Family festivals - which one?

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We've just got back from Just So and really enjoyed it. Now I'm thinking about which one to go to next year.

It's tempting to go to Just So again as it's the tenth anniversary. We've done Deershed and Elderflower Fields before too. DH found EF too disorganised. We liked Deershed but it would depend on line-up as it's a long way to go.

Are there any other family festivals people would recommend?

Latitude. Is fabulous.

Agree that Latitude is amazing. Cornbury is great too.

Thanks, just googled latitude and it looks good. Would you say there is enough to keep a 6yo entertained for a whole weekend? Is it very big and busy?

beautiful days

Green man

Camp Bestival www.campbestival.net/kids

Starry Skies.

Following.

Yes, starry skies. It’s beautiful.

Shambala!!! 😍

Ok, I think I have narrowed it down to latitude and camp bestival. Can anyone tell me how they compare in size to other festivals and pros and cons?

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I've not been but know friends adore latitude

And I'd be interested to know about just so - beat age range and tips

Latitude is is pretty big, and this chart confirms that www.consultancy.uk/news/13576/top-10-largest-music-festivals-in-the-uk It doesn't always feel that way because there are so many separate areas. You'll see that Bestival is just below Latitude on the list, but that's not Camp Bestival. Camp Bestival is like the little brother of Bestival, targeted especially at families, and it's smaller but not massively smaller than Latitude. They're both great, but your 6yo will outgrow CB before Latitude, so go to CB while you can!
Adults go to latitude without kids, but don't think that's the case at CB.

Boardmasters! We went this year, loved it! Lots of families there. By the sea, lots of fun family things to do and they have the surfing and skating competitions on Fistral beach as well.

Bearded Theory, without a doubt. Totally fantastic, camped with a 9yo and 1yo and they were never unsafe or bored!

I think a lot depends on age of children, what you like music and performance wise, and whether music is the driving force behind your choice. Green Man is brilliant for families with any age kids, who like alternative/ electronic/ alt country. And it is cheaper than a lot of others at £160 for adults and £20 for kids to age 12. Brilliant value as ALL children's activities are included free and gratis.

DD will be 7 next summer. Definitely looking for one that has lots of activities for her.

I'm not too bothered about the music but DH would like some bands we've heard of probably. I'd quite like some comedy. Just So was really good this year on the activities front (I loved the lantern parade and tribal tournament) but lacked a little on the music front.

I've had a look at Wilderness too but not sure if it's better for older children.

Can anyone tell me how much starry skies was this year? As the festival has been on there aren't any prices up anymore
Although just so sounds great too

I grew up going to Greenbelt Festival, I loved it & still go every year.

We have done camp bestival, green man and larmer tree in recent years. Camp Bestival is best for kids and for general variety, lots of theatre and comedy not just music.

I've added Larmer Tree onto our shortlist

My friend went to Wilderness and said it was full of spaced out druggies. Not one I would choose with young kids.

I run the kids area of Underneath the Stars, so I'm incredibly biased, but it always gets great reviews for the family things. It's a Folk/Arts festival designed with families in mind rather than a family festival (you won't see Mr Tumble) but there's loads for the kids to do including craft tents, workshops, a circus skills area, storyteller and plays all of which is free. There are some craft workshops which are paid for in the creators area, but they're generally aimed at adults, and adults are also more than welcome to join the kids craft area, you don't even need to have a child with you! They activities aren't all for littlies as we wanted teenagers to join in too, painted bags and painting stones were incredibly popular this year for all ages.

Jimmy's Farm is lovely and our new local festival, Meraki, is getting great reviews too.

We’ve always enjoyed Soul Survivor.