To think we should have been told about the festival when booking.

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DH and I are big campers and have this weekend come to a campsite with our 2 DS’ aged 4 and 6 months. It’s the first time camping with the baby so we picked somewhere local and quiet: very basic facilities on a farm in the middle of the countryside. We’ve been here before with DC1 and all went well. We booked with the farmer a few weeks ago so all set to go. Have Ddog too.

We arrived yesterday and only 2 other tents so perfect. Both boys slept well and we were looking forward to a quiet morning and then a walk. Only we’ve woke up to find we are in the middle of a yoga festival. There are literally hundreds of people here and tents hand popped up offering all sorts of healing and spirital services. The festival is on all weekend and people will be camping tonight. We’ve just found out there’s a band in the barn tonight so our quiet retreat is out the window. We have no problem with the people here but we wouldn’t have booked if we had known as we wanted a peaceful quiet weekend not feel like we are gatecrashing a festival especially with 2 young children and a dog.The owner never told us when we booked and when DH spoke to him this morning his reply was if you don’t like it go somewhere else! The owner also confirmed that there is a quiet rule after 9.30pm but that he has no intention of enforcing it.

AIBU in thinking we should have been told about this when we booked? Don't get me wrong I know it could be worse: we could be in be middle of a rock festival and the people seem lovely but we just feel very awkward and out of place.

Of course you should have been told, even though it is a peaceful activity.

I think you should have been told about the music in the barn as well as the fact there would be no curfew in place.
The fact the place is very busy etc... is a different issue imo.

Just be glad you didn't book, as we did, in Sturgis South Dakota during this:

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(Luckily, we have some friends who warned us after learning our dates)

I wouldn’t bother paying either. Pack up your stuff and just leave. Unfortunately you won’t be missed so he may not notice you’re gone until much later.

You should definitely have been told that there is no noise curfew.

All this for £125

What is included?

Access to all workshops during the day (numbers in tents permitting)
tea & coffee in the cafe
candlelit evening practice
delicious vegan dinner with dessert
dance ceremony in the barn
campfire (weather permitting) with added marshmallows!
camping in the festival field
morning practice with Ash
full rustic breakfast
Yoga goodie bag

I wonder if the full rustic breakfast is vegan too? Steal their marshmallows OP and do a runner somewhere else.

The farmer sounds like a charm - but then l work with them fairly often and in my experience they always are rude to people who complain, even legitimately

And what job do you do LadyTiredWinterBottom, so we can all make unfair generalisations about people who do it?

We are at a campsite this weekend and went to book again for next weekend. They told us we could but would suggest that we didn’t because of a huge festival on nearby. Very glad they warned us!

Op, you might find you enjoy the festival or at least be interested in it. Your eldest child will probably like it.

If you are camped a bit away from the barn, it may not be that noisy. I can't imagine a 'yoga festival' will be much of a nuisance.

Chill!

We booked a place in Gibraltar, three weddings over the weekend, had to keep tv on all night for white noise, was tiring. When we mentioned it to reception they said they have done up to six weddings over the weekend sheesh.

I wouldn`t mind a yoga festival as an alternative to a noisy wedding.