The Larmer Tree Festival- are you coming?
I’m lucky that the Larmer Tree Grounds are less than 30 minutes away from me – but families come from all over the UK to enjoy one of the best Family Friendly Festivals, in its unique setting. Are you coming too this year? If you’re meaning to, then be quick – tickets are scarce, the festival is Sold out, without fail, every single year (you can see what Emma thought of it when she visited for us last year by...
The Larmer Tree Festival Review – what we really thought
When Laura asked on Wednesday if I wanted to take her place at the Larmer Tree Festival for five days she didn’t have to ask twice. I imagine she chose me because I had easy access to four enthusiastic children. What she might not have considered was my previous experience working at numerous festivals in the past, delighting children with a huge inflatable bouncy dragon, and more recently taking my own children to experience the fun...
Larmer Tree Festival – Day 3
Here’s the latest from Emma: Toots (Toots and the Maytals) were LEGEND last night! Families packed into the crowd, dancing together. People at the front were welcomed onto the stage by the man himself during the 15min encore – never seen that before. Caught some comedy in the packed marquee before bed too. We all loved our meals which cater for every taste – great pizza cafe where you can sit down in comfort eating...
Larmer Tree Festival – Day 2
After her grown-ups night at the festival watching Jools Holland and Newton Faulkner, Emma revisited last night with her son in preparation for spending the whole weekend ‘Festival-ing’… I took D for a couple of hours last night and it’s filled him with excitement to be spending a WHOLE weekend there. He loved the manageable size, the spacious friendly atmosphere and beautifully landscaped areas of garden (not...
First Time at Reading Festival – One 17yr Old’s Story
This year no.1 son was finally deemed old enough at the grand age of 17 to do his own thing; and so the August Bank Holiday found him making his way for his first time at Reading Festival – really there was no other choice for a big pile of firsts; first ‘proper’ festival (except Camp Bestival & Larmer Tree, along with his aged parents and irritating siblings, so they don’t count). First trip away with no...