Wow. I visited the festival for the 3rd time this year and have to say had a completely different experience to many of those I've just read above.

I think the only time we didn't get a seat in The Big Club was during the Roy Bailey show on Monday ... but was aware that the tent did fill up pretty quickly for some performances.

We did turn up late for the Chipolatas show, and had a job getting in, but for us, that seemed to be down to the fact that there were a lot of people bringing in chairs - but I guess we should have anticipated the crowd and just got their earlier.

Walking around the camp site, we did notice the size of many of the tents, with many people linking huge tents and gazebos together to create mini complexes. Back when I first starting going to festivals 30 years ago, if there were 2 of us, we took a 2-man-tent that you could barely sit up in ... but today it seems most people want something they can stand up in and have a good stretch.

I read in the local papers that the festival is moving to another site next year, and gather this will address some of those issues about access and how people come and go through the different areas as the festival has clearly outgrown the present site(s).

I also read that they had "over 8,000 people" attend.

We've been to a few festivals this summer, and had some really mixed experiences. We thought Towersey was great, and we saw some really good musicians who we wouldn't have normally have seen.

We're looking forward to seeing what they have to offer next year for sure, and hope they retain the lovely, chilled atmosphere at the new site!