Out & About Summer 2019

Out&About feature

AUGUST

Wickham Festival, Fareham 1-4 A four-day music & arts festival held in a stunningly beautiful rural location near the historic village of Wickham. With live music on four stages plus a host of other entertainment, Wickham is rated by many as one of the safest, most relaxed and family-friendly festivals in the UK. Line-up includes The Proclaimers, Level 42 and Gilbert O’Sullivan. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk (41.4miles 1h2m) Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park 1-4 A sophisticated culture festival that includes wild swimming in a lake. Posh dining, cocktails and plenty of smart glamping options. Line-up includes Tom Odell, Groove Armada and Robyn, alongside Sadlers Wells, The Royal Academy of Arts and Rambert. A good festival for celeb spotting. www.wildernessfestival.com (43 miles 54 minutes) Valley Fest, Chew Valley Lake, Bristol 2-4 The fest website says you will get generous helpings of nonsense, lashings of lazy lakeside lushness, a cup of spirit and sparkle, marinated with melodies, fresh beats and some choice meat and a sprinkling of sumptuous vocals. Prepare yourselves for hedge-to-hedge Somerset style and sizzle. Luke Hasell set up the event in 2014, in honour of his parents who both died within a short time of each other. The only choice for the coolest kids in town. Kidztown is the place to check out, with The Sandcastle Stage hosting child-friendly acts all weekend. Junior Jungle , FUNDMC and Big Fish Little Fish will help to prove that the family that raves together, stays together, with musical styles including ragga-jungle to hip-hop to club classics. All this and more, at one of the most hotly-anticipated events on the festival calendar for 2019. www.boomtownfair.co.uk (29miles – 37 minutes)  www.valleyfest.co.uk (73 miles 1h38m) Boomtown, Winchester 7-11

Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle 25-28 The very best of child-friendly festivals and a wonderland for little ones with bouncy castles, go-carts, fairgrounds, face painting, sandpits and glitter. There’s even a Breastival Mother and Baby Chill Out spot for the newest mums. The Upper Kids’ Garden on the lawn behind the castle is home to the world’s biggest bouncy castle and much- loved characters such as the Gruffalo and PJ Masks will be paying a visit. There are also family shows and entertainment, including from Mr Tumble, Mister Maker & Big Fish Little Fish. Oldies can enjoy Nile Rogers + Chic, Jess Glynne and The Human League to name but a few. www.campbestival.net (87 miles – 1h48m) WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury 25-28 Acts include Ziggy Marley, Nadine Shah and Salif Keita. A celebration of world music, multiculturalism, zero crime, and mutual respect www.womad.co.uk (42miles 55minutes) Starry Skies, NP15 1HS, Gwehelog, Usk July 31-August 4 Let your kids run free at Starry Skies – if they run off and play in the woods they might find an audio looping wheelie bin or a thrilling zip wire. Den building can produce a giant pirate ship, and why just roll down a grassy slope when you can spend joyful hours on a massive soapy hillside slide? A huge lungful of fresh air for the whole family. www.starry-skies.net (92miles 1h41m)

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O&A SUMMER 2019