread…
Any festival that has a boat burn is fine by me! Valhalla is still fairly small, which I like, but packs plenty in: archery, axe throwing, blacksmithing, fire-walking, tattooing, birds of prey, to mention just a few of the activities... and (of course) feasting aplenty.
It's not often that I don't enjoy a festival, but SGP - despite all the pretty lights and colours - failed to impress me. I felt a distinct lack of community that I've gotten so used to in smaller festivals.
Fantasy Forest is a festival that brings fans from all genres of fantasy together for the weekend. Whether you’re into sci-fi & fantasy films, books and TV, fantasy arts, comics, anime, cosplay, LARP, steampunk or historic re-enactment, all are welcome. A gathering place to meet like-minded people.
Weymouth Pirate Fest is a barrel of fun, with a colourful Pirate Parade of pirates, drummers, rogues, and all.. and live music, re-enactments, a Pirate Bazaar, and general pirate shenanigans throughout the day! I had a lot of fun with this one.
This one is for the faery fans. Set in the cute town of Llangollen, it's become the largest faery event in the UK calendar. There's lots to see and do - wand making, circus skills workshops, storytelling, acts, live music, etc. I wasn't in a picture-taking mood, but you get the idea. In this same environment, you will find a chill area with cacao bars, and…
All About Love is a music and medicine festival. In their own words: “Personal relationships and connectivity, service to others, and loving-kindness are what we stand for. Of course, it's good to party together - this is a very healing and helpful part of our lives - but we want more than ‘just’ that. We are part of a global movement in medicine, music, and healing which…
Gone to Earth is an independent festival in celebration of Paganism and its history. I only spent a day here, and while I was too distracted by internal processing to pay much attention to the environment, I still want to give a nod to this place, where I encountered an experience that evolved into a turning point in my life. Thank you.
Crops not Shops has a mission: "to inspire people towards a more conscious and self-sufficient lifestyle. To transform land, gardens and green spaces everywhere into thriving ecosystems of biodiversity and organic food productivity. To educate and empower people to look after our earth and preserve life to the best of our ability for 7 generations to come; and to co-create a global, fair, free food-sharing network…
Glastonbury has always been a town of pilgrimage. For some, it has also become a place of refuge - at least for a time. Van living has become more popular as house living costs soar, but the infrastructure in the UK for such a lifestyle is not present to support the growing community. This has resulted in a two-sided debate between those who rely on the…