Has anyone been?
Going?
Is there a festival thread somewhere?
DH booked tickets today. I haven't been to a festival in an age, and DH has only been camping once. We are taking the 3 DC who will be 1, 3, & 9.
Any tips/reassurance?
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QueeferSutherland · 25/04/2011 21:56
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TheFowlAndThePussycat ·
26/05/2011 20:05
Oh good, I'm glad I was wrong about that, we have a sort of two ring hob thing with a gas bottle, as you say, doesn't do much but at least beans on toast for breakfast, I do like a cooked breakfast when camping 
. The more I think about it, the more excited I get! We are going on from there to the Isle of wight where we've hired a camper. I think I was inadvertently channelling Enid Blyton when I booked our holidays this year. Oh, super!
QueeferSutherland ·
27/05/2011 22:31
I think we'll be eating pringles and site food.
I have bought ear defenders today and a flowery headband thing.
I've bought a dress, but it may be too small. Ohh er.
I've got DS a dragon costume. DH may be a knight so he can slay him. (Not really you understand)
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DontCallMeBaby ·
31/05/2011 16:27
My friend has now bought a bell tent (and is camping in it RIGHT NOW). 
I've told her we can all sleep in it and put all the crap camping essentials in mine. She's agreed to it, but I suspect grudgingly. :o
Meanwhile I'm dithering about buying a new family tent, but I suspect it will be academic and we'll take the naffo tent anyway. I'm also compiling a things to take list, which veers from the extremely sensible to the ... well, the bunting. And solar fairy lights.
QueeferSutherland ·
31/05/2011 22:28
Ah, yes the bunting!
My list is like that, baby. I told DH I had aquired some rugs that I pilfered from my mother , and he said "oh, well, we're sorted then.
Never mind we haven't got a tent."
I have me a dress. Ace.
Do you think we should get badges, or will we recognise each other by the nice ham sarnies & penguin bars?
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silverfrog ·
01/06/2011 12:57
we are going.
we went last year too. loved it.
the girls are excited already.
will ponder re: dress up. dd2 would love it, I expect. but would lso require several changes, and a whole car full of accessories . dd1 would also love it, but would wear the same thing for the whole 4 days. hmm. maybe not.
will be nice to have the extra time this year - we were delayed setting off last year, so didn't arrive til nearly 4 on the Friday, and then had ot get programme/try to get organised etc. was a scramble, and we nearly missed Mr Tumble's first performance 
sfxmum ·
01/06/2011 17:01
I remember that mrT first performance on the band stand several toddlers went after him and ignored their parents, many warning of 'keep hold of your children' followed
dressing up dh dragon possible, me chain mail over t shirt I think minimalist, dd full costume I expect
ok tent ham coffee dress - check
fivegomadindorset ·
01/06/2011 21:24
We are going but have a nice house to go home to and a babysitter , food is expensive, no glass allowed on site but you cna take stuff in in plastic bottles, They tend to park cars so that you cna get out, Spar in Wool is OK and Wareham.
Sorry about the animals, we have got some of the sheep and the donkey (Shergar) is in the village.
A plea though, please don't use the chinese lanterns, a friends house nearly went up in smoke last year.
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