I've just been looking at the price of Sidmouth tickets and, to be frank, it took my breath away. I'm not saying that it doesn't offer value for money considering the line-up, but it's way out of our price range - not far off the cost of a family holiday. We've been considering doing one of the major festivals again this year, not having been for three years, but, whislt Shrewesbury seems to offer the best value for us, even that is pretty pricey.

So, yet again, we'll be doing the excellent local festivals including Ryedale and the wonderful Moonbeams (Oysterband headlining this year!). Sidmouth sounds wonderful for those who can afford it but, until our lad's finished uni, at least, afraid it's out of our reach.

Have fun!