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Thread #66360   Message #1102398
Posted By: Moses
27-Jan-04 - 07:16 AM
Thread Name: Festivals for newbies
Subject: RE: Festivals for newbies
Warwick's my favourite (late July)- they even have a swimming pool on site. Good showers - plenty of clean toilets. Good variety of music (most of the big venues now on site) and a free festival bus to town (but it's only 10 minutes walk anyway). Food tents are good (yummy jerk chicken) and the milkman calls (but not till about 9am).

Bridgnorth (Usually August B/H weekend) is smaller, and newer, but with increasing variety and facilities. You get the chance, for a small additional fee, of taking the steam train (it has a bar) on Saturday night to Kidderminster to sing at the pub (several stops on the way). Various "hosts" sing us there and back. Lovely countryside - try the cliff "railway" from upper to lower town.

Bromyard - mid September - nice and friendly - well organised site and portaloos serviced regularly. Showers (small fee) run by football club open all night (yes I do mean all night - I have showered at 6am). Lots of variety - some venues in town - I think there is a bus - but it's only about 10-15 minutes walk.

Bedworth (late November)- one of the last in the season - For me, a last "fix" before it all shuts down for the year. Mostly Saturday but I have stayed over to Sunday (there's stuff going on on Friday night as well, I think) - The voices concert - not to be missed. Bring an umbrella - I've never known a dry one (weather or bar).

Camp if you can (not Bedworth) - I think you get more of the atmosphere. Get out there and enjoy. Wear the mudcat badge, there's lots of us about.