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Here in North Devon we are lucky to be central to a whole host of music festivals from the fabulous and free Llama festival to the cool Goldcoast - both just a few miles from us, to the hard rock fest Download at Donington Park. All the festivals listed are VW camper van driveable in one day but if you fancy a festival further afield feel free to make a longer weekend of it and have an overnight stop there and back.
These are my suggestions with the dates for 2012 if confirmed:
Beautiful Days is a fabulous local music festival at Escot Park, run by The Levellers. Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year on 17th, 18th & 19th August 2012. http://www.beautifuldays.org/info/ & http://www.escot-devon.co.uk/
Sidmouth Folk Festival is a week long festival of events in and around the elegant regency seaside resort of Sidmouth from 3rd to 10th August 2012 http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/
Budleigh Festival in and around Budleigh Salterton. Enjoy two exhilarating weeks of the very best in opera music and other events. 13th July - 21st July 2012 www.budleigh-festival.org.uk
Bath International Music Festival is from 30th May to 10th June in 2012. 16 days celebrating the world's best jazz, classical, folk and world music. http://www.bathmusicfest.org.uk/
Glastonbury Festival there is no Glastonbury Festival in 2012, Glastonbury 2013 opens on 26th June; 2013 ticket registration is now open! The festival is half an hour from us and will be held from 26th June 2013 http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
The Cornbury Music Festival at The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire will be held from 29th June to 1st July 2012 with glamping available, Absolute radio comedy tent and a fantastic line up it's too good to miss; check it out here http://www.cornburyfestival.com/
Wychwood Music Festival in Cheltenham 2012 dates confirmed as 8th to 12th June with James headlining on Saturday night, check out the rest of the line-up here http://www.wychwoodfestival.com/
Download Festival at Donington Park, the heavy rock festival celebrating it's 10th year with The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath headlining on 8th to 10th June 2012. http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/home/
Chippenham Folk Festival in Wiltshire celebrates it's 41st year in 2012 with song & music, ceilidhs, social dance, story telling and more from 1st to 4th June in 2012 http://www.chippfolk.co.uk/index.php
Virgin's famous V Festival TBA for August 2012: Hylands Park Chelmsford & Weston Park Staffordshire. http://www.vfestival.com/
3 Wishes Faery Fest Mount Edgecumbe House & Country Park, Cornwall. "Welcome to the gathering of the faery clans and the mortal realms in Celtic Cornwall" Karen Kay's 3 Wishes Faery Fest is on 15th to 17th June 2012 including mermaids & pirates this year arrrr me hearties! http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk/
Llama Music Festival. A free volunteer run music festival in and around Lynton & Lynmouth on the north Devon coast. Please note there will be no 2011 festival but Llama will return in 2012. No dates announced yet.....
Visit their website for ideas of where you can stay for the weekend's festivities in one of our lovely camper vans. http://www.llama.org.uk/
Gold Coast Ocean Festival, Surf & Music Festival at Croyde Bay, North Devon on 15th, 16th & 17th June 2012. http://www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk/ Trowbridge Village Pump Festival. 2nd to 5th August 2012 at Stowbridge Manor Farm. Camping is free at the festival site so live in luxury with one of our VW camper vans for the weekend. http://www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk/ The Big Chill 2nd to 5th August 2012 at http://www.bigchill.net/festival |
