Might be too late now to find a B&B for this year. If you can find a house to share and the right people to share it with that's a good option, but both self-catering houses and B&B's can get re-booked for the next year during the festival.

The campsite's not as bad as it could be, and I'm also told it's better than it used to be. There's a burst of noise as the revellers come back from the LNE and that dies down after a while, though the noise level depends on which part of the camp site you are on, and there are designated (relatively) quiet areas. The Festival campsite is also reasonably secure.

I survived the rains and mud of '97!!! It wasn't too bad for me, but there were some affected by serious flooding.

This year, Mary and I are staying at the Red Lion in Sidbury. It's run by an ex Holt Morris man, and he welcomes music and dancing there - we had a terrific sesh there one night during last years festival and intend to have several this year.

Anahata