best quiet, small, folky and child friendly festival?

[elliott]

I have this idea that I'd like to go to a festival some day with the dcs - but it needs to be a kind of middle aged quiet affair with interesting acoustic music and fun for the dcs. Any ideas?

Solfest is ace - but maybe thnk about the quiet field, rather than the 'family' field which can be very noisy...

I'm excited

we had a lovely time last year

Ooooooo

I have a thread about the fancy dress day. Does everyone do the Flintstones? Was thinking of Railway Children style?

'scuse hijack!

Broadstairs here

We've been going for 15 years! Any questions - happy to help!

Tree, the fancy dress is taken very seriously

seeker - is it Bongo-tastic?

Molly - do you think the Flinstones or Railway Children??????? [me and the dc's are red heads so Wilma and Pebbles would be easy!]

Really looking forward to the bands. The Orb! I haven't even heard them in years!

Ah the old days........

Molly - Bongos and tipis a speciality!

Oh wow, The Orb!.... >

Oh Flintstones, deffo.

I took my ds(2) to the dent folk festival this year, its small but child friendly, plenty for the children to do, free parking and free to get on the festival site, you pay for tickets to the main tent where all the acts play, Ade Edmondson was there with his band this year, and its in Cumbria

Oh I am so glad you sadi that.

I can get dd2 an animal print nappy. Woo Hoo! Pray for sun.

Mollyroger - do we know each other?? I do hope so - I've always wnated to meet someone I know in RL on Mumsnet!

I really fancy doing this my kids and dp would love it. Will definitely think of it for next year.

Mum just got in touch to say she is renting us a campervan for the festival [Solfest]

seeker,sadly I doubt we know each other in RL as i don't know anyone in your pat of the country. - but I do know about your bongo because you have been extremely helpful to me in the past (under another name) when i was buying one.

(curious to know if treedelirvey and i know each other though...we are both in the same county!)

Oooooo.

I'm a West Yorkshire bird.

Love Cropredy but worry about DD2 heading off to a cow pat .

Off to Cambridge this weekend which is a yearly favourite with us. DD1's first one was when she was 6 months old and DD2 will be 9 months this year.

Also Rhythms of the World in Hitchin is really child friendly but probably not that convenient for you.

oh sorry tree. I'm more northern than you...

Ah but I'm northern now.....

hmm. yeah. But I'm too eaten up with campervan envy to talk to you any more....

We went to Aeon 2 years ago, it was small and friendly but VERY noisy, no separate family field, party noise til 5am. Not much specifically for the children. The music was mostly rave type music. not folky.

But it's moved site since then and looks as though it's got more children's activities.

I'm jut jealous of you all. Not sur eeough of my parenting skills to take 4 children camping (and travel I dont drive) on my own

We need a Mumsnet festival

We could get loads of acts who we havnt scared off like..... erm corky and.....